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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 22 May 20

2020 is going to be one of those years I'll just never forget. We've had Coronavirus and been in lockdown for weeks. What with stockpilers of toilet rolls and idiots who decided lockdown wasn't for them and held parties and BBQs...

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Jackie Money We tend to have two cats at a time and Ollie, our remaining one, is feeling a bit lost so it's good to take in another rescue. My partner and I tend to walk into the animal shelter, asking them which cat has been there the longest and then, provided we know...

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 22 May 20

2020 is going to be one of those years I'll just never forget. We've had Coronavirus and been in lockdown for weeks. What with stockpilers of toilet rolls and idiots who decided lockdown wasn't for them and held parties and BBQs...

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Jackie Money Our other cat, Ollie, was devoted to Dusky and he's really feeling the loss. He keeps wanting to be kissed and cuddled. We would normally go to the animal shelter fairly soon after having one of our babies put to sleep but, due to this lockdown, we can't...

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 4 May 20

Although I've ordered a couple of tomato plants for my garden I decided I may as well have a go at growing some from seed. I don't have a greenhouse but what I do have is a sunny windowsill in the bathroom, plenty of compost and...

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Jackie Money Yes. All you need is a big pot and some compost. They need plenty of water and plant food every couple of weeks - I usually opt for chicken manure. And of course they do need a bit of sun to ripen them.

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 2 May 20

I can always remember my grandma who had a wonderful soprano voice singing We'll Gather Lilacs in the Spring Again and I now have that song in my head after taking a walk round the garden and seeing that our lilac is now in...

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Jackie Money I just love the perfume. Can't beat it.

4 May 20

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 2 May 20

Despite us still being in lockdown here in the UK, I've been out more in the last week or so than I have since lockdown began. My first trip out was to attend my mother's funeral the Monday before last. Strange affair as the...

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Jackie Money At the moment she's still eating, drinking and purrs so she's not suffering. I phoned the vet this morning to arrange to get some more anti inflammatory medicine for her. When the vet phoned to tell me the bad news he suggested that this would ease the pain...

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 2 May 20

Despite us still being in lockdown here in the UK, I've been out more in the last week or so than I have since lockdown began. My first trip out was to attend my mother's funeral the Monday before last. Strange affair as the...

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Jackie Money We have the ashes of our two previous girls - Cleo and Kizzie - and I expect Dusky will join them. Some people think it's creepy but the fact is that we want them to 'come home'. We have two cats, Jules and Hobo, buried in the garden but, as the years have...

2 May 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 2 May 20

Despite us still being in lockdown here in the UK, I've been out more in the last week or so than I have since lockdown began. My first trip out was to attend my mother's funeral the Monday before last. Strange affair as the...

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Jackie Money I used to take holidays in Yorkshire with my family when I was little and my sister actually had her honeymoon there! Beautiful county.

2 May 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 30 Apr 20

As some of you may know, the meadow at the bottom of our garden used to be rented out to our local animal sanctuary and we had cattle out there from April through to about October. It was lovely seeing the same cattle return year...

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 24 Mar 20

Boris Johnson made a speech last night saying that the UK is now in lockdown. Only those people who have to work such as emergency services can still go in but the rest of us have to stay at home. All non essential businesses...

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Jackie Money They're supposed to be really good for you - help to ward off colds I believe - and I have to say that Adam and I rarely have colds compared to our next door neighbour who hardly ever uses them.

24 Apr 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 21 Mar 20

So I may not want to go too close to other humans - 6-8 ft has been recommended, but at least I can 'isolate' myself in my back garden. This morning is very windy but beautifully sunny so I nipped out to see what was happening in...

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Jackie Money It's worth seeing. Most people come to see Buckingham Palace, Tower of London etc but our countryside is wonderful and far less stressful! I live in a National Park called the Norfolk Broads. It's very flat but we have huge manmade lakes which have been...

24 Apr 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 13 Apr 20

Although these little beauties don't belong to me I'm fortunate enough to be able to see a bluebell wood just across the meadow from the bottom of my garden. This beautiful little flower is native to the UK and is usually found...

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Jackie Money I know what you mean about relaxing. I love being out in my garden, taking photos of the things I see there.,

13 Apr 20

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 13 Apr 20

Although these little beauties don't belong to me I'm fortunate enough to be able to see a bluebell wood just across the meadow from the bottom of my garden. This beautiful little flower is native to the UK and is usually found...

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Jackie Money We have a native British wood on the other side of our village and it's always packed with snowdrops. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get out and take photos of those ... maybe next year.

13 Apr 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 12 Apr 20

There's one wonderful thing about lockdown - I get to wander around my garden in peace and quiet. I can listen to nature and take joy in all the wonderful plants and trees that are now coming into bloom. Having made a cup of...

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Jackie Money I just love being outside and since Adam bought me my camera I think taking photos is my second greatest pleasure.

12 Apr 20

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 12 Apr 20

There's one wonderful thing about lockdown - I get to wander around my garden in peace and quiet. I can listen to nature and take joy in all the wonderful plants and trees that are now coming into bloom. Having made a cup of...

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Jackie Money The aspect of the garden and the meadow and woodland beyond were the main reasons we bought our house. The house itself isn't perfect but the location is spot on.

12 Apr 20

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 12 Apr 20

There's one wonderful thing about lockdown - I get to wander around my garden in peace and quiet. I can listen to nature and take joy in all the wonderful plants and trees that are now coming into bloom. Having made a cup of...

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Jackie Money My partner and I moved here 20 years ago. Both of us were brought up in the country but our first home was on the outskirts of a city. We had a small garden but neither of us were ever really happy there. We then had the opportunity of buying our little...

12 Apr 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 28 Mar 20

Although getting past Mother's Day - so at least she saw the flowers and was able to eat the chocolates that I sent her in her care home - sadly my mum passed away on Thursday afternoon. My sister received a call from the care...

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Jackie Money Not sure what's going to happen with Mum's funeral. My sister's sorting it out but compared to my dads funeral I think it's going to be a little more low key.

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 28 Mar 20

Although getting past Mother's Day - so at least she saw the flowers and was able to eat the chocolates that I sent her in her care home - sadly my mum passed away on Thursday afternoon. My sister received a call from the care...

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Jackie Money Since posting this I've done research into a woman called Grace Darling and posted it on MyLot. I couldn't believe that she was born on 24th November - my mum's birthday! So strange ... two things in one day.

28 Mar 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 28 Mar 20

Grace Darling was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, William Darling, and his wife Thomasina. She was born on 24th November 1815 in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England in her grandfather's house but she lived in the Longstone...

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Jackie Money Well, I'm stuck indoors due to Coronavirus lockdown and we have gale force winds and rain here in England so thought I'd do a bit of swotting up on my history!

28 Mar 20

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 22 Mar 20

Over here in the UK it's Mothering Sunday and normally our village would be packed with cars as children and grandchildren come to visit their mothers and grandmothers. However, despite the weather being gorgeous and sunny, the...

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Jackie Money @JudyEv We're supposed to be getting a really long high speed railway link from London right up to the north of England. However, the northerners have seen what's happened to southern areas that used to be quiet and full of local people and are now saying...

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Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 22 Mar 20

Over here in the UK it's Mothering Sunday and normally our village would be packed with cars as children and grandchildren come to visit their mothers and grandmothers. However, despite the weather being gorgeous and sunny, the...

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Jackie Money We've now shut down pubs, restaurants etc. We live in an area that has a National Park and has a wonderful olde worlde feel about it and unfortunately Londoners have decided they want to buy up a lot of our cottages as holiday homes. These idiots have been...

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