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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale Seems to me that you are one of the lucky ones who still gets greeting cards!

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale Perhaps writing on mylot helps to fill the void a little. At least I think it works for me.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale @aninditasen I amk sorry to hear that.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale I wish I had something of my grandmother but at least I have one letter from my mother who died in 1957.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale Receiving letters was something we all used to take for granted and now we realise the value of them.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale The only mail I get now is bills. No excitement now when the post arrives.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale What a great aunt you mist be. I hope he took your advice and his girlfriend was appreciative.

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Feb 23

Although I love using the social media and make great use of sites like Zoom and Skype where I can see the people I am talking to, there is one thing that technology has almost removed from my life. and I miss it. Namely the...

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41Combedale That is sad, I expect you lost a lot of birthday cards too. I keep special cards and would hate to lose them like that.

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vanny @vandana7 (100300) • India 20 Feb 23

The pronunciations.... And you thought I was deaf. There are many words that we are not familiar with out here. I read them but pronunciation is not something you get while reading. The movies and TV serials rarely use them,...

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41Combedale @vandana7 When I first encountered the word 'misled' I pronounced it as it looks. Not until I heard it in conversation did I realise it was pronounced 'mis-led'.

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vanny @vandana7 (100300) • India 20 Feb 23

The pronunciations.... And you thought I was deaf. There are many words that we are not familiar with out here. I read them but pronunciation is not something you get while reading. The movies and TV serials rarely use them,...

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41Combedale No it is one of the easiest to learn as far as grammar is concerned.

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CarolDM @CarolDM (203422) • Nashville, Tennessee 14 Feb 23

Hard to believe The Dude has been a part of my family for nine years today. He was adopted in 2014. Was surprised to find him on what we call death row at the shelter. One of the last to be adopted are the black cats. When I saw...

nine years

the dude

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41Combedale @CarolDM I have 4 cats two I chose, one who chose me and one chosen by a rescue dog who rescued him and left him on my lawn. They are all different in their ways, even their voices are unique.

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Always smiling @allknowing (136601) • India 14 Feb 23

As on gets older the first casualty are the knees that cannot handle a fall. And when that happens one cannot get up without assistance What if there is no one around at the time of the fall is of concern. So much of...

seniors

fall

unable to get up without assistance

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41Combedale @allknowing I had one weak and painful knee replaced, totally. It doesn't hurt any more but I still have problems trying to get up, even out of the chair sometimes....

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The Horse @TheHorse (218943) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Feb 23

I realized Valentines day was approaching because I see Mexicans everywhere selling bouquets of flowers. Do they celebrate Valentines Day where you live? I see it as a day that women look forward to and men dread. Is an...

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41Combedale They did not celebrate Valentine's Day some years ago, but now the Greeks have caught up. At least the younger ones.; My hubby has never taken to it although I did my best when we lived in England when it was hard to miss it. Here it is not in everyone's...

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Stacey @xstitcher (32508) • Petaluma, California 11 Feb 23

Whoa, I just remembered someone I forgot to write a card for. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone else. One or two of the ladies handed out their Valentines to people Wednesday night, so I plan to hand out mine...

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41Combedale Me too. Beware of card companies thinking of new ways to get your money.

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Jim Bauer @porwest (91092) • United States 11 May 22

In reading many responses on a post I wrote about still earning from Bubblews it just made me think—who was there? I was there almost from start to end and there are some people here I recognize from there. But of course I also...

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41Combedale I was TerriLane. Lost some money and amost a friend who joined because I recommended it, too late for her, she didn't make a penny....

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The Horse @TheHorse (218943) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Feb 23

My thanks to @TheSojourner for making me think about the economics of eating. I bought some stew meat at Safeway yesterday. It was about $6 for what I knew I could use in four or five snacks or meals. Late this morning I had a...

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41Combedale When I lived alone I could make a roasted chicken on Sunday last me for the rest of the week. I didn't even both to cook veves, just ate the nice ones raw. Now I am married I have to produce a much more varied menu. I have also put on a a bit of weight!...

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Jan 22

My daughter was telling me about Wordle recently and then I saw a discussion here about it, so curiosity got the better of me and today I took a look. I managed to solve the puzzle but I enjoyed it so much I immediately tried to...

games

puzzles

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41Combedale That is true. After Wordle a note comes up to invite you to play spelling Bee, which in my experience is more time consuming than Wordle. However they cut you off when you reach a certain score, praise you for being good at the game and then say you can...

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 18 Jan 22

My daughter was telling me about Wordle recently and then I saw a discussion here about it, so curiosity got the better of me and today I took a look. I managed to solve the puzzle but I enjoyed it so much I immediately tried to...

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41Combedale @DaddyEvil I missed any further news about your eyes. But now i am back I hope to hear that they are good again.

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