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Smilie's Diary for the Pilgrimers
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Couldn't work out if Smilie was indoors or out because of the stripey wallpaper. Then the letters clicked into focus - maybe I should save for the new improved prescription glasses. or it might just be looking through the wrong bit of the vari-focals.My mission in life is not only to survive,but to thrive and to do so with some Passion, some Compassion, some Humour and some Style.NST SEP No 1 No Debt No mortgage0
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Hahaha mothernerd. I am sorry but that made me laugh! Stripey wallpaper
Yay for alphabetty Martin. I just googled the thread and discovered I had missed my cue by a few hours
Just debating whether to eat more homemade cookies or wake up the small... Cookies it is xx
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Smilie of the day.
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Looks like bear was out of hibernation early today.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.0
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At first I thought that tree was doing a sort of whoomping willow act, then I got my eyes focussed and saw the great big hug. LOL
Having an annoying tech time, using Opera I can do emoticons, but not see pictures etc, on IE I can see the pics, but not do emoticons grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)0 -
Having an annoying tech time, using Opera I can do emoticons, but not see pictures etc, on IE I can see the pics, but not do emoticons grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
maddiemay - what version of IE are you on? I can't get emoticons when I was automatically *upgraded* to v.11 - so I dialled back to v.10 and studiously refuse all attempts at upgrade from my 'puter that clearly knows more about everything than I do
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GreyingGrocery Spend January 2026 £19.67/£300
Non-food spend January 2026 £0.85p/£80
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Greying, thank you. Yes IE11, I will try and do the roll back.:A
Hope that all is well with your and GP and that you too have had some of the lovely weather.
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Today I finally saw the leaves unfurling. I heard crickets chirping, saw a pond skater flitting around on a pond and watched the lady blackbird collecting twigs for her nest for the second day running. A fox has also been barking away tonight. Spring is here and everything is coming alive!
I love it xx
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I was sitting in the park watching the bees, butterflies and birds :Tliltdiddylilt wrote: »Today I finally saw the leaves unfurling. I heard crickets chirping, saw a pond skater flitting around on a pond and watched the lady blackbird collecting twigs for her nest for the second day running. A fox has also been barking away tonight. Spring is here and everything is coming alive!
I love it xx
With an ice cream
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So even the Bear has awakened from hibernation and got out and about:D sounds lovely.
My dad has an annual butterfly drive, to rescue all of the butterflies that have wintered over in the garage. His count was 51 in the garage this year, 3 in the glass house (rubbish conservatory not attached to house :rotfl:) and 5 in the shed! :T:T
A black belt only covers 2 inches of your a$$ - You have to cover the rest yourself - Royce Gracie0
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