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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda As someone who has struggled with Ancient Greek at "A" Level - and passed it, albeit by the skin of my teeth - I find that there's an awful lot of unlearning to do in order to succeed with Modern Greek - and that's the worst part!

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda @JamesHxstatic I wasn't prepared for the way it was laid out, the reflections in the lakes, and all the rest of it - I found it truly magnificent, in its way. (This was back in 1982 - we were living in Albany at the time.) I do think, however, that,...

20 Sep 16

Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda I thought I'd answered this, Anna, but I must have forgotten to press Comment. Key West is certainly on my list of places to visit.

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda Yes, company's very important, isn't it?

19 Sep 16

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 18 Sep 16

Whenever I see ''How fun'' or ''Very fun'' written on here I know that an American is the author. We Brits would say ''What fun'' or ''Such fun''. There are so many differences between the way the Americans use the English...

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Vivenda @Hatley and @jaboUK I was teasing an American friend of mine about this once, and she said: "I have just two words for you - Spotted Dick!

19 Sep 16

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda Of those, I've only been to Spain, which I really love. If they count as Spain, I love Tenerife and Lanzerote.

19 Sep 16

Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda As far as Italy's concerned, I've only visited Venice. Venice is definitely in my top three favourite cities, the other two being Barcelona and - rather surprisingly, perhaps - Washington DC.

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda That's another place I'd love to visit, Arthur - I've heard it's really beautiful!

19 Sep 16

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda I'm not quite sure where that is - I must look it up!

19 Sep 16

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda I know what you mean, Janet - there are so many beautiful and fascinating places in the world!

19 Sep 16

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 19 Sep 16

Well, you may now assemble the welcome committee, as I have returned from my holiday! Please don’t go to any trouble. A steel band would be a trifle excessive, although a trumpet fanfare might be nice. Seriously, we had a...

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Vivenda Thank you so much, pgn - I feel thoroughly and suitably welcomed now!

19 Sep 16

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 4 Sep 16

My case is on my bed. It's full to busting, but not fully expanded. I could still fit things in, although I don't think the airline weight limit would encourage it. Shall I lock it? What have I forgotten? Toothpaste,...

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Vivenda At some unearthly hour tomorrow morning!

4 Sep 16

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James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 2 Sep 16

I suppose so and she belongs to my daughter. She is a Chihuahua-Papillion mix and we finally met her last weekend. She weighs two+ pounds and may get to four. While she is not the dog I would have chosen, my daughter thinks she is...

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Vivenda @JamesHxstatic I remember once seeing a Papillion perform rather dashingly against a wall. He somehow managed to cock BOTH legs!

4 Sep 16

Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 4 Sep 16

My case is on my bed. It's full to busting, but not fully expanded. I could still fit things in, although I don't think the airline weight limit would encourage it. Shall I lock it? What have I forgotten? Toothpaste,...

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Vivenda I usually remember underwear, but I have been known to forget socks or nightwear. [Goes back to the case to check...]

4 Sep 16

Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 4 Sep 16

My case is on my bed. It's full to busting, but not fully expanded. I could still fit things in, although I don't think the airline weight limit would encourage it. Shall I lock it? What have I forgotten? Toothpaste,...

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Vivenda Oh, I over-pack - and then find I've forgotten something vital!

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 4 Sep 16

My case is on my bed. It's full to busting, but not fully expanded. I could still fit things in, although I don't think the airline weight limit would encourage it. Shall I lock it? What have I forgotten? Toothpaste,...

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Vivenda Cyprus???

4 Sep 16

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 2 Sep 16

I suppose so and she belongs to my daughter. She is a Chihuahua-Papillion mix and we finally met her last weekend. She weighs two+ pounds and may get to four. While she is not the dog I would have chosen, my daughter thinks she is...

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Vivenda @JamesHxstatic I gather chihuahuas - well, small dogs in general - are notoriously difficult to housebreak. When we last saw Cookie, she was about 3, and still making liquid mistakes!

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Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 3 Sep 16

Border Collies are the workaholics of Dogdom. They are always badgering their owners for entertainment or, even better, some work to do. One of my colleagues when I was working for a pet publishing company had four Working...

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Vivenda ...and never misses the post - or, in this case, the ball!

4 Sep 16

Vivenda @Vivenda (583) • Portsmouth, England 3 Sep 16

Border Collies are the workaholics of Dogdom. They are always badgering their owners for entertainment or, even better, some work to do. One of my colleagues when I was working for a pet publishing company had four Working...

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Vivenda Very true! I didn't stop to see whether the owner picked up the ball afterwards!

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