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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

winter

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I'm back from my weekend with my family at Dillon Beach. The days there were pleasant and nice. As soon as the sun set, though, it was very cold. I'm glad my granddaughter had the camper trailer there, because I sat inside when it got chilly....

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Apparently, Trump gave a speech to our troops on his Asia tour and he kept saying that "inflation is down, food costs are down, gas prices are down, everything is down." The troops were completely silent. They didn't nod in agreement. They...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364872) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

Back in September 2019, long-term member @DeborahDiane wrote about Kiva and how she donates to this charity. Because of her post I donated $25 to a lady in Nicaragua. Others loaned to the same lady and that loan has now been paid...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I think you are right. People who become extremely wealthy are often very selfish about their money. The only time some of them help other people is if they can get a tax deduction or other benefit for themselves. They often do not do it because...

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Trump often looks ridiculous these days. He says crazy things that are off topic. Apparently, he tried to explain to a bunch of Navy guys on a ship how water works, and they all looked at him blankly. No one understood what the heck he was...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364872) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

Back in September 2019, long-term member @DeborahDiane wrote about Kiva and how she donates to this charity. Because of her post I donated $25 to a lady in Nicaragua. Others loaned to the same lady and that loan has now been paid...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Yes, if rich people decided to make these microloans, they could change lives so easily. In fact, I read that often a few loans like this in a small village can improve the lives of nearly everyone in the village. When you enable people in a...

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I keep hearing more and more about Trump's poor health ... swollen ankles, falling asleep in meetings, needing to sit down while others stand, frequent trips to Walter Reed Hospital for check-ups, a recent MRI. I think he has enough health...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364872) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

Back in September 2019, long-term member @DeborahDiane wrote about Kiva and how she donates to this charity. Because of her post I donated $25 to a lady in Nicaragua. Others loaned to the same lady and that loan has now been paid...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I agree that it costs very little to donate through Kiva, and you can do it over and over again. I love reading the stories of what the people are doing with the money, too.

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Fleur @Fleura (33027) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I previously posted about the chestnuts I gathered, and @LadyDuck suggested vermicelles, a dessert also known as Mont Blanc. So yesterday, with a little bit of help from our Italian lodgers, we made some; this is the result. We...

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Deborah-Diane @JudyEv - Yes, I'll try some foods, but others experiments are just gross!

27 Oct

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I agree that Trump will never win the Nobel Peace Price ... and he definitely does not deserve it. Those are interesting conspiracy theories about Hitler. I know a lot of people who would love it if Trump would just disappear one day. I saw a...

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I agree that Trump thinks that he can do whatever he wants. He has been killing people who are on random boats in both the Caribbean and the Pacific, near Venezuela. At least one of the boats may have been an ordinary fishing boat. Now he is...

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Fleur @Fleura (33027) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I previously posted about the chestnuts I gathered, and @LadyDuck suggested vermicelles, a dessert also known as Mont Blanc. So yesterday, with a little bit of help from our Italian lodgers, we made some; this is the result. We...

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Deborah-Diane @Fleura - Ha ha! I love that vermicelles literally means worms. I agree that they could have probably figured out a different presentation, but it seems perfect for Halloween! I agree about the oysters, too. They must have been very...

25 Oct

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364872) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

Back in September 2019, long-term member @DeborahDiane wrote about Kiva and how she donates to this charity. Because of her post I donated $25 to a lady in Nicaragua. Others loaned to the same lady and that loan has now been paid...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I hope others will consider it, too. I occasionally mention it to friends, too. It makes me feel good to help others through Kiva, and it costs so little!

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - We have mid-term elections coming up in one year. That is when we could change our Congress just enough to make it harder for Trump to get away with the things he is doing. I am fully supporting, both financially and with online posts, Tweets,...

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I agree that Trump is a terrible man, and I feel helpless to do anything. I continue to vote to support Democrats, and I donate money to some of their campaigns. However, I feel helpless to change anything, and I feel resentful towards people I...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (364872) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

Back in September 2019, long-term member @DeborahDiane wrote about Kiva and how she donates to this charity. Because of her post I donated $25 to a lady in Nicaragua. Others loaned to the same lady and that loan has now been paid...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck and @JudyEv - It really is a nice coincidence that you wrote about Kiva today. Yes, Anna and I chatted about it just the other day. I have also continued to reloan the money and the last time I looked I had donated over $600, although most of it is...

24 Oct

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Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40642) • Laguna Woods, California 19 May

I have not been very active on MyLot the past couple of years ... my husband was dying, I had lung cancer, and I was overwhelmed. However, March was the one-year anniversary of my husband's death, my cancer is in remission, and I...

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Deborah-Diane @Fleura - It was an incredible cruise. I need to made a few more posts about it. Since I returned, I have also moved to a different part of California, so I have been very busy. I'll try to get back to writing more, again.

24 Oct

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Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40642) • Laguna Woods, California 26 May

When I took my South Pacific cruise, the ship stopped first in a couple of the Hawaiian Islands. While we were on Oahu, I took a tour of Pearl Harbor. I had been to see the Arizona Memorial in the past, but not the rest of Pearl...

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Deborah-Diane @Fleura - Yes, I think we all need to occasionally visit a war memorial, just as a reminder of how awful war really is. We forget too easily the pain that others have suffered.

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Fleur @Fleura (33027) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I previously posted about the chestnuts I gathered, and @LadyDuck suggested vermicelles, a dessert also known as Mont Blanc. So yesterday, with a little bit of help from our Italian lodgers, we made some; this is the result. We...

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Deborah-Diane @JudyEv - Oh, my goodness! I have eaten fried crickets once, but grubs in an apple might have been hard to accept!

24 Oct

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Everyone is afraid of Trump. He threatens any Republican who dares to defy him, or even disagree with him. So, they let him do whatever he wants, even though he is breaking a number of laws. He just tore down the East Wing of the White House and...

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Anna @LadyDuck (486322) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Trump is not supposed to be able to do all the things he is doing. Many of his actions, like his tariffs, are directly against the Constitution, which says that only Congress has the right to impose a tariff. It is awful to watch what is...

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