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sofs @sofssu (23662) 15 Jul 16

Be still, The magic of morn, As gold dust descends On blushes of red and yellow, Fragrance of flowers enticingly bold, Chirping of birds and buzzing bees, Wrap the earth with peace, Perfect ease, Be still! This poem follows the...

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sofs @Shyamalaa Glad you like them.. I just posted that extra information because for those who write poetry the forms are an interesting challenge to do.

15 Jul 16

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 28 Jan 16

I am an keen gardener now, but it's something I came to late in life. My son's friend is a professional gardener, and one day he brought some plants round and wondered if they were any good to me. They were surplus to his...

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Jabo @Shyamalaa It is sad to see places that we once loved that are now neglected. Thanks for liking my garden.

29 Jan 16

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111938) • United States 5 Jan 16

The title is weird.I am reading a novel on "The Girl on the Train" I just starting to read this .This so they say a best seller etc. This is a person who take the same commuter.Every day and every night. I will not say any more...

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Alfredo Rossi @Shyamalaa maybe you can tell us more if you ever get a chance to read.this.

5 Jan 16

Gamic01 @Gamic01 (88) • Laguna, Philippines 4 Jan 16

After more than 13 years working, I decided to be a full time working student, a wife and a mother. Then after another 3 years, I resigned from my job as QA team leader and focused with my studies and kids. I have graduated honors...

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Gamic01 Yes @@Shyamalaa really challenging...but so fulfilling! ??

4 Jan 16

tutti harris @tuttiharris (1338) • Chattanooga, Tennessee 10 Dec 15

Good Morning all. In need this morning? Look no further than our Shepherd. Have a blessed day. It is beginning to get to a decent hour of the morning. Still dark, and have had several cups of coffee, and even tried to go out and...

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tutti harris @Shyamalaa (529) • Shyamala, thank you so much and a very Happy New Year to you also. and thank you so much for the Christmas wishes.

3 Jan 16

Shyamala annavarapu @Shyamalaa (525) • Udaipur, India 26 Dec 15

It has been a long time since I have posted anything on mylot. I decided it is high time I started again. I'm traveling at present. I am staying with my brother's family like in old times. I remember as children, we would go to...

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peggy baker @Shyamalaa Heres a good one I went to have my hair cut by this new salon and like I was there before I asked for a light brown hair so I thought, this time, i wanted to do the same thing so when it was all said and done my hair was dark brown which I didn't...

28 Dec 15

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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marcyaz @Shyamalaa I hope and pray the young don't have to go through hard times either.

28 Dec 15

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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marcyaz @Shyamalaa That is so true like a lot of the younger generation do not believe the Holocaust actually happened. They have a lot to learn but someday they will when they come upon hard times.

28 Dec 15

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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Egg Eye Thank you, @Shyamalaa! I can look at it that way now, but I was not quite so happy at the time! Then: Now:...

28 Dec 15

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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marcyaz @Shyamalaa It seems like there was rationing all over the world at that time, I don't remember a whole lot about that time as I was very young.

27 Dec 15

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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Jabo @Shyamalaa The rationing in England lasted well into the 50s for some things. I remember the queues too. Interesting that you experienced that in India.

27 Dec 15

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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Jabo @Shyamalaa I'm afraid I didn't inherit my mother's skill, and by the time my children were born things were readily available.

27 Dec 15

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 6 Dec 15

Even in the age of the E-Reader do you still meet people with copies of leather bound and embossed facsimile editions of The Complete Works Of Shakespeare or Marcel Proust's Remembrance Of Things Past in pride of place on their...

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Arthur Chappell @Shyamalaa you could put the books in individual clear plastic bags before shelving them

8 Dec 15

Kristina Rowe @KristiSCash (29) • Dallas, Texas 29 Nov 15

I just stumbled upon myLot and I love the idea of having fun discussions with other people -- and getting paid to do it. Lately, I've been thinking that earning a living or making extra money shouldn't be such an awful task. Even...

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dpk262006 @Shyamalaa Welcome again.

7 Dec 15

Kristina Rowe @KristiSCash (29) • Dallas, Texas 29 Nov 15

I just stumbled upon myLot and I love the idea of having fun discussions with other people -- and getting paid to do it. Lately, I've been thinking that earning a living or making extra money shouldn't be such an awful task. Even...

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dpk262006 @Shyamalaa Interesting observation.

6 Dec 15

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Kristina Rowe @KristiSCash (29) • Dallas, Texas 29 Nov 15

I just stumbled upon myLot and I love the idea of having fun discussions with other people -- and getting paid to do it. Lately, I've been thinking that earning a living or making extra money shouldn't be such an awful task. Even...

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dpk262006 Many thanks @Shyamalaa for appreciating the picture. Nice to see you back on mylot.

6 Dec 15

ashuli @ashuli (1196) • India 7 Oct 15

Oh yeah! I am a online shopper and till date always had an awesum experience in terms of bargains too.. and do feel that online shopping is better than real time shopping... But yesterday only, I noticed a headline in newspaper...

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Mpho Ashworth @Shyamalaa Hehe that's true, my friend! Sometimes I just don't know when to stop, so it is a blessing in disguise :)

16 Nov 15

ashuli @ashuli (1196) • India 7 Oct 15

Oh yeah! I am a online shopper and till date always had an awesum experience in terms of bargains too.. and do feel that online shopping is better than real time shopping... But yesterday only, I noticed a headline in newspaper...

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Mpho Ashworth I have the same problem, @Shyamalaa! Not many online retailers deliver to my country, which is such a shame!

12 Nov 15

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