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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @Fleura That would take forever.

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 31 Mar

I promised to tell you about last week’s activities. I was hired as a steward at a workshop event which involved making clay vessels by hand using various techniques such as coiling, slab building or making pinch pots, with the...

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Lee Ka That's quite interesting. Discussing on the latest tech trend sound special at those artistic or creative workshops, but I guess AI does affect many people, no matter what industry they are. I always wanted to learn clay making. I only made a clay cup...

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 3 Apr

So apart from the pottery (and discussions around artificial intelligence) that I mentioned in my previous post, another interesting aspect to my past week was that the workshop was held in a building (actually an old motor...

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DianneN @Fleura

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 29 Mar

A few days ago my partner was saying that his jeans needed mending. He put his phone in his pocket – or thought he did – and then as he walked out of a shop his phone appeared out of the bottom of his trouser leg, much to the...

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DianneN Wise words from Little One. I can’t imagine why he waited so long either. Hubs can sew hems on pants by hand.

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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DianneN @Fleura I know, and agree. I enjoy kidding around.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (377459) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Apr

The photo shows a rock-climbing frame which entertained the kids at Nungarin Military Museum. I didn’t see any adults attempting the climb. There is a slightly darker section towards the top where the frame angles out, adding to...

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Judy Evans We have rock-climbing places here which seem very popular.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (377459) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Apr

The photo shows a rock-climbing frame which entertained the kids at Nungarin Military Museum. I didn’t see any adults attempting the climb. There is a slightly darker section towards the top where the frame angles out, adding to...

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Anna @JudyEv - I have seen the same in Switzerland.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (377459) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Apr

The photo shows a rock-climbing frame which entertained the kids at Nungarin Military Museum. I didn’t see any adults attempting the climb. There is a slightly darker section towards the top where the frame angles out, adding to...

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Judy Evans Honestly, I was a little bit tempted.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (377459) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Apr

One of the people selling wares at the Nungarin markets had a collection of signs for sale. I thought this one was quite funny. We have a few ‘ocker’ (redneck Australians, I guess) who can’t talk without swearing. They don’t even...

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Judy Evans We'd go every month but 4 hours is a bit much for jam and doughnuts.

9 Apr

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 3 Apr

So apart from the pottery (and discussions around artificial intelligence) that I mentioned in my previous post, another interesting aspect to my past week was that the workshop was held in a building (actually an old motor...

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DianneN @Fleura That’s very impressive! There’s no way on earth I could figure that out. Perhaps it’s because I played with mercury, clay with asbestos, and lead when I was a kid.

8 Apr

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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DianneN @Fleura I don’t remember what I used in our science classes or at home, but am now wondering why we are still around myLotting

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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BarBaraPrz Hot lead linotype...

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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Judy Evans Vince used to frequent the local printing shop when he was younger and was telling me about this just yesterday. It's quite a complicated process but must have taken years to perfect. He would watch the guy setting the type for the local newspaper and said he...

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Amber @AmbiePam (117429) • United States 7 Apr

A discussion by @JudyEv brought to mind an incident my maternal grandfather told me once. He was always vocal about not liking rhubarb in anything. I myself never tried rhubarb in any form until I tried Strawberry Rhubarb Poppi...

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Judy Evans @Fleura And it's okay to have all these jokes about the Christian God but don't say anything about Allah.

8 Apr

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Amber @AmbiePam (117429) • United States 7 Apr

A discussion by @JudyEv brought to mind an incident my maternal grandfather told me once. He was always vocal about not liking rhubarb in anything. I myself never tried rhubarb in any form until I tried Strawberry Rhubarb Poppi...

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Amber @JudyEv Good point, Judy. @Fleura Good grief!

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Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6421) • United States 6 Apr

Today, one of our local historic, upscale-casual restaurants stopped by my apartment complex and surprised us with a complete meal for all every resident. It was a cous cous dish with a side of asparagus, something else and a what...

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Ms.Chelle And there is still a bit more than a punch bowl full of it in the community room fridge.

8 Apr

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Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6421) • United States 6 Apr

Today, one of our local historic, upscale-casual restaurants stopped by my apartment complex and surprised us with a complete meal for all every resident. It was a cous cous dish with a side of asparagus, something else and a what...

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Ms.Chelle It could have been a wedding or perhaps even vegetarian Easter, I suppose.

8 Apr

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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DianneN @BarBaraPrz Oh, right! I forgot about that. I do remember standing on floors with asbestos beneath them. I’m surprised we’re still alive.

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Fleur @Fleura (34515) • United Kingdom 7 Apr

In my last post I wrote about the man with the assorted printing presses; well, on the other side of the small passageway, behind another door, a similar but somewhat shorter and greyer oldish man with specs and overalls was...

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BarBaraPrz @DianneN Or asbestos...We used to use it as moldeling "clay."

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