Fleur

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Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361850) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug

Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community. In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire...

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Fleur Wow a 100 km round trip is a long way. Imagine if you forgot something important and had to go back again!

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Apple Pie. Whats not to like!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (23823) • United Kingdom 22 Aug

This time of the year there is usually an abundance of Apples as we come to the end of summer. Apple pies were invented in England in the 14th Century & various European countries had their own variations of Apple pies. In France...

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Fleur My mother used to make the best apple pie! I haven't managed to achieve the same yet. I always laugh at the American saying 'As American as apple pie'. That's not American at all then.

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Livin La Vida Loca

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (88403) • Daytona Beach, Florida 21 Aug

You might remember a song by Ricky Martin, “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”It was released in 1999 and is on this singer's self-titled debut album in the English language. The translation is that it means living the crazy life and has...

living like crazy

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Fleur I hope plenty of work comes your way! I had almost forgotten that song but of course as soon as I hear it it all comes back.

21 Aug

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A Man, Poor But Honest

jaishankar @Shivram59 (45291) • India 21 Aug

Today a old gentleman came to my store. I recalled I had seen him somewhere before. He gave me Rs 1200 ( around 14 dollars), and said he had borrowed some things from me about 7 months ago. Now he had come to repay the money....

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Fleur That is such a touching story. I hope you will be able to help him again if he needs it.

21 Aug

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I Just Realized Something...

celticeagle @celticeagle (178931) • Boise, Idaho 21 Aug

I have been married 4 times. Most of those were to learn from them, not much love to be had. But, what I realize now after being long out of these relationships is that 3 out of the 4 were abusive and had gaslighting in them. The...

gaslighting

married

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Fleur That's quite a realisation, I mean couldn't you learn from people you knew without having to actually marry them? But yes, 'gaslighting' wasn't really a term, in fact it wasn't recognised as abusive behaviour until very recently. Anyway I hope you are happy...

21 Aug

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How do you decide whether to just delete jive monkey emails v. declaring them to be SPAM?

The Horse @TheHorse (229914) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Aug

I just deleted a few emails. Some were from places like Best Buy, where I might occasionally shop for printer cartridges and such like. But recently I have been sending more emails to SPAM. This morning I received an email about...

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Fleur If the message is from some place where I am or have been an actual customer, then I think it's legitimate and I must be on some mailing list, although if they get too annoying then I unsubscribe. If they're from some place I have never had anything to do...

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Avocado trees in our garden

Always smiling @allknowing (152474) • India 20 Aug

My friend had bought me 3 avocados. I planted the seeds and two have now grown into trees. It is over three years and I hope I will soon start gettng avocados The problem is I do not like avocados but I will have to acquire a...

avocado trees

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Fleur I like avocados. I love guacamole. I like them mashed on toast with a fried egg. I like them chopped into a mixed salad. I also like them cooked.

21 Aug

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Jim'n Nick's Was a Let Down

Jim Bauer @porwest (106348) • United States 21 Aug

If I hadn't mentioned it before, but I am sure I did, we made a trek to Memphis, Tennessee with my mom, sister, and my aunt to see Graceland. My wife and I have been there before, and so had my sister, but my mom and aunt, who...

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Fleur It's very disappointing when that happens, and you're too hungry and short of time to go elsewhere. Hope you found better places the other nights.

21 Aug

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8/20/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (198987) • United States 21 Aug

Well I made it through my hubby's Heavenly Birthday with only a few tears. I still can't believe he's gone. Got a call from my SIL yesterday. She's still contemplating driving here from Phoenix. That's a long way. It's still...

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Fleur I'm glad you made it through the day. Those anniversaries are hard. They get easier but never go away.

21 Aug

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On A Search

Marie @Tampa_girl7 (53280) • United States 21 Aug

I need some help. I have never liked dish washing gloves. I tried a few over the years, but found that I prefer to wash dishes bare handed. My son has a difficult time with the dish soaps irritating his skin and I have tried...

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Fleur Sorry, I gave up on this too. Gloves never fit well enough that I don't fear dropping the dishes and then they get holes in the fingertips anyway and I just end up with fingers soaking in their own little individual baths of hot water and coming out all...

21 Aug

It was mighty cold last night. But I refuse to put the heating on !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (4658) • United Kingdom 21 Aug

Yes, late last night as I was watching TV, and probably should have been tucked up in bed hours earlier, I thought it had gone really cold. I didn't want to put the heating on for such a short time .... I would eventually have to...

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Fleur Put a jumper on, or two, and some warm socks, fingerless gloves (I'm prone to cold hands), maybe even a scarf, and wrap up in a big blanket!

21 Aug

Washing done .... time for a coffee ... What a life !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (4658) • United Kingdom 21 Aug

So the sun came out this morning and I decided to do some washing. Only some underwear and t shirts. I am at the caravan for a few more days so it's all I need I have the washing on a clothes horse on the balcony. I do have a...

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Fleur Picking beans and trying to make space in the freezer for them!

21 Aug

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Rundale Palace

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (53) • United States 18 Aug

This was our morning tour still in Latvia at Rundale Palace Again I can’t make collages or type lot of information from my phone so if you want more detail you’re going to have to google it 139 something rooms. Palace belonged...

rundale palace

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Fleur Beautiful workmanship but I can't imagine living in a place like that!

21 Aug

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Sale in a church.

Judy Story @jstory07 (145452) • Roseburg, Oregon 20 Aug

First we went and got my husband's medicine. Zero copay which was really nice. We did not need to buy anything from Walmart so we left. They did not have any Halloween stuff out. Than we went to the sale in the church. What...

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Fleur At least you didn't spend lots of money unnecessarily!

21 Aug

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A different kind of coffee table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361850) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Aug

I wrote about Vince checking out a plane and finding a shed full of fancy cars. The guy also showed him his man-cave which was very fancy too. He works as an aeroplane technician (I think that’s the term) and certifies planes as...

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Fleur That's certainly a striking conversation piece isn't it! I know someone who would love that.

21 Aug

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Cleaning Frenzy!

The Horse @TheHorse (229914) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Aug

Have you ever had a cleaning frenzy? This morning,I put my dishes in the dishwasher.. I was excited. Suddenly I found myself cleaning my stove. Soon thereafter I was cleaning parts of my bathroom floor. I even took a swim...

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Fleur Not sure you'd call it a frenzy but it's a bit like that. I've been away for 10 days and although my partner does wash the dishes and do the laundry, he doesn't seem to notice other things. I've scrubbed the kitchen sink, cleaned the toilet and had a good go...

21 Aug

The old way of taking aerial photographs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361850) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

When we lived in Esperance, Vince worked at the port authority. They wanted to build a small boat harbour meaning a harbour for small boats away from the main harbour. They needed aerial photos of the proposed site. Nowadays...

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Fleur That sounds like a very Australian way of doing things! Glad Vince's belt held up!!

21 Aug

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Nursing Home Visits

Amber @AmbiePam (102049) • United States 20 Aug

Talking about nursing homes isn’t a popular topic, but I was thinking about my dad and stepmom’s visit to a couple of nursing homes this morning. Once a week, they, and one other lady (she’s retired) from the church go to two...

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Fleur Like you, I have often wondered if the residents really enjoy these visits or if they are just obliged to sit through them. I know school children go to some and give carol concerts, the children's wind band goes to some and plays some tunes, even the local...

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School reunions.... exciting or scary ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (4658) • United Kingdom 20 Aug

This school year we are turning 60 . Oh no, surely not , you don't look a day over 30 ....well, thank you, but it is true ! Later in the year a school reunion is being planned. There was one ten years ago but I was on holiday...

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Fleur I have never been to any. Having said that I don't know whether there has been more than one, at the ten-year mark. Most of the people I went to school with, I was glad to see the back of.

20 Aug

Everyone we know teaches us something. Honoring someone special.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (47697) 20 Aug

I was thinking of this yesterday and it's still on my mind today. I'm not sure why...when I get upset or impatient with someone, I remind myself that I learn something from pretty much anyone I meet or know well. Family or friend,...

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Fleur Gosh a year already! She was a gentle soul.

20 Aug

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