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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 14h

On Fathers' Day evening I got a surprise phone call. It was from a former foster daughter, Piyu. She was the reason of a buried pain in the deep of my heart. When she was seventeen she went away without thanking me, without...

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 20 Jun

It was the daughter who wished me a Happy Fathers' Day and kissed me. Then, the message went around . All children came to shake my hand saying "Happy Fathers Day!" Many touched my feet ( Indian gesture of respect to Parents,...

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Xavier Bage Wow, to be at the beach ! I am sure El Soleo is a beautiful place to be. Our nearest beach is about 150 kilometres and the water is soily.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 20 Jun

It was the daughter who wished me a Happy Fathers' Day and kissed me. Then, the message went around . All children came to shake my hand saying "Happy Fathers Day!" Many touched my feet ( Indian gesture of respect to Parents,...

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Xavier Bage Thank you @prinzcy. Hope you had good weekend.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage The childish spirit inside me wants to escape from such restrictions but the adult tells him to stay home.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage Ultimately, we changed the plan. We settled for coconut packs.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage Hope you had a happy weekend too.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage I hope you get a rest day some time.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage I am not far behind. In a way I am in a job where I have to stay home most of the time.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage It's good that you try to remain productive . I do the same as I feel being idle is waste of time.

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eileenleyva @eileenleyva (24326) • Philippines 21h

There was a real long blackout yesterday, the eve of the summer solstice. An elderly friend sent message her solar power panel was good only for an hour. I texted back that I was using my tiny blessed candle. Flashlight battery...

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Xavier Bage There is no summer solstice celebrations around me, though live very much near the tropic of cancer.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 20 Jun

It was the daughter who wished me a Happy Fathers' Day and kissed me. Then, the message went around . All children came to shake my hand saying "Happy Fathers Day!" Many touched my feet ( Indian gesture of respect to Parents,...

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Always smiling @allknowing (92667) • India 19 Jun

Preiti enjoyed having guests around. She mingled with them and kept them company She even wanted to play with them and would pick the ball and ask them to throw it. Here she is waiting for their arrival. How friendly are your...

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Xavier Bage Once they know the guests are friends they welcome them.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

Sunday is a special day and we in the children's home prepare special breakfast. Usually, it is Luchi (Puri) with Ghugni. Sometimes, we prepare potato and vegetable curry. As vegetable oil has become costlier by double the price...

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

In my last discussion I spoke of pakoda as Saturday snacks, but ultimately we changed the plan. Mother and children of the house preferred to do something else. These are "coconut - packed-moons" (name given by me). They are known...

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Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (31910) • India 19 Jun

So we have dark clouds gathering above. Some cool winds making the hot weather bearable. In fact, there was this earlier prediction of monsoons hitting Delhi around 15th June, but that has been delayed. Now these clouds are...

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Xavier Bage You will surely get the monsoon in a day! We in Bengal had a rainy Saturday!

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 19 Jun

For us in our family the weekend began yesterday ( Friday) night. During these constrictive times, when free movement is curtailed, when we avoid visiting friends and friends stay far, we look for joy within ourselves. We cook...

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 18 Jun

There is so much beauty spread around us. We just need eyes and a little time to see and appreciate it. There are many flowers and plants that never occupy places of honour in our homes and gardens. Yet, they possess enough beauty...

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Xavier Bage They are special gifts of nature. Without them the earth will be a poorer place.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 18 Jun

There is so much beauty spread around us. We just need eyes and a little time to see and appreciate it. There are many flowers and plants that never occupy places of honour in our homes and gardens. Yet, they possess enough beauty...

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Xavier Bage Yes, they are. I find very tiny flowers also.

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Xavier Bage @franxav (8969) • India 18 Jun

There is so much beauty spread around us. We just need eyes and a little time to see and appreciate it. There are many flowers and plants that never occupy places of honour in our homes and gardens. Yet, they possess enough beauty...

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Xavier Bage John Keats , he must have been a keen observer.

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JJ @myklj999 (58215) • Olney, Illinois 19 Jun

A weather front just finished moving into the area, bringing along with it cooler tamps and blessed rain. Yesterday saw the heat index ('feels like') temperature reach 116°F/46.6°C and while it did cool down after sunset, it was...

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Xavier Bage Have a good day.

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