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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14547) • Ireland 5h

This afternoon I booked us a short break in the Donegal Gaeltacht for next weekend. It is sure to be cold and wet but we don’t mind that. The house we’re staying in is on the shore just north of Doirí Beaga, about four hours drive...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam My wife’s smarter than I am. She’s a shrewd player whereas I like to show off. She wins.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14547) • Ireland 5h

This afternoon I booked us a short break in the Donegal Gaeltacht for next weekend. It is sure to be cold and wet but we don’t mind that. The house we’re staying in is on the shore just north of Doirí Beaga, about four hours drive...

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6043) • United Kingdom 7h

When we went out earlier today so that The Mister and I could get something to eat we told the Grandaughter that we were going out for fodder. “What’s fodder ?” She asked We explained that it just meant food. We have just. One...

chicken

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne We had a very good bottle of Italian red wine along with pasta and a surprisingly tasty meaty kind of sauce. Later coffee and walnut cake arrived fresh from the oven.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 8h

We’re in our cabins aboard the Carnival Horizon in Miami So far they’re telling us there aren’t going to be any itinerary changes due to the hurricane We’re just waiting for our luggage to get here and get settled in our...

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Fiacre Banks @LooeyVille It must be difficult to accidentally lose people who annoy you on a ship.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 8h

We’re in our cabins aboard the Carnival Horizon in Miami So far they’re telling us there aren’t going to be any itinerary changes due to the hurricane We’re just waiting for our luggage to get here and get settled in our...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I hope those annoying girls don’t get thrown overboard! I hope too there aren’t any noisy children on board.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 16h

this is where our cruise is suppose to take us Aruba Bonaire Curaçao But with Hurricane Melissa we might get re-routef. We won’t know until we get in the ship It’s only 5;30 am here in Florida. My friend is still sleeping

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I suppose that’s the down side of cruises - things change and you’ve no choice in the matter. We’re going to Donegal next weekend and there will be no surprises. We’re 100% confident that it will be wet, cold and windy.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6043) • United Kingdom 24 Oct

So the clock on our mantelpiece is 10 minutes slow. I noticed it when I got home today. The batteries must be running out. Have to wait till tomorrow before we can get them replaced. Til then….well, it’s just annoying me. I can’t...

clock

time

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Oh it’ll only gong if I re-start it. I’ll not be doing that.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6043) • United Kingdom 24 Oct

So the clock on our mantelpiece is 10 minutes slow. I noticed it when I got home today. The batteries must be running out. Have to wait till tomorrow before we can get them replaced. Til then….well, it’s just annoying me. I can’t...

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Fiacre Banks @TraceyJayne My family heirloom, a clock made in 1911 in Belgium and presented then to my great grandfather when he retired from the Pru, sits prominently in our back sitting room. Its hands are stopped at 10 past three, and although it is irritating and...

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

freezer meals

meal prep

takeaway alternatives

weeknight dinners

budget cooking

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Fiacre Banks @dianeScorpio I have no problem resisting takeaway - never had a nice one, although when I'm in Manchester in December for 5 nights we will avail ourselves of the Balti house where we will be staying. It's quite splendid.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364747) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Oct

An interesting news story tells of male humpback dolphins off the coast of Western Australia using sea-sponges as wigs to attract mates. This behaviour has only been seen in a small number of areas off our northern coasts....

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Dolphins using sponges as protection when fossicking around coral came up in an episode of QI last night just after I had read your post. Nothing about wigs though.

24 Oct

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 24 Oct

We had "the call" last night where hubby and I called his brother and the brother's wife top talk about their mother's newly diagnosed Alzheimer's Dementia and come up with a game plan for handling things. It went much better...

mother in law

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville It's good to be able to share the burden, I hope you all continue to be on the same page.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 24 Oct

There's long been an argument that schools shouldn't issue grades to students because it ranks and compares them and makes the ones with D's feel bad. Well I think that's a stupid way to look at it. I'm a college professor, so I...

school

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I think we need to go further and look at what we teach, how we teach and why we teach. One that’s sorted we can change everything, but till then we need grades, passes and fails so that we know kids are actually learning - or not. Employers also...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364747) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Oct

An interesting news story tells of male humpback dolphins off the coast of Western Australia using sea-sponges as wigs to attract mates. This behaviour has only been seen in a small number of areas off our northern coasts....

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv I was on a roller coaster (reluctantly) with my cousin at Niagara Falls and as soon as we started to move she screamed which I thought was a bit premature, but her wig had come loose in the wind and she grabbed it just in time. She was only about 40...

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6043) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

Strange combination I know….. Not to be eaten together …. I am putting together two Christmas hampers. One for my Mom and the other for The Mister. It’s something I do every year and it’s just a bit of fun really. The Mister is...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Teacakes are a must.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364747) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Oct

An interesting news story tells of male humpback dolphins off the coast of Western Australia using sea-sponges as wigs to attract mates. This behaviour has only been seen in a small number of areas off our northern coasts....

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Well if it works for me why not for the dolphin? Only joking, I’d never be desperate enough to wear a wig to attract a lady to be clear. But good luck to them.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14547) • Ireland 23 Oct

This afternoon, as I was readying myself to prepare dinner, I bethought to myself to open a bottle of wine so that once the dinner is in the oven my wife and I could share an aperitif as we waited. Tonight I’m proposing chicken...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Isn’t it strange that our bodies just know what’s good for each occasion.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14547) • Ireland 23 Oct

This afternoon, as I was readying myself to prepare dinner, I bethought to myself to open a bottle of wine so that once the dinner is in the oven my wife and I could share an aperitif as we waited. Tonight I’m proposing chicken...

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Fiacre Banks @dianescorpio A cold beer is good with spicy food. With Indian food I’d drink nothing else - Cobra or Kingfisher probably. I don’t think Indian food goes with wine. A tagline on the other hand can cope with wine, but not just any wine.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 23 Oct

Well, what we suspected is now official. Mother-in-Law has Alzheimer's Dementia, in moderate severity. She also has depression and anxiety. Mother-in-law didn't get upset when she heard the news. She just can't grasp it. She...

alzheimers

dementia

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Horrible to hear but at least now you can make plans for her future. Not a nice situation to be in for any of you. Been there.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14547) • Ireland 23 Oct

This afternoon, as I was readying myself to prepare dinner, I bethought to myself to open a bottle of wine so that once the dinner is in the oven my wife and I could share an aperitif as we waited. Tonight I’m proposing chicken...

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Fiacre Banks @ladyduck That sounds perfect. I haven’t had cheese for a while other than a very disappointing brie last week which was very greasy with an oniony taste.

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Jim Bauer @porwest (109945) • United States 23 Oct

Although it may, on the surface, sound counterintuitive, relying solely on a paycheck to carry you through life is a dangerous gamble—and one that almost always ends the same way. It leaves you broke. It's not a question of...

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Fiacre Banks @porwest Life makes no guarantees. We’re only a couple of pay cheques away from destitution if that’s all we rely on. So true.

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