Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14242)
Ireland
Joined myLot 11 years ago
An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34015)
• United Kingdom
15 Feb
Do you ever say something and then think that whatever it was would sound really odd to someone who heard it out of context?
That was my thought as I called out ‘Put the cat litter in the oven!’ to my partner as I dashed out of...
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (18078)
14 Feb
And it was only the next morning he realised
Long story short
He Had a one night stand with woman when he was in the Army
She became with child when he was 18, never saw her again,
Him, 35 years old, single, in a dance music...
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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures Happens unwittingly to a lot of half siblings here. A lot.
14 Feb
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (372049)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb
I wrote about how Asian names differ from the Anglo-Saxon names I’m more used to. I found Ireland had a lot of names which I’d never heard before.
In our village of around 150 houses, you can tell by the names that we’re all...
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
14 Feb
So on a Saturday night The Mister and I usually go to the local pub. I know I have posted about this before ….they have live music and The Mister tends the real fire.
Anyway, one of the barmaids is expecting a baby ….in three...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (372049)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb
The title is a line that appears in a very old Australian poem. It goes on about how smitten the author is with a girl called Doreen.
To Westerners like myself, some Asian names seem very strange and it’s hard not to laugh at...
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Fiacre Banks @judyev A man my father taught in Malawi took a European name as was often the case - Hitler. Father had to give a history lesson. There were also a Handlebars and Waste Paper Basket in the college. It was a very remote place in the 60s and people had little...
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snowy
@snowy22315 (203085)
• United States
14 Feb
I mentioned I was interested in becoming an herbalist So I started with two free online courses. The one I am taking now is the Four Keys of Herbal Education. It really is very thorough and interesting. You can also ask questions...
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
14 Feb
So , up early as we had to take Grandson to football….he is only there for an hour so we decided to stay and watch today …..sometimes we go for breakfast. We were told last night it was cancelled as the weather was bad and...
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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I planted the pusee willow I bought for my wife for Valentine’s Day.
14 Feb
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb
My Mom buys nuts and puts them out for the birds and squirrels. She also puts out bread and biscuits. The squirrels love licking butter off the bread. And they love shortbread biscuits.
We put out nuts and bread and biscuits. We...
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DianneN
@DianneN (249268)
• United States
13 Feb
When I go to a “nice” restaurant, the way the meal is presented makes a world of difference unless the food sucks.
When we go to Boston, Massachusetts for a long weekend, we always choose this French restaurant for one meal. I...
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb
I popped into Tesco this morning and to promote their meal deal for Valentine’s Day they were giving away free samples of one of the puddings.
I forget the name but it had a pastry bottom and was filled with raspberry and...
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Fleur
@Fleura (34015)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb
I posted a couple of weeks ago about my first attempt at using AI to generate an image for a birthday card. That was surprisingly successful so I thought I would have another go.
This time though is proving much more difficult. I...
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Fiacre Banks @fleura That looks like Telly Tubbies meets the Simpsons in an early episode of Doctor Who.
13 Feb
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Fleur
@Fleura (34015)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb
@AmbiePam just posted about unusual Olympics headlines. One she didn’t mention was the controversy over the men’s attire in the ski-jump competition.
Wearing a suit that’s a bit baggy in the right places can give a jumper a bit...
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (18078)
12 Feb
In all the 20 years on Mylot I have never ever asked about people's breakfast intentions for the next morning
So the time has come to do so
What are you having for breakfast tomorrow morning
I am having Rice Krispies, something...
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (18078)
12 Feb
The world has gone mad
It really has
My friend has been going swimming every week for a couple of years since he had a heart attack, with a group of men who had all had heart attacks
Swimming has really helped him a lot.
So he...
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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures I wouldn’t be looking at the lump in his speedos, but if it was a very big lump I might congratulate him although he might hit me. The incident would also has given the woman the opportunity to address the issue of lumps in men’s trunks with her...
13 Feb
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb
So, after my post earlier I decided to go with the lemon and herb rice.
Oh my days MyLotter friends, you certainly did make the right choice there.
Really delicious.
I will definitely be getting some more of that lemon and herb...
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Fleur
@Fleura (34015)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb
A few months ago a friend – who had retired early and was enjoying sailing around Europe with his wife – suffered a bad bout of pneumonia while in Kalamata, Greece.
He was treated in hospital there and recovered and blamed it on...
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (126376)
• United States
12 Feb
Attorney General Pam Bondi testified at a House hearing yesterday that was mostly about the administration's handling (mishandling) of the Epstein files. I obviously wasn't able to see the whole thing because I was at work. Even...
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7904)
• United Kingdom
11 Feb
So when we are at school the careers teacher asks us what we want to do for a career ….right ?
Did you know when you were at school what job you wanted to do ?
Did you work at that job ?
Are you still working at that same job...
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