Andre Hartslief

@im2brch (219)

Alberton, South Africa • Age 69

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Web content faces two insuperable problems: obscurity & neglect. To conquer the problems, I write content so search engines can find it and readers like reading

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Andre Hartslief's Responses

Storming Here

popciclecold @popciclecold (15441) • United States 14h

It is 9:41, and its lightening, thundering and pouring down rain. I can see lightrning flashes through my curtains. It's somewhat warm weather and that's not a good sign. Could be really bad weather. The wind is somewhat high....

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Andre Hartslief Stay safe my friend, I tolerate electric-storms quite well but my wife Daleen hates them, we're both (70). I realize that this does little to help you, but I change the thoughts of dread to thoughts of gratitude for not being exposed to the destructive might...

Cry Wolf

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (38469) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Jan

When someone says that someone is crying wolf it means that they are complaining when there is nothing to complain about. This phrase is also used when a person demands help when he or she does not really need it. In this case,...

never cry wolf if there is no cause for alarm

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Andre Hartslief I remember this well. Thanks for sharing.

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Train Of Love

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (38469) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Jan

I told you I would begin a series about Johnny Cash love songs with all the beauty of love he sings about and all the heartache. It worked out fine as I finished up with some train songs to find this which is about love. I know...

johnny cash love songs

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Andre Hartslief I don't remember this one but it sounds great. Thanks

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This Day January 23 In Music History

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (38469) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Jan

Taking about your strange laws they even affect rock and roll. In 1956 the Ohio Police came out with a law dating back to 1931. It laid down the law that rock and roll fans in Cleveland who were under 18 could not dance in public...

this day in music history

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Andre Hartslief I remember it well, it also did well in South Africa.

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The pretty skyline of Perth, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (233566) • Bunbury, Australia 15 Jan

The photo shows Vince and I on our friends’ boat with the Perth, Western Australia, skyline in the background. Perth is our capital and a pretty city albeit it quite small by international standards. The Swan River is also lovely...

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Andre Hartslief Beautiful photograph of happy folks. Is that a 5G tower in the background?

18 Jan

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It's Dinner time. Sunday Night.

Jim @JimBo452020 (32425) • United Kingdom 17 Jan

Oh yes it is. And look what we got. Yvonne got the same as me. Steak Pie, deep fried, with Chips. A fine Sunday Night Supper What will your supper be tonight? Or if you already had it What did you have?

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Andre Hartslief Coconut-fried bacon bits in a tossed salad on a fresh-baked rye-bun.

18 Jan

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Yesterday's weather forecast provided today! 1-16

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (32580) • United States 17 Jan

It was for winter, a really nice day. Sunny got into the 40s and actually quite nice. The wind died down, so it wasn't freezing cold! The sun was very nice to see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRLKUvIXPBY How was the weather...

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Andre Hartslief No wind and 100 degrees in the shade, here in South Africa.

18 Jan

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Do you put tons of greens in your soup?

Simone @Janet357 (66381) 18 Jan

Everytime I make a pork or beef soup, I put a lot greens. I want to put a lot of vitamins and minerals in it. Right now, I'm cooking a beef soup and I put moringa and chili leaves. I also put a lot of leeks. My soup is colorful....

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Andre Hartslief We do like putting greens into soups, we also like to add, light and fluffy dumplings.

18 Jan

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A scrap card again.

Shays_Creations @sharon6345 (261434) • Mt. Vernon, New York 18 Jan

The paper on the top and bottom trim was sliced to trim off this paper. The center paper was extra from another book I have. I took the words from another book and to balance the colors I trimmed around the white...

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Andre Hartslief I think it's fabulous. My wife is also into card making.

18 Jan

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Minimalism Monday

Angie @andriaperry (113984) • Anniston, Alabama 18 Jan

Minimalism Monday is what I used to blog about for many years. I'm thinking about starting it up again since I am doing another deep clean out before moving. How minimal are you?

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Andre Hartslief We are back to basics after moving from a huge "mansion" into a one bedroomed apartment

18 Jan

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Its Almost Over

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (53402) • Canada 17 Jan

Another weekend draws to a close. It was a very peaceful and quiet weekend here. That is all that we can do now with Mr Covid in town. We enjoyed a fun facetime visit with our son, his wife and Ellie the sweetest granddoggie in...

weekend is almost over

facetime visit

sunday supper

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Andre Hartslief Those items on the plate look fabulous, you can count me in at your table. God bless.

18 Jan

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The Climb - an American film - and toxic friendships

Judy Evans @JudyEv (233566) • Bunbury, Australia 17 Jan

Another of the international films we’ve seen was The Climb which is a US film. It was written by Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino, starred both (and they used their own names in the film) and was directed by Covino. There...

international film festival

the climb

toxic friendships

relationships

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Andre Hartslief A really great and emotionally accurate film. Though I don't use or like it, strong language is really a natural part of life. You wrote a great synopsis of the film, thank you.

18 Jan

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Who is Elon Musk

Faye @FayeHazel (36144) • United States 23 Nov

I've been hearing alot about this Elon Musk character a lot lately, but I don't really know much about him. Even after searching for him, all I've been able to gather is that he is an eccentric, smart, billionaire whose...

elon musk

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Andre Hartslief I met him once when he was still a kid. He and his folks visited friends on our road in South Africa. (He was born here) I had no idea he would one day become so famous.

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Still pregnant.. for now

ShannyBananny @shaggin (56010) • United States 23 Nov

The past two days I have been having such a hard time sleeping. I was so excited about the pregnancy and thinking of ways to tell my husband. I also usually sleep on my belly and I don’t want to hurt the baby so I am laying on my...

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Andre Hartslief Congratulations! Babies are really resilient and can take a lot, I wouldn't worry too much about the spotting, in the beginning, my wife and I used to worry about that too, but three children down the road, all was well, after all.

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I declined an invite

Kokil agarwal @amitkokiladitya (173168) • Agra, India 2 Oct

My aunt invited us for dinner at her place.. But I was not in a mood to go anywhere. So I declined the invite. It was just a normal regular invite and no special occasion. So she won't mind if I said No for today

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Andre Hartslief I suppose it would be okay.

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Silhouette of a Hummingbird

CarolDM @CarolDM (110132) • United States 22 Sep

Late yesterday I was out on the deck taking sunset photos. I noticed the hummingbirds kept visited the feeders. They are also on the deck. I managed to get a few shots but due to the lighting, they are more like silhouettes of...

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Andre Hartslief A great, and meticulously framed shot, Carol and I didn't notice sunset until you mentioned it, especially the "flower" nearest the bird.

23 Sep

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I Am so LAZY because...

Rufo @Shavkat (101962) • Philippines 19 Sep

...I do not know the reason. I just cannot process anything here and there. It seems that I am not into thinking lately. I am trying to think something to write, but it is just a blank thing in my mind. Have you experienced or...

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Andre Hartslief Why don't you describe how you would like to feel and what would have to happen to achieve it? (lol)

19 Sep

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Eggs for breakfast

Kokil agarwal @amitkokiladitya (173168) • Agra, India 18 Sep

They are the best option for breakfast always. So easy to cook, filling,healthy and tasty as well. Though me and my son likes to eat omelet and my husband prefer a half fry. And they days when I have egg in breakfast I...

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Andre Hartslief They are si versatile,I cannot imagine life without them. I had a kind of potato omelet for breakfast. Just a thinly sliced large potato, fried golden brown in coconut oil and scrambled egg poured over it, flipped once over for two servings. I like a finely...

19 Sep

Second Heart Blockage Was Corrected

CarolDM @CarolDM (110132) • United States 2 Sep

Just got the news that my uncle I talked about on Monday with the heart blockages had another stent placed today for the second blockage. The first one was 95% blocked and this one was 85% blocked. He is a lucky man. And is...

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Andre Hartslief Stents can be life-saving, but when my friend Fred Smith needed some, his surgeon said that he was going to try a new Japanese procedure, using a derivative of Thiamine, (Vit.B1.) called Benfotiamine, an oil-based version to descale his arteries. It was a...

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Do you collect anything?

DJ @dilleo (276) • Canada 2 Sep

Is there anything you happen to collect? Anything really.. Coins, stamps, sports cards, other cards (Pokemon and the such), I dunno.. toasters? Personally, I collect a few things, but mostly Pokemon cards and sports...

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Andre Hartslief I collect and make handmade knives. Some of my knives are scattered around the four corners of the globe and possessed by some unusual people.

2 Sep

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