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Has spring sprung?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

We were out for our first ride of the season this past weekend. It was…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 23, 2026March 15, 2026

Swedish ‘snus’ – small pouches of moist oral tobacco you place under your top lip.…

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This makes me ragey

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 23, 2026March 15, 2026

I can see both sides. The companies are doing the work to make it available…

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Smile

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 22, 2026March 15, 2026

Oh no Temu! An ad from French cat food company, Caats  

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Trousseau chests/bottom drawers/hope chests

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 22, 2026March 15, 2026

I see so many full dinner services and tea sets in second-hand shops these days.…

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100 years old today!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 21, 2026March 22, 2026

I wore this upper arm bracelet when I got married. It belonged to my maternal…

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The Yellow Car Effect aka the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 21, 2026March 15, 2026

I have written about the proliferation of old typewriters in second hand shops recently. I…

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Decluttering tips for Eva!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 20, 2026March 13, 2026

Good advice and maybe an account to follow. I have been quite good this year…

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Rabbit notebook

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 20, 2026March 13, 2026

I featured this notebook a while back. When I popped into the shop a week…

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Smile

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 19, 2026March 20, 2026
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