frances r

@Dragonairy1 (1722)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England • Age 48

Joined myLot 9 years ago

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frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 11 Jun 20

With the current situation the postal system isn't quite what it was in the UK, and I've seen a few posts today with people commenting on how long letters are taking to get there. I've experienced this, and I think like most...

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Thinking about social distancing

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 7 Jun 20

These days about the only thing most countries can agree on is the need for social distancing, so it’s been on my mind a lot. I now watch tv, and think they’re not social distancing, even if it was something made last year...

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It’s flown by

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 6 Jun 20

The last week seems to have flown by, without me really doing very much. Mostly I’ve been looking at car insurance quotes, as my insurance is due at the end of the month. I’ve also though had my first day out (not just grocery...

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Busy taking photos

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 31 May 20

One of the things I’ve been doing for the last year is a free online photo course, it’s nearly coming to an end which makes me a bit sad. The course is email based (the free part), but you can also buy the workbooks which go into...

photos

course

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The mystery of the cardboard tube

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 29 May 20

I enjoy looking up new ideas of doing things, and storing things. One of my favourite places for organisational tips is pinterest, although I also use other places. About 2 months ago just after our lockdown started I read a...

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Spring watch

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 28 May 20

Spring watch is a nature programme here in the U.K., it’s on for about 2 weeks each year. There’s also an autumn and winter watch. This year it started on Tuesday and I’ve been watching it each night. It’s a bit different this...

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Woodpecker

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 17 May 20

One of the things I most like about where I am is the variety of birds. I’m surrounded by trees and a bit further south, so it’s a little bit warmer. We now get all different types of bluetits, nuthatches, robins and one of...

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Catching up

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 15 May 20

I've been away from mylot for about 4 years, so what have I been up to? Well the biggest change has been that, while I officially still live in Northumberland, I now work away for most of the year as I do seasonal work in...

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Back after a few years

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 13 May 20

I used to love writing on here, but a few years ago my life changed a bit and I drifted away. One of the benefits of lockdown for me has been going back through old paperwork, and I found my password for here. So hello to...

back

lockdown

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Out of Europe twice in a week

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 27 Jun 16

We've just been watching the football and England lost so are out of the European cup (is that it's name?) and of course only a few days ago saw the Uk (well mostly England) vote to leave the EU. Now there's chaos on both...

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Spoonbills and postcards

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 19 Jun 16

Over the last week or so there has been a flurry of excitement amongst twitchers (bird watchers) in my neck of the woods. It was my husband who first commented on the number of them wondering past our house, down to the river...

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A long week

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 31 May 16

Despite my best intentions it's been nearly two weeks since I last posted It's been a fortnight where I'm sure I blinked and missed it, mostly as once again everything has gone crazy at work. I went into work the...

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Skegness Aquarium

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 17 May 16

Whilst in Skegness a few weeks ago we also visited the local aquarium. Aquariums are somewhere I love as I love watching the fish, and the one at Skegness although not very big was great. They had a great big tank with lots of...

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Pottering on

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 15 May 16

It seemed a while since I've written on here, and looking at the date on my last post it is not that I've done anything exciting. My week has been a mixture of work and getting jobs done, I've mowed the lawn and...

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Now I don't want to shock you

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 5 May 16

I feel many of you who know me should sit down before reading this. Today I was outside gardening in just a tshirt (and trousers) I know for months I have complained of the rain, sleet, snow and hail (well that...

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Alphabet challenge

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 2 May 16

I read this on Kevin's post yesterday, sorry I don't know who started it A is for Ann my middle name B is for Barbara my mums name C is for cats, I have one D is for dogs if I had more time I'd quite like one E is...

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Natureland

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 26 Apr 16

Nature land is a seal sanctuary in Skegness, but it's much more as they have loads of different animals. The main attraction is probably the baby seals, these are all being fatted up to be returned to the sea. At some point in...

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Back from Skegness

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 24 Apr 16

Well I was on Friday, but it's took me two days to recover The caravan was nice, but a bit too compact for 4 adults, and my bed was like a trampoline, so it was tiring but fun. We also packed quite a bit into the...

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Snowy weather in April

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 17 Apr 16

The last few days have been cold and busy here in England. Friday started with a phone call from my boss, I'd slept in only the second time since I've been there. He was lovely about it though. Then yesterday we...

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Getting older

frances r @Dragonairy1 (1722) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 13 Apr 16

Is something Ive been thinking about as later this year I have a big birthday, which unfortunately or perhaps fortunately isn't my 21st So the programme I was watching on to the other night about getting older...

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