Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (6540)

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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Early start to a Sunday morning. Jobs to be done.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 8h

So we had an early start this Sunday morning as a work colleague of The Mister has been storing something in our carport and has eventually found time to collect it. I had washing out on the drier so it’s given me time to get...

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Popular band on stage this evening…..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 15 Nov

So, as you may know we like to go to our local pub on a Saturday night as they have live bands playing. Sometimes they are brilliant, sometimes okay, sometimes dreadful ….im not going to lie. The band that are on tonight are most...

entertainment singers

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Freebie pie. Chips and peas for tea ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 15 Nov

Yesturday I had a couple of pies that were totally free as I was able to claim the money back for them…..they are individual pies and should be £3.75 each ….so £7.50 for the two ….not a bad saving. They are also made by a famous...

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Stocked up on jeans for The Mister

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 15 Nov

So The Mister decided that he was in need of some pairs of jeans. Did I want to go to the shop with him to get some …..that’s a no brainer….. Anyway we got 25% off so we were both pleased about that. The Mister got two pairs of...

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We tried a new cafe this morning ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 15 Nov

So we tried a new cafe for breakfast this morning. It is in a local town, about a 10 - 15 minute drive away. There are plenty of shops there too so we could combine the two. ( shopping and eating ). The Mister had a mega...

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Do you know what this is …..?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 14 Nov

So I have had to ask about a few things recently, and it got me thinking about some things that people may have different names for , or don’t have in their country …. So do you know what these things are …. ? Chocolate eclair...

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Fish & Chips for Friday tea …..and a chocolate eclair.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 14 Nov

As you may know we usually have a takeaway on a Friday Sometimes we go out to eat , but mainly a takeaway. Tonight we decided on Fish and Chips. I was a bit disappointed that the chip shop hadn’t done battered chips tonight. I...

chocolate eclair

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A mix up with Moms medication !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 14 Nov

So when we went shopping yesterday Mom had to go to the pharmacy and order her next lot of tablets. The pharmacist hide around the corner for a few minutes, then returned, saying “ you don’t need any more heart tablets as you...

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Storm Claudia is not far away.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 14 Nov

Yes, we have been told that this weekend Storm Claudia will be arriving in the UK ….. Oh the joys , To be fair the weather in this country is pretty dire most of the time , but , we do not get the earthquakes, tornadoes etc that...

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Hey American friends …can you help …?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

Hi, I have seen lots of adverts from a company called customingifts ….novelty socks ….im just wondering if they are a legit company. They have got some really nice Highland cow socks that I would love to get, they are expensive...

american friends

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Do you have any Ladybird books ? They are worth a fortune apparently !,

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

So, before I go any further , let’s get this straight. I don’t mean books about Ladybirds, as in the little creatures. I mean books published by the company called Ladybird. Right, now that’s cleared up, let’s get on with things...

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The gammon is - a - cooking ……

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

So today we bought a gammon joint and at the moment it is in the pan, covered in water, happily being boiled ….. When it’s ready , it will be tender and juicy and we will have that for tea with cheesey leeky mash. I may also have...

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Update on neighbours nephew ….he’s finding it hard to cope !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

I have posted about an elderly neighbour with Dementia who has his son looking after him. His son’s sister and nephew were due to move in soon, but sadly last Friday the sister collapsed and died. Mom saw the neighbours son (...

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Just paid nearly £50 for toilet rolls ! Must be feeling flush !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

Well, ever since Covid when we had a National shortage of toilet rolls I have been getting mine and Moms from Amazon. I use the vouchers that I get from my receipt apps so it doesn’t cost me anything, and I usually get a good...

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We got the last mixer ….whoo hoo !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

So yesturday I posted that Mom had seen a stand mixer that she wanted. We know that we only have a small Lidl so they don’t have many of anything and she wanted a cream colour, so we got up early and got there as soon as we...

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Got a freebie cake ….what did I choose ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 13 Nov

So, in Lidl , if you use their app, when you spend £10 in a month you get a free cake …. £10 is not much really and last week we had a chicken for Sunday lunch, mince pies, wrapping paper and hand cream ( that was a Christmas...

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Have you ever got points on or lost your driving license ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

I was talking to The Mister earlier and he was telling me about a work colleague of his ….who I have met a few times ….and the fact that due to several speeding offences he has now lost his license. Unfortunately, they have a job...

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Just made ‘ over night oats ‘ for brekkie tomorrow.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

Have you heard of over night oats ? It really is a thing. It’s become quite popular here as it’s featured in a few slimming diets. It also happens to be yummy. So I have used oats …regular porridge oats, and vanilla yogurt,...

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Banana muffins today

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

So today we had a change from the usually weekly blueberry muffins. Today Mom has made banana muffins. The reason for this is that there were a couple of bananas left that needed using up. We are going shopping tomorrow so can...

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A new mixer means more muffins ….mmmmm

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6540) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

So, I know I have mentioned that my Mom bakes a lot and one thing she does nearly every week is blueberry muffins. We both love those. She uses a hand mixer at the moment….the sort you hold in your hand ( obviously ) and has two...

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