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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (73473) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Apr

Today would have been my dad’s 119th birthday. Eriks Raisters was a popular Latvian poet and writer born on April 23, 1905. This poem is dedicated to him. I could imagine his family in the country of Ranka, Latvia welcoming the...

my dads 119th birthday

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Fleur @RasmaSandra That's true. In fact I got to know him best the last three years, after my Mum died.

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Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

This morning I had arranged to call on a friend first thing, but when I got there she wasn’t yet back from taking her children to school. Her husband invited me in and made me a coffee, then he told me that he was still only half...

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Fleur Too true!

25 Apr

Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

This morning I had arranged to call on a friend first thing, but when I got there she wasn’t yet back from taking her children to school. Her husband invited me in and made me a coffee, then he told me that he was still only half...

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Fleur Eww

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (325815) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Apr

About a week ago, my husband, Vince, quite suddenly lost almost all hearing in one ear. He cleaned out his ears then went to see a doctor. The only doctor we were able to see prescribed antibiotics and steroids in case there was...

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Fleur That is weird. Glad it turned out not to be as bad as feared.

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Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

This morning I had arranged to call on a friend first thing, but when I got there she wasn’t yet back from taking her children to school. Her husband invited me in and made me a coffee, then he told me that he was still only half...

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Fleur Funny to me!

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Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

This morning I had arranged to call on a friend first thing, but when I got there she wasn’t yet back from taking her children to school. Her husband invited me in and made me a coffee, then he told me that he was still only half...

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Fleur Yes he was fully awake by then!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (325815) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Apr

Yesterday, our lifestyle village held a fashion parade. I thought you might like to see some of the outfits which were modelled by some of our residents. The clothes were from several different labels and available in a large...

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Fleur Some nice outfits there, I think they could suit a range of ages. Did they have anything for men?

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (325815) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Apr

I live in a retirement village and the membership of the social committee has recently changed. There has been a lot more events happening and today there will be a fashion parade at the clubhouse. It’s not really my scene but I...

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Fleur It's great that they have lots of events planned, I hope they are well supported.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (325815) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Apr

In 1935 cane toads were introduced into Queensland from South America, in the hope of controlling cane beetles that were damaging sugar cane crops. However, they multiplied rapidly and have now spread across the whole top end of...

conditioned taste aversion

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Fleur Funnily enough I just read about that...

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April @thislittlepennyearns (58140) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 24 Apr

I titled it that because it's almost one am and i have had a long day and I can't come up with anything more creative lol Counting today. The day that started 29 minutes ago there are 7 days left in April 2024 and this is the...

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Fleur I'm here mainly for the chat, the few dollars I get now and then are not worth the time so that isn't the main motivation.

24 Apr

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (74591) • East Tawas, Michigan 23 Apr

No, I didn't have a fender bender! lol Instead, I made a doctor's appointment for my blood test. I have a new insurance, they only pay for blood work once a year. So, I have another six months to go, before these...

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Fleur That is really excellent news, well done!

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marguicha @marguicha (215479) • Chile 23 Apr

I just read that another woman was killed while she was trying to take a selfie near a volcano in Indonesia. The woman tripped on her too long pants and fell into the volcano in front of her husband. I accept that we are all a...

technology

deaths

tragedy

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Fleur Killing anyone while not paying attention for whatever reason is a terrible thing. But people who die in silly ways while trying to get a good selfie... well I don't have that much sympathy.

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (73473) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Apr

Today would have been my dad’s 119th birthday. Eriks Raisters was a popular Latvian poet and writer born on April 23, 1905. This poem is dedicated to him. I could imagine his family in the country of Ranka, Latvia welcoming the...

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Fleur My Dad would have been 103 if he was still alive; he died ten years ago last week.

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (73473) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Apr

Today would have been my dad’s 119th birthday. Eriks Raisters was a popular Latvian poet and writer born on April 23, 1905. This poem is dedicated to him. I could imagine his family in the country of Ranka, Latvia welcoming the...

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Fleur I'm sorry you lost your Dad so young. Glad that you have good memories of him though; some people that age don't remember much which is such a shame.

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Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

I have been working my way through a pile of old ‘Good Food’ magazines I was given, and trying out a few new recipes. I found one for ‘pear and mincemeat crumble cake’ and thought I would give it a try – we still had a jar of...

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Fleur @Orson_Kart You don't mince your words do you? Are you trying to spice things up around here?

23 Apr

Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

This morning I had arranged to call on a friend first thing, but when I got there she wasn’t yet back from taking her children to school. Her husband invited me in and made me a coffee, then he told me that he was still only half...

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Fleur @Fleura (29126) • United Kingdom 22 Apr

I have been working my way through a pile of old ‘Good Food’ magazines I was given, and trying out a few new recipes. I found one for ‘pear and mincemeat crumble cake’ and thought I would give it a try – we still had a jar of...

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Fleur Yes it could be a texture thing, but I like pears, I thought that masking the flavour was rather a waste!

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Sabrina Traversa @sabtraversa (12946) • Italy 23 Apr

As my short adventure led me next to a pond, I could see something that resembled a duck. I was too far to identify the species, so I zoomed in with my camera, clicked the button and thought of finding out as soon as I was back...

not a bird

turtle

invasive species

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Fleur @sabtraversa Yes, that caused a big fashion for keeping turtles but of course the real ones are not like the super-heroes and they grow big too!

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Amber @AmbiePam (85531) • United States 23 Apr

So my nephew, Hudson, and my sister were in town yesterday because this is where he was having his deviated septum fixed. Poor little guy! He’s had so many surgeries already. The doctor showed what his nose looked like before in...

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Fleur Nowadays everyone gets sent home as soon as possible, no long convalescence in hospital! Apparently studies have shown that people recover more quickly if they are back home. And the way surgeons can rearrange things is quite magical. I'm sure he will feel...

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Sabrina Traversa @sabtraversa (12946) • Italy 23 Apr

As my short adventure led me next to a pond, I could see something that resembled a duck. I was too far to identify the species, so I zoomed in with my camera, clicked the button and thought of finding out as soon as I was back...

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Fleur I have seen turtles here too, and we don't have any native turtles. You would think it would be too cold for them, but some obviously manage to survive.

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