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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We're just packing away after an afternoon barbecue with local friends. Lots of food and plenty of beer were consumed and we had a pretty good time. Barbecues are almost always how we have friends over. I don't think we've...

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GreenMoo It's been so long we've been like this that I'm beginning to forget what it's like to have people round. We do have one close friend who we don't care about seeing the house. He came round last night actually, after we'd locked up for the night so I was even...

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo Really, they're all true. And all English speaking Americans.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo Dangling the salt really is a weird one. That was a guy from Arizona.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo We had a Filipino group here for a course last year and I was astonished at how good their language skills were.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo Heavens! What do you do with your vinegar?

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pergammano @pergammano (7682) • Canada 1 May 13

Firstly, DON'T respond, this will be deleted! Just wondering how many of this community is blessed with REALLY SHORT memories???? It was just LESS than a couple of months ago...myLot breached our profiles, setting...

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GreenMoo I just feel that we're being taken for mugs somewhat.

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo I told the first one to a recent American guest (from Los Angeles) and he shook his head and said he'd never heard that. A couple of days later he asked if he could see the salt at dinner and couldn't understand why we all cracked up.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We regularly have visitors here from around the world, and we were laughing earlier about the different ways that people will say the same thing. If I'm at the table and want the salt, for instance, I'll say 'please could you pass...

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GreenMoo So we both speak English then!

1 May 13

sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 1 May 13

I just read that My Lot will stop paying us to post and respond. I'm staying because I love the posts I read and write here but I wonder how many are here only for the money and will go? I have met and talked to many good and...

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GreenMoo I'll miss all my friend here if I don't take part so much anymore. This is sort of unique.

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 30 Apr 13

I've read a couple of books recently on preparing for disasters, or 'prepping'. Do you have a disaster plan in place, somewhere to go in an emergency where you had to leave your home, extra stores or bags packed? Some of...

prepping

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GreenMoo I'm not sure why I thought you were in the city!

1 May 13

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 30 Apr 13

I'm always taking the piss out of myself in the fact that most of my discussions are a tad boring..but I've always been honest about it and continue to be so. However, if people decide to leave because they won't get paid from...

i hate facebook even more now

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GreenMoo In the machine first thing and back on the bed by tea time!

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

The vet came out to the farm yesterday to take blood samples from the goats for testing. Oh what fun! The vet took the samples whilst I held the goats. A couple of them were really good, but two particularly went bananas and the...

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GreenMoo Last time I was at the vet with our largest dog he let out the largest, loudest, most awfully smelly fart ever whilst asleep!

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 30 Apr 13

I've read a couple of books recently on preparing for disasters, or 'prepping'. Do you have a disaster plan in place, somewhere to go in an emergency where you had to leave your home, extra stores or bags packed? Some of...

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GreenMoo I've not consciously been prepping, but thinking about it has made me realise too how much I already do.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 30 Apr 13

I've been working pretty much all day in the garden today and have managed to get all the chillies, peppers and aubergines out. What started off seeming like a simple job turned into a massive one when I realised how much weeding...

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GreenMoo It will make things much easier this year, certainly.

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

The vet came out to the farm yesterday to take blood samples from the goats for testing. Oh what fun! The vet took the samples whilst I held the goats. A couple of them were really good, but two particularly went bananas and the...

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GreenMoo Last time I was at the vet with our largest dog he let out the largest, loudest, most awfully smelly fart ever whilst asleep!

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

The vet came out to the farm yesterday to take blood samples from the goats for testing. Oh what fun! The vet took the samples whilst I held the goats. A couple of them were really good, but two particularly went bananas and the...

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GreenMoo I think the goat went forward into the vet because he's decided I was the bad guy and was trying to get away from ME!

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

The vet came out to the farm yesterday to take blood samples from the goats for testing. Oh what fun! The vet took the samples whilst I held the goats. A couple of them were really good, but two particularly went bananas and the...

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GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We've got eight absolutely adorable puppies at home again, nearly ready for new homes. I've got their photos all over Facebook and a couple of local people have heard through local word of mouth that we have them and have...

puppies

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GreenMoo We don';t really have anything like that here, and I'm really struggling to know where to advertise them.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 1 May 13

We've got eight absolutely adorable puppies at home again, nearly ready for new homes. I've got their photos all over Facebook and a couple of local people have heard through local word of mouth that we have them and have...

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GreenMoo Oh yes, Mum would come too. Dad too, probably.

1 May 13

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 30 Apr 13

I've been working pretty much all day in the garden today and have managed to get all the chillies, peppers and aubergines out. What started off seeming like a simple job turned into a massive one when I realised how much weeding...

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GreenMoo Perhaps there is still a chance. Chives are pretty tough.

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