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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 16/09/2026

That brought back memories, can't remember when but my sister no longer with us got me the Beano/Dandy 70 years edition as she knew I loved them.

A picture of the Beano/Dandy 70 years cover

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 09/09/2026

Posted to @shihabsjoi.bsky.social the other day about being 71 and felt ecstatic that he found it funny, I'm now thinking we could be related. Ha I had his haircut way before you Mate.

A picture of me, I'm thinking around 1957 before that haircut was popular.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 01/09/2026

We didn't manage to grow anything outside this year due to the heat, but somehow this self set sunflower made it. 🌱 🌻

A lonely self set sunflower in a very dry garden

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 18/08/2026

Got a bottle of this thinking I could do that, but the nearest thing I had was a wheelbarrow & the lawnmower. After downing the whole bottle I fell off and the set up was last seen heading to the next village. Stick to the Merlot Fred it's safer.

A label on a bottle of Bordeaux wine showing a man on a penny farthing, but it could have been called something else in France.

It tasted good though

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 17/08/2026

No problem have some crispy grass.

A very dead and crispy lawn in France after months of no water.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 12/08/2026

Pheeeeeeeeeeew it's hot today #Heatwave

An AI generated image of a man (Me) trying to keep cool sitting in a bath of ice

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 03/08/2026

Apart from some I follow my Bluesksy has gone all orange again. Have a view of the village I live in in France, it's not my picture but I noticed the cemetery in the background has more people in it than the houses. Hopefully next time I log-in it won't be so orange, sleep well Bluesky.

An aerial view of a small French village in the heart of the country.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 24/07/2026

Checking in to Bluesky to see if there is anything interesting, one two three four five six .................. time up Fred let's go.

Blowing on a dandelion to pass away the time as it's more interesting than my timeline at the moment.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 21/07/2026

No late spuds for us this year the heat has killed everything off, but at least I don't have to keep cutting the grass. #Gardening 🌱 🥔

Two rows of dead potatoes on a patch of very brown crispy grass, two poly-tunnels are on the left and they have suffered this years heat too.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 18/07/2026

Goodnight Bluesky sorry still to much politics in my timeline, have a picture of and old set of bellows I remember playing with as a child at my Nan's house. Yes they still work, but I keep them for memories, I don't know the age but my guess would be 100+ years.

An old set of bellows I remember playing with as a child.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 13/07/2026

I sometimes wonder when I log-in to Bluesky is there anything else apart from politics .......... Yes there is Fred show them your neighbours coming over for a friendly chat. Goodnight Bluesky.

Three horses popping around for a chat over the fence

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 13/07/2026

Didn't last long but we got some drops on the road and on us for around 2 minutes. 🌧️

Dark clouds rolling in we ran outside prying for rain

A few drops of rain on the road, forgotten what it looked and felt like

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 05/07/2026

Busy on the road today 🦆

A duck standing on a road in front of a gate

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 03/07/2026

Timeline on Bluesky rubbish again Fred. This is a Baudet du Poitou Donkey we have a few of them around here mostly in old family farms & they are protected. Yes it may look rough but it's how they looked, don't judge a book by it's cover people. Goodnight Bluesky

A local Baudet du Poitou donkey living near us standing in a field.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 01/07/2026

Finally the ceiling fan we had been thinking about mostly because we heard they can reverse to push warm air down in the winter, a bit of a job getting the screws in the old oak beams as not so young now but already enjoying it for the breeze. Winter will tell but after 1 day it's feeling good.

A ceiling fan in an old French house, never used one before so hoping for good results

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 01/07/2026

Getting plenty of Sweet Aperitif tomatoes to go with the cucumbers and lettuce, proper Summer time. 🌱 🍅 🌞

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 26/06/2026

Rubbish timeline again on Bleusky, fed up with politics and even though I've posted about it ................... the heat. Have a rare picture of me and Mrs Fred out for a walk doing silly things that your children & grandchildren may question, but we have none so 😝

A shadow photo of two people enjoying life on the road out of our village

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 25/06/2026

Post a picture to remind us we can feel cold. This is one is looking back at our village church on a walk. #Heatwave

Looking at a village church in the far distance on a frosty morning past some trees and yellow gorse

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 22/06/2026

Sorry I don't know but here is one she has of her grandad with side by side ploughing. We don't understand the reason for in line or side by side, unfortunately he is long gone to ask.

Two large horses pulling a plough side by side with a man controlling them

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 22/06/2026

Yes we have them come past our house sometimes, the combine fills the road and tows the cutter behind it. Great site to see as we don't get much traffic around here. This is a picture of my wife’s grandad at his farm.

Two large horses pulling a cart full of straw with a man on top.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 22/06/2026

08:00 this morning just touching 30c, yesterday we made 45c more to come. 🌞 🇫🇷

A trusty old thermometer on the shed wall, showing 30c at 08:00 and yesterdays figure of 45c

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 20/06/2026

First tomatoes turning red, but must leave them there apparently it helps the others ripen. Not sure if it's true, maybe someone more knowledgable will know ? 🌱 🍅 #Gardening

Some cherry tomatoes ripening on the vine

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 19/06/2026

Make the most of it, and blow some cool air to 86 please

A screenshot warning of very hot weather across France

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 17/06/2026

Went to town for the weekly market today, the river is looking very low. 💧

View from a railing looking across a river to some old buildings, the old Citroen on has been turned into a cafe meeting place.

Looking at a bridge over a very low river

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 13/06/2026

These "Delta Star"cucumbers are the best we've ever tried, already been getting around one a week but now they'll go crazy & produce more than we can eat. They are small around 15cm thin skinned, no spines & a fantastic flavour, last year we were still getting them in November. #Gardening 🌱 🥒

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 09/06/2026

I don't have religion but I'm thinking of going here and asking. "Père, je suis fatigué de voir Donald Trump partout sur les réseaux sociaux; avez‑vous des conseils pour m'en débarrasser ?" I hope he understands my Franglais. #France

A large wooden structure at a church in France to talk with a priest.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 05/06/2026

We'll be having a few of the first French beans from the polly tunnel tonight in the chicken and black bean sauce. 🌱 🍜

Some French beans hiding up behind the leaves.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 05/06/2026

Nice to see the wisteria having it's second bloom of the year. #Gardening 🌱

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 02/06/2026

Moved the kitchen table & forgot we had this tucked behind it. Brought it with us when we left the UK as it was something we had when we first started living together, you put coins in & got something nice when it was full. It was fun finding it again. ❤️ Did you ever do this ?

An old 4.5 Lt whisky bottle we've had for many years for collecting coins, we recently found it again after forgetting about it and it had a whopping €8.07 inside.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 31/05/2026

We've always had success with cut water bottles, these are around some sunflowers & the slippery bugs can't climb up them.

Cut plastic water bottles protecting young sunflowers from slugs and snails

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 29/05/2026

Soon be time for Cucumber & Spring Cabbage, don't you love seeing your efforts paying off. Sometimes these days we find it hard, but fresh vegetables from garden to plate makes it all worthwhile. #Gardening 🌱 🥒 🥬

First cucumber of the year trying to hide up, but I think this weekend it could be eaten.

Not long before we will be having some Spring Cabbage

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 22/05/2026

This is our old boy in his winter one.

A Great Dane wearing a warm jacket in the snow.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 22/05/2026

Been steeling a few potatoes we planted 17 Feb but the rest had to come out to make way for the peas. A mixed bag, some got caught with the fork but it's early food.

Potatoes in a poly tunnel with some pots on shelving

A harvest of early potatoes planted in the poly tunnel 17th Feb

An bed in a poly tunnel just been planted with peas, there is a cover over them to help stop mice taking the seeds. Staging is on the top ready for more pots.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 21/05/2026

Nice to take a few minutes at the bottom of the garden to remind myself how lucky we are to live in a very small village. #France #Gardening 🇫🇷 🌱

A panoramic view from the bottom of our garden in a small village in France, you can just see the church behind the two poly tunnels.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 20/05/2026

First signs of tomato and cucumber in one of the polly tunnels. 🌱 🍅 🥒 #Gardening

First cucumber top right next to some beetroot leaves

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 18/05/2026

Mrs Fred came in after checking one of the polly tunnels to show me a photo of a grasshopper on the leaf of a cucumber. It's not a great photo, but I told she may want to evict him before he gets fat. 😂 🌱

A grasshopper top right on the leaf of a cucumber, he will have to be evicted.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 17/05/2026

Checked in ........................ politics, the odd nice thing but then more politics, then more of the orange bloke. Think I will go and check the time. Logging-off Sleep well Bluesky.

Passing the time with a dandelion seed because my Bluesky timeline is so full of politics.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 12/05/2026

My timeline is so ................... I was going to use expletives but as I try to be polite it's full of politics, can someone please please please post an image of something different ? Here is mine, it's some stuff collected over many years that I refuse to let go.

An image of some odd things that I have collected over the years, they all have memories for me.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 10/05/2026

Love how accuweather tells me arthritis is very high today ............................... Like I don't know 🦴

A screenshot from accuweather telling me that I may be feeling my psoriatic arthritis today, not that I would have noticed.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 09/05/2026

Far too much Orange Bloke again in my timeline, have an orange sunflower. Way more intelligent and so much better looking without fake paint.

A sunflower with orange petals in a similar colour to Trumps face

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 07/05/2026

Full of politics again in my timeline, I'll post a random old image before logging off just to break it up. Goodnight Bluesky 💤

Some random music albums mostly 70s 80s some singles are on top but I'll keep those secret

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 06/05/2026

Both polytunnels are starting to show some good signs of growth. #Gardening 🌱

Various young vegetables in a polytunnel, some in beds left and right & some in pots

Inside a polytunnel, some staging on the left above potatoes & tomatoes on the right growing up metal spirals.

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Flaky Fred @flakyfred.com · 27/04/2026

Ok as my timeline is still full of the orange bloke, when we purchased our house in France it came with lots of furniture I'm sure he would have loved this bed. Alt text gives more, goodnight Bluesky ................... I'll sleep well peace to you all.

An old French bed we found in a house we purchased, Trump would love it as he would be able to blend in when his fourth assassin came looking.

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