Fleur (@Fleura) on myLot

Fleur @Fleura (30716) • United Kingdom 16h

I started selling odds and ends on Ebay about 20 years ago, and it was a useful way of finding new homes for a few bits and pieces. Then when my parents died it was great to be able to pass on some things that I knew would be...

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Fleur I have been selling things on Ebay for 20 years and not had a bad experience so far, in fact had some lovely comments from buyers. But maybe that's because I'm selling obscure things and not trying to flog the latest tech.

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Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29724) • Lichfield, England 20 Jan

It's Wynne Evans first day back on the radio after Christmas and New Year, and for the last two weeks he's been practising for the Strictly tour. So I sent a text saying that I hope he had a good Christmas and New Year, I had...

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Fleur Ooh what an exciting morning you had! Obviously you're becoming a regular on his show!! I actually went to listen to that again and found you at 22 minutes in. It was nice to hear your voice!

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Fleur @Fleura (30716) • United Kingdom 16h

I started selling odds and ends on Ebay about 20 years ago, and it was a useful way of finding new homes for a few bits and pieces. Then when my parents died it was great to be able to pass on some things that I knew would be...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur @JudyEv not long ago I was reading about cockchafers - big beetles that lay eggs in the soil and the grubs eat the roots of plants. Before the recent development of pesticides they were a serious pest of arable crops - so much so that in some areas of Europe...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur @AmbiePam I'm not sure you can house-train a horse either, but a big horse would provide a lot of meat, does that mean you would be more inclined to eat a horse? Pigs can be house-trained though, and they are very intelligent, yet people in 'western' countries...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur @AmbiePam Please don't take this the wrong way but I don't really understand why people get upset at the thought of eating some animals and not others. Is it because they have those particular animals as pets, but have never had a close relationship with, for...

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (39786) 18 Jan

So many people, so many opinions on who is right, who is wrong, why their way is better than yours, it goes on and on. Many judgmental people are never, ever wrong--not in their eyes. They think the path they are on is the only...

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Fleur Yes I just avoid those interfering types, luckily I am not in any situation (e.g. a workplace) where I am forced together with them.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur I suspect that in the main, the rules in the Bible and other holy books are to do with hygiene and disease prevention. But if you tell people what to do 'because it's good for them' they won't do it. Tell them what to do 'because they will go to Hell if they...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur I don't have a problem with eating particular animals as long as there is no risk of disease. What does bother me is the way the animals are treated before they are killed.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fleur I don't see why eating guinea pigs should be regarded any differently to rabbit, chicken or lamb, or any other animals. All cute animals but tasty too! I've eaten crickets and mopane worms and a few other insects, they were ok.

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Yumeko @aureategloom (11067) • Bosnia And Herzegovina 6 Dec

i noticed that many of us usually post about food and stuff happening in our lives. i remember this used to "bother" me before because there's not much to discuss there, but i realized that doesn't matter much. we're all trying to...

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Fleur I regard MyLot as an online place to chat with friends/acquaintances, and I post about the same sort of things I talk about in real life - what I did recently, funny things that happened, what I have been making or growing, pets, interesting things I read or...

19 Jan

Fleur @Fleura (30716) • United Kingdom 18 Jan

This morning I had a bath! Something I haven’t done in quite a while, most days I just have a wash and then shower once or twice a week (more if I’ve been doing something particularly dirty or sweaty). But today I felt like I just...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jan

When we first moved from our country property to the city, we did quite a lot of house-sitting in various places around the countryside. Then Vince needed several major operations so in 2024 we didn’t do any. Now, the people who...

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Fleur You are obviously much in demand! It sounds like a great opportunity although of course then you miss home - sometimes you just need two lives!!

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13302) • Ireland 18 Jan

Now that I’m a retired gentleman of 67 summers I have noticed that everyone I deal with in life is younger than me. Anyone whose services I have need of is still working and therefore younger than I am. Doctor (who I’ve never met)...

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Fleur @xFiacre If at around age 10 I had been told I could 'be' a boy just like that I probably would have jumped at the chance. But it just wasn't an option then. I was picked on for not being a very 'girly' girl but in the end it has worked out ok and knowing now...

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13302) • Ireland 18 Jan

Now that I’m a retired gentleman of 67 summers I have noticed that everyone I deal with in life is younger than me. Anyone whose services I have need of is still working and therefore younger than I am. Doctor (who I’ve never met)...

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Fleur In my head I'm 25. In fact if I can legitimately 'identify' as a man, a woman, or any other 'gender' then I don't see why I can't 'identify' as a 25-year-old.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13302) • Ireland 17 Jan

I’m not really of a morbid disposition (no, really I’m not) but I do like to check the death announcements every day on line for Belfast, and there’s rarely a day I don’t come across the name of someone I know. Tonight was no...

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Fleur @xFiacre It is surprising that the editor of the obits, who is surely used to the correct things to write, should make such an obvious mistake!

18 Jan

Four Walls @FourWalls (70161) • United States 17 Jan

Hi, everyone. I just got off the phone with Linda. The news is devastating. Tomorrow she goes to sign the papers to put her husband into hospice care. She said he cannot swallow anymore, and he’s been trying to pull tubes out...

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Fleur I'm so sorry to hear this. She has been through such a terrible year and fought so hard for her husband. I really wish her all the best and hope her health will also improve soon.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13302) • Ireland 17 Jan

I’m not really of a morbid disposition (no, really I’m not) but I do like to check the death announcements every day on line for Belfast, and there’s rarely a day I don’t come across the name of someone I know. Tonight was no...

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Fleur Are you implying that the woman/wife is or should always be the submissive partner?

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan

The photo of a willy wagtail has nothing to do with the discussion but was taken in the same city as the film festival which we attended last week. All the usherettes and bar staff are volunteers and most are middle-aged or older....

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Fleur Oh dear did your friend realise you were already wearing the same? If not she must have been mortified when she did!

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Fleur @Fleura (30716) • United Kingdom 17 Jan

For some reason the picture I tried to add to this post just wouldn't appear! It has finally allowed me to add it now. Every now and then you stumble across something really fascinating online, and this morning was one of those...

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Fleur @pumpkinjam I want to get some stilts. I was looking for the type I want, that was how I came across this subject!

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