Fleur

@Fleura (30388)

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Today's trip to the big Tesco. (20/11/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (28846) • Lichfield, England 20 Nov

We went to the big Tesco again today. My Mum didn't know if she'd be up for coming but in the end she did and she sat on a bench again while he went round the shop. I got rid of the soft recycle and then we went up on the lift....

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Fleur I have been watching the birds, putting food and water out for them and (hopefully) rescuing some of my plants that were outside - the cold last night was worse than expected.

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I started my day in a bad way.

marguicha @marguicha (222989) • Chile 12h

Good morning, friends. Although the sun is shining, the news brought me bad, although late, news. I just read that Walter Rauff, the nazi who created the gas chambers, died peacefully in my country because the extradition laws...

good morning thursday

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Fleur Horrible that he got away with it. This is why we want to believe in Hell.

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Language, my dear, language.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13012) • Ireland 20 Nov

Isn’t English weird? The past of teach is taught, but the past of preach is preached, but not praught, as you might think it ought to be. And I just came across another linguistic oddity. The white powder descended from the sky...

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Fleur So what do you say when it rained??

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A 12 course table setting

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 20 Nov

The present generation will never know what this is all about and the older generation would have wished such settings goodbye. To think that in the good old days some households had these kind of settings. Having a 12 course...

table setting

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Fleur I imagine with 12 courses each one must be very small, or else the meal must last most of the day! My friend had a six-course meal at her wedding reception (in Holland); that was quite an event. Otherwise I don't think I have ever had more than four.

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Turkey Pardons

celticeagle @celticeagle (166911) • Boise, Idaho 20 Nov

You knew about the turkey pardons, right? The presidential turkey pardoning tradition began back in 1863. Abraham Lincoln granted clemency to a live turkey intended for his family's Christmas dinner. How it became a Thanksgiving...

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Fleur So who pardons the turkeys and what happens to them afterwards? And what do those people eat for their Thanksgiving dinner?

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Ice huts - not part of my world

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 23h

Last Tuesday at the movies we watched Grumpy Old Men which was hilarious. I haven’t seen it before. We were all really intrigued with the fishing huts set up on (I guess) a frozen lake. They were like little man-caves and...

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Fleur When I lived in Minnesota winters were pretty severe. The population could be divided into those who hated winter and didn't go outdoors at all for six months (you can do that there, with heated tunnels and raised walkways, drive-in garages, drive-through...

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My favorite cousin called me.

marguicha @marguicha (222989) • Chile 22h

He lives in San Fernando, a small city about 3 hours from Santiago. Years ago, before the pandemia, I went to visit for weekends. My aunt was alive then and we had lots of fun. First she died and then the pandemia struck. I...

wednesday evening

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Fleur Yay! How lovely if you get a chance to meet again and spend time together!

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Gulmohr - May flowers

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 17h

On our way to school we had these trees lined up on the side of the road that we used every day They would bloom in the month of May and that is how they got its name. I always associated these flowers with our summer holidays...

gulmohr

may flowers

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Fleur Those are beautiful!

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Morning tea on our mystery picnic day

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 15h

Yesterday, Vin and I went on a mystery picnic. The social committee at our village organised a bus to pick us up at 10am. We drove to a place called Golden Ponds. It has a caravan park, chalets and a fishery. For a fee, you can...

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Fleur That sounds like a very pleasant outing!

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Stewed apples.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13012) • Ireland 18 Nov

The atmosphere in my kitchen this morning is one of warmth, comfort and security. And nostalgia. A pot of apples is stewing away happily, cooking apples infused with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, lemon juice and a splash of brandy....

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Fleur We had baked apples yesterday, stuffed with a little bit of brown sugar and a couple of teaspoons of the infused fruit left from making 'Xmas pudding vodka'. You would have liked them I think : )

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One Last Pull

Jim Bauer @porwest (90823) • United States 17 Nov

Well, we got the camper in a couple of weekends ago to get the toilet valve replaced, add some bolts to a loose stabilizer, air up the tires, and have it winterized. And now it's time to pick it up and bring it home. Well, at...

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Fleur What does winterizing involve?

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The Emu War

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov

We recently had dinner on board a very slow, vintage train. We drove an hour to get to Dwellingup where the train is situated and stayed the night in the motel. The photo you see was above the bed. These stylised emus are...

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Fleur I'm glad the emus didn't get wiped out, but how do the farmers cope nowadays?

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Have you ever simplified your Christmas?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (37444) 17 Nov

Like many people, over the years of all the kids being home, Christmas got more and more hectic. More food, more gifts, more wrapping of gifts, more planning, and definitely more exhausting. One day I realized we just didn't enjoy...

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Fleur The first few years with my partner's family were a bit stressful because they would go overboard with gifts for both of us as well as the children. After a few years we just said 'Look, we really appreciate everything but let's just focus on the children' so...

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11/18/24 - Update On My Husband

LindaOH @LindaOHio (178568) • United States 18 Nov

Went to see my husband yesterday. He and his 2nd cousin got into a tiff which they always seem to do. My husband doesn't just bite his tongue. His cousin is loud, opinionated, etc.; and they always seem to lock horns. Also, he...

rehab

physical therapy

appeal

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Fleur I guess at least it's good that your husband has his wits about him enough to disagree with his cousin!

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Swings and roundabouts.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13012) • Ireland 17 Nov

You know that journalists have run out of newsworthy stuff to report when they major on the fact(?) that the rest of November is going to be cold in the UK. That’s what the BBC’s leading with and the papers are sure to follow....

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Fleur Yes cold weather in November isn't exactly news. The fact that it hasn't been cold yet and we are half way through November is more newsworthy. Glad the calculation went your way!

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Scrambling an airforce - a strange phrase to me

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. With Russia’s continuing bombardment of Ukraine, its neighbour, Poland, has ‘scrambled its air force and activated all available resources at its disposal’. Scrambling in this...

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Fleur It is a funny word isn't it? But it is the accepted terminology.

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Isn't It Lovely

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160663) • United States 16 Nov

This is the Christmas tree ornament from my Native tribe this year. I am a member of the Choctaw tribe. The ornament is solid pewter made in the USA. There is a greeting on back. It came with a Christmas card that details the...

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Fleur How lovely. Is that something they have always done? If so you must have quite a collection!

16 Nov

Today I am listening to Camila´s CD.

marguicha @marguicha (222989) • Chile 16 Nov

A few weeks ago I went with Dixie to Camila´s show. It was awesome and I bought the CD and asmall booklet that had the lyrics of all the songs. Later on I learned that Camila had won the 2024 Chilean prize for...

listening to music

camila s music

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Fleur Those sound like very sad songs.

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Bible pushers are getting really bold.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (69661) • Daytona Beach, Florida 16 Nov

Good morning. This morning I heard our doorbell going off. Two men in suits were walking around trying to invite themselves into people's homes to sell the bible and more likely their faith. I of course made them go away and I'm...

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Fleur What religion/sect/ are they from? My mother used to get visits from the Jehovah's Witnesses. We often had a copy of The Watchtower in the bathroom. They continued to call on her occasionally for about 40 years. She never once invited them in but would stand...

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Was it love at first sight?

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 15 Nov

A pure white cat, with beutiful green eyes and a bushy tail turns up and gets inside the house. Peppie gets excited but not sure what that excitement was all about Was it love at first sight or was he trying to chase her away....

stray cat visiting us

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Fleur Glad the owner was found.

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