AnnieP

@AnnieP (24)

Age 68

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Bliss

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When walking alone especially in the dark...

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 10 Apr 08

When walking alone especially in the dark do you get paranoid? There are times when I tend to get paranoid when I walk alone most especially in the dark. I am not really afraid of the dark. It's what lurks in the dark that I...

dark

paranoid

strangers

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AnnieP I would never walk the streets in the dark in the UK even in brightly lit areas it is just not safe. There are too many drug crazed idiots out there who are only interested in finding their next fix. No I don't think I am being paranoid and I am no shrinking...

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Do you lock your door when you are at home?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 4 Feb 08

I just read an interesting statistic. According to the article I was reading, over 60 percent of people do not lock their door if they are at home. These people only lock their door when they leave their home. As for me, I keep...

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AnnieP When we are at home in the Uk we always lock our door now. We have had keys stolen whilst we watched tv and my car stolen from the drive. My mobile phone was stolen from the kitchen when I was upstairs. So we are very careful now. When we are in France however...

13 Apr 08

Home is where the heart is!

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 13 Apr 08

it is said. I must say that when I draw up to the crumbling, ruinous edifice that is p1kef1sh Towers I always experience a warm and pleasing glow. Knowing that everything inside will be familiar, that I can shed the cares of the...

family

home

safety

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AnnieP When we bought our house in France we shipped over a lot of our furniture pictures etc. Now I feel as if I have two homes one in Uk and one in France. Going home to either gives me a warm glow your right it is good to have your own comfortable familiar things...

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On holiday tomorrow - What last minute things do you do before going away?

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 13 Apr 08

I'm off on my hols tomorrow and have checked the oil, water, tyres, power steering fluid, ironed and packed clothes, no need for passport as only going within UK, oh better water the plants before I go, make sure neighbour has...

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AnnieP Don't forget to close the back door. We once went away for two weeks and both thought the other had closed and locked the door. It wasn't until we returned that we found it had not only been unlocked but open for the whole time. Luckily everything was as we...

13 Apr 08

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Do you keep letters?

lynpreety @lynboobsy11 (11343) • Philippines 29 May 07

Do you keep letters from your old friend, crushes, lovers, and even from your childhood sweethearts?Later this morning I was cleaning my storage room when I saw a box with my old files and some note and papers, aside form the box...

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AnnieP No I don't I have kept cards etc from important birthdays events etc. My friend keeps every txt message she has ever received I don't know how she will do it when her phone memory is full!

13 Apr 08

Do Yo Write Letters Anymore?

sunkissed @sunkissed (4330) • United States 13 Apr 08

Do you ever write letters anymore? It is very seldome that I ever write a letter now days.Most people have computors and I will e-mail them, it is much easier, and cheaper too. I do have one friend that lives 1,000 miles away, she...

letters

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AnnieP I can't remember the last time I wrote a personal letter. It is so much easier to keep in touch by email or txt these days and so much nicer to get an almost instant reply instead of waiting days or weeks. Still find I send business letters though I think it...

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Make extra money doing internet searches!

movieman @movieman (77) • United States 13 Apr 08

Hey guys, I just found a great website. It is one that pays you for performing internet searches and there is no limit on how many searches you do! You can earn as much as you would like! It is totally free, they are a licensed...

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AnnieP This is the sort of thing I mean see my discussion internet scams. I hope it isnt a scam but past experience means I am doubtful. The only way is to check it out for yourself I suppose.

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Well I am trying to learn French

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I started conversational French lessons about 18 months ago and it is hard going. Have you tried to learn a new language? What helped you to succeed? Did you give up? I will keep on trying as I want to retire to France I just hope...

french lessons

learn french

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Purple Hat

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

There is a poem in which the elderly lady looking back at her life says she wishes she had worn her purple hat more. In other words not bothered about how other people saw her but just got on with her life. This is my idiom now I...

growing old gracefully

There are so many scams

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I want to retire early and move to France but in order to do this I need some form of income. I would like to work from home on some form of internet project I don't mind hard work and I have skills so why is it so difficult to...

internet jobs

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Dolphin experience

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I did this in Cuba a few years ago it was everything people say it is the dolphins were so friendly and strong! Only thing putting me off was the lagoon they were in was a bit cloudy so I was unsure what else might be in the...

dolphin experience

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Am I too old?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

Turning 50 I received a voucher for a tatoo. Oh my god I thought I would really like to do this. Somewhere discrete of course but am I too old? What do you think? Have you had a tatoo later in life?

wrinkles and tatoos

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Where has it gone?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

Not so long ago I was proud to live in England. We live in a small northern town which had a thriving community, a local market,cosy pubs, a butchers, bakers etc. People said hello as you passed them in the street. Sounds idilic...

an england lost

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Good food, wine and clear blue skies. Where do you want to wake up tomorrow?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

We bought our house in south west France last year and although we do not live there full time yet, we visit at every opportunity. The sheer pleasure of waking every morning to nothing but birdsong. Walking down to the village to...

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Simon says and duck, duck, goose

shymurl @shymurl (2765) • United States 12 Apr 08

Does anyone still play these games with their children??? I use to a long time ago. It was alot of fun. But now they are into video games and sports.

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AnnieP Yes children still do play these games. Just look in any school playground and you will see adults and children enjoying all the old games including duck duck goose, scarecrow tig, tig off ground, skipping, hula hoop, stilt walking etc. Not all children are...

12 Apr 08

How much do you love your car?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I am spending the afternoon waiting to go and pick up my beloved MG. The head gasket blew last week I knew it would everyone warned me. "Get rid of it they are nothing but trouble" but how could I? When the sun shines and I take...

Smelly Cheese

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I love cheese the smellier the better. What could be nicer than a nice glass of wine and a plate of wonderful smelly cheese a few grapes and biscuits or crusty french bread. The French eat the cheese course before the desert. What...

french bread

smelly cheese

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How big is a glass of wine?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I have a glass that holds a whole bottle. Great if you are too lazy to keep pouring, but the UK government today are trying to make pubs sell wine in smaller measures again. At the moment when you order a glass you at least get a...

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