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Today I had turai poppy seed curry with rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 4 Apr 24

In bengali the vegetable turai is called jhinge. I had jhinge posto with rice. Posto is the bengali word for poppy seed paste. it is a very tasty, item. The poppy seeds are crushed and converted into a paste. Then the curry is...

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California poppies are our state flower.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 7 Apr 23

The state flower of California is the California poppy. They are a wildflower that is usually orange, but can be yellow, red and other colors. They bloom now, and due to the wet weather we had you may see superblo9ms of this...

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My Poppy's 91st birthday....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 9 Mar 23

It was my Poppy's 91st birthday on the 6th of March. I wanted to do a post about it on the day but I didn't have time. I was very happy as I was able to go see my Poppy. I haven't seen him in awhile again. As I've mentioned, for...

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Stressful morning. My poor Nanny fainted and hit her head.

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 27 Oct 22

Friday morning my Dad and Nanny went to visit my Poppy and he wasn't well. Later that night my Nanny got a call from the Aged Care place my Poppy is being looked after to tell her that he has Covid. My poor Poppy has already had a...

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I finally got to see my Poppy....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 15 Aug 22

As a lot of you know, my Poppy (grandfather) is in a residential aged care home as he has dementia. For personal reasons, it's been really difficult trying to go see him. I was finally able to go see him on Friday 5th August. (I'm...

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I'm so sorry. I'm so behind here. So much going on!

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 24 May 22

Hello everyone. I really hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been on all that much but please know (I say this a lot, but I really want MyLotters to understand) that I take screenshots of my notifications if I feel I am not...

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Red poppies to honour our fallen

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Apr 22

The red poppy was among the first flowers to bloom in the World War I battlefields of France and Belgium. It is now an integral part of Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand. Red poppies are seen everywhere in the weeks leading...

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My Poppy thought my Nanny had passed away again. :(

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 11 Mar 22

It was my Poppy's birthday on Sunday (6th March) and I am sad that I was unable to see him. I really miss him a lot. I am not able to visit him where he is. I'm keeping the reasons why private for now. I did buy him a card and...

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My Nanny finally had her Rotator Cuff Surgery....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 25 Feb 22

I have explained it here and there but my Poppy is in respite right now as my Nanny hasn't been in a great position to look after him herself. When Poppy was living at home with her, he did have some help come in to shower him but...

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I understand but I wish my dad and Nanny didn't speak to my Poppy like this....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 19 Feb 22

Hello everyone, I truly hope you're all doing well. I am going to pop a movie on and spend some time on MyLot for awhile. It's the only place I feel like being right now. I have lost all my notifications but thankfully I always...

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Merry Christmas from Perth, Western Australia.

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 24 Dec 21

I know I've still yet to come on here properly to answer all notifications but for now, I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Whoever you are and wherever you are, I truly wish you a happy, healthy and safe day....

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Trying so hard to get back into....well....everything.

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 5 Dec 21

I have hardly been active on MyLot lately. I miss it so much. I check every day but hardly doing anything. But at the moment, I haven't been in the mood or right frame of mind to do a lot of things. There are some things going...

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My Poppy Passed Out In The Backyard....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 27 Jun 21

For those of you who remember, my Poppy (my grandfather, not my dad) had been in hospital for quite some time recently (roughly 20 days). It was a huge roller-coaster of not knowing what was going on, to thinking it was the end,...

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My Poppy is back home from hospital....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 23 May 21

I'm a few days late giving this update as well as behind on other things I wanted to share. Will do those posts later. But here is the update regarding my Poppy for those who had been reading. He is back home with Nanny. To...

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Update on Poppy. And now my Aunty is in hospital?

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 3 May 21

For those of you who know about my Poppy (my grandfather, not my dad), just wanted to give an update. I spoke to my Nanny tonight and she sounds absolutely exhausted to which I'm not surprised. I cried after we hung up. I didn't...

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My Poppy is in Palliative Care....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 1 May 21

I've not spoken all that much about my Poppy regarding his dementia. Only here and there with some MyLotters as it's a tough subject. We are very thankful that he remembers all of us perfectly. But he has been through awful stages...

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Last night was my Poppy's birthday....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 7 Mar 21

So last night was my Poppy’s (grandfather) birthday. My dad, brother and I went to my Nan and Pop’s house to have some pizza and some cake. Sadly there were a few times my Pop asked us who’s birthday it was. When we first walked...

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My Poppy had another fall. :(

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 7 Jun 20

Just to quickly clarify as there has been confusion in the past, when I speak about my Poppy / Pop, I am referring to my grandfather. Not my dad. I have only briefly mentioned what has been going on with my Pop. He is suffering...

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My Poppy's birthday today....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 6 Mar 20

Today is my Poppy's birthday ( Grandfather not my dad ). Well actually in an hour it will all be over. 11pm here. I have somewhat mentioned in various posts of mine that my Pop is suffering with Dementia. I have...

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My birthday was awkward and a tad depressing....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 13 Feb 20

It is 1:35am here. Having bit of trouble sleeping. As usual. It was my birthday yesterday. I was asleep for most of the day. I am pretty sure I had just finally crashed from all the lack of a sleep lately. Last...

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