Anna

@LadyDuck (502759)

Italy

Joined myLot 11 years ago

I am Italian and I live in Switzerland. I like, gardening, crafting, writing, baking, cooking and chatting with people.

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Winter Solstice and Superstitions

Anna @LadyDuck (502759) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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celticeagle No, not really. Interesting tradition. We will be celebrating the beginning of summer here I believe on June 21.

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Have you ever marcelled your hair?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382483) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jun

I’m reading a book set in South Africa in the early 1900s. It’s set on an ostrich farm so watch this space for a discussion on how ostrich feathers are harvested. However, I’ve come across the word ‘marcelled’ in...

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Judy Evans @DaddyEvil My Dad always wore a hat but it was to protect him from the sun.

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What a Nifty Start to the "Season"

Jim Bauer @porwest (112924) • United States 15 Jun

The "season" being the start to summer. It's gotten off with a bang, as some might say, and the punches just keep rolling. It started off a month or so ago when on maybe the third cut of the season, the drive belt on my...

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Jim Bauer Rider tires, at least the one I need which is a 13x5.00-6, run about $70 for the whole tire and rim assembly. Not terrible. But more money down the drain nonetheless. My wife is fine. We got a bit of a laugh out of it. To be fair, we've had the patio set for...

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I meant to post about this before I got ill

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 18 May

I meant to post about this before I got ill but obviously I forgot as I wasn't fully engaging with myself properly. I don't know why I remembered it now I am just sitting here after dinner watching shite TV and it just occurred...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck 400,000 is a lot of money. Per year More than I will ever have

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Dogs or Cats or both or none

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 14 Jun

Dogs or cats or both or of course none at all Right now we are none at all as we are away quite often and I don't think it's fair on animals and anyway, costs a fortune to put them in lodgings for two weeks at a time If we had...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Poor Gevi. Did he let you bathe him without a struggle?

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Dogs or Cats or both or none

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 14 Jun

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Poor Gevi. Did he let you bathe him without a struggle?

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A glorious day

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 26 May

Oh what a glorious day it was today Wall to wall sunshine from 6am until 9pm I'm tired now and it's not even 10pm Yvonne is tired too. We decided to have a lazy day Sunbathing But I still found time to go and look at a...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Right enough I wouldn't either and I just try and be really quiet when Yvonne is sleeping

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Mocha and Jaffa Cakes

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 14 Jun

Mocha and Jaffa Cakes Well why not? Just had a bowl of soup, nice home made soup And then Yvonne brought a nice mug of coffee and 6 jaffa cakes for me I don't think there are 6 in the picture lol Doesn't matter Now there are...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Tell me about it. I thought it would do the job more quickly and that nothing could go wrong I was wrong

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Mocha and Jaffa Cakes

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 14 Jun

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Tell me about it. I thought it would do the job more quickly and that nothing could go wrong I was wrong

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Disgusting

Anne Marie Guyer @LeaPea2417 (40058) • Toccoa, Georgia 14 Jun

I can't stand UFC, any kind of boxing and wrestling. I know there are people who like it but for those who like it, you have to admit it is highly tacky and classless for Trump to have that UFC fight on the White House Lawn for...

sickening

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Anne Marie Guyer I can't believe how many people wanted to attend the event.

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I burned underneath my eye

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 14 Jun

I burned underneath my eye with Salicylic acid Woke up today and got a right shock when I looked in the mirror Yvonne was quite upset when she saw the mess I was applying the 26% strength version to a black spot I want rid of...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck It's a skin tag if truth be told and it's been bugging me for ages. So I tried to do something about it.

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A long week.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 14 Jun

hello friends. My grandson Diego stayed at my house for 3 days. He managed to make a mess of every corner. He washed clothes and put them to dry in the living room as the days were dark and clearly not made to wash in a house...

mylotting again

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marguicha I´m keeping my fingers crossed.

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Finally the Lighthouse post I promised

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 10 Jun

Finally The light house post I promised Scurdie Ness Lighthouse Montrose Scotland My home town I have been to the top of this a few times As had my dad, his dad, his dad and his dad before him It is less than a mile from...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck I have been looking for a second hand one but have had no joy yet.

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Check, Check, Not Check

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (135966) • Marion, Ohio 14 Jun

Have a couple of not checks. It is the mowing and hole digging. But I had a bunch of checks so don't care. Watermelons planted -- check. Flowers planted -- check Back room mopped around the litter boxes -- check More of the...

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Eva James That is what matters

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They have added roosters

snowy @snowy22315 (209142) • United States 15 Jun

We have a roundabout in this area..( this state is in love with them) that has been functional about 2 years now. I guess decorating them is nothing new, but you usually see flowers or bushes. They have added decorative roosters...

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snowy Of course decorations are nice, but only if people can pay enough attention to the traffic

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Are there cobblestone pavements in your place?

Ayu2026 @Ayu2026 (345) • Denpasar, Indonesia 13 Jun

Almost all the sidewalks and public squares in Lisbon are covered with mosaic-like cobblestones, which are called Calçada Portuguesa (Portuguese Pavement). Their designs are highly artistic, featuring motifs like wavy...

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Ayu2026 @LadyDuck I agree. I. wonder how ancient people walked on those cobblestone pavements back then.

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no capital letters

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 13 Jun

I hadn't noticed it something bad has happened apart from when I type the I , I am not getting capital letters for some reason it's after an update and it doesn't look the same now either yvonne said she doesn't know what...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck Mylot.co

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Steak and Chips

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 12 Jun

Steak and Chips I just cooked Steak and chips with some onion rings Very good it was Steak juicy and rare Chips perfect Onion rings round We are trying to eat our way through the contents of the freezer because we want to...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck I think I will invest in an electric one The electric can opener was good and lasted us a good few years

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Steak and Chips

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 12 Jun

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck I think I will invest in an electric one The electric can opener was good and lasted us a good few years

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Apple pie and custard,

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (35267) 28 May

Apple Pie and custard Oh yum Good for my tum This was dessert the other night. Forgot to post about it Silly me Remembered it when I posted about Donuts Should have got the donuts yesterday Put one on a plate with some pie...

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Jimbo45 @LadyDuck I hope not.

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