RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (90497)

Daytona Beach, Florida • Age 68

Joined myLot 10 years ago

New York City is my hometown. I have now relocated from Riga, Latvia to Daytona Beach, Florida along with my cat Sid. I am passionate about poetry and writing.

nothingbutpoetry.wordpress.com

RasmaSandra's Activity

In Atlanta airport for last leg of my trip home

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (33) • United States 2 Nov

In just three hours I’ll be home It’s shortly before 8 pm and we just arrived in Atlanta Got 90 minutes until our flight lured them we get home at 10:30 pm It’s been a long travel day Will be happy to be home

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RasmaSandra I am glad to know you got home safe and sound. I just read a story today about a divorced couple The mom lives in Virginia and the dad in Orlando, He was looking forward to having his son at age 7 come visit him to go to Disney World. Mom had a companion fly...

Fall Poem by Me

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (16159) • Torrington, Connecticut 18h

Thanks J.N.R Dutton for the inspiration, here goes my fall poem! Dear Autumn, Welcome abroad my dear fall friend, look forward to Turkey with Family & Friends, As the leaves change and fall away, I look forward to it all...

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RasmaSandra Loved your poem!

Fall Poem by Me

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (16159) • Torrington, Connecticut 18h

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RasmaSandra Loved your poem!

We've been away

Judy Evans @JudyEv (364874) • Rockingham, Australia 20h

We’ve been away for a week and without internet so I’m well behind with discussions, responses and comments. We had intended to be away a bit longer but some friends from Bavaria have made a sudden decision to come to Perth so...

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RasmaSandra I hope you enjoy your time with your friends, I love those kinds of houses,

Been 6 years

Ithink @Ithink (9989) • United States 2 Nov

So it has been about 6 years since I have been here. Things have changed of course in those 6 years. Our daughter graduated school this last year, our youngest son has moved back in and I'm 6 years older. lol Still gardening and...

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RasmaSandra Glad to hear from you, Kids grow up so quickly, I hope you have a good week ahead,

No Cats

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (124431) • Marion, Ohio 2 Nov

I somehow took a picture without any cats in it. . I guess the giant turkeys scared them. This is the extent of my Thanksgiving decorations except for a glass turkey inside. I also cleaned off some shelves. I am...

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RasmaSandra I love that decoration, Cute turkeys. We are in the 60s here in Florida and it feels quite cool inside,

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November Coffee Talk

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86739) • United States 17h

Happy Monday Everyone and happy (new month) November! the sun is barely poking out from behind the clouds and the forecast is for rain. Certainly looks and feels like it. We had a decent amount of trick or treaters on Halloween...

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RasmaSandra My weekends with me busy at my PC just fly by, Today I had to remind myslef another week has begun and this was one of my blogging days so I was busy, We have got cold temps in the 60s now,

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Hello

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (82976) • Onaway, Michigan 17h

Hello all I wanted to pop in and say hi and let you all know I am doing ok my health is still crazy right now. I was in the hospital last Thursday for the day with seizures my doctor already upped my medication in October so the...

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RasmaSandra I hope you will be feeling much better soon,

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She'd Need New Glasses for Christmas

Jim Bauer @porwest (110598) • United States 16h

I remember when I was in the third grade, and at the time, I still firmly believed that Santa Claus was a real person who slid down the chimney with a bag full of toys and reindeer patiently waiting on the roof. You weren't going...

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RasmaSandra I still believe in Santa and every year I keep waiting for him to come and share a cold beer with me, Maybe this year,

Cajun Chicken Deluxe Salad for lunch today

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (16159) • Torrington, Connecticut 15h

Today I decided to go with something healthy for lunch. My boss decided to treat the branch here at United Rentals to a free lunch. I chose the Rocco's Bethel Deluxe salad made of fresh mixed greens, grilled Cajun chicken,...

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RasmaSandra That looks very good. One of my meals today was just fried potatoes,

How do you prepare for getting older?

Amber @AmbiePam (105504) • United States 15h

I don’t mean money, although that is essential, but in other ways. My dad and his wife had saved for awhile, and recently renovated their guest bathroom. They put a grab bar in that bathroom, after having put one in their own...

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RasmaSandra Old age just came and knocked me for a loop, However, if all goes well I am only 16 just tell the the old bat in the mirror to go away, I still love my favorite music and that takes me back and I jsut don't think about it,

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I am ready

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (66575) • Centralia, Washington 14h

We've had just a few overcast rainy days and I am ready for Christmas lights and silly jingly songs. Thanksgiving means very little to us two oldsters. Hubby is already cringing from my possible menu: 3 bean salad and deviled...

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RasmaSandra I used to make great big Thanksgiving meals for my mom and her friends then they did not have this holiday all the years I lived in Latvia and turkeys there were expensive and now I just have the memories and watch old Macys Thanksgiving Day parades on YouTube...

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Charlie Brown's Beginnings

celticeagle @celticeagle (181339) • Boise, Idaho 14h

"Can't you make him look a little more like Steve Canyon or Superman?" asked the co-worker who had given Charles Schwartz permission to use his name in the comic strip he was developing. Yes, Charlie Brown was a real person...

charlie brown

peanuts

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RasmaSandra Thanks for the info I never knew that,

I'm Eating Sushi Now

celticeagle @celticeagle (181339) • Boise, Idaho 13h

My grandson loves sushi. He started getting it a couple of years ago. I had a bite and liked it and so here lately we have been getting it for lunch sometimes. We found a place (Dharma Sushi) and they are inexpensive and tasty....

sushi

crab

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RasmaSandra I have never had sushi before,

Oh yes, I kid you not.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14574) • Ireland 13h

The bathroom window was part open the way John liked it always to be when he was in there first thing in the morning. That way he can breathe fresh air and hear the noises from the city street below. Last Wednesday morning as he...

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RasmaSandra Thank you for that I always wondered about it,

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Interesting Facts About Cardinals

celticeagle @celticeagle (181339) • Boise, Idaho 12h

Cardinals are one of the most popular and recognized birds across the United States. These red birds with the brilliant red plumage can be seen from Maine to Texas and even parts of Mexico. The colorful bird are the males and use...

cardinals

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RasmaSandra Such lovely birds. Thanks for the interesting facts. I suppose their in Florida but I have not seen any,

Trying to come up with an idea for the Baking Club meeting next week

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125143) • United States 11h

I have no idea what to do with the kids. We've done caramel apples and Day of the Dead cupcakes. I was thinking of decorating turkey-shaped sugar cookies but I am not great with the decorating. I've never used royal icing. There's...

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RasmaSandra I hope you can figure something out, Can something like this help?

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Loving That Yellow Fruit

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (90497) • Daytona Beach, Florida 2 Nov

The yellow fruit I’m referring to is the banana. It has even been sung about, and if at all it’s possible to believe, I discovered ten songs sung about this fruit, but the list didn’t include one of my favorites, a song from 1923,...

banana boat song

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RasmaSandra @Tracyjayne yes, they are a take and go fruit I also like banana bread,

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Latvian Mother’s Sang This Song to Their Babies

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (90497) • Daytona Beach, Florida 10h

In English we had and enjoyed “Rock-a-bye-Baby” as @MarieCoyle reminded us. In Latvian is was “Aija Zu Zu Laca Berni” and I found the English translation online. The YouTube link is in Latvian but you can at least hear the music...

latvian lullaby

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RasmaSandra @MarieCoyle I had almost forgotten and then you gave me a nudge and I remembered.

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Instrumentally Yours: Grazing in the Grass

Four Walls @FourWalls (79875) • United States 15h

Well, I was going out for a couple of days of foliage viewing, but instead I had to donate to the cause. ’Cause I need homeowners insurance and ’cause I need car insurance and ’cause I have property...

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RasmaSandra I am not a cow and I know nothing about grazing,

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