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Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #1311011
A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.
Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

Ferry boat between Solvorn and Ornes across the Lustrafjord i Sogn og Fjordane.




I'm starting a new blog because
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L'aura del Campo Open in new Window. (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
#982524 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.

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Hoarfrosts from Hell Open in new Window. (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
#997339 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
is still hidden from the public and will remain so. It's more personal and full of angst. Was used for 30DBC for May 2020 and now used for Blogville.

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Enga mellom fjella Open in new Window. (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
#1317094 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
was full... until the number of entries was increased. A mixed blog, mostly stories.

I'll be linking to
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On The Write Path Open in new Window. (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
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as I need to post there about my travels.

 
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O Pinions! Open in new Window. (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
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is for my opinions. *Laugh*

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Nurture your Nature Open in new Window. (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
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was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
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Watt's Gnus Open in new Window. (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
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come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)

 
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Flash Fiction Open in new Window. (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
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is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.

I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal Open in new Window. (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
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I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
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(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
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Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
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is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.

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Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
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an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

April 25, 2022 at 3:20am
April 25, 2022 at 3:20am
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*Poseyr* 25 *Sun*

I survived my first week in Portugal. The day dawns sunny and chilly.

Today is the commemoration of the Carnation Revolution, April 25, 1974.

Big celebrations in Lisboa and Porto but here? This is a tourist town.

It's Eight-O-Eight and the denizens of the dorm slowly wake.

Carmen's in her kitchen opening up the day; breakfast starts at half past the sunny hour. Soon.

Talked to Yannick (Holland) about 'governance'.

Lay down for awhile. Never a great idea. Now late. Cooling. Saw Andrea who I met in Lisboa. She's staying here.

*Poseyy* 26 *Clouds*

Some rain, some sun.

Went to Praia Batata close-by. Sat on the beach, took notes.

Good-bye to Raphaela, now Andrea.

Lunch with Evelyn. We split a pastel.

Bought a bifana downstairs. 2,50 euros.

More energy today but now I want to nap.

*Poseyp* 27 *Sun*

Beautiful morning. Evelen is going to Cabo Sagres. I don't have the energy.

Olga leaves for Faro.

People come and go.

I'm sitting at the round white table looking out at ships. The pink plastic tulips are waving in the breeze.

Walked to Praia Meia. No sunscreen but I didn't burn. Long sunny walk to a wide sandy swimming beach.

*Poseyv* 28 *Sun*

My nerves are going. Computer is acting up. Must makes plans and/or change flights back. I'm glad I booked the first 12 days so I didn't have to think.

To all the Dutch:

Shimmer of water, white wake of a passing boat, white wings of gulls, white canopies shining in the sun's glare. The palms offer spare shadows at noon, their fronds caressing the breeze and me ... seated behind the window all day, reluctant to leave.

Oh where, oh where are the red geraniums hidden, begging me to stay?

Lagos, Portugal.

Finally got my salada de polvo. *Bigsmile*

Impossible to chat with Evelyn this evening due to very loud South American men. Portuguese men can be very loud as well. It's as if they only know how to shout.

*Poseyb* 29 *Sun*

Day of Beauty... tomorrow.

Sunny. Sat with Real (Netherlands). We sorted things out. Booked 3 nights in Faro in Faroway.

Still taking it slooow.

Why I worry about the US: "The result was an ethnic nationalism sanctified by religion as it established a new "holy trinity" of "freedom, order and violence," meted out variously to in-groups and out."

Exhausted by walk to/fro to get groceries at Pingo Doce. Lay down. Skipped dinner. Folks drank... a lot.

*PoseyO* 30 *Sun*

Off to Faro. Staying at Faroway.

Caught the train in time at Evelyn's urging. We had pulled pork (dry imho) when we arrived. No problem walking directly to hostel. No upper beds here. We shall see about noise.

It's after 3 p.m. so I should take a walk.

Ran into Evelyn. Bought fresh squeezed orange juice and ham. Ran into Joao, the owner, too.

Watched a bit of a detective movie subtitled in Portuguese.

Now I need coffee.

*Poseyy* M1 *Sun*

Room was very dark and quiet. A surprise. Ate my pasteis de feijao... and coffee. Always coffee. Met a group of Italians that live in Lisboa, two Danes.

Watched the swallows swooping.

Room tonight: Portuguese, Italian (Brescia), German (East), Norwegian (Oslo). 5 of us.

Some folks only stay in Faro for a night to catch the plane back home.

Found Hostel Madalena. Nice chat with Adrian.

Evelyn invited me out to dinner. She had robalo. I ate cod and shrimp. She leaves tomorrow.


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