Fleur

@Fleura (32565)

United Kingdom

Joined myLot 10 years ago

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Prejudice

Judy Story @jstory07 (145816) • Roseburg, Oregon 16h

Prejudice is wrong and it is a negative word. Prejudice is when you hate another person or group of people just because of their race. Because they are different than you. Prejudice is also based on age, race and religion. It...

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Fleur A person can be prejudiced against another person for pretty much any reason - what they look like, how they dress, where they live, where they come from, what job they do, how they speak, their accent, skin colour, religion, mode of transport, hair colour,...

Our indispensible grinding stone

Always smiling @allknowing (153542) • India 15h

There are mixers and electric grinders these days to do away with a grinding stone But not so in our household This grinding stone was gifted to me by my husband's grandmother that came all the way from our native place. It...

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indispensible

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Fleur Sometimes you can't beat the old technology. And it doesn't break down!

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How Do You Hang Pictures?

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (62) • United States 8h

Obviously some smart-aleck like @porwest is going to reply "On the walls" I have always had a good eye for hanging pictures. I just take my hammer and nail and size it up by just eye-balling it and I hang the...

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Fleur Mostly like your husband if it needs to be central, like on the chimney breast, or if there is more than one that need to be lined up.

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Monday morning blues

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (5247) • United Kingdom 7h

People talk about having the Monday morning blues. It’s the day that most people have to get up early to go to work, after having a lovely weekend with family and friends. For retired people obviously, it’s different as they...

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Fleur I am self employed and work at home so I don't have to be at work at a particular time (although I do also do some occasional events work and these can sometimes be very early starts). But I have to be up at 7 am anyway for the school prep. As a teenager I...

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Lipstick

Always smiling @allknowing (153542) • India 7h

I started wearing lipstick when I started working and have continued till now. These days however since I hardly go out I do not wear it and the listick tubes are languishing That has also resulted in my lips drying. I do not...

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dry lips

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Fleur I just use a plain lip balm.

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Bowed but not beaten

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 13h

The area around Elachbutting Rock is quite different to some other areas. The tunnel I wrote about is a bit eerie and many of the trees are quite misshapen as though they’ve had a very tough life. There is no bright green foliage....

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Fleur That is strange, I wonder if it was struggling to reach the light past some other tree that has since fallen?

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We've Decided to Sell all of our CD's and DVD's

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (62) • United States 23h

Hubby collected them. I did not. We do not own a CD or DVD player. Nor do we own a VHS tape player. There's no reason for them to just sit here collecting dust. Sure, we'll only get probably 25 cents for each $10-$15 CD/DVD...

dvds

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Fleur If you haven't got any way of watching or listening to them then they are not much use are they?

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A Good Day

Amber @AmbiePam (102888) • United States 14 Sep

This morning, I felt good enough to go to church, and was really glad I went. A little ten year old girl got up to sing a song in front of the church, and she wanted to share everything she was thankful for. A 14 year old got up...

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Fleur That sounds like a good day. This weekend was a 'heritage weekend' with interesting places to visit so I went to a few - got very wet though later in the afternoon!

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Wombats moving into town

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Sep

George B Vieto (@deepizzaguy) writes good news stories here and when the story concerns wildlife, it is often mentioned that wildlife are losing much of their natural habitat. In the South Australian coastal town of Robe, wombats...

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Fleur I hope they find enough places to live. What do wombats eat?

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Making friends as an adult

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (9043) • Calcutta, India 12 Sep

Now that I have entered the workspace, I realize how difficul it is to make friends. At first, when you meet people, they talk, you start growing expectations and that is where you go wrong. The next time you call them up for...

mylot

mylotters

friends

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Fleur Making friends as an adult is actually much more difficult than expected. If you move to a new location to live or to a new job, then of course most of the people there already have their friends and are not really looking to make new friends as their lives...

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Photos from Berinbooding Rock

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Sep

I wrote about Berinbooding Rock recently. The granite slabs for the walls were formed by lighting a big fire on the surface of the rock. This was allowed to burn all night. When water was poured on the rock next morning the...

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Fleur I always thought granite was grey - at least it is here! I guess it can come in different colours.

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Disney on parade at a wind ensemble concert

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Sep

About a week ago we went to a concert put on by the Darling Range Wind Ensemble in Western Australia. The theme was ‘Disney’ and many of the performers dressed up as Disney characters. Maybe some were just cartoon characters but...

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darling range wind ensemble

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fancy dress

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Fleur That looks like fun although playing the clarinet in the Kermit outfit might be a bit tricky!

13 Sep

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Issue wit B Protin powder

Always smiling @allknowing (153542) • India 13 Sep

I got a response from the Company representative who sent his assitant over to our house along with the Pharmacy guy I spoke to them at length about the size of the container and why they should use such a big container for...

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dry fruits

dispute discussed

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Fleur It's good that they actually sent someone to talk to you and see what the problems are.

13 Sep

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Going out for supper ? Or takeaway time ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (5247) • United Kingdom 12 Sep

Well, it is Friday and that usually means either a takeaway or going out for a meal. We haven’t decided yet…..and we have 30 minutes to decide. I will say no to KFC as we have the Grandkids this weekend and no doubt they will...

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Fleur We were going to have roast chicken - we had a whole chicken in the freezer and we need to free up some space - but I didn't defrost it in enough time so instead we had carrot and bean soup followed by risotto. Will roast the chicken tomorrow.

12 Sep

Random memory #2,982

The Horse @TheHorse (230432) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Sep

I just stumbled on this photo from about ten years ago. It's the view from the car on the way from Austria into Germany. I was visiting a musician friend who grew up in the US but settled in Austria. The mountains in the photo are...

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Fleur I love mountains. I believe the Alps and the Rockies are similar heights.

12 Sep

Life changes

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44146) • United States 12 Sep

I'm a little old to be realizing this, but nothing in life stays the same. Not health, wealth, or relationships. Sometimes in our early adult years, life gets a little predictable and we don't think about change. They seem to...

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life

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Fleur I'm currently in that fairly stable mid-life phase when things seem to stay pretty much the same. I know things will change and I just dread getting old. I see people who used to be healthy and vigorous deteriorating and it's so sad, I know it will happen to...

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One week!

Amber @AmbiePam (102888) • United States 12 Sep

I’m leaving in one week for the cruise! My main excitement is getting out of this cr@ppy apartment, getting cooler weather, and cruise food. Of course, it will be nice to see Maine and Canada (my body limits me on where I can go)....

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Fleur I love to travel too. I just love to wake up in the morning and look out of the window and see somewhere I haven't seen before! I hope you have a great time! I have never been to any of the places you will visit so I look forward to hearing about them.

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German backpacker found in the outback

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jul

The big news in Western Australia over the last week has been the search for a German backpacker, Carolina Wilga. The 26-year-old was missing for ten days in rough country east of Beacon but was found Friday afternoon and is now...

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Fleur Glad she was found safe and (mostly) sound.

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My nutty neighbor did it again.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (48392) 11 Sep

I've spoken here about my neighbor, who buys things constantly--she is a wild shopaholic and likes to order things online as well. Often, this backfires and she gives it away when she discovers she doesn't like it. I have tried to...

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Fleur Addiction to buying and/ or collecting things is real. At least what she buys doesn't get wasted, thanks to you!

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A shout-out for ChatGPT

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362917) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Sep

I know people have trouble with AI, (as in ‘artificial intelligence’ and not ‘artificial insemination’)! We use ChatGPT for getting information about a whole range of subjects. We know we need to check the reliability of its...

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Fleur Glad you have found it useful. Looking forward to hearing about your latest trip!

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