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William Morris said "have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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Thank you, Judy! X

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I loved your furniture story ❤️ surrounding yourself with lovely things is so important xx

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You sound so happy Abi with all your possessions around you and out of storage. Your table sounds exquisite. I have a lovely rectangular dining table inset with Italian tiles with four oak chairs. I eat all my meals at this table, mess around on Twitter, write emails, do banking and much more at this table.

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Great you are back Abi it is so comforting to hear you,glad the break did you good.Loved hearing about your furniture and belongings, i remember when we fetched my mums table and chairs when we emptied the bungalow i just sat at it for hours remembering all the people no longer with us who had sat around it, the memories we have from it are so precious.The hours my mum spent sat at it with her best friend laying,cutting out and making my wedding and bridesmaid dresses,brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.Also the hours my children spent sitting at it eating, doing crafts with my mum i couldn’t bear to part with it, i also have a few other pieces of her furniture i have kept including a couple of Lloyd Loom that i am going to get re-upholstered i have also got a mass of boxes that i need to work my way through too but i need to be ready to do that as you know its quite emotional.

Been feeling really unwell last couple of weeks as i have had shingles on the left side of my back and under my arm, unfortunately its the cancer side and has left me in a lot of pain and has knocked me for 6 i am just so tired.

I am finally getting a 1-1 with a psychic in July she has got a waiting list of a year but has managed to get me a place in July which will be a week before my mums 3 year Anniversary of losing her i just hope i will be well enough. Going back to the topic of belongings the 3 things that mean a lot to me of my mums are the table and chairs, her wedding ring and a beautiful wooden sewing box with a concertina lid which she was given when she was 15 it still has all the old wooden bobbins in it, any way glad you are back Abi and if you fancy sorting through a few more boxes i have quite a few here if you are free……..Much love to everyone…..Lisa xxx

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Lovely you are back and well done for clearing the Big Yellow! How brave and it was so moving to hear you talk about your darling Terry’s things. Honestly moves me to tears thinking about it. Great result though and you always attract the right people to help you.

You even sounded different broadcasting from your special table!

Love and hugs 🤗❤️

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Dear Abi, been thinking recently why I'm giving 5 quid a month to some random woman. This is why - what a beautiful post. I'm 59 and this brings back memories of loneliness in London like nothing else. The move, the kindness of the men, the table and the undercurrent of grief - moved me to tears. God bless you x

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What a lovely thing to write! Thank you. X

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Great pod Abi, so true about poor Alex Belfield feel so angry about what that evil dick heeed vine did to him for literally taking the piss, I write to Alex every month & he writes back looking forward to reading his book he's busy writing.

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Aww Abs 💙🥺💙

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Don't forget Dr Hallary who threw in the bin a yellow card leaflet highlighting the adverse reactoons, and telling people to ignore this live on GMB.

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Who also, live on air, advised covering the faces of people in need of CPR with a towel or blanket 🥴. He’s as much a “Dr” as I’m a Puerto Rican Show Pony.

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You will feel so much more settled now that you have your belongings with you, out of storage.

Regarding vaccines, it's interesting how the MSM only bring up harms by Astra Zeneka, despite the fact that Pfizer and Moderna brought out all the boosters and continue to push them.

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Yes.At least Astra Zeneca stopped Genetically Modified Organisms, called vaccines, before the 1st booster rollout.Pfizer and Moderna pushed boosters and continue to do so today

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Loved your musings on your newly found possessions and what they mean to you, and hearing your love for Terry echoing through your words & somehow finding a way to segue way into your righteous anger on the jabs and putting those cunts behind bars. You are quite simply a treasure.

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I haven't been able to comment for a while because i usually listen on an apple laptop. The substack page is broken up on the apple and i don't know how to fix it. All i can do is listen and pause and the time is on a slight fast forward turning five seconds into around three seconds. So basically Abby you sound like you are on Speed.

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Great to hear that you're finally sorting out belongings for the flat.It's essential to have nice things, around you in your home, that are useful, beautiful and bring you fond memories.

You look great at nearly 54yrs Abi! You suit your figure too.Just remember that it's only men who are into pre teens that like thin women....Have a good week ❤️🌷🌻☀️

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I'm so happy to hear you've got your possessions back with you. The table sounds like a thing of comfort and beauty. I worry about you sleeping on a sofa though. I hope you uncover some wonderful memories when going through your boxes. I've not heard you mention Alex Belfield before. It boils my piss that he's still locked away while Vine is cycling the streets a free man! Stalkers of the 'Baby Reindeer' kind generally get about 10 months inside. No one else has been jailed for Simple Stalking since either! xx

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Arrhh Abi lovely POD. If everything went up in flames, the only things I would be upset about is photographs of my late mum and dad, pictures of my daughter and grandchildren. You can always replace other things. I thought you were on your way out of London or have uou decided to stay? XXXX

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Hi Abi. You are absolutely wonderful. I totally agree about grammar and socialism.

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🙏

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