Judy Evans

@JudyEv (385554)

Rockingham, Australia

Joined myLot 11 years ago

Hi there. My husband, Vince, and I live in a gated lifestyle village in Western Australia. One adult son lives in Melbourne, Victoria and the other in Ireland.

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Unconventional food fusion

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 14h

Our Italian lodger Antonio, who I’ve mentioned a few times before, is a real foodie. He’s always willing to try something new and although with some Italian dishes he is quite particular that they should be made in the ‘right’...

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Judy Evans I'd try it. I've never tried tripe but I'd have a go at haggis. I don't know why haggis sounds sort of okay but tripe doesn't.

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I was right about arming teachers

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127596) • United States 4 Aug

People have been talking about teachers having guns for years and years. I have always thought that it was a terrible idea and have said many times that I would quit my job before packing heat at work. Not only do teachers provide...

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Judy Evans This sounds just crazy to me - giving teachers guns - but my mind boggles when ever I think of American gun laws.

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Chimbuzi.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15097) • Ireland 4 Aug

I grew up referring to the smallest room in the house as the chimbuzi, and no without good cause. At that time I lived in 1960s rural Malawi among people who spoke Tumbuku, so why would I use the English word? Generally at home it...

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Judy Evans I can understand that could happen very easily.

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He thought my pajama set was cute

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127596) • United States 4 Aug

My mother brought me some stuff the last time I was here at the day spa. One of the unsolicited things she brought was a light PJ set. I don't own specific pajamas--I just sleep in sweats or shorts and a t-shirt. I brought them...

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Judy Evans That's good he thought it was cute! lol

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Do you use a pressure cooker?

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

Do you use a pressure cooker? I go through phases of using ours, and then periods when I forget it at the back of the cupboard. I’m trying to remember to use it at the moment, because it really does cut cooking times quite...

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Judy Evans For some reason, pressure cookers were considered a bit dangerous many years ago and we never had one. Our last electricity bill was higher than normal for some reason so perhaps it's time to reconsider.

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The peanut butter is almost all gone!

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

I have been using up the stash of free peanut butter I was given. As I mentioned before I made peanut butter cookies – three times, because they are such a favourite! – as well as peanut butter and squash soup, Gado Gado, and...

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Judy Evans When you started, you were looking for ways to use it but now it's nearly all gone and you need more! Funny creatures, aren't we?

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Where did I put it?

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

Last time I did a big supermarket shop, I went to buy some chocolate and found that their own-brand chocolate bars (which are what we usually buy for use in cooking and also general nibbling) were half price. So naturally I bought...

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Judy Evans Isn't this everyone's story at some time or another? We picked up some tablets that Vince had to take before going to the dentist and put them away safely for a few days while we went away. When we came home and it was time to take them, we...

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I am so spoilt/ lucky!

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 3 Aug

Maybe spoilt isn’t the right word – after all I have worked to achieve what I have – but at the same time luck also plays a part so I guess I am very lucky. When I wake up in the morning I hear the birds singing outside. Sometimes...

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Judy Evans We have had to move from idyllic to not quite so wonderful but we did have a lot of good years with birds and kangaroos - and now I'm crying. But it's okay. I'll get over it. I'll have a wine and some chocolate and be fine again.

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Do you shop at Primark?

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

Primark is a budget clothing chain with many shops in the UK; I believe it also has branches around Europe and in the US. It definitely falls into the category of fast fashion because the clothes are produced very cheaply and not...

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Judy Evans I was trying to work out today how old a pair of slacks would be. I wore them when I was working which was 30 years ago so they're lasting well. I don't think I've ever bought anything that was really expensive.

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What if we could communicate with other animals?

Fleur @Fleura (36052) • United Kingdom 4 Aug

Anyone who’s ever read the ‘Doctor Doolittle’ books as a child probably has fantasies about being able to talk to the animals. But what if we really could communicate with other species? Pioneering work by people such as Jane...

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Judy Evans A good question. Dolphins and whales have different 'songs' too according to which ocean they frequent. We still have so much to learn about animals and their communication patterns.

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The Big Easy List: Baby, Please Don’t Go

Four Walls @FourWalls (88205) • United States 1 Aug

As quickly as this year is moving, I feel almost compelled to say “Merry Christmas.” Yes, it’s August! And, given that it’s hot in most of the US right now, we’ll head to someplace that’s always hot…New Orleans! The...

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Judy Evans This is another great one that brings back fond memories.

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The Big Easy List: Back to New Orleans

Four Walls @FourWalls (88205) • United States 2 Aug

The other day I mentioned that there are a million ways to say New Orleans. Today’s song presents one of those ways: “new OR-le-ANNS.” It’s a cool pronunciation, a cool song, and a cool guy just about everyone has...

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Judy Evans I didn't know this but always loved Party Doll.

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Play the Jukebox Top Ten: Lonely Music (#4)

Four Walls @FourWalls (88205) • United States 28 Jul

For the next two days it’ll be cawntree music. You’ve been warned. And, as you look at the position on the countdown, then look at the artist, you wonder what’s wrong with me. I mean, it’s my favorite singer, so why’s he...

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Judy Evans Jim Reeves never disappoints.

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Pond in my driveway

snowy @snowy22315 (211590) • United States 4 Aug

Down at the bottom of my driveway, depending on the amount of rainfall we have had it is either dry or there are two small puddles. Well, now do to the rainfall we must have had over the weekend, and yesterday the puddles have...

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Judy Evans We've had some nice showers lately and the garden has really welcomed it.

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Firefighters and a bystander save a driver from a truck just before a train collision

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (123919) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Aug

Firefighters from the Neptune Fire Department were at the right place at the right time in Lebanon County in Pennsylvania around 12:30 am on Saturday at Richland Borough when a construction truck collided with another auto that...

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Judy Evans Goodness. That was a very close shave.

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Wow the sewing machine works

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (41577) 4 Aug

Wow the sewing machine works And it does seem that Yvonne does know what she is doing I never doubted it She took a piece of cloth and made a bag already After 2 minutes she said it was like she had never stopped using a...

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Judy Evans I guess it's like riding a bike. You never forget how.

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They turn into gremlins

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127596) • United States 4 Aug

when they drink. During a clinical session yesterday I heard several of the women from the house state that they turn into gremlins when they drink and are drunk. They want to fight people, break stuff, etc. One of the women told...

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Judy Evans We have similar expressions for drunks although not 'gremlins'. Mostly it's happy drunks or nasty drunks.

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My new throne.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15097) • Ireland 4 Aug

For a while now I’ve been looking for just the right chair for a space in my library (back bedroom that we use as a sitting room in which we like to read). I’d forgotten about my quest until I spotted this lovely little chair in...

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Judy Evans That's a lovely-looking chair but it doesn't look that comfortable to me. It certainly looks the part.

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The Big Easy List: The Battle of New Orleans

Four Walls @FourWalls (88205) • United States 3 Aug

But of course. I hope everyone knew this would be on the list. Like I’ve ever left it off a list where it fit??? No! As I said, I just can’t be that unpredictable. Sing along as we head to New Orleans...

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Judy Evans We have this album sitting on our bookshelf along with some other golden oldies.

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The Big Easy List: Big Bad John

Four Walls @FourWalls (88205) • United States 4 Aug

Continuing on the theme of songs that reference New Orleans, today we continue a theme started yesterday. Both of these songs are country. Both were on Columbia Records. Both won Grammy awards. And both were edited for radio...

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Judy Evans Even I am very familiar with this song. Does anything NOT get past the censors these days?

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