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Back in the day - 23 for Christmas lunch

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382326) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Nov 23

I am transcribing my mother’s diaries. I’ve written about it before but I’m going through them again more carefully, then will be gifting them to a nephew who is the only family member interested in them. Actually, my son in...

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Can you trust the online trip diaries of other people?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 25 Feb 23

I occasionally read people's online journals, but I don't always take them seriously since I have a sneaking suspicion that the assertions might be embellished. If the journals are accompanied by images or videos, however, I will...

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An emu called Emu

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382326) • Rockingham, Australia 12 May 22

I have been going through my mother’s diaries. On Christmas Day in 1961, her nephew, nicknamed Chick, gave her an emu chick. I don’t recall where it came from. Mum was thrilled as she loved all animals and the emu lived with some...

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Is it time to toss old letters and diaries?

Lori Tate @onbigsmile (58) • United States 29 Aug 21

I have a lot of old diaries from when I was a small child and a teenager. They are private so I do not want anyone else to read them, but I am cleaning house, and they are jus5 taking up space. I cannot imagine that my kid would...

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I was thinking about my quote diary

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 9 Jan 19

I was thinking about how I had not added a quote to it in sometime. The last book I read had one or two quotes that I sort of liked. One I even shared here. However, I am not sure if I want to write it in my quote diary. I haven't...

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Memories, Diaries, Truth

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1 Oct 18

With all that is going on with the confirmation hearings I thought I would repeat this from 3 years ago--whether we like it or not memory is not always the truth and diaries don't say everything. This was written as a follow up...

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Lives Of The Modern Historians – Hugh Trevor Roper

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 20 Jul 17

Hugh Trevor Roper sees history as an art rather than a science, crediting historians for their imagination and expression as much as for their use of facts. He sees history as a study of individuality, choices and consequences of...

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Sea voyages - Prior 1900

Rhombus @Rhombus (356) • South Africa 18 Jun 17

Does anyone have reference to online diaries of sea voyages during that time period? Specifically real experiences of immigrants. I am not looking for specific nationalities, however keep in mind I am only able to read in...

Reading Someone's Diary

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 27 Dec 16

I have been thinking about starting series of books written diary style? I have no idea where the idea came from, but just a couple of days ago, it occurred to me. Have you ever read a book using this style?? What did you like or...

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Do you keep a diary or journal?

IlijaMarkovski @IlijaMarkovski (1056) • Australia 11 Oct 16

Keeping diaries and journals are a way of a person can keep up with their life's upbringing. Some people keep a diary or journal for themselves and some share their life secrets with the world, whatever might be the circumstances...

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Princess the Cat writes "the Princess Diaries" October 27, 1915

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169489) • United States 27 Oct 15

Of course I can understand mom and dad being overprotective. I did have that four days where I was missing that I cannot explain. I do not know this Halloween they talk about, and do not know why any fall evening should be...

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Diaries, Journaling, Discipline

momiecat @momiecat (997) • United States 22 Apr 13

I have recently been watching the day to day revelations of an active trial involving a female who admittedly murdered her boyfriend/ex-boyfriend. Throughout the unraveling of the defense and prosecution witness testimony, it has...

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My grandmother's diaries

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 4 Feb 13

My grandmother died last year and when we packed the things from her apartment we found 3 old diaries. They are not the kind of diaries where she has written about her thoughts and her feelings. They contain a couple of keywords...

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I'm trying to make my own journal

hotsummer @hotsummer (13919) • Philippines 27 Dec 12

I have been doing it before but because nothing much to talk about my life that i have stopped doing so. But because lately I have been more busy with things that's worth remembering so i just plan to continue with this habit....

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Do you write personal or business diaries?

betterdays @BetterDays4Me (3777) • Philippines 29 Aug 12

I remember I used to have a notebook specifically for all the new lessons I learn in my life. That way, I am able to learn something and remember them by simply reading my notebook again. I use it when I have new ideas on how I...

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Diary, journal, planner, organizer??

beamer88 @beamer88 (4259) • Philippines 2 Dec 11

My 8-year-old son and I were talking awhile ago of him keeping a personal journal. They have one at school. But I unconsciously said diary instead of journal. He cringed his eyes and said he didn't want to have a diary. He didn't...

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Best book in my life....

mathikyu @mathikyu (46) • Malaysia 15 Feb 11

Of course every one of us have our own favorite book. Like me the most precious book for me is my diaries. The book that have my life in it. The book that if use to read when i want to remember something. The book that make me...

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Do you keep a diary or have you ever kept one....

trisha27 @trisha27 (3494) • United States 31 Oct 10

Do you now still keep a diary or have you just started keeping a diary. Have you ever kept a diary when you were younger. Before when I was little, I always kept a diary. It was like my best friend. I would always write in it...

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Vampire Diaries - who do you prefer, Stefan or Damon?

Fats75 @Fats75 (19) • United States 18 Oct 10

I'm crazy about the Vampire Diaries. I never like 'vampire' stuff, but this is the first time that i like a show related to vampires. For me, I prefer Damon. He's funny, and he's the life of the entire show. He's also in tune...

Life is a process of many changes.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 13 Oct 10

I read some old diaries the other day and saw how much my life has changed. I feel like I was a lot more naive and ignorant and 'wasted' my life on teenage idol groups. My problems seem a lot less ferocious than when I got older...

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