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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 27 Apr

How do all you old people keep your mind active and functioning well? It is said that keeping the mind occupied and stretching it is one of the keys to keeping your marbles intact as long as possible in our riper years. I do...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne No 60 is not old. I can honestly say that life just keeps getting better for me.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 27 Apr

I had to go to bed early last night as this cold has really taken hold. I was spark out. Even missed The Misters alarm this morning and by the time I woke he was long gone. He did leave me a message though. He didn’t want to wake...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne I have to carry most of our stuff because my wife has to occupy herself with our daughter.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 27 Apr

I had to go to bed early last night as this cold has really taken hold. I was spark out. Even missed The Misters alarm this morning and by the time I woke he was long gone. He did leave me a message though. He didn’t want to wake...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Yes, my very own romesco sauce, and yes, you may carry my suitcase.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 27 Apr

I had to go to bed early last night as this cold has really taken hold. I was spark out. Even missed The Misters alarm this morning and by the time I woke he was long gone. He did leave me a message though. He didn’t want to wake...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Meatballs in a romesco sauce with sweet potato chips. This is my go to meal when I’m low on imagination. I love romesco sauce. Really starting to look forward to my up and coming odyssey. Through Brittany and Normandy, and I’m fantasising about...

27 Apr

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 25 Apr

So, I believe it was the London Marathon today …… Darn it …… I forgot to run ……again ! For those who don’t know what I’m waffling on about…….the London Marathon is a famous running race that is held every year. Those who run are...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne It’s a wonder more people don’t have heart attacks from running, especially those who are carrying excess baggage.

26 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 25 Apr

So, I believe it was the London Marathon today …… Darn it …… I forgot to run ……again ! For those who don’t know what I’m waffling on about…….the London Marathon is a famous running race that is held every year. Those who run are...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne I get all sweaty and exhausted just watching people run.

26 Apr

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 23 Apr

I had great phone with a girl on the phone today. There was nothing salacious involved of course and it was she who called me. She wanted to ask me some questions about my lifestyle and it wouldn’t take long she said. She also...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv I must add that to my repertoire of ways to confound nuisance callers.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 24 Apr

When you fly, if you fly, where in the plane do you prefer to sit? Front, middle or back? Normally I like to be right at the front so I can keep an eye on things going on in the cockpit, and be first off. But in some small planes...

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Fiacre Banks @thehorse I fly a lot on propeller powered planes and I like to keep an eye on the props to make sure they are still propelling nicely.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 24 Apr

When you fly, if you fly, where in the plane do you prefer to sit? Front, middle or back? Normally I like to be right at the front so I can keep an eye on things going on in the cockpit, and be first off. But in some small planes...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Children should have a compartment for themselves away from me.

24 Apr

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 24 Apr

I spoke with my French brother today, the one I intend visiting in May. Phone conversations are not easy partly because of his slurred speech thanks to Parkinson’s, and partly because of difficulty holding the phone - again thanks...

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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures No such thing as a good care home of course, just one that’s not as bad as others. It’s the slurred speech that’s the worst, and his unique merging of French and English.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 24 Apr

I spoke with my French brother today, the one I intend visiting in May. Phone conversations are not easy partly because of his slurred speech thanks to Parkinson’s, and partly because of difficulty holding the phone - again thanks...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam Me rational? Oh dear!

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 24 Apr

When I got up this morning the sun was treading in through the curtains ….yes, I was sure it was going to be a good and happy day. I love a Friday …it’s the day The Mister comes home. I popped into town, so lovely to be out in...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne One week. Long enough! Staying in apartment near our daughter’s.

24 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 24 Apr

When I got up this morning the sun was treading in through the curtains ….yes, I was sure it was going to be a good and happy day. I love a Friday …it’s the day The Mister comes home. I popped into town, so lovely to be out in...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne And they were £60 cheaper than when I checked a month ago!

24 Apr

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14650) • Ireland 23 Apr

I had great phone with a girl on the phone today. There was nothing salacious involved of course and it was she who called me. She wanted to ask me some questions about my lifestyle and it wouldn’t take long she said. She also...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiePam I really shouldn’t because this is obviously the only job these people can get. It’s not their fault.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 21 Apr

Are you going away on holiday this year ? If you are will you be staying in your own country or flying off abroad ? I am curious as to where you will be going and where you will be staying ...hotel, cottage, caravan, etc. How...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Oh she does. Best thing that ever happened to us.

23 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

That’s a hard question to answer ….well it is for me any way . Let’s look at them in turn … I must remember that what we call biscuits in the UK some folk in other parts of the world call them cookies My favourite cookies are...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne My mum used to make that

23 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

That’s a hard question to answer ….well it is for me any way . Let’s look at them in turn … I must remember that what we call biscuits in the UK some folk in other parts of the world call them cookies My favourite cookies are...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Clooty dumpling? Sort of.

23 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 21 Apr

Are you going away on holiday this year ? If you are will you be staying in your own country or flying off abroad ? I am curious as to where you will be going and where you will be staying ...hotel, cottage, caravan, etc. How...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Daughter’s 25 now. The surgery was very complicated and extensive and she was in hospital for 3 months. A worrying but magical time.

23 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

That’s a hard question to answer ….well it is for me any way . Let’s look at them in turn … I must remember that what we call biscuits in the UK some folk in other parts of the world call them cookies My favourite cookies are...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne currants, raisins, flour, sugar, a cup of tea etc cooked up in a cake tin. I’ll see if I can get an English equivalent to help!!

23 Apr

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10445) • United Kingdom 21 Apr

Are you going away on holiday this year ? If you are will you be staying in your own country or flying off abroad ? I am curious as to where you will be going and where you will be staying ...hotel, cottage, caravan, etc. How...

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Fiacre Banks @Traceyjayne Happy Heart Day is the anniversary of our daughter’s very successful open heart surgery at 11 weeks old. She was born with a very mangled associated with Down Syndrome. So on 6th June we celebrate and give thanks. My wife always bakes a heart...

22 Apr

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