Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (1851)

United Kingdom • Age 59

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I work in a nursery in a school. I enjoy cooking, reading, knitting, walks in the countryside and staying at our caravan at the seaside. I hate bad manners.

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Don't tell me what they don't do .....Tell me what you will do .....!!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 Apr

So we have a voting day here on Thursday so every five minutes ...or so it seems ... we are getting the political party broadcasts on TV. What erks me about this is that they all do the same thing ....they all complain about what...

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Another 'break' in the family

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 Apr

After telling of my fall and breaking my arm, we hear now that my Auntie ...in her 80's ...has had a fall in the garden and has broken her ankle. She had trouble with her blood pressure being so low so that meant she was kept in...

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Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 Apr

I love rhubarb. It is extremely easy to grow. In fact, if you are not careful it will take over your entire garden. It is for this very reason that we grow ours in two large pots. We had them on the patio and that was...

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Taste of childhood .....a fried potato sandwich

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 Apr

So, having broken my arm, I am staying with my Mom , who is doing an amazing job of looking after me. For lunch today, she has made me a fried potato sandwich, to which I added brown sauce. Using some boiled potatoes that were...

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Why do i crave pork pie ...

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

I usually have things like pork pie at Christmas or as a buffet item at parties. It is not something that I buy. The last few weeks though I have really started to crave a pork pie. So far i have not given in to temptation, but...

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I love baking ....but, oh, those extra inches !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

When we moved into our new house five years ago i had a brilliant new large kitchen and had time off work so i was able to do what i loved ....bake ! Cakes that i could share .....banana bread and lemon drizzle were the...

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Oh the joy of some sunshine

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

We have sunshine. It always makes me happy to see sunshine. I dont mind the Winter months, in fact i quite enjoy them, but there is something about the first few weeks of the sunshine days that always lift my spirits a bit. Now to...

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OOOOOHHH but I do love a baguette !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

Yes, there is bread, shop bought, homemade, white, brown, wholemeal, sour dough, granary....and a million other sorts... you can get sliced or unsliced, thin, thick or medium.... But, i like a baguette.... We often have the ones...

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Next appointment at the hospital for my broken arm

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

So, for my next appointment at the hospital to check on my broken arm we had to travel by taxi. Not our first choice but my partner was back at work ....he works away Monday to Friday and is currently over 100 miles away, so he...

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Attending the hospital

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

So, I mentioned in my last post that I had broken my arm ....it is actually my left upper arm. Very painful as you can imagine. My Mom and a neighbour took me to A&E when i first had the accident. Oh my days, hours and hours of...

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Crunch, Crack, I have broken my arm !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 28 Apr

Suddenly realised that I have not posted since last year !!!!! The latest event in my life is that i have broken my arm. I finished work for the two weeks holiday for Easter and I knew that i would be at home for the first week as...

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How much for a stamp !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 11 Sep

My petty rage this time is about the rising costs of sending a letter or card ....and with Christmas coming up it is only going to get worse as the cost of a first class stamp is set to rise again in a couple of weeks by 22% to a...

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Cancel the operation .....the daughter is too selfish !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 May

My Moms 89 year old neighbour is not having a great time of it lately. She is badly in need of an operation on her foot. She has put it off twice before .....the first time I can understand as her husband ( now sadly died ) had...

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We are off to Whitby ....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 29 May

So, next month ( June ) it is our 5th Anniversary, Me and the Mister x I have just booked us into a lovely hotel ...its just over night, arriving on Saturday and leaving on the Sunday. It should take about 3 1/2 hours to get...

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So you have an air fryer ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 8 May

It seems that this country has gone air fryer crazy over the past few months. I had never really thought about having one until my lovely partner asked if I wanted one for Christmas. I thought about it and we had a look around...

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How do you use up your left over fruit and veggies ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 8 May

I think that we all have fruit and veggies that are sometimes left over from your regular meal making ...so, what do you do with yours ? Do you simply throw them away to make room for fresh, or do you freeze , or do you have idea...

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How do you make 'a bit extra'?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 8 May

I have just realised that I haven't probably been on here for about a year.... However in that time I have been busy, and I have picked up a few ideas for making a bit extra too. Some are aware that I use shopping apps to get free...

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Do you know what ' batters ' are ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 19 Apr 23

A stranger question indeed .... Batters are quite simply the bits of batter that fall off the fish when you buy a fish from the fish and chip shop. They are actually known by lots of different names .... batters batter...

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The Mister has got food poisoning !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 17 Apr 23

So this morning ...at silly o'clock the Mister gets up and says he has had a terrible night. I, of course, had missed this completely, but once I'm asleep that is me spark out. Anyway, he travels three hours to work and then is...

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Either buy it or don't ....just stop messing me about !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1851) • United Kingdom 5 Apr 23

I have been selling some items online for a few years now and at the moment I am specialising in a couple of particular items. Not sure if i am able to talk about that on here, so I will just say ....baby items. I can offer these...

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