Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14561)

Ireland

Joined myLot 10 years ago

An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson throws cold water on the idea of Trump serving a 3rd term

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125069) • United States 7h

I have to say that I'm surprised because he seems to have about as much of a backbone as jellyfish Mitch McConnell, Tommy Tuberville, and James Comer. Johnson was a constitutional lawyer--who knew--and he is saying that he spoke...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa Well Paul Biya has just been elected as president of Cameroon for the 6th time. There’s just no getting rid of him. Maybe it’s to do with having a much younger wife who likes wearing extravagant hats for everyone to admire.

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What’s for Dinner this Tuesday Evening?

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 8h

Attached are some of our choices but dinner tonight There are additionally desserts and appetizers — this is just the page for the main entrees In going to have the pasta carbonara. What would you choose from this menu? What...

dinner

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I’m not really feeling the love from that menu. What I cooked wasn’t any better.

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Just Arrived in Aruba

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 13h

we’ve just docked in Aruba Sunny and HOT We’re waiting until the crowds die down before we try getting off the ship I don’t rake the heat well so we’ll see how much this tropical heat and humidity gets me I think we’ll just...

aruba

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Neither sweating nor gambling. Just trying to stay out of the wind and rain and away from people getting too enthusiastic about Halloween.

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Happy Birthday to you, squashed tomatoes and stew !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 12h

Do you remember when you were a kid and when it was your Birthday someone would say "Happy Birthday to you, squashed tomatoes and stew " and then would burst into hysterical laughter as they thought it was the funniest thing ever...

birthday

boyfriend

lucky escape

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Happy birthday to you, you were born in a zoo, with the monkeys and the tigers, happy birthday to you. That’s what we sang at primary school.

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I Got a Call From “ICE”

Amber @AmbiePam (104974) • United States 17h

Now, this is the first I have heard of this scam. About a week ago, I answer a call, and the woman (with a Hispanic accent) informs me she is from ICE and is going to need me to do this and that. I just said yeah right, and hung...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam Some sick wee pervert is still trying to get me to change my life insurance. Singing my answer hasn't dissuaded him.

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Well Let’s Just Add an Earthquake to the Hurricane

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 27 Oct

I’m in the Caribbean Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean An earthquake just hit the Caribbean Coincidence or am I causing trouble wherever I go? We’re safe here in the ship. We’re delayed getting to Aruba tomorrow because...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville At least Jamaica is not on your itinerary.

27 Oct

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Well, I've forgotten the gravy !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 27 Oct

I brought some beef mince ( ground beef ) with me to the caravan....the idea being to make a pan of mince and onion. I looked in the cupboard earlier and I must have taken the gravy granules home at the end of last season and not...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I forgot to get onions this morning. I’m just doing without.

27 Oct

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Big news ....Man seen cleaning caravan !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 27 Oct

As you can gather , there are not many people here at our caravan site. All I have seen today is a man walking his dog and a different man cleaning his caravan. I don't think he has cleaned it before as to me he didn't seem to...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Oh the excitement! I've not seen anything as interesting as that yet today, but it's only 3.30 so there's hope yet.

27 Oct

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Brunch Menu

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 27 Oct

It’s actually 3 pages long but I can only screenshot one page for you I’m going to have French Toast My friend gets the beignets I might also get dessert. There’s no lack of food options on a cruise ship What are you having...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Toast with ginger marmalade and fresh, wife-brewed coffee for me.

27 Oct

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I finished my challenging jigsaw

Judy Evans @JudyEv (364833) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Oct

In the lower part of the collage you can see the jigsaw that I finished today. It’s a bit unusual as what you see on the box isn’t the picture that you’re trying to recreate. You need to imagine the same street but in much more...

jigsaw

wasgij

challenge

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Never heard of it, but that’s my wife’s Christmas present sorted. She’ll love that.

27 Oct

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Garlic Has More to it Than Meets the Eye

celticeagle @celticeagle (181114) • Boise, Idaho 26 Oct

Not only is garlic popular around the world for it adds to cooking but it also has its health benefits. It supports cardiovascular health by lowering blood pressure and is beneficial in killing microorganisms and inhibits their...

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Fiacre Banks @celticeagle I love garlic. I grow it. So easy to grow.

26 Oct

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We’re Staying Out of Harm’s Way

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 26 Oct

I heard a rumor onboard the cruise ship that we’ve sailed 200 miles out of our way to avoid Hurricane Melissa I don’t know if that’s true but we are safe Boat is rocking a little with big waves but nothing too bad I haven’t...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Nothing like a little bit of turbulence I suppose. Nice of them to try to sail round the worst of it.

26 Oct

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Fodder time …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 25 Oct

When we went out earlier today so that The Mister and I could get something to eat we told the Grandaughter that we were going out for fodder. “What’s fodder ?” She asked We explained that it just meant food. We have just. One...

chicken

meal

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne We had a very good bottle of Italian red wine along with pasta and a surprisingly tasty meaty kind of sauce. Later coffee and walnut cake arrived fresh from the oven.

25 Oct

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The ABC Islands

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 25 Oct

this is where our cruise is suppose to take us Aruba Bonaire Curaçao But with Hurricane Melissa we might get re-routef. We won’t know until we get in the ship It’s only 5;30 am here in Florida. My friend is still sleeping

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I suppose that’s the down side of cruises - things change and you’ve no choice in the matter. We’re going to Donegal next weekend and there will be no surprises. We’re 100% confident that it will be wet, cold and windy.

25 Oct

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If a clock is wrong, does it annoy you ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 24 Oct

So the clock on our mantelpiece is 10 minutes slow. I noticed it when I got home today. The batteries must be running out. Have to wait till tomorrow before we can get them replaced. Til then….well, it’s just annoying me. I can’t...

clock

time

batteries

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Fiacre Banks @TraceyJayne My family heirloom, a clock made in 1911 in Belgium and presented then to my great grandfather when he retired from the Pru, sits prominently in our back sitting room. Its hands are stopped at 10 past three, and although it is irritating and...

24 Oct

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Freezer Habits That Stop the Takeaway

Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (14) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

freezer meals

meal prep

takeaway alternatives

weeknight dinners

budget cooking

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Fiacre Banks @dianeScorpio I have no problem resisting takeaway - never had a nice one, although when I'm in Manchester in December for 5 nights we will avail ourselves of the Balti house where we will be staying. It's quite splendid.

24 Oct

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The Family Phone Call Went Splendidly

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 24 Oct

We had "the call" last night where hubby and I called his brother and the brother's wife top talk about their mother's newly diagnosed Alzheimer's Dementia and come up with a game plan for handling things. It went much better...

mother in law

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville It's good to be able to share the burden, I hope you all continue to be on the same page.

24 Oct

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Tea cakes and Olive Oil …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6096) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

Strange combination I know….. Not to be eaten together …. I am putting together two Christmas hampers. One for my Mom and the other for The Mister. It’s something I do every year and it’s just a bit of fun really. The Mister is...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Teacakes are a must.

23 Oct

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Male dolphins have taken to wearing wigs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (364833) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Oct

An interesting news story tells of male humpback dolphins off the coast of Western Australia using sea-sponges as wigs to attract mates. This behaviour has only been seen in a small number of areas off our northern coasts....

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Well if it works for me why not for the dolphin? Only joking, I’d never be desperate enough to wear a wig to attract a lady to be clear. But good luck to them.

23 Oct

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Yes, Mother-in-Law Has Alzheimer's Dementia

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (39) • United States 23 Oct

Well, what we suspected is now official. Mother-in-Law has Alzheimer's Dementia, in moderate severity. She also has depression and anxiety. Mother-in-law didn't get upset when she heard the news. She just can't grasp it. She...

alzheimers

dementia

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Horrible to hear but at least now you can make plans for her future. Not a nice situation to be in for any of you. Been there.

23 Oct

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