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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

FREEDOM TO COME SOON!

Hi everyone... Yes, I'm back. I'm sorry for my sporadic posts of late, but some days I find it more difficult to write than others. Not always because of physical interruptions, but other things. Anyway, enough of that. The weather has been depressing here the last few days. The days have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

FREEDOM'S WHISPER...A RE-POST

FREEDOM’S WHISPER It’s late morning in early May. I’ve come back to Amsterdam for a second time and I’m even more humbled by it than the first time I visited. At first I didn’t understand what prompted me to return. But I soon will. I was awakened in my hotel room this morning by the joyful call of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A PORTRAIT OF COURAGE

I just realised that 15 February would have marked Miep Gies's one hundredth birthday. She did a remarkably unselfish and courageous thing in risking her life to hide and protect and care for the Frank and Van Pels families. I will honour her my prayers always. Today, I had the privelege and honour... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

HELLO MY FRIEND...I SENT THIS TO MY FRIEND KARI, AND NOW I'M RE-POSTING IT

Note: Today would have been Anne Frank’s seventy-seventh birthday. I first read her diary when I was about thirteen years old, the same age as Anne herself when she was forced to flee Adolf Hitler’s obscene racial policies and go into hiding. I never knew Anne personally, but since reading her diary... Sign in to see full entry.

MORE FUN NEWS TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

McDonald's has officially launched McWeddings in China!... Sign in to see full entry.

ELVIS TO BE HONOURED IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

Long live the king of rock and roll! I just read a very touching article online. According to the mayor of Budapest, Elvis Presley will be declared a posthumous citizen of Hungary's capitol city and a famous landmark renamed for him. Elvis is being bestowed the honours because of his support for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

STILL KICKING

Hi everyone... Yes, I'm still kicking. Just not up to writing a whole lot right now. I read you all when I can, which hasn't been much lately. Sorry. I hope you're all doing very well. To you all... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

PRAYERS NEEDED PLEASE

Hi everyone... I haven't been here at all today, I know. My back is hurting again so I've spent most of the day on the sofa taking turns playing Mario with Margaret. She's not feeling well, either. Please don't worry, niether of us is sick. Just cold and uncomfortable. Please, may I ask for prayers... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 18, 2011

ANOTHER FUN FACT FOR YOUR FRIDAY

There are at least three different types of chocolate in every country in the world! Sign in to see full entry.

AN IMPORTANT WARNING TO MY BLOGIT FRIENDS

I just read Darson's post about not feeling well. Get well soon dear one! As a result of her post, I'd like to share a very important warning with you all about the use of anti-bacterial soaps and hand gels. Margaret and I used to use these types of hand cleansers all the time. That was, until we... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

AND STILL MORE FUN

Chicken Kiev does not originate from Kiev, Ukraine While the origins of the dish are still debated to this day, should you visit Kiev, you would not find the dish served in its restaurants! Sign in to see full entry.

ANOTHER FUN FACT FOR YOU

In Mauratania, men like their women plump! The rounder a woman is, the more likely she'll be to catch a husband! Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

SOME BELATED VALENTINE'S DAY FUN

Did you know?... Valentine's Day is in fact celebrated in Japan, but it is customary for women to give chocolates to men, not the other way round! There is another holiday in March which Japanese men bestow candies and other gifts on their signifigant others. Sign in to see full entry.

NOTHING EXCITING

Mum just left after having coffee with us and we just had our yearly flat inspection as well, which we passed. PHEW! That's done and over with for another year. We do our best to keep it clean and usually report any maintainance problems immediately. The management staff seems to really like us! Mum... Sign in to see full entry.

MORE PRAYERS NEEDED FOR VOLODYA

I finally emailed Volodya again yesterday after waiting a few days. I just heard back from him, and I'm sad to report that he still isn't feeling well. He's had to ask his doctor to give him a day of leave from his job. From the way he describes it to me, I think he may be suffering from some strain... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2011

CUPID IS NOT ALLOWED HERE

Happy Valentine's Day my friends... Personally, I hate Valentine's Day. I have my reasons, so I'm not gonna drag y'all down by getting into it. Just hate it and that's that. Somehow, it makes me nuts that people rush around like mad just one day a year buying flowers and sweets for their sweetiepies... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

TO HONOUR OLGA AND YAKOV

I think I should explain the reason for needing to start our story all over again. I do so out of respect to Olga and Yakov, who as you know, are not Russian, but Ukrainian. Their titles in Ukrainian are Grandmother-Baba, and Grandfather-Did(pronounced more like "deed.) There is another reason for... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

ANOTHER CHANCE

I got another email from that language book company earlier and I have another chance to order from them. The offer expires on 25 February, but that's actually a good time for me to be able to order because we'll be very close to the end of the month. I'm definite about ordering the course in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 11, 2011

ROUGH FRIDAY

Hi everyone... I know, I haven't written one single post today. It isn't that I haven't meant to, I just couldn't think of anything to write about. My day has literally been that unexciting. I had a shower today, but once again couldn't wash my hair. For one, the water went cold again. It's not the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

FINGERS CROSSED FOR SUCCESS!

At the moment I'm chatting with an old friend on facebook. She has the most beautiful, sweet little girl. She's just five years old and she told Mummy she wants to learn to speak Chinese! A little one after my own heart! After we finish, I'm going to try for the first time to figure out my crochet... Sign in to see full entry.

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