Market Friday get Cultured

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Late this spring, I went to my favorite flower nursery and purchased young plants for my garden. I even made a #MarketFriday post on it. All of these flowers have grown up and made my yard beautiful. That is what we do here, for this challenge. Show and tell... share.


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Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise, that's me!!) Join me as we share our markets across the globe. I always look forward to seeing what you send me! It is amazing to see different markets and cultures of our friends here on Hive.

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I suppose most would not consider what I do a traditional market any week, and it didn't start out this way and evolved into what it is today, in ways to fit each person. After all, this challenge is all about your experience, sharing your home country, teaching us a little about your culture, it comes with each post as you go about your business.


It has been wonderful!


I have a friend in Norway who is a musher. A dogsledder. He trains his team, eats with them, sometimes sleeps with them, and even plays with them. I learned more things through him than I would have through National Geographic. I learned all about his culture over many years. It was interesting and I was curious. Meeting new people, experiencing different cultures. How many people do you know that are mushers?


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Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts, this according to Google.


This is what each and every one of you gives me when I read through your posts. I must say that I receive some of the best posts on the platform, describing in detail what you are doing, eating, even thinking. And I thank you, dearly. All of you.And I know the effort it takes to pull one of these together.So, it makes me feel even more humbled by this.

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STOP!! IMPORTANT VOTE AHEAD!


Question:I know that people like contests and I have been reluctant to change, but, change can be good. How many would you like to continue #MarketFriday as it is, or would you like me to award prizes? I will see what everyone votes and then I will decide on how to do it, in the case of a contest. I cannot upvote and spend money on a contest, so there will be that. Thank you for giving me your time this week! Please give me an answer in the comment section.



Rules of the Road

Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service.
Take pictures! Be creative (or not, we don't judge!)
Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
Post the picture(s)
Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post
Or drop the link into the MarketFriday post so I can find it
Have fun!


Please leave the link to your post here so it can easily be found by others. It helps you and me to have them in one place. Where else can you take such a quick trip around the globe? Thank you so much for joining us!! ❤

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As always, there must be a flower to color my world. #alwaysaflower


And just like that, this post is done. I hope you had a good time and learned a little something new. As always, I want to thank you for taking the time to visit #MarketFriday!! Thank you for supporting the challenge! Have a most fabulous day! Cheers!!

#MarketFriday loves you!!


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they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

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I don't know any musher and have not met one. I wonder if there is a musher here on Hive? I'd love to meet her/him!
You probably have met so many interesting people in your life. The great thing about traveling to other places is meeting people and experiencing first hand the many different cultures.
Happy #marketfriday, my dear and sweet @dswigle! Have a lovely weekend, and take care 🥰🌺🤙
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I don't know any mushers on here, but, I am sure there must be somewhere!! I have absolutely met some really interesting people and hope to meet many more. If only work didn't get in the way, right?

I think that is why travel is so addicting! The different cultures are so interesting and I just can't get enough of them!

Thank you, lovely and I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!

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Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!
Week 18 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!
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Brought something very fresh ...as fresh as can be...hope u will enjoy some fresh Indian roadside fish market

https://peakd.com/hive-181925/@steemflow/roadside-fresh-water-fish-market-marketfriday

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Fresh fish is one of the most awesome meals for me! I love seafood, so it is good I live near the water!

Thank you! You know what I love!

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Culture defines Society and Society defines people....its great way to see the different culture of the society through different people that make some excellent contribution in market Friday....that allow us explore different region of the world.

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Absolutely! I agree with you and I will admit that you sending me a post about your experience is a whole lot different than Fedors Travel Books. I can sightsee anytime, it is the real experience of India that I was looking for!

Thank you!

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How many people do you know that are mushers?

Zero. I have only seen that on TV. 🤭
That is really cool.

How many would you like to continue #MarketFriday as it is, or would you like me to award prizes?

I don't think that's necessary. There are plenty of contests around already and this initiative of yours have always plenty of traction as it is... So, I think you should keeping it running just for fun. No need to complicate things by turning it into a contest. 🤗

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I agree with you! @trinkowski As the saying goes “if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Market Friday's popularity and fanbase continues to grow weekly and it's been an international hit for many years now @dswigle

Thank you for hosting the fun hashtag, Denise!

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Thank you, Nina! @ninahaskin I guess I wanted to make sure people didn't feel bad that my upvote is only so big, but, I do have a dedicated bunch of people.

I appreciate you weighing in!

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Thank you so much for your feedback @trincowski. I sometimes feel like it is so much work to put a #MarketFriday together people will quit for the easy money. :) But, I seem to have a dedicated group so I will never complain. I have helped run many contests and this challenge is too hard to really do one, to be honest. Not everyone is on equal footing here. How do you vote on the experience of it all? Thank you again!

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Never met a musher but have seen and followed some amazing stories about their lives up in the cold regions, living, feeding and loving their dogs.

Love the apricot flowers they look splendid in full bloom, as for contest I feel doing one on a "lucky draw" system would prove to be fun giving everyone an equal opportunity of being drawn.

Wishing you a wonderful day Denise, keep smiling... it is contagious!

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Exactly, Joan. There would be no good way of having a contest with the markets. I am a believer in surprises. :))

The musher's life is much more complicated and hard work than I ever believed. But, they love it. One hundred percent.

The apricot flowers are Asian Lilies and they always bloom so profusely! I have all different kinds here and they bloom at different times, different colors and heights. One of my favorites... but, let's face it. They are all my favorites!

Thank you for stopping by and for the always warm words. You makes me smile just reading your comments.

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There is somewhere near here you can do dog trailing in the summer (so on wheels not snow). Never done it.

Up to you how you do your MarketFriday. I enjoy it as it is, and picking winners can be a lot of extra work!

Anyway, it is overcast here in Felletin this morning. A welcome break from the heat! Here are the usual collection of photos from our little market in Central France:
https://peakd.com/hive-114105/@felt.buzz/-7perln5x8p34pwwspxj828couunm60t6

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That is how they train them in the summer! On wheels! They have to keep the training going, all year long. I am not sure I would want to try it without the snow.

I know it is up to me, and having been involved in running contests before, it is a challenge, but, I feel bad that my upvote only goes so far.

It was raining cats and doggies yesterday for a few hours. When the sun broke, it was only more humid. Yuck! I love your usual collection from your market. It feels like home to see it again. xo Thanks for participating!

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I have never seen or met a musher but would love to met one , one day a take a ride through the snow with his or her dogs on the dogsledder it would be a real thrill 😊

Here is my link. Thanks @dswigle 😊

FreshWorld Markets in Australia !!

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Keep your eyes peeled! You never know when you might find one mushing through the sand in Australia! :))

It is such a huge world out there with so many experiences. I do not think any of us can live long enough to do them all, but, I want to die trying. Thank you so much for taking the time to put a post together and dropping the link! You are the best!

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Haha..and over the sand desert hills he comes...lol 😅

You are not wrong and i would be right behind you and will carry on in the next world ..lol 😅

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Haha! Exactly!! Life is good, even when it's not perfect!

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I remember when you went to the Nursery for your spring flowers! What a lovely photo of the results-I presume there will be more to come?

I've not known a musher, though I did meet one. My brother bought a Malamute pup from a guy in way North Idaho that was a musher. The pup was from his lead dog. As a dog he was dumber than a box of hair but STRONG and loyal and friendly and huge. Resembled a Grizzly Bear but smaller.

I'm not a participant in Market Friday (though I thoroughly enjoy the posts) but I think you should continue the way you are. It seems really spontaneous the way it is.

I do participate in @galenkp 's Friday fun. If you decide to 'formalize' your contest you might want to check his prize and sponsor set up.

Thanks Denise.

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I have as I sponsored it. I just don't show up as Friday is my big day! :)) I guess you and everyone else is right. If it's not broke, don't try to fix it. I just didn't want people to feel cheated as I only have so big an upvote to cover it all (and #alwaysaflower) and they all do so much work to put them together.

Oh, you know there will lots more flowers! They are hitting their stride now! I know you curate more than entering challenges except for the one as noted, but, I appreciate your words and advice. Always. Haha, with the Malamute. I have sen Huskies both ways... so it must be a genetic thing, not the breed. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your words.

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I never met a musher, but I heard about it. I think you should keeping running continue the marketfriday it is something international special. Thank you for hosting market friday @denise have a great weekend!

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Thank you so much, @almi! I got an overwhelming response to keep it running as is... so I will. Thank you so much for your words and for dropping them link here!

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The interesting thing about Norway is dogseldder, yeah, i am also thinking about your question. Not sure what to say answer, let thinking us more....

https://hive.blog/hive-196308/@sheikh27/marketfriday-with-a-little-part-of-our-daily-life-by-sheikh27

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There are many interesting things about Norway, but, the mushers were interesting to learn about. The lifestyle is very different. I have an overwhelming amount of people that want to leave it as it is, so I will probably do that.

Thank you for stopping by and for dropping your link here! Thank you!

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First of all, I wanna say beautiful flower photographs.
I had no idea that a dog sledder is known as Musher. I really love to learn about new cultures and characteristics because there are so many things to learn. Different cultures always make wonder how different we are from each other due to cultural background but in the end, we are human.
Thanks a lot for this post and hopefully I will participate into this week's marketfriday...

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It is! Believe me, I had no idea before I met him either. I am in love with cultures! It gives me so much pleasure to meet, experience, and find a common ground with people of different cultures. It is so interesting to see how much we are different and on the other hand, how much we are alike.

We are human, that is the bottom line.

If you get a chance to post, it is always fun, but, no stress, otherwise, it becomes a chore, not a labor of love. Or fun. :))

Thank you! I love flowers! They add so much beauty and color to my day! Thank you for stopping by and sharing your words.

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You are absolutely right and yes, in the end, we are human and that's all matters...
Happy weekend dear... Enjoy your day...

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I have to say I do not know any musher. I also do not know anyone that does prettier flower photos! Happy Market Friday Denise! Here is my post:
https://peakd.com/hive-196308/@old-guy-photos/lakefront-rental-on-smith-mountain-lake

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There are no mushers up there? There has got to be! Seems like that is the only way to get around when you get dumped on. They don't know what they are missing. :))

Thank you for your kind words and I hope you are enjoying your vacation. Thank you for taking the time to drop one off, even while you are away. You didn't want to weigh in on the question? :))

I hope you are having a piece of your Camelot.

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I never have been a fan of running contests myself. Too much stress in picking winners. Then there have to be losers. Not my cup of tea.

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Noted.

But, let me ask you, do you enter contests @old-guy-photos?

It wasn't so much finding winner/loser as changing things up a little so it didn't get stale. But, there is comfort in the known. I guess I get that. Thanks for weighing in! Have a great day and enjoy your day, Not sure how many more you have left, but, hope the weather cooperates!

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It is on my bucket list that i go to Alaska some day and meet a musher and ride a dogsledder under them blue clear skies with pure white snow around me.

Your flowers are beautiful as always and with turning this @marketfriday into a contest my thoughts it's running great as it is no need to put extra pressure on yourself your comments are worth more then any hives 😊

Have a great weekend @dswigle and stay safe 😊

Bangkok the city of Contrasts.

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Haha! The contest would be easier! :) But, only one person thought it might be okay but they liked it just the way it is. So, there I go. I thought perhaps people might feel cheated because my vote isn't that big and the work is much for a challenge.

But, to be fair, I appreciate them! :) And I want to thank you for always giving me amazing. And just so you aren't feeling like you have to up your ante and keep it going, if you throw in a freaking wow instead of an amazing post, I will not even blink! :) You are too good to me!

Love to you!

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All good i will give you a bit of both some wows and some amazing...hehe 😂 😂

Hope your having a great weekend enjoy and be safe 👍

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I am not sure my eyes can take it. :)

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Haha...lol you can handle it you just sit back and enjoy 😊

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Haha!!! You have no idea what it looks like from this side!!!

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Oh my, I really love that opening photo, @dswigle. It looks like a painting! I love that you are friends with a musher, and it was so fun to read about how much he loves and plays with the dogs. He must really love his avocation!

I think it should be up to you as to whether you feel like running a contest. Contests are fun, but as the administrator, your heart must be in it for it to succeed. That said, I think it would be awesome, and I would do my best to find more opportunities for Market Friday posts!

I am participating in MarketFriday for the first time in a while. Here is my contribution: https://peakd.com/hive-114105/@jayna/market-friday-in-jamaica

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Thank you so much, Jayna! Jan Vimme is a really cool guy and I loved hearing all about his life and what it is like to raise dogs, dogs that your life depends on in some cases, so they have to be trained differently. So much about team animals that I didn't know!

He loves his dogs. For sure!

99% didn't want a contest, they just want to have it like it is. I was surprised, but, I am all about keeping the people not pushing them away. I may institute a surprise extra $$ in a random pull of names. On top of just leaving it the way it is.

Thank you so much for dropping by and saying hello, leaving your link behind!

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Hi! This is my entry for this week!

https://ecency.com/hive-125125/@kaminchan/market-friday-silk-market

Have a nice weekend!

Cheers.

(I have some problems with the new ecency dapp!)

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I have had nothing but problems with the whole site and never even got to post last week. It never wanted to work when I had time... Except for #MarkertFriday and even problems with that. I think it is coming to see it my way. :)

Thank you for your words and for dropping the link! Have a wonderful Sunday!

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Oh! They are migrating to a new version these past two weeks! There were so many bugs!! I had made several reports on several difficulties!!

In fact they got bombarded by my feedback as I kept losing posts and tags! These bugs are vicious!! But they were good at answering with details of problems.

On Monday a new update of the Dapp would be ready! I think they should reward me for pointing out their loopholes! LoL

Hope you’ll have a relaxing and cool
weekend!

Best.

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Yes. It has been so terrible, I just haven't been posting. It is too difficult. Good job! They will remember your name!

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wow wow wow @dswigle those colours are so peachy pink and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I LOVE them!
Nah keep market Friday the way it is. The fact that people love to enter just because.... is one of its qualities. Oh I have have never personally known a musher...or a husky but it would be nice.

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It is such a pretty color, isn't it???? Thank you!! Most people have never come across a musher, but, there were two of them and this one had a wife and young son (a few years later) but, honestly, the whole family went out. They are a really cool family! A husky is a nice dog, but, they are work dogs, so I think they should be only bought by people that will work them, otherwise they become bored and not very well behaved. :)

And you are right, it has been overwhelmingly a "keep it the same" so I will. Only one person thought the contest was a good idea. There are so many contests, I thought people may quit to get in on some of the extra money.

Thanks @sallybeth23!

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I think your #MarketFriday contest inspire most of the people in this platform. Then you always post here pretty flowers and others photography. I like to post here for your lovely commend replies. Here is my entry : https://hive.blog/gems/@kamrunnahar/market-friday-goes-to-buy-tree-exhibition-different-types-of-fruits-and-flowers-in-the-evening

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Thank you! What a nice thing to say. I do love flowers as is evidence on any post, there will usually be flowers. I am glad you like my replies. I actually try really had to give each and every person a reply as it is a lot of work to get around to all the posts here.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for dropping your link!

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hello dear friend @dswigle good afternoon
I leave in love and full of positive energies every time I visit your blog, I always find beautiful photographs of flowers that only you can capture, your camera is amazing, and your eye is unique.
That's the good thing about meeting people from all over the world, learning from their tastes and habits is exciting.
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid week

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Thank you so much @jlufer! What a kind thing to say. I love flowers and use them every opportunity that I get. This year has been a little bit more challenging than most, without the extra flowers I plant to make the garden more abundant. But, I am grateful that I have some that came up all by themself from last year.

It is wonderful to meet people from all over the world. It has been a learning experience for different cultures! That has been exciting!

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

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Hello @dswigle,

First of all, congratulations, your pictures of the flowers are beautiful. Only once did I participate in this fabulous initiative, on that occasion I spoke about how the street market resisted extinction despite the crisis in my country. With the Coronavirus, said the market was closed for almost two months. Last Saturday I reopened operations and on Sunday I did some shopping. Formerly the market was operating since Friday, I hope it will work normally again soon.

Have a great day.

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How sad that the world had to go through all of this, hitting hardest, the street vendors. Some were able to stay open as in Asia, but, the ones in the United States and many in South America were closed, causing strife for many families that were dependent on the business.

I do hope that everything will be normal once again, very soon. Thank you for all your wonderful words, it is I that should be thank you for being part of this initiative and dropping by to say hello!

Have a blessed day!

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Yes, many families depend on sales to make ends meet. I also wish this calamity to pass soon, although to be honest, I see it somewhat difficult. However, I must also tell you, God always provides, in an unexpected way.

Happy night from South America, Venezuela.

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You looked very nice in the flowers. I was confused about the challenge, I thought it was only about markets, but I see that it is much broader. Great story about the dog driver. Congratulations.

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Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:

How to Participate:
Go to the market! Any market will do! Food, clothing, plant, or animal, if you wish. You can go to the zoo, an art auction, and restaurants. Anywhere or anything that you pay money for any kind of service.
Take pictures! Be creative! It’s fun!
Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
Post the picture.(s)
Don’t forget to use the MarketFriday Community #196308 to post from or hashtag it! #MarketFriday by @dswigle If you hashtag it, drop the link to your post here so I can easily find them.

I can say that so many people are now enjoying not only the markets and places visited, but the different cultures than their own, showing off how we are so different, but, also, showing how many things we have in common. I appreciate the love and support people give to #MarketFriday! I feel like we are getting a core group that enjoys sharing their life and the different ways of life, which is great!

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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Thank you very much for the information. Have a good night.

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The colors on that first photo !

I just want to fall into them.

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Thank you so much. You leave the funnest comments. I know. You think that isn't a word, but, really, it should be. Hi, El!

Nice to see you. Hope you are having a good week after all the rain... Have a fabulous Tuesday!

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I do think it's a word and I'm all for making new versions if necessary. Sometimes our words need to be tweaked to fit our meanings.

I don't accept the boundaries of what is currently acceptable. LOL !

I love the rain, because it is watering my flowers and not only is it too hot to go out to water them myself, I have a gimpy knee that is hampering my mobility. I'm taking it easy, while waiting for it to correct itself. 😄

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Really? What if it's too hot to feel like getting better? What if just is feeling too lazy to carry you around. Doesn't it deserve a vacation? Just wondering.

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How's that i missed upvoting yours also well you got a upvote now , have a great day @dswigle 😊

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I was thinking too hard about replies and had to recheck the ones I did. Shame on me! :)

Thanks for the upvote! :)

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All good we all tend to get absent minded at times 😊

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Lately more than ever!!! LOL :) I hope you have an amazing day!

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