Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342225)

Rockingham, Australia

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Hi there. My husband, Vince, and I live in a gated lifestyle village in Western Australia. One adult son lives in Melbourne, Victoria and the other in Ireland.

Judy Evans's Activity

More about our Apple AirTags

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Dec

Following my last discussion about Apple tags, several people didn’t really understand what I was talking about. I didn’t know how to explain them properly so I asked ChatGPT for a simple 100-word explanation. I’ll add the whole...

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Judy Evans @aureliah I use it from time to time and am quite impressed. You always have to have the final say/decision yourself but it's very useful in many ways for background information especially.

How I Like To Shop - In and Out in a Jiffy

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Dec

The photo is another of the inside of the new-to-us motor-home showing the kitchen area. There are storage cupboards above too. We consider ourselves ‘country people’ and find the hustle and bustle of city life a bit off-putting...

western australia

shopping centre

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Judy Evans Thanks very much. I hope you are able to connect with hubby at some point and have an enjoyable time.

My Wishes

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (51447) • Canada 19h

On this eve of Christmas Eve, I would like to take a moment of your time. We spend so much time, and exchange views, fun and thoughts over the course of the year. I want to take this time to wish you, if you celebrate, a very...

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Sunday rambles.

April @thislittlepennyearns (62939) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 22 Dec

I tried to write this earlier from my phone, but it just wasn't working out. So it's much later than I wanted it to be. But oh well. Anyway, today was a pretty busy day. We moved a bunch of furniture around this morning. I did...

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Judy Evans @thislittlepennyearns Thanks. Only three hours to go for us. Hope you have a great Christmas too and that 2025 is kind to you all.

An attempt at camouflage? Did this lizard nail it?

Pitstop @pitstop (14116) • Australia 23 Dec

I saw this lizard at the reptile enclosure in the wildlife park. It had a unique shade of green. I wonder if this was to camouflage it. The shade of green was however very different from the footage around it. So you think this...

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Judy Evans @pitstop Because I'm really interested in such things and I always see it as an opportunity for a post here, I often take photos of the information boards. Then I'll do a bit more research as well.

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Standards have slipped.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13167) • Ireland 23 Dec

I’ve grown accustomed to the uncouth attitude of folk these days but I’m still astounded when I come across it. The place we’ve been staying in these past few days in Edinburgh is quite salubrious, apartments with a breakfast bar...

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Judy Evans @xFiacre Yes, look on the bright side! lol

Getting the car serviced

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Dec

The photo shows the lounge area of the motor home. I don’t have a photo of it extended out yet but one day soon. Moving on .... When we moved from a small country property to suburbia, we had to find a new dentist, doctor,...

western australia

mechanic

car servicing

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Judy Evans @Juliaacv This isn't a government service - just a lady who supplements her income by doing house calls.

A poinsettia for Christmas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Dec

We know quite a few people in the village but we often get together with two other couples. We take it in turns to go to each other’s house most Tuesdays after the movie night and enjoy socialising together. It’s so easy just to...

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Judy Evans @Juliaacv That's amazing. You must really have the gift for keeping them healthy. Quite a few here have said how they have been unable to keep them alive for very long.

Baking effort number two

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61662) • Centralia, Washington 18h

Just us two but what fun! Naughty me is starting to think about the next doctor visit and yes, they insist I step onto the scale. Oh my. Today I made yeasty cinnamon rolls. Hubby is better at rolling the tasty devils up and...

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Judy Evans Those special Christmas foods are nearly impossible to resist.

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Almost Christmas

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (108252) • Marion, Ohio 18h

And I think I am ready. I just need to put the small gifts in the stockings. Bring the card table in and set it up. Bring the extra chairs in. I will get that stuff done tomorrow. Then Wednesday I will mix up the dumplings and get...

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Judy Evans How many will be sitting down for a meal? I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

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Interesting Facts About Christmas ~ Part Four

celticeagle @celticeagle (168369) • Boise, Idaho 17h

In my wandering around the net, I have found some more tidbits of information about the holiday season that I thought you might find interesting. Here are the ones I found most interesting: * The devilish companion to Santa Claus...

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Judy Evans I've never heard of that pickle tradition.

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What will you miss about the Christmas season?

Amber @AmbiePam (94001) • United States 17h

Yes, I realize Christmas is not over. I wish the season would last a little longer though. Amyra (my niece, pictured) is already campaigning to go see more lights before they take them down around town after Christmas. I guess...

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Judy Evans I will miss the generally kinder attitude of people around this time of year.

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WOW...Just WOW!

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (1402) • United States 16h

Found out today that I have to allow them to view ALL rooms of the house. Still looking for a place. It is harder to find a decent place for the amount of money we have to spend on Rent and/or Buying a place than I have ever had....

merry christmas

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Judy Evans Sending prayers and positive vibes that you can find something suitable.

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A very different Christmas for my family

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (38768) 16h

This year our Christmas is just not working out for us the way we planned it to be. My son has been in and out of the hospital for 3 weeks. He is weak and tired, and is not supposed to do much, which is going to keep him here....

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Judy Evans Ours will be relatively quiet. We're going to my SIL's for dinner on Christmas Day then to my BIL's daughter's place for Boxing Day. There will be quite a few family members there. I'm sorry things haven't worked out better for you but it does sound much the...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Is Rising

Kareng @kareng (61992) • United States 16h

As you probably know, the Mega Millions jackpot is rising. Last week we were all excited that it had reached $944 million. Today's new projection is $970 million and my guess is that the jackpot amount will rise again before the...

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lottery 970 million

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Judy Evans That's a huge amount. I hope it goes to someone/s deserving. Good luck with your ticket too.

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Monday musings.

April @thislittlepennyearns (62939) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 15h

We are ankle deep in wrapping presents right now. Well Chris is wrapping them. Our deal is I pick most of them out and he gets to wrap them lol. He child's are already wrapped now we are working on she child's then we will wrap...

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Judy Evans Almost all the grown-ups in our circle have agreed to forego presents which makes it easy. We did make my BIL a calendar of photos from his garden.

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Why I don’t like Christmas shopping

ShannyBananny @shaggin (72271) • United States 15h

I realized today why I don’t like shopping for gifts for holidays such as Christmas. I like when I’m shopping and see things that remind me of certain people. I like to buy it for them at random to give them to let them know...

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Judy Evans I love your home-made card. That is really cute. Buying gifts can be difficult. I'm not surprised it makes you anxious as it can be a very expensive time.

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While it is winter in northern hemisphere it is summer in southern hemisphere

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (19713) 14h

Christmas is very different in the two hemispheres. While it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is summer in the southern hemisphere. India falls in the northern hemisphere. Most parts of the country it is cold. Calcutta has...

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Judy Evans Our Christmas season is almost always quite hot.

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Touchwood

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5941) • Calcutta, India 14h

I have been in a good mood these few days, Touchwood. Maybe it's because of the upcoming Christmas or the unfounded enthusiasm and groundless euphoria of the New year. Anyways, hoping for things to stay...

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Judy Evans I must be getting old and cynical as I'll just be quite glad when Christmas is over and everything is back to normal.

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve.

April @thislittlepennyearns (62939) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 14h

We finished wrapping presents and put them under the tree and decided to watch something festive. We we're going to watch Red One but I don't know if I have the attention span for a movie so we are watching Friends. Of course we...

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Judy Evans I did a bit of baking this morning and I think I'm about ready to head for a nap.

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