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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 27 Oct

All our governments are caught between raising revenue to pay for defence, education, health etc and trying to ease the cost of living for ordinary folk - an impossible tightrope to walk. Now the British government has decided...

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Fiacre Banks @thehorse In the gherkin shop.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 26 Oct

You know how it is ….you are watching tv, and suddenly you get an attack of the munchies…..well, that just happened to me . I decided on toast. I have some best butter in the fridge and I thought I would treat myself. So, I had...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne it seems she may not have left her lap dancing at the convent door!

27 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 26 Oct

You know how it is ….you are watching tv, and suddenly you get an attack of the munchies…..well, that just happened to me . I decided on toast. I have some best butter in the fridge and I thought I would treat myself. So, I had...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne I recall one disastrous visit to Rome in 2012. I had flu and we were staying in a dreadful place, the wing of a monastery fitted out as a hotel. Awful place. A month later I read in the paper that the Pope closed it down because of some untoward...

27 Oct

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (108495) • Los Angeles, California 27 Oct

The world is watching the fall of the City of Lights as violent rioters loot, pillage, burn, destroy and deface Paris. Supposedly, rioters particularly want to storm the Louvre with the intention of burning the Mona Lisa as a...

paris

france

travel

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Fiacre Banks @JohnRoberts I can't see me ever being back in Paris. My current European destination of choice is Athens.

27 Oct

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John Roberts @JohnRoberts (108495) • Los Angeles, California 27 Oct

The world is watching the fall of the City of Lights as violent rioters loot, pillage, burn, destroy and deface Paris. Supposedly, rioters particularly want to storm the Louvre with the intention of burning the Mona Lisa as a...

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Fiacre Banks @JohnRoberts Special time for us - 1st child born there and we just lived life that was normal in Paris without feeling we had to ascend the Eiffel Tower every day.

27 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 26 Oct

I seem to be in a ‘ quoting mood ‘ these past few days ….i guess it is going to continue … I actually don’t usually mind rainy days ….unless it’s very heavy it doesn’t usually stop me from doing anything …. Mondays, I am not...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne A dodgy jambalaya would definitely get you down on your knees before the big white throne for a session.

26 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 25 Oct

The giving of names to animals is a strange one, but one we find sort of natural and necessary, helping to form a bond between animal and ‘owner’. Our current cat is named Spoon, and in the past we’ve had Christopher, Jasper,...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura I have an acquaintance who thought it cute to name his newly acquired puppies Syphilis and Haemorrhoid till he let them off their leads and had to call after them.

25 Oct

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Juliaacv @Juliaacv (57812) • Canada 24 Oct

I used to be 'the' pickest eater in the world. My parents were always complaining, and my husband's family couldn't understand. Actually very few could. But over the past couple of decades (I love being old enough to talk about...

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Fiacre Banks @Juliaacv Oh dear. I never got sick from being picky. I’ll eat anything now except rice pudding and porridge.

24 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 24 Oct

It all started in the 1960s when my father began enthusing about an Irish woman (Dervla Murphy) riding a bicycle from Dublin to Delhi. By ‘all’ I mean my developing pre-occupation with India, not all in the absolute sense; my...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEb No I never did get, but it pleases me greatly that neither the Soviets, the Americans or the British were able to subdue such a poor and ramshackle country.

24 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I was up early this morning …..I could hear the rain tumbling down outside and knew I had jobs to do …… So, what jobs have I got done so far .,,, Put a wash on Sliced and put mushrooms in the ninja to dehydrate Did the...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne best bits for me are piazzas with caffès, parks and long, aimless walks. Popes come and go like the rest of us, and I’m certainly not going to queue and pay to look at statues of naked people.

23 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I was up early this morning …..I could hear the rain tumbling down outside and knew I had jobs to do …… So, what jobs have I got done so far .,,, Put a wash on Sliced and put mushrooms in the ninja to dehydrate Did the...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Is the Pope catholic? In other words yes.

23 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 21 Oct

Rome’s being washed by heavy rain today but that’s ok. We’ll cafe hop. I had no option but to start last night’s repast with a little saucer of olives, oil and delicious bread, while awaiting the starter of a deep fried zucchino...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev my high expectations have been met!

22 Oct

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (101884) • Daytona Beach, Florida 20 Oct

Owen Filer lives in Wales, and he is celebrating his latest birthday with family, friends, and fellow veterans this Friday. What is so amazing about this birthday? Owen turns 107 years young. He contributes his long-blessed life...

107 years young

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Fiacre Banks @RasmaSandra I do heartily approve of those 2 extras, cold beer and no meds. I take no meds - doctors seem to enjoy doping people up to the eyeballs. Maybe they’re trying to justify their own existence, but I’m quite sure many folk are unnecessarily medicated....

21 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 21 Oct

Rome’s being washed by heavy rain today but that’s ok. We’ll cafe hop. I had no option but to start last night’s repast with a little saucer of olives, oil and delicious bread, while awaiting the starter of a deep fried zucchino...

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Fiacre Banks @ladyduck I hope your mouth will allow you to eat soon. I cannot imagine being in Italy and not being able to eat.

21 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 14 Oct

I have just had a scam caller. Apparently the lady was calling from ‘ Loans2Go ‘ ( I think a more appropriate name would be ‘ Scams2Go ‘ ). She wanted to give me £200,000 and said I didn’t need to pay any interest for 6...

scam

money

phone calls

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Happy to inject some mirth into a poorly lady’s day.

18 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 18 Oct

Some of you will know from the title of this little report where I am, and you’ll perhaps think to yourselves, “Oh that’s nice for him”. Others may be somewhat alarmed, assuming that I’ve been undergoing an intimate and...

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Fiacre Banks Very worth it.

18 Oct

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15487) • Ireland 18 Oct

Some of you will know from the title of this little report where I am, and you’ll perhaps think to yourselves, “Oh that’s nice for him”. Others may be somewhat alarmed, assuming that I’ve been undergoing an intimate and...

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Fiacre Banks @Ladyduck Mario Riva? Domenico e’sempre Domenica?

18 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 14 Oct

I have just had a scam caller. Apparently the lady was calling from ‘ Loans2Go ‘ ( I think a more appropriate name would be ‘ Scams2Go ‘ ). She wanted to give me £200,000 and said I didn’t need to pay any interest for 6...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Can you imagine what a cold caller from a call centre in Mumbai must think when I answer with my rendition of Jack’s got a head like a ping pong ball?

18 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 14 Oct

I have just had a scam caller. Apparently the lady was calling from ‘ Loans2Go ‘ ( I think a more appropriate name would be ‘ Scams2Go ‘ ). She wanted to give me £200,000 and said I didn’t need to pay any interest for 6...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Isn’t it just hilarious.

17 Oct

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (14903) • United Kingdom 14 Oct

I have just had a scam caller. Apparently the lady was calling from ‘ Loans2Go ‘ ( I think a more appropriate name would be ‘ Scams2Go ‘ ). She wanted to give me £200,000 and said I didn’t need to pay any interest for 6...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Jack’s got a head like a ping pong ball goes to the tune of William Tell overture. https://youtu.be/9vKMZyUCoBk This version replaced Jack with papa.

17 Oct

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