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celticeagle @celticeagle (176768) • Boise, Idaho 13h

Offering his seat to a lady was not only expected behavior but if a gentleman didn't give up his seat to a lady this social slight could be sent to the local paper and he would be called a bounder (rude and boorish) in the...

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Fleur @celticeagle Have you read it?

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celticeagle @celticeagle (176768) • Boise, Idaho 13h

Slouching was a crime. Posture and a straight back in the Victorian Age showed your up bringing and your marriage ability. You could look comfortable or as if you had an opinion. Discipline, moral fortitude, and proper breeding...

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Fleur @celticeagle Well that just goes to show I suppose.

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Four Walls @FourWalls (76451) • United States 8 Jul

About a month ago I went to Camp Breckenridge in western Kentucky and raved about the great museum they have there, devoted to the prisoner of war camp that was established there in the 1940s for German (and later, Italian)...

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Fleur @FourWalls That's true, although it's also possible that if he hadn't been a POW he may have been hard at work with no time to paint. We'll never know.

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 7 Jul

My mother kept a lot (most!) of the things from my childhood, including many clothes, and then when I had children they had a new lease of life; Big One wore them, and in many cases Little One wore them as well. By then they had...

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Fleur @Ineeddentures

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (193999) • United States 8 Jul

The smallest Post Office in the United States is in Ochopee, Florida in the Everglades. With a total of 61 square feet, it used to be a storage unit for irrigation pipes for an adjacent tomato farm. A fire had destroyed the...

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Fleur @LindaOHio And people must have to travel quite a distance to get there? Or are the counties very small?

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 7 Jul

My mother kept a lot (most!) of the things from my childhood, including many clothes, and then when I had children they had a new lease of life; Big One wore them, and in many cases Little One wore them as well. By then they had...

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Fleur @Ineeddentures Wow you really did sweep her off her feet!

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13901) • Ireland 8 Jul

One of the financial institutions with which I have invested a modest sum has made the news today, having been hit with a £21,000,000 fine. Its offence was that it didn’t properly check the addresses of people wanting to open...

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Fleur @xFiacre And of course the tapestry commemorates war and death!

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 8 Jul

My partner loves cherries, and was hankering after a cherry tree or two, although we don’t have the best space for them really – all the best, sunny spots are already taken. But then last autumn I came across a special offer of...

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Fleur I know! They seem to be doing OK in the patch they got so hopefully they will thrive.

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Four Walls @FourWalls (76451) • United States 7 Jul

Today I went to Radcliff, which is a town just outside of the Fort Knox Army post. I made a couple of stops, one of which was the memorial you see in the photo. I’ve passed it a million times: the sign around mile marker 41 on...

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Fleur @FourWalls Thank you. It was close to 14 years ago already. Can't believe how time passes.

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 8 Jul

My partner loves cherries, and was hankering after a cherry tree or two, although we don’t have the best space for them really – all the best, sunny spots are already taken. But then last autumn I came across a special offer of...

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Fleur I know - and we got it before the birds ate it! (That wire mesh is just around it, to keep the deer from eating it, but not covering it).

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (193999) • United States 8 Jul

I got all my calls done yesterday. Because my insurance company's website is so outdated, I ended up with only 2 good phone numbers for dentists fairly close by. One is closed on Mondays; so I will call back today. Breakfast -...

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Fleur @LindaOHio I think it's pretty easy. Maybe I'm doing it wrong

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 8 Jul

My partner loves cherries, and was hankering after a cherry tree or two, although we don’t have the best space for them really – all the best, sunny spots are already taken. But then last autumn I came across a special offer of...

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Fleur It was in fact more than I expected You can see it in the photo.

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 7 Jul

My mother kept a lot (most!) of the things from my childhood, including many clothes, and then when I had children they had a new lease of life; Big One wore them, and in many cases Little One wore them as well. By then they had...

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Fleur Why would I laugh? That's so sweet! What kind of dancing?

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 7 Jul

My mother kept a lot (most!) of the things from my childhood, including many clothes, and then when I had children they had a new lease of life; Big One wore them, and in many cases Little One wore them as well. By then they had...

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Fleur I have done something similar in the past. When my own favourite clothes wore out, I made some of them into clothes for the girls when they were small, and later re-made them into dolls' clothes. It's kind of a way of getting rid of things incrementally! I...

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 4 Jul

A week or so ago, a friend asked if I could take care of some of her animals while she went on holiday. She has arranged for her brother to house-sit and care for some of the pets (two dogs, two cats, a couple of fish tanks, a...

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Fleur @JudyEv Honestly, as a 'pet' I just don't understand the attraction. They don't do much and they just live in little boxes. But whatever floats your boat I guess! At least I don't have to take them for walks!

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (123544) • United States 6 Jul

I'm always a year or 2 behind things that are popular like Sanuks, Hey Dudes, Vineyard Vines, etc. I don't follow trends and my sister tries in vain to keep me up with things. Patagonia never took off for me. I'm not trying to pay...

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Fleur I had to look them all up as well!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (357904) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jul

Vince’s brother stayed with us last night. We always enjoy his company and last night was no exception. He always stays overnight if he comes for dinner. That way, we can all enjoy a wine without him having to worry about driving...

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Fleur Grumpy teenagers Well done for finding a way out of that!

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 4 Jul

A week or so ago, a friend asked if I could take care of some of her animals while she went on holiday. She has arranged for her brother to house-sit and care for some of the pets (two dogs, two cats, a couple of fish tanks, a...

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Fleur @JudyEv I was supplied with a tub of crickets. And no she isn't going anywhere near!

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 5 Jul

As I’ve mentioned before, my partner gave up alcohol quite a while ago – it must be 5 or 6 years ago already. He tried for a month, and although he used to be quite a keen drinker before, he said he didn’t miss it and was quite...

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Fleur @Ronrybs Yes I subscribe to the idea of moderation too. I don't understand why it's necessary to go from possibly too much to absolutely none at all!

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Fleur @Fleura (32009) • United Kingdom 4 Jul

A week or so ago, a friend asked if I could take care of some of her animals while she went on holiday. She has arranged for her brother to house-sit and care for some of the pets (two dogs, two cats, a couple of fish tanks, a...

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Fleur @id_peace Oh wow that is a surprise!

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