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It Makes Me Wish

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 3 Jul 23

Reading the discussion by @TheHorse regarding the San Francisco Cable Cars makes me wish I had asked more questions of my grandmother. And it makes me wish that I had recorded things she did say to ponder on now, in my old...

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Collecting dead wool

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381976) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Mar 22

I am 75 and grew up on a farm in Western Australia. My father, like many of his friends, cleared much of the land by hand and without the aid of much in the way of mechanical help. They were the settlers of the day. My twin sister...

western australia

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A glimpse back to the past

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381976) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Feb 22

I have my father’s diary from 1937, the year he got married. He was 23 years old. Here are the first entries: Beulah Grange 1937 April 12: Took over farm. Paid £100 deposit and £26 stamp and transfer fees. Included in the farm...

western australia

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More to the story

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381976) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 16

I wrote yesterday about the 'eye on the post' but I forgot the sequel. Once the boss worked out that the labourers were covering his glass eye with a hat (so the eye couldn't watch them to make sure they kept busy) he put his...

keeping an eye on workers

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Keeping an Eye on the Workers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381976) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 16

I just read a post by Gus Kilthau (@ceerios) entitled 'The Dance' and it reminded me of a story I was told about the early settlers. Some of the early Australian settlers would employ aboriginal labour to help clear their land...

keeping an eye on workers

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'Wooden It' - Black Forest Artisans

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381976) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Nov 15

While we were in Freiburg our friend took us to an Open Air Museum. This was based on a typical Black Forest homestead of several centuries ago. We spent several hours there as there was a lot to see. I been over and over the...

open air museum

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We will "BLOW" you're Homes !!!!!

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 14 Aug 12

Hello Lotters, wow, nice really really nice! the government's staff is finally showing their lack of maturity and prediction that they can't handle the situation regarding informal settlers. The Administration's Public...

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No peace for Israel!

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 26 Sep 08

There will be no peace for Israel until they learn to control their own citizens. Israel is harboring, aiding, and enabling their own groups of terrorists. These terrorists take over land that does not belong to them; threaten,...

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The Donner Party: could the tragedy have been prevented?

Woodpigeon @Woodpigeon (3710) • Ireland 22 Apr 07

The Donner Party was a group of California-bound settlers who set out on their famous trip in the 1846. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the group was forced into cannibalism....

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What is your favorite Settlers game version?

krayzee @krayzee (1160) • Romania 29 Mar 07

I really loved the second one but unfortunately it doesn't work on my new computer (for lack of a COM port I guess :( :( ). I also played the fourth and I found it OK but quite difficult, I really couldn't pass that timed quest...

What is some of your favorite table top games to play?

angel106307 @angel106307 (372) • Canada 25 Feb 07

Lately we have gotten into the Settelers board game and we also enjoy playing Munchkin and also Zombies. In Zombies you have to make it out of town before anyone else in town does.

Settlers of Catan

strawberrymudd @strawberrymudd (330) • United States 17 Jan 07

Have you heard of the game "Settlers of Catan" before? Do you play it? Do you like it? Why or why not? Do you prefer to play it online or offline as a board game. Have you ever tried the extensions or other versions of the...

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