Bert Holopaw

@BHolopaw (176)

Orlando, Florida

Joined myLot 4 years ago

I am a home improvement contractor living in central Florida. I am a woodsman who likes to spend my free time hunting and fishing with my grandkids.

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What a night...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 13 Mar 21

I am sitting outside with a few residents today laughing and enjoying each other's company. We see not one, but two deliveries from McDonalds by DoorDash. A few of us think... That we might order from there too. I don't know if...

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Bert Holopaw Cold fries....yuck

13 Mar 21

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Miss partying

Gracelipstick @Gracelipstick (782) • Kingston, Jamaica 13 Mar 21

Well guys I'm going to be honest I miss the parties it's been a while a very long while since I've been to a party to let loose and enjoy yourself to drink and have a blast.

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Bert Holopaw Been a long time for me too.

13 Mar 21

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Voting is over in Western Australia and it's back to work

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Mar 21

It’s 6.00am in what will be sunny Western Australia. Vince is snoring gently but he will be up soon. Everyone in our state had to vote yesterday as voting is compulsory. We have two major parties (Labor and Liberal), several...

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Bert Holopaw Sounds like you will have another busy day.

13 Mar 21

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The trees we planted 16 years ago

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar 21

I’ve written about cutting down some trees that were getting too close to the power lines. No-one likes to think of trees being destroyed but, over the years, we have planted a lot of trees on our 18 acres. The photo shows our...

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Bert Holopaw It is neat to see kangaroos under your trees.

10 Mar 21

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yesterday's weather in review 3-8

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (54402) • United States 9 Mar 21

Less wind more sun warmer really a great spring day! One of those great days you just relax and enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nsxDJY3hzY how was the weather in your world?

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Bert Holopaw It was cool in the morning but warmed up nicely. Today is starting out nice.

9 Mar 21

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I did a stupid thing

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Mar 21

The photo doesn’t really belong but both the photo and the text involve water. A few days ago, Vince was busy processing photos and I went to Donnybrook on my own to do the shopping. It was raining when I parked but on the...

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Bert Holopaw At least you found the $2.

9 Mar 21

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We cut down two trees

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Mar 21

We actually did some work today. Vince spent most of the morning on the phone waiting for support on a new photo program but once he’d given up on that (they’ll sort it overnight), we went shopping and I didn’t need any money this...

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Bert Holopaw It is a bummer to cut down healthy trees.

9 Mar 21

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Luv our new bedding

Babygirlrae @carebear29 (31970) • Wausau, Wisconsin 8 Mar 21

So I got this cool bedding off ebay with a pink fitted sheet for about $65 total. We really love it. My boyfriend picked it out otherwise it would have been a dark peace symbol comforter but I love this choice better. What do you...

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Bert Holopaw I like it.

9 Mar 21

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Red Red Wine

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80783) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Mar 21

Another song with red in the title is "Red Red Wine" sung by Neil Diamond. The song was written and recorded by Diamon in 1967. It was on his second studio album Just For You. In 1983 the song was covered by UB40 and has success...

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Bert Holopaw I like the ub40 cover.

9 Mar 21

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Put your thinking caps on

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Mar 21

Here is a little quiz for you. It concerns homophones which are words which sound the same but have different meanings. They are usually spelt differently but not always. Examples are beat/beet, rite/right, days/daze. Homophones...

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Bert Holopaw I only got one.

9 Mar 21

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Take Your Shoes Off At The Door Please!!!

Stephannie @stephcjh (38473) • United States 28 Feb 21

We always take our shoes off at the door when we come in or out on the deck or porch. I don't want to track things inside the house all over the floors, is why. Do you take your shoes off at the door?

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Bert Holopaw We take ours off at the door. When I visit someone I follow their lead.

28 Feb 21

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Playing Five Crowns

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb 21

The photo has nothing to do with the post but is another of the murals we saw in Collie, Western Australia. While our friends were staying with us, we played a few different games. One was a card game called Five Crowns. The...

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Bert Holopaw Dumb Luck should be my middle name.

25 Feb 21

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Bad Bad Leroy Brown

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80783) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Feb 21

The last song for songs with boy names in the title I saved for a really bad boy. The song is "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce. The song was written by American folk singer Jim Croce and was part of his 1973 album Life and...

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Bert Holopaw This song was played on the radio a lot when I was a kid. I used to sing this song at the top of my lungs because my Mom said it was ok to sing the swear word "damn" as it is part of the lyrics.

25 Feb 21

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This Day February 24 In Music History

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80783) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Feb 21

In 1968 Fleetwood Mac released their debut album In 1973 Roberta Flack was at number one on the US charts with "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and stayed at the top for 5 weeks. The inspiration for this song came from a poem...

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Bert Holopaw Physical Graffiti is a great album.

25 Feb 21

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This Day February 17 In Music History

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80783) • Daytona Beach, Florida 17 Feb 21

In 1960 Elvis won his first Gold record for this second studio album Elvis. It was at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart for 4 weeks. Elvis became the first recording artist to have two albums at number one in the...

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Bert Holopaw Bon Scott AC/DC is the best AC/DC.

18 Feb 21

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Catriona the Cat

Shavkat @Shavkat (140128) • Philippines 13 Feb 21

This morning, a cousin contacted me about her new furry cat. She was asking what name is suitable. Since I do not have enough time to think and said, "You can call her Catriona." I find her beautiful like Miss...

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Bert Holopaw The names we have chosen over the years just pop into our heads as we enjoy the first day with the new critter.

13 Feb 21

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Photos from the trekkers' ride

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Feb 21

We took photos at a horse trekkers’ event this morning. There were only seven riders as one West Australian region is in lockdown because of COVID. The restrictions will be lifted this evening but too late for members in that area...

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Bert Holopaw Looks like a fun time.

13 Feb 21

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This Day February 6 In Music History

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80783) • Daytona Beach, Florida 6 Feb 21

In 1965 The Rolling Stones came out with their second album Rolling Stones No.2 and the album got to number one on the Uk charts. In 1982 Kraftwerk got to number one on the UK singles chart with "The Model/Computer Love" They...

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Bert Holopaw Always liked The J. Geils Band and Nirvana. That is not the greatest song of all time IMO.

7 Feb 21

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This paddock will be our refuge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Feb 21

The photo shows part of our property. You can see there isn’t much grass on it at the moment. There is a fence in the middle distance and beyond that another fence which is our boundary. The dark area between the two fences is...

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Bert Holopaw Looks like your plan will work, but I have never been in such a predicament....

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Do you talk about the amount of rain that falls?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342168) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Feb 21

Australia is a dry country with much of it uninhabitable because of the lack of water and the high temperatures. Australians often talk about how much rain has fallen overnight or for the week or whatever. Most farmers have rain...

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Bert Holopaw The news anchors mention how many inches, but us common folk who work in it only worry about whether it is going to rain or not and what time is it going to fall..

7 Feb 21

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