Fiacre Banks (@xFiacre) on myLot

Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jan

Today is Australia Day for some and Invasion Day for others as it’s the day the British proclaimed Australian territory as their own and the rest, as they say, is history. Some will be taking to the streets in protest; some will...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Very international tastes we have here!

26 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jan

Today is Australia Day for some and Invasion Day for others as it’s the day the British proclaimed Australian territory as their own and the rest, as they say, is history. Some will be taking to the streets in protest; some will...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Now I’m craving a Vegemite sandwich.

26 Jan

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Fleur @Fleura (30805) • United Kingdom 25 Jan

I just loved this. I was visiting some friends recently and we went out for a walk with their dog (who you can just see in the background). When we came to this little footbridge over a tiny stream there was this totally...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura How otiose is that?

25 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jan

A relatively busy day for us today. Vince’s brother is due here shortly with a trailer and we’ll be loading the ‘hospital bed’ for him to take to his house. A new hospital-type bed is very expensive, but we were able to purchase...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev very useful bit of kit to have access to. Hope nobody will need it any time soon.

24 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jan

I wrote about the ‘Madigan squeeze’ which replicates the birth process and is used on calves and foals to help them get started in life. It’s quite a simple technique in a way but surprisingly effective. MyLotter Lenore Plassman...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Bathed the area in warm water with salt which helped a lot till we could get to doctor. It was a weekend in Paris.

24 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jan

I wrote about the ‘Madigan squeeze’ which replicates the birth process and is used on calves and foals to help them get started in life. It’s quite a simple technique in a way but surprisingly effective. MyLotter Lenore Plassman...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Yes, how on earth did someone come up with the idea to apply a bicycle pump? I wonder if something like that might have worked on my wife when she had mastitis after her first delivery. I can picture it, but only with difficulty.

24 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Jan

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. We went shopping today and picked up some bread. Vince likes the 9-Grain loaf but often there is none in the shop or only a couple of loaves. Vince asked the lady in the area why...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Vince’s logic is sound.

23 Jan

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snowy @snowy22315 (184163) • United States 22 Jan

I have tried becoming a vegtarian (not a vegan) several times in the past. It never works for more than a month. I start craving a hamburger like mad, and a veggie burger just isn't going to do it. I do think vegetarinism is...

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Fiacre Banks @Dreamerby I cannot do without cheese.

23 Jan

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (57) • United States 23 Jan

Yes, it's official. I turn 60 today. That means I'm what you'd call a "woman of a certain age." That expression refers to a woman middle-aged or older. Mostly older. The phrase " of a certain age" dates back to the 1700's and...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville The first sixty are the worst. Now that you’ve got them over you life will start to pick up.

23 Jan

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Fleur @Fleura (30805) • United Kingdom 23 Jan

We have a ceiling-mounted drying rack at home and that’s where I hang up the washing in winter. Yesterday I was taking down the dry things, then I went round with the basket, distributing clothes to their owners. And I found I was...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Not mine. In the past when I swam a lot I often came across items of mostly underwear in the wash that we not mine. I assume that I just bundled up whatever was lying near me upon changing and went home and thrust it all in the machine, not knowing...

23 Jan

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Pitstop @pitstop (14462) • Australia 22 Jan

Yes, this is one of those twisted posts I make here on mylot. When we first got introduced to these snakes, there was no way I was going to try them, but my kids are them and were very happy. No, these aren't the creepy reptiles...

snakes

sweets

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Fiacre Banks @pitstop India. It appeared on a menu as snak burger and I thought it was a typo that should have been snack. It should have been snake.

23 Jan

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344415) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jan

The photo has nothing to do with the post. It was taken at the dog cemetery near Corrigin in Western Australia. I spoke about a German saying about making an elephant out of a mouse. We have a free paper here called Have A Go...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev There’ll be plenty of time for that sort of thing in the next life, we sometimes say.

23 Jan

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Pitstop @pitstop (14462) • Australia 22 Jan

Yes, this is one of those twisted posts I make here on mylot. When we first got introduced to these snakes, there was no way I was going to try them, but my kids are them and were very happy. No, these aren't the creepy reptiles...

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Fiacre Banks @pitstop I did eat real snake once unwittingly. I have a phobia regarding serpents and when I realised what I was eating all I could think of was snake inside me and couldn’t wait to get rid of it. Even the process of getting rid of it was creepy.

23 Jan

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Fleur @Fleura (30805) • United Kingdom 23 Jan

A post by @kaylachan inspired this. How do you respond when people keep trying to sell you something? Pushy salespeople are a personal bugbear. If I want something I will get it. If I say no then that’s that, thank...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Pushy salespersons soon learn that it won’t wash with me. I’ve even been known to start singing at them operatic style to express my refusal to buy and that embarrasses them even if no-one is around watching. I’m sure I’m on quite a few black lists.

23 Jan

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (57) • United States 23 Jan

Now that I missed out on my birthday trip to Japan, my travel friend and I are talking about our next several trips, which have already been planned, booked and on the books for a while, but we're now starting to add some more...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville What a pity I’ll not be here in May to welcome you.

23 Jan

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (57) • United States 22 Jan

So there's a couple of ways to look at this. Context: I had a hydrafacial and dermaplaning done at the spa today. The technician said I had beautiful, wonderful skin, well-maintained, nothing needed to be done with it more than...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I can see your glow from here. Happy birthday for tomorrow.

22 Jan

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Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29791) • Lichfield, England 22 Jan

We went to the big Tesco again today. We were late setting off because Mum couldn't get one of her slippers off to get her sandals on. She gave me some money, her club card and the shopping list before we set off. When we set off...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton Your mum doesn’t half seem to send a lot of cards. I forget what all I did today.

22 Jan

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snowy @snowy22315 (184163) • United States 22 Jan

I have tried becoming a vegtarian (not a vegan) several times in the past. It never works for more than a month. I start craving a hamburger like mad, and a veggie burger just isn't going to do it. I do think vegetarinism is...

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Fiacre Banks @snowy22315 I was veggy for a year once and have tried again but failed. Ideally I’d be vegan - not going to happen.

22 Jan

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Amber @AmbiePam (95486) • United States 22 Jan

The first online only bank that comes to my mind is Chime. I don’t ever see myself using an online only bank, although I imagine it appeals to certain generations. I like being able to visit a branch if I have a problem. Maybe...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I have one, and the beauty of it is that I can lodge cheques through the app. Never had any problems. Of course I wouldn’t use one that doesn’t come with our government’s guarantee that if the bank goes belly up they’ll reimburse us up to £75000 - as...

22 Jan

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Fleur @Fleura (30805) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

Yesterday I finally got around to making marmalade from the oranges I bought a week ago. I cooked the oranges already, but then needed plenty of time for the next stage so yesterday morning I tied on my apron and got to work. To...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Disappointing.

22 Jan

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