Berend E

@TraveOnWorld (866)

Georgia

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A whirlwind 3 weeks brough us back to South Africa

Berend E @TraveOnWorld (866) • Georgia 25 Mar

A very blessed and beautiful day to all of you! I hope you are well. I've not been in a place or space to check in and respond or post for the last few weeks, much have happened. I've left the lands where the song of the...

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Early spring - Daffodils

Berend E @TraveOnWorld (866) • Georgia 6 Mar

Despite the weather turning for the worse today, I think I can safely say that I am ready to dance into spring. I seem not to be alone in expecting a new rhythm - everywhere we walk the daffodils are gently swaying in the breeze....

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My family continues to disappoint me

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (116013) • United States 29 Feb

In my family birthdays have always been a big deal. From childhood through college my parents would host the entire family for a big party. As time went on either my parents would have a smaller dinner for my ex and me, my sister,...

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Berend E As a much under valued black sheep, can I suggest that you aim to become fabulous and mysterious? Then they will properly hate you, but the children will adore you. Happy early birthday

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If this were 1712

DW Davis @DWDavis (25812) • Pikeville, North Carolina 1 Mar

and you were living in Sweden, today would be February 30. Why? I'm glad you asked. It turns out that up until the 1700s, Sweden was still using the old Julian calendar and decided it wanted to switch to the more "modern"...

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Berend E Thank heavens I did not live there. Bad enough winter is one day longer every 4 years, imagine 2 extra days.

1 Mar

9-year old rapper (no it is not sweet and nice)

Berend E @TraveOnWorld (866) • Georgia 1 Mar

My sister asked me to take a listen to this, as my youngest nephew seems quite enthralled by this sort of music. I listened, or shall I rather say, I tried to. I get we need a permissive society for artistic ideas to flourish...

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It is not free

Metsrock69 @Metsrock69 (3492) • United States 29 Feb

I always get an email telling me that If I order $15.00 worth of food from a national restaurant, the delivery fee is free. Well here is how that works. You place your order through the delivery app. Then you see the total. The...

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Berend E My only experience with restaurant delivery was free delivery, an admin fee of $2.5, prices that were 20% more expensive for the online menu than in the restaurant and an automatic service fee of 10% added. And the food was cold when I got it. I avoid doing it...

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The finished painting of the flowers.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (25036) • Lichfield, England 29 Feb

Here is the finished painting of the flowers. In my last post I'd finished the background and just started on the flowers themselves. When that was dry I got out my palette knives and began on the flowers. I used gamboge for...

art

acrylics

flowers

the finished painting

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Berend E You brought spring onto my screen, thank you. Its beautiful

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5000 Dollars For A Tooth

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (48434) • Mojave, California 29 Feb

My sister is 64, she retired early. I cannot blame her, work environments suck these days. Anyway, she has been waiting for Medicare or Medicaid, one of those craps when she turns 65. In other words no insurance. Anyway, she...

teeth of gold

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Berend E That is horrible! Madness! Maybe because there is medical insurance, they make so much profit. I think she could fly here, have a holiday and get fillings and a new tooth for less that. There is a thing called dental tourism also, Thailand and here is good...

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Take loan to pay the existing loans basis

Trebor Ika @Treborika (17270) • Mombasa, Kenya 1 Mar

So in my country, the economy is very tough. The inflation has ravaged the economy and it's very difficult for the average men to survive for that matter. So most people have reverted to the taking of loans both in cash basis and...

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Berend E We worked long and hard to be debt free and are staying that way. It is very difficult to end a debt life if you are taking loans to pay loans.

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I try to avoid sweet dishes

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (17955) 1 Mar

Generally people have liking towards either sweet or sour or bitter food. I have seen my father having sugar for 16 years. He died at the age of 71 years. From that time I try to avoid any sweet food in my menu. I eat fruits and...

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Berend E We grew up with adverts on TV that refined sugar is life and you need refined sugar to live. That was not good advice. Now we avoid it completely.

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3/1/24 - Update on My Husband

LindaOH @LindaOHio (156271) • United States 1 Mar

I am feeling cautiously optimistic. Hubby was very lucid yesterday, chatty and more like himself. He still thinks there is a movie out on his life; and he has trouble remembering details about our house. I am hoping he will...

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Berend E So glad there is better care now. Hopefully you can avoid that rehab facility altogether

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Surprise gift for my spouse.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (12597) • Ireland 26 Feb

My wife mentioned that our house was missing a vital piece of equipment - a toilet brush. However she is very particular about such inmentionable items, and not just any old toilet brush will do. It must be disposable, because...

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Berend E I've never heard of this. although, thinking about it, it sounds like a good idea. I discussed this good idea with my wife. I was told in no uncertain terms what she thought of it and what would happen to me if I ever think of EVER buying such an item. Some...

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The Air is Racist

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (86764) • United States 29 Feb

Oh my. What else..can the air quality scientist help with this situation? He or she can if they are of color and the new bill being proposed in Colorado is specifically hiring a scientist of color to sort this out, according to...

color of science

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Berend E Funny how they just accept racially segregated neighbourhoods then? I would have thought that to be a bigger problem, but what do I know. They should market a new deodorant - ghetto air, pffft, it would offset the hot air from the politicians.

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Today daily check list

C @ShyBear88 (59283) • Sterling, Virginia 29 Feb

Yep, I have a checklist of book stuff for today. I've checked off self-marketing for the day with my promo. Finished a book review for social media. Yay! Getting stuff ready for tomorrow's book media stuff for things I've read...

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Berend E I think it is all that peeping going on which gives you energy.

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What is the best restaurant you have ever been to?

snowy @snowy22315 (170025) • United States 29 Feb

Years ago, when I lived in Northern Virginia, I went with a friend to a restaurant called Carmellos. It was awesome. I had some kind of stuffed pasta, maybe manicotti or something..but it was so good. It literally melted in my...

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Berend E The Vilamoura in Camps Bay. Apart from the setting, the food was genuinely five star continental with an absolutely fantastic wine list and bread baked on the premises. They have unfortunately closed down, mostly because their pricing was continental as...

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Tap has been replaced.

Berend E @TraveOnWorld (866) • Georgia 29 Feb

We had a broken tap, luckily not spraying water everywhere, but just a loud stream jetting into the sink. Landlady says no plumber needed, no problem, just buy new tap, is cheap. My son in law will put in. OK, sure, very easy....

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Have You Ever Seen This Before?

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (86764) • United States 29 Feb

I am taking note of this..is this the future? For this store, a convenience store, you have to lay your ID in this machine in order to open any door in the store to get products. The doors are numbered so.. So scanning IDs to get...

scanning ids

open sesame

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Berend E They should put that right at the entrance, then I won't have to waste my time going into the store. Big no no.

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Have you ever been conned?

Trebor Ika @Treborika (17270) • Mombasa, Kenya 29 Feb

l hope that the going is very great wherever corner of the world you are located in So for me everything is going so well and l am very grateful for that too. The weather has been changing so often in my place. There had been some...

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Berend E And then some. Worst one was my wife's partner who we treated like a sister. My new motto is a friend who asks to borrow money is not looking to be a friend for long. It is better to give than to borrow

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Dave Myers of the Hairy Bikers has died.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (25036) • Lichfield, England 29 Feb

Dave Myers of the Hairy Bikers has died aged 66. He was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. If you don't know who the Hairy Bikers are, they are a couple of British celebrity chefs who go around on motorbikes. The other member...

dave myers

hairy bikers

rip

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Berend E RIP, I used to enjoy their shows, back in the day they made better food than most on the cookery channel.

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Was It Wrong?

Jim Bauer @porwest (78761) • United States 28 Feb

No. It wasn't. Not in this day and age. Even as tired and worn out that phrase happens to be in so many sorts of examples, in this example, it absolutely fits. My sister and I and my dad's wife took a break from visiting with my...

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Berend E Nope, not wrong. My experience is the back of building is normally for delivery or parkade entrances, NO ways anybody is parked there. More likely he was going to give you the jump. Good instincts, glad you bailed

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