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Speccybecky's latest comments
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10th Jun 2023Speccybecky commented on:
Win an Electra floor lamp from Granny Gets a Grip!This would be just brilliant!ViewDate:
6th Jan 2023Speccybecky commented on:
Has Harry finally gone too far?He’s just a spoiled petulant boy. If he wants to go then just go and keep quiet and get on with the life you want to have and leave your family alone.ViewDate:
6th Jan 2023Speccybecky commented on:
Should masks be reintroduced to stop the spread of winter illnesses?I think people should wear a mask to protect everyone. I wore one on a recent flight but I was the only one to do so.ViewDate:
30th Dec 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Win ONE of FIVE copies of Coming Home To Mistletoe Cottage by Celia Andrew’sReally need to find a good book for these dark nightsViewDate:
19th Nov 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Do you like the Bounty bars in a tub of Celebrations?Oh, not really good,I know I shouldn’t. Everything in moderation as they sayViewDate:
18th Nov 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Should Scotland be an independent country?No! Nicola got her referendum, she got a result and didn’t like it. Does that mean she gets to keep going till she gets the answer she wants?! I’m Scottish and if it had gone the other way it wouldn’t be my choice but I’d have had to go with the majority.ViewDate:
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18th Nov 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Do you like the Bounty bars in a tub of Celebrations?So am I Billy…….but I still eat some chocolate!ViewDate:
18th Nov 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Will you be watching the World Cup?Probably not. I think they’re right not to lift their law on no alcoholViewDate:
18th Nov 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Win ONE of TWO Barista Frothieres by Drew&ColeJust the thing , a bit of luxury for those cold winter daysViewDate:
30th Jun 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Should Scotland be an independent country?I seem to remember at the time it was said that a ‘generation’ was 30 years.ViewDate:
29th Jun 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Should Scotland be an independent country?Whatever side you’re on, Nicola had her ‘once in a generation’ referendum and the result was , No! It’s not the result she wanted. The people voted, need to accept the result and not keep going till it changes.ViewDate:
2nd Feb 2022Speccybecky commented on:
Win a Luxury Two Night All-Inclusive Break in Killarney with Golden IrelandI’d love to visit IrelandViewDate:
6th Jan 2022Speccybecky commented on:
WIN a UK City Break with Great Little BreaksI’d love to revisit towns where we used to liveViewDate:
20th Aug 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win ONE of TEN Allium Superglobe mix bundles!Bees love alliums, would be great to attract more beesViewDate:
20th Aug 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win ONE of TEN Allium Superglobe mix bundles!Bees love alliums, would be great to attract more bees to my gardenViewDate:
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14th Jul 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win a 12 Month Membership to Silversurfers Club+Would love to give it a try now that I recently retiredViewDate:
13th Jul 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win ONE of FIVE Japanese dwarf Azalea Collections!Beautiful colours, would cheer everyone upViewDate:
25th Jun 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Should Matt Hancock resign over reports of an affair with his close aide?If they’re working ‘closely together’ would they not be in a bubble? His personal life is his concern, we don’t know his personal circumstances. As for sacking him….wasn’t the prime minister having an affair with Carrie when still married?ViewDate:
18th Jun 2021Speccybecky commented on:
WIN a seven-night holiday for two adults to FranceJust the pick up we need. Good luck everyone!ViewDate:
21st Mar 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Youth Hostelling: the affordable way to explore the countrysideAs a young teenager my friends and I joined SYHA and walked round Loch Lomond with our rucksacks staying on hostels on the way round. Met some lovely peopleViewDate:
9th Feb 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Would you welcome a vaccine passport?We weren’t given any card just a flier with the possible side effects!ViewDate:
8th Feb 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Would you welcome a vaccine passport?It’s seems senseless to have to bother GP practices with this. However, I would like something to prove When I have been vaccinated. As for ‘younger’ people not able to travel till later....there is always restrictions on travel for some people. i.e. financial. Are we saying if everyone can’t go no one should? In years gone by, before €’s, I can remember having to write in customer’s passports if I sold them currency as there was a restriction on amount of currency taken overseas. Maybe a vaccine passport from birth covering all vaccinationsViewDate:
28th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Crochet: the new trend giving knitting a run for its moneyI can knit and do...a lot! Currently using up all my odds of wool knitting dolly clothes for my granddaughter. I can do a basic stitch in crochet and make squares. My plan was to learn to crochet at a class but COVID scuppered that. I can also make bobbin lace if there are any lace makers out there?ViewDate:
13th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Hi NCM55 You've certainly lived a lot of places. We have moved around too , due to hubby's job, only in Scotland and England but we have been settled here in West Lothian in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow for almost 30 years. The town is a 'Royal Burgh as we have a palace where Mary, Queen of Scots was born. Incidentally, according to the original books . Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, of ('Beam me up Scottie') Startrek will be born here on 28 June 2222!! I have only researched my own family tree although I have found that a couple of great uncles emigrated to Illinois c 1922. one of them appears to have been quite well known in Michigan and just a bit infamous!? Andrew Strachan McFarlane moved to Detroit in 1937 and went on to be President of The Federation of Labor apparently taking the miners out on strike. I have found photos online of him with President Hoover and James Hoffa! Unfortunately cant find any family although I know he had 2 daughters. I can find no trace of his brother who also emigrated , James Strachan McFarlane was married to Ellen Reid but has seemingly disappeared. If you ever come across any of these two in your genealogy travels I'd be forever grateful. Things are not too clever here, as in everywhere else at the moment, we are pretty much locked down and the virus is running riot. It changes weekly but at the moment we are allowed out to shop for food and exercise keeping 2 m apart and wearing a mask and hand sanitising everywhere. We are ordering our shopping online and having delivered, I do try to go outside for a walk every day but the weather has been snowy and cold , not as much snow as you dealt with! Keep safeViewDate:
8th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Just thought I'd say hello. I retired, early , from work in the middle of lockdown, i'd just had enough! Im married, for 46 years , age 65. We have 2 sons , both married and just welcomed our 2nd granddaughter this week, although we cant travel to meet her right now. I have been passing my time by knitting, reading and a bit of genealogy which I'm finding very interesting. I have a sister and she has the heavy end of caring for my mother at the moment as she lives near to her and we are not allowed to travel. I'm missing them both but I know its for the bestViewDate:
8th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Crafting ActivitiesHello you crafty people! I like to knit. I can do a basic crochet stitch and would like to learn more now that I'm retired...when lockdown is over I love to make bobbin lace and would love to hear from any lacemakers out there. NancyViewDate:
8th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win a 12 month Mixed Box Book subscription!Doz, check your local library, dont assume it is closed, most are offering a click and collect service during lockdownViewDate:
8th Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win a H-HANDY 700 Express from HooverMy 87 yr old mother really needs a lighter hoover as she is finding hers too heavy to handle. Difficult to get her shopping when she is shielding and she "wants to pick her own!"ViewDate:
3rd Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win a H-HANDY 700 Express from HooverMy mum is finding her existing vacuum too heavy at 86 so this would be just the ticket!ViewDate:
1st Jan 2021Speccybecky commented on:
Win a 12 month Mixed Box Book subscription!Reading Books have kept me sane! I’m not brilliant at picking them so would be good to have someone else do it for me!,ViewDate:
25th Nov 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Does the thought of families being allowed to mix over Christmas make you feel anxious or relieved?Surely that means you will be mixing with more than the allowed 3 households....ViewDate:
25th Nov 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Does the thought of families being allowed to mix over Christmas make you feel anxious or relieved?Can’t help thinking I’d rather persevere with restrictions and keep the virus at bay. Christmas is only another day and if other religions didn’t get to mix at their celebrations, why should we. Christians don’t need to be with other people to celebrate their faith. We haven’t seen our son and granddaughter in person since March, indeed we won’t be able to travel to see the new baby when she’s born and that’s awful but we wouldn’t like to be responsible for infecting them. Hopefully things will be be better by the summer.ViewDate:
16th Nov 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Win a £100 Voucher to spend with Love What You Eat!This would be such a good gift to spread round the family at Christmas, even if we can’t be together in personViewDate:
21st Oct 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Do you wear a reusable face mask or a disposable one?Like most other folks it seems. I have a box of disposable masks in the car, not used any yet, I have at least a dozen reusable masks made by my lovely sister, she has made over 1500 and has given them away. It’s so disheartening to see lots of people just not bothering or standing to close without masks just chatting. Also see neighbours having family in their homes when we can’t even see my mother or our grandchildren! Wise up, please!!ViewDate:
21st Oct 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Do you wear a reusable face mask or a disposable one?Not the same one though! LolViewDate:
3rd Sep 2020Speccybecky commented on:
Are you taking a late summer overseas holiday or have you postponed your plans?We are not going this year, had 2 holidays cancelled earlier. This dangerous virus is spreading like wildfire, I don’t think we should be helping it by travelling around and spreading it!