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- Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Is everything in your garden coming up roses?
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Is everything in your garden coming up roses?
I know that most of you are keen gardeners, so how are your gardens growing? Are you starting to see new growth and shoots coming through? Is it too early for your plants, LLL? Grandad, how’s your mobility these days? Are you still managing to get out and about sometimes? I have a raft of medical ap...
- Thu Apr 01, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Happy Easter!
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Happy Easter!
This will possibly be my last post on here as no-one seems to look in any more, let alone answer! :( I wanted to wish all members, whether past or present, A Very Happy Easter, and good luck and health to you all. Many thanks to Keefy and Horus for their moderating of the forum, and a big ‘Thank You...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: A Chateau in France?
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A Chateau in France?
Mainly aimed at Fablux and BB because they live there! At the moment, we are being bombarded on TV with this programme. It’s quite good viewing but all the hard work involved in the restoration work make me wonder just how many people actually take this job on! :o So, questions! I’m taking it that y...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:15 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Well that's a new one on me!
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Re: Well that's a new one on me!
Having said that, I have in the past had occasion to return items to Amazon and it wasn’t made difficult. However, just recently, I ordered something which was totally misrepresented in the advert, so I complained. I hadn’t realised that I was dealing with Amazon Marketplace and the item was Chinese...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:43 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Well that's a new one on me!
- Replies: 3
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Re: Well that's a new one on me!
I wish our returns were so automated!
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Who needs Egypt when......
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Re: Who needs Egypt when......
Another hot one here today. I forced myself to iron some quilt binding this morning but that’s as far as it went! How on earth do people work in the heat, I wonder? Unless they have air conditioning, of course. No point in taking ourselves out for a drive either, because a lot of people are going ba...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:06 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Who needs Egypt when......
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Re: Who needs Egypt when......
I’m usually up before 5am - I don’t sleep well! The queues in the supermarkets seem to have largely sorted themselves out now, according to DH. He’s the one who does all the shopping. There don’t appear to be any shortages either. Fortunately, we are 10 minutes walk from the town.
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Who needs Egypt when......
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Re: Who needs Egypt when......
Yes, I know what you mean, Fablux. I was out in the garden before 5am and it was still dark but cool! The heat built up very quickly once the sun came up though! Is this the month when most of France goes on holiday? Do you have to do a lot of forward planning regarding shopping etc?
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Who needs Egypt when......
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Who needs Egypt when......
Who needs to go to Egypt etc when it is soooo hot in the UK? I thought last Friday was hot at 30-35c but today is even hotter! The streets are virtually deserted. It reminds me of Egypt during Ramadan! Too hot to eat, let alone cook. What’s it like where you are, weather wise?
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Is anyone still alive out there?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Is anyone still alive out there?
Thanks for posting, Pat!
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Is anyone still alive out there?
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Is anyone still alive out there?
Has everyone gone to the moon? No posts for weeks! Could you all post and say whether you are well or not, please?
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Will we ever get used to being close to others again?
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Re: Will we ever get used to being close to others again?
You’ve voiced something that I’ve been thinking about too, Fablux. Will we ever behave towards each other as we used to - or will we keep our distance even from relatives? I’m desperately missing my granddaughter who I haven’t touched since around Christmas, although I’ve spoken to her twice through...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: What a difference a fortnight makes!
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What a difference a fortnight makes!
It’s been about 2-3 weeks now since any of us posted so how are you all? Here in the UK, the lockdown is supposedly easing but the general public seem to think that it’s all over! Nothing could be further from the truth, and some of us are waiting for the ‘second coming’ as it were. :( I, personally...
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Are you all bored yet?
- Replies: 15
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Re: Are you all bored yet?
Wow Fablux! All your businesses etc open? I wish ours were! However, looking at all the pictures in the press of the crowds that are crowding onto beaches, parks and open spaces - we might as well be, and as for the demos in London??? I’m glad to see all the photos of your different forms of gardeni...
- Fri May 29, 2020 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Are you all bored yet?
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Re: Are you all bored yet?
I wish I could chop onions like a professional chef! :cry: I’ve been making Cornish pasties! Yesterday, I tried out a Paul Hollywood recipe for scones and they turned out quite well, but I’m getting fed up with this cooking lark! :x I am running short of quilting inspiration at the moment, so I know...
- Wed May 20, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Are you all bored yet?
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Re: Are you all bored yet?
I’m glad to hear that Barry has had his surgery and it all went well, Fablux. I must admit that as the days and weeks go past, I’m feeling less motivated indoors and longing to go out! My son doesn’t understand and told me that seeing as how I rarely go out anyway, it shouldn’t make much difference ...
- Mon May 11, 2020 4:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Are you all bored yet?
- Replies: 15
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Re: Are you all bored yet?
How lovely to read both your replies AND see your photos! Totally unexpected but very welcome! My attitude today is ‘does anyone know what’s going on and what did BJ actually say?’ My immediate answer is that I will not be budging from my house until I am sure that the virus is gone or there is a va...
- Sun May 10, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Are you all bored yet?
- Replies: 15
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Are you all bored yet?
Just thought I would come on site and say ‘Hello’ to you all, and find out how you are all faring during the lockdown. I’m beginning to feel jealous of my husband’s once a week shopping trip, so I guess I’m starting to feel the effects of almost total isolation! I’ve been doing lots of reading; quil...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Good Luck but not Goodbye
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18292
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Re: Good Luck but not Goodbye
Well, I don’t know any of our past members in Bahrain, do you, Grandad?
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:52 am
- Forum: General Discussions and Rants
- Topic: Happy hour!
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- Views: 3620
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Happy hour!
In the midst of all this doom and gloom, I’ve decided to post about the things that make you smile, so do join in folks! :D I always have to smile when I see the local squirrels performing their stunts - particularly when they run along the top of my garden fence! They usually stop in the middle and...