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I have lived through three days of the most horrible kind of hell, and for the first time in about 51 years, I don't have a horse. My mare passed an hour and a half ago, and I was with her. She died i

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Went to see the surgeon today... he says he is willing to try reattachment if I get through a complete MRI... he needs that first. He also informed me I had two tendons detached, not one, which really

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Guten Tag! I'm about to cut the rampant  growing ivy. If you hear nothing from me again, it won.

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2 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Hey Gary

As we know from the crowd here, people love and hate all sorts of foods. Val is happy to give anyone her share of the mushrooms and peas and I would happily swap with Val, she can have all of the evil cucumbers.

Turkey and cucumber sandwiches with a little mayo... yum....

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4 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Hey Gary

As we know from the crowd here, people love and hate all sorts of foods. Val is happy to give anyone her share of the mushrooms and peas and I would happily swap with Val, she can have all of the evil cucumbers.

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I don't know how many times I have nearly left my reading glasses behind after attending a doctor or hospital appointment. The most recent was when I had to remove them for an eye test needed for the renewal of my driving licence...

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I took a walk around my immediate surroundings earlier, as it's a nice spring day. Seeing some of the wild flowers in the hedgerows made me realise that winter is finally over, and inspired me to publish a new haiku with the somewhat unoriginal title of "Spring Haiku" :)

https://gayauthors.org/story/marty/martys-haiku/13

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16 minutes ago, Marty said:

I took a walk around my immediate surroundings earlier, as it's a nice spring day. Seeing some of the wild flowers in the hedgerows made me realise that winter is finally over, and inspired me to publish a new haiku with the somewhat unoriginal title of "Spring Haiku" :)

https://gayauthors.org/story/marty/martys-haiku/13

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For me primrose mean Spring is near. I don't think I've ever seen it growing wild, just the potted variety in the garden center.

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3 minutes ago, dughlas said:

For me primrose mean Spring is near. I don't think I've ever seen it growing wild, just the potted variety in the garden center.

It's  a very common wildflower here in Ireland.

Some of the older folk in my locality refer to it as the mayflower and, apparently, there used to be a tradition of sprinkling a semicircle of primrose petals around the outside of the front door on the 1st of May to bring good luck to the household for the summer.

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7 hours ago, dughlas said:

Hmmm, does your mom like peas and mushrooms?

:rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  :no:  :puke:  My mom is the queen of picky eaters.  No veggies... no flavored drinks (only milk or water)... and nothing spicy.  

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I had a busy morning.  I went to my follow up appointment with the sleep doctor and they said my rate of abnormal breaths is down to 4.7.  It's supposed to be below 5.  So the CPAP is doing its job.  I'm getting more used to it and am able to tolerate 5-6 hours of it now.  After my appointment, I headed to a local mall to check out a shop that carries the horses I collect.  Well, I ended up finding an antique emporium so spent about an hour and 15 mins walking around the stores and the mall.  I found some cool things too :) 

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23 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

:rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  :no:  :puke:  My mom is the queen of picky eaters.  No veggies... no flavored drinks (only milk or water)... and nothing spicy.  

I like that woman! 

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So the verdict is out: all the top part of France (from Lille to under Paris) is under lockdown for at least 4 weeks. Curfew at 7pm. Not essential shops are closed. Crossing the border between regions is forbidden. Work from home is mandatory, only one day per week on site is allow. 

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1 hour ago, clochette said:

So the verdict is out: all the top part of France (from Lille to under Paris) is under lockdown for at least 4 weeks. Curfew at 7pm. Not essential shops are closed. Crossing the border between regions is forbidden. Work from home is mandatory, only one day per week on site is allow. 

And Picardy is in that part? :unsure:

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28 minutes ago, Marty said:

And Picardy is in that part? :unsure:

We're right in the middle of that.

The upper cross is Amiens where my college is, the one under and more on the right is Compiègne where my dad lives and where I am currently. 

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3 minutes ago, clochette said:

We're right in the middle of that.

The upper cross is Amiens where my college is, the one under and more on the right is Compiègne where my dad lives and where I am currently. 

Does that say that schools and colleges are to stay open? :unsure2:

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Just now, Marty said:

Does that say that schools and colleges are to stay open? :unsure2:

Preschools, primary school and middle schools stay open.

High schools will do part time (half the students present and the rest online from home, changing every weeks)

College stay open with hybrid classes. Meaning the teacher can choose do present or online class and students can choose whether to come in class or stay online.

Deplacements allow 10km radius, no time limit but certificate needed

In French college means middle school in English and faculté/université in French means college in English ;)

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6 hours ago, dughlas said:

For me primrose mean Spring is near. I don't think I've ever seen it growing wild, just the potted variety in the garden center.

Still toasty here. 38C today, high 30s tomorrow.

Autumn would be good :) 

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13 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

So you can cross the border to attend university?

I'm currently at my dad's, a bit over an hour from the university so way over the 10km radius. But with a supporting document I can go there. 

 

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