5th House

@5thHouse (1678)

Sheffield, England

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I live in Yorkshire, England. I love cookery, tarot cards, I Ching, cats, creative writing, arts and crafts and many more things besides

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Thanksgiving with my daughter at her house: A First!

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 23 Nov 16

My daughter has lived in Portland, Oregon for about eight years now, always in tiny studio apartments too small to change your mind in. Then about six months ago, she bought a house, a small house, but with two bedrooms. So,...

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5th House Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving together. It will be fun for you to look after the Chihuahua again!

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More Marmite Musings

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 24 Nov 16

I once wrote this article on Marmite and was horrified when the writing site I wrote it on got zillions of views but only recorded my cut as very little. However. it was fun to write the piece. I'm always surprised when people...

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5th House I absolutely love Marmite and couldn't live without it. I even have pasta in Marmite sauce sometimes -- a Nigella stroke of genius that, once discovered, I felt my life was complete (in a culinary sense at least)

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A strange English law.

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 24 Nov 16

Did you know it is illegal to die in the houses in the Houses of Parliament in the UK? This is because if you do so you are entitled to a state funeral and the government does not want the expense. What I would like to know is...

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5th House I love these weird old laws. There used to be one that said it was legal to kill a Scotsman in York as long as he was armed with a bow and arrow - but I think they finally got round to repealing that one.

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Happy Thanksgiving Day

Thelma @thelme55 (77165) • Germany 24 Nov 16

to all our American online friends and to those who are celebrating this wonderful day. Are you celebrating at home early with your family or with friends somewhere? We don't celebrate Thanksgiving Day in Germany and in my home...

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5th House I think there are a few Brits who celebrate Thanksgiving now. I think for some it's just an excuse to have a meal and a special family day, rather than them having connections in America.

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Was out for two days

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52079) • Philippines 21 Nov 16

I went to church yesterday, something I thought of doing for a while. I do not know what forces kept me from going to a mass. I felt I needed to seek refuge, with what's been going on lately. It's hard because even if you have...

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5th House I hope your visit to the church gave you some peace and comfort.

25 Nov 16

Frost in Florida? Too Early For That!

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (121714) • Gainesville, Florida 21 Nov 16

Before I headed to bed last night, something told me that I should check the weather forecast. I knew it was going to get cold here in north Florida, but I was surprised to see that we had a freeze warning in effect for most of...

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5th House If there's frost in Florida, there's no hope for those of us living in the north of England! We've been warned of a severe winter this time. Well, we've had some bad ones over the years but the last couple of years have got off quite lightly.

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My Favourite Coffee Mug

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342088) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Nov 16

Yesterday I put up a photo of Vince's coffee mug. This photo is of one of my favourites. For some years now I have had a set of six of these mugs, plus sugar bowl and creamer. Vince bought them for me as a birthday gift and I've...

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5th House My favourite mug had a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry on the front and it reminded me of a lovely holiday we had in Normandy a few years ago. I was really sad when the mug got broken.

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See You Tomorrow

Anna @LadyDuck (472074) • Switzerland 22 Nov 16

Just two lines to let you know that today we will be without the Internet for almost all the day. I am going to the mall to see if I can get a wi-fi line there and continue to read your discussions. If they have our same...

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5th House Hope you manage okay without it. Even a day without internet feels odd in these modern times.

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Print on Demand is the Only option Left for Me

Xavier Bage @franxav (13849) • India 22 Nov 16

It looks like print on demand is the only option left for me to publish my first book of poems. Have you ever done it? If you have please share your experience.

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5th House I published on Createspace a few years ago and can't remember it costing anything at all. I've never put very much effort into marketing it though.

25 Nov 16

A Boating Regatta with No Water

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342088) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Nov 16

Today's photo shows Heavitree Gap, at the southern end of the town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. On the left is the dry river-bed of the Todd River. I've taken the photo out the window of our vehicle and...

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5th House It sounds like a really eccentric event! I love hearing about things like this. The irony of cancelling the regatta because of too much water!

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The boss is treating us to lunch today

Laurel (L_B) @Happy2BeMe (99380) • Canada 22 Nov 16

One of my co-workers is celebrating her 50th birthday today so my boss is treating us all to Chinese food for lunch. I was going to have soup for lunch so I guess I can have that another day or for dinner.

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5th House Sounds like a delicious lunch. Big improvement on soup! Have a good time.

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What do they teach them in them thar schools?

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 22 Nov 16

I took seven year old A home from school today. She had lines to learn for the school play. They are doing the film "Scrooge." She was most surprised to hear that it is a story written by a writer and that a lot of other films...

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5th House This doesn't surprise me. I think many people today are first aware of stories through films.

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Hubby's meltdown

WinterRea @AutumnSnow (4583) 24 Nov 16

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later every year it always he tends to get a bit moody on holidays like today. It comes from losing his father and his step mother within two weeks of each other. Even though they've been...

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5th House I think holidays can made everyone more emotional. I can't remember a single Christmas where someone in our household doesn't get tearful or moody. I think there's pressure on us to be happy at such times and it can be really hard when we remember lost loved...

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Diary Thursday 24th November 2016

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 24 Nov 16

Week one day three of the temporary post office work and I was put right back on the same duties as the previous day which I was very happy about. Myself and the other two temps assigned to the same tasks were left virtually...

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5th House It must be frustrating to keep being sent home early. I hope things pick up soon. It will surely get busier as we get closer to Christmas.

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It Lit up the Night Sky

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (121714) • Gainesville, Florida 20 Nov 16

Being that I was fully engulfed in watching football yesterday with my daughter, I really didn't pay attention to too much else that was going on in the world. After the football game yesterday, my daughter and I went out to eat...

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5th House How cool to see a rocket launch. My daughter, Beth, would've loved that. She's a real space fan.

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The cat was cold

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 20 Nov 16

The cat was cold and so was I. It kept complaining and whining. This area is supposed to be missed by storm Angus but it feels just so cold. We are on the sofa with the fire on full and staying here till morning. The...

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5th House We've had horrendous heavy rain here today. My boy cat has been going to the patio doors to be let out but when he sees the rain, he won't budge. He then goes to the front door and meows to go out there. He seems to think that it might not be raining if he...

21 Nov 16

More Wonders of Outback Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342088) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Nov 16

While we were holidaying in the Northern Territory, Australia, we visited a number of attractions in the West McDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs. One of these was Standley Chasm, a narrow gap in walls of quartzite rock, caused...

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5th House What a simply beautiful photograph. I love how it captures the reflection so well

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