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Anna @LadyDuck (482072) • 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

solstice

superstitions

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Anna No, we have no special rituals for winter solstice, but this is a time of the year that I like. The days are short, Christmas is approaching, the house decorated, it's a time that I really like.

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Anna @LadyDuck (482072) • Italy 1 Sep 22

Summer is not my favorite season. I like the long days, but I dislike the heat, the humidity and cooking in the heat. This first day of September is nice and cool. I can start planning more interesting meals. To celebrate the...

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Anna This is an old discussion, but September is not far away. I do not like the too hot days of summer. I like to cook , but during summer it's painful with the heat.

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snowy @snowy22315 (194813) • United States 19h

I had a blueberry, cream cheese tortilla this morning. I saw an easy recipe online, and it looked good. It was good, but next time I will find my real maple syrup instead of the light syrup I used. It was easy. I have a ton of...

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Anna @snowy22315 I like them, we have a similar version that we dust with powdered sugar, they are usually made the week before Ash Wednesday.

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snowy @snowy22315 (194813) • United States 21 Aug

Son is interviewing for a coding job. He spent 10 years as a coder before he went to Brazil so he is really pretty skilled. He passed the first interview, but it is in 3 stages. The second is tomorrow. I am back in the remote...

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Anna @snowy22315 When is it his birthday? It would surely be the best present.

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Anna @LadyDuck (482072) • Italy 1 Jan 22

The "first foot" is the first person who enters the home on the first day of the year. This tradition slightly varies from country to country. In Scotland and North England, a tall, dark-haired man is considered a sign of good...

new year

traditions

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Anna You are so right. I agree that traditions like these are flexible. I loved that cat and I was very happy to see him coming in.

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DE @DaddyEvil (157564) • United States 20 Aug

I got a phone call yesterday from the OACAC office letting me know that the construction guys would be here today to install the new storm windows. The guys were supposed to arrive between 9:30 am and 10 am. About 9:45 am, I got...

construction

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exhaust fan light for the bathroom

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Sanjeev @sjvg1976 (42499) • Delhi, India 21 Aug

I have seen people like to buy shoes as they like to match up with their dress specially the ladies. My wife and daughter have several pairs of shoes. Some times when I open my shoe rach to find mine then see there are lots of...

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Anna I had many in the past, but before moving here I donated all those I never wore or had too high heels. Now I have a total of 6 pairs of shoes.

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The Horse @TheHorse (229855) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Aug

I just deleted a few emails. Some were from places like Best Buy, where I might occasionally shop for printer cartridges and such like. But recently I have been sending more emails to SPAM. This morning I received an email about...

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Anna I am glad that I do not receive a lot of SPAM messages and Google is good to put them in the SPAM folder.

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The Horse @TheHorse (229855) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Aug

With @Just4Him gone from MyLot, I have nobody to hound me about working on my book. But I got a bit of editing done on a chapter about music and Autism this morning. I am off to teach at Guitar Center now. It is 97 F out, so I...

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Anna You know that I will be happy to read your book when it's ready.

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snowy @snowy22315 (194813) • United States 21 Aug

So, on my way home from my adentures in Culpeper I saw they have built a Dollar General market. It's about 10 miles from here or a bit more. I have heard about those..They sell produce in there, and other fresh things. The DG that...

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Anna Those are interesting stores, we have one not far from here, I think 6 miles. I want to visit soon.

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Eva James @wolfgirl569 (121183) • Marion, Ohio 21 Aug

Marion was not busy at all today. I got in and out easily. Got everything I needed. I did see a chair at Goodwill but didn't like it. When I sat on it I felt like I was sinking way down. Plus it wasn't a recliner. It was only 8...

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Anna I hope those puzzles have all the pieces. We hang some of our pictures today, yesterday our neighbor came up and replaced our chandeliers. Now it's a lot more "home".

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (361458) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

A comment was made recently about visiting nursing homes and also about providing entertainment for the residents. I know several people who regularly play the piano and/or lead the residents in singing the beloved old songs and...

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Anna Believe me, I pity and understand very well that old man.

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snowy @snowy22315 (194813) • United States 21 Aug

Son is interviewing for a coding job. He spent 10 years as a coder before he went to Brazil so he is really pretty skilled. He passed the first interview, but it is in 3 stages. The second is tomorrow. I am back in the remote...

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Anna I wish good luck to your son, I hope he gets the job.

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marguicha @marguicha (228282) • Chile 21 Aug

Good evening, friends. It is cold and rainy. But not inside my cozy bed. So I went to the kitchen and brought a mug of chocolate. And started to look at Netflix. And I discovered a movie I saw over 25 years ago. It starred Robin...

movie

dead poet society

carpe diem

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Anna I have watched that movie at least three times. Look what we had on the top of our fireplace?

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Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16246) • Philippines 21 Aug

My favorite dessert is ube (sweet yam) cake, just like in the picture. If you haven't tasted it yet, you may want to taste some. It has a mildly sweet, earthy flavor with hints of coconut and shallots. Its chewy, soft texture...

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Anna I never tasted, my favorite cake is the Black Forest cake.

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DE @DaddyEvil (157564) • United States 20 Aug

I got a phone call yesterday from the OACAC office letting me know that the construction guys would be here today to install the new storm windows. The guys were supposed to arrive between 9:30 am and 10 am. About 9:45 am, I got...

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Anna @DaddyEvil I like when people do not dare to open their mouth.

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Fleur @Fleura (32435) • United Kingdom 22 Aug

A while ago I was at a supermarket with a friend. I noticed one of these machines and I remarked ‘Who would use one of those? You put your money in and you get less back!’ To which he replied that he used them. Oops! So would you...

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Anna NO, I would surely not. If I am really annoyed to have many small coins, I go to the post office I give them what I have and I ask for stamps.

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (198491) • United States 22 Aug

The PowerBall jackpot is up to $700 million. 600 CDC (Center for Disease Control) employees are getting their termination notices. As you know, I am a medical freak. I watch for outbreaks of rare diseases, etc., and report...

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Anna They are not in a hurry to close your appeal, I hope you are going to win.

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Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (23795) • United Kingdom 23h

This time of the year there is usually an abundance of Apples as we come to the end of summer. Apple pies were invented in England in the 14th Century & various European countries had their own variations of Apple pies. In France...

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Anna I confess that apfelstrudel it's definitely my favourite. I like the iconic original invented in Austria.

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (198491) • United States 21h

A pineapple is a tropical plant with edible fruit and is indigenous to South America. It grows as a small shrub. In the wild, the pineapples are pollinated mostly by hummingbirds...at night some are pollinated by...

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Anna I like pineapples, I do not eat often, but I like the taste. Grilled with smoked ham is delicious.

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