Fleur

@Fleura (32435)

United Kingdom

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Would you use one of these?

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 22 Aug

A while ago I was at a supermarket with a friend. I noticed one of these machines and I remarked ‘Who would use one of those? You put your money in and you get less back!’ To which he replied that he used them. Oops! So would you...

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It’s that time of year…

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 21 Aug

It’s that time of year when, after waiting eagerly for some fresh home-grown produce, we get overwhelmed, in this case with climbing beans and courgettes (zucchini). Last week was even worse because Little One and I were away (and...

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My new favourite band(s)

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 21 Aug

At a festival recently I saw a folk-rock band from the north of England called ‘Merry Hell’ who I had never heard of before, and I really loved their set. I only turned up for the last couple of songs after something else I wanted...

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Is this a good idea or not?

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 17 Aug

Supermarkets are under continuous pressure to cut down on plastic use, and they have responded by removing extra layers of packaging and making containers such as milk cartons or lemonade bottles thinner. Now several have...

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Look what I found!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 16 Aug

I was walking across a field when I noticed a bit of frayed binder twine stuck there among the grass. Obviously it had been left behind when the farmer baled hay earlier in the summer. I picked it up because I didn’t want a cow or...

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A midnight mistake

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 16 Aug

So @xFiacre just brought this to mind in our conversation about wardrobes and outside toilets. Many years ago, a friend told me this story. She was staying with some friends who had moved house not long before. She was in bed,...

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More about the wardrobe

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 14 Aug

I promised to tell you more about the wardrobe… I wanted a small wardrobe or something to put in one of the bedrooms of my place in Wales. Almost all the furniture is either Victorian or early 20th century, much of it is the...

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I had a list of jobs for him!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 14 Aug

My friends (old schoolfriend and her husband) came to join us at my place in Wales for the weekend. We often meet up and enjoy hill walks or visits to interesting places. Unfortunately at the moment she has been having various...

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I saw some shooting stars last night!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 13 Aug

I wished on them and they were not satellites (with apologies to Billy Bragg). I read that it was the peak night to look out for the Perseid meteor shower, and since I am lucky enough to be out in the middle of the Welsh...

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My new favourite swimming bag

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 11 Aug

When I go shopping I use the thin plastic supermarket carrier ‘bags for life’, because I can fold them flat and fit them easily into the tiny little backpack I use daily. (That’s always amusing because at the checkout the operator...

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The perfect size

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 9 Aug

My partner loves to read, and he often has several books on the go at once. Nowadays he might have one or two as digital versions which he reads on his phone, but he will be reading several actual paper books as well. He often...

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My friend is funny!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

My friend, let’s call her Emilia, was expecting a baby. She already has four children and the family are due to move to Scotland soon – they always seem to be juggling a ridiculous number of things at once! As well as all the...

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Plums with everything!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

We have a Victoria plum tree in the garden, and this year seems to have been a perfect year for plums. Funny, because often good years alternate with poor years, but last year was a good year as well. Last year we had lots of...

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The final verse

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 3 Aug

A long time ago, in what seems like a different life, the song ‘A Man is in Love’ by The Waterboys had a special meaning. And then, of course, things changed and life moved on… This song had faded away into the mists of memory...

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Too cute for the tip!

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 1 Aug

The other day I went to the local recycling centre to get rid of a few sacks of weeds, a couple of old camping chairs that even I can’t revive, and some rocks. As I tossed the rocks into the rubble skip – which is also the same...

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RIP Violet

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 29 Jul

Last year I decided that I would finally bring my chicken-keeping to a close, after 11 years. It was getting more difficult to find someone to take care of them when we went away as our usual friends now have children in school...

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When you think you’ve come across all the weird hobbies in the world…

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 21 Jul

And then you find more. Some of the hobbies/ sports I have stumbled across that were a bit off the wall, so to speak: Bicycle polo Snail racing Underwater hockey Cup stacking Horse-boarding Worm charming Bog snorkelling Unicycle...

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What happens if you don’t eat your artichokes

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 18 Jul

Little One is partial to artichokes, and since she isn’t a great fan of vegetables in general I thought I would try growing some for her. This has been a partial success (I have one plant, which is surviving and produces a few,...

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This is just weird

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 18 Jul

A couple of weeks ago I was at the supermarket and on the way out I stopped at their charity bookstall and on a whim, picked up this old book. First published in 1899, this edition dates from 1948 so not exactly a contemporary...

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One swallow doesn’t make a summer

Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 15 Jul

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, as the old saying goes, but one swallow nest does make me happy! I have a small place in Wales and this included some very tumbledown old buildings. But one by one I have been getting them...

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