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Fiona
@fionadean.bsky.social
Always busy doing something

parkrun ED, crochet, Archie the springer spaniel, nature, word games, church & choir, gardening, Mum of teen, drinking wine, let me know if I missed anything!
Good morning and happy parkrunday 🏃‍♀️

Heavy showers here. Could be a wet one. Waterproof socks on in case. 🌧️
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Morning. Please can someone explain the forecast. Yellow warning of rain yet sunshine all day? Have the weather men finally gone mad?!
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild

Squirrel
Hare
Adder
Boar
Otter
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

Hammerhead shark
Stingray
My brother
My other brother
Cotton mouth snake
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

Giant Monitor Lizard
Wombat
Whale Shark
Cassowary
Kākāpō
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Connections
Puzzle #901
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November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Today I got organised and put the dinner in to cook in the Rayburn at 8am.

Can confirm 11 hr slow cooked beef cheeks casserole was meltingly tender and delicious. 😋
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Yesterday was frosty and I went the scenic route to work. Today is grey and damp and it’s time to walk Archie 🐾
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Connections
Puzzle #900
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November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Connections
Puzzle #899
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Oh go away connections. Just don’t have the brain power today to even start
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
One of those mornings where I really miss my fiesta and the heated front windscreen 😞
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It was beautiful today, so glad my working arrangements meant I could get out with Archie for an hour this morning 🐾
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I solved today's Eightile in 102 seconds!
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eightile.com
Eightile: unscramble the 8-letter word in time to win!
Eightile is a daily word game where you unscramble progressively longer words. Find the eight letter word in time to win!
eightile.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Connections
Puzzle #898
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November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Relieved to have my opticians appointment cancelled today

Disappointed that the local yarn shop has had to close early

Spending money on getting the car cleaned instead
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Connections
Puzzle #897
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November 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just back from evensong and singing the collect for the Sunday before Advent which is where the whole “stir up” Sunday originated
It’s Stir-Up Sunday and so, as tradition decrees, my Ultimate Christmas Pudding is #RecipeOfTheDay. I have converted many Christmas pud haters with this, which is due not to any brilliance on my part but to the treacly magnificence of the Pedro Ximénez sherry in it. www.nigella.com/recipes/ulti...
Ultimate Christmas Pudding
I don’t deny it: there is something unattractively boastful about calling one’s own recipe “ultimate”. But having soaked my dried fruit for this pudding in Pedro Ximénez — the sweet, dark, sticky sher...
www.nigella.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Might’ve been more than 10 minutes. Veg patch weeded, chicken manure spread and the plants that didn’t survive the frost are in the green bin
After a very lazy morning, I’m heading out for #10minutesinthegarden
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
After a very lazy morning, I’m heading out for #10minutesinthegarden
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Connections
Puzzle #896
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November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Today’s #parkrun pics from Forest of Dean. It was a damp, chilly morning but 81 of us braved the course including 19 first timers
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reposted by Fiona
Can anyone recommend eye drops for dry eyes that have an easy-squeezy bottle. I have tried Hycosan & Thera tears but my hands aren’t strong enough to squeeze the bottles
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Connections
Puzzle #895
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Google is my friend today 😊
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Good morning and happy parkrunday 🏃‍♀️

Drizzly here, wearing leggings for the first time this winter as we’ve finally dropped below 10c. Gonna be a chilly close down today 🥶
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Connections
Puzzle #894
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November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Puzzle #893
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November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM