I've had a break from steeming and hope to get back to it soon. Thank you for visiting me.

Thanks for your help Jaynie. I stopped the flashing and seem to have lost discord as well. I am interested in supporting steemsouthafrica. Just very busy at the moment.

From my small community to the internet at large, there is so much rubbish out there that I take everything I'm told with a sack of salt. In our local bowls club we had the death of a member reported and

I remember being that age very clearly and dying for some real excitement in my life. Now I am at my best when I am peaceful! Funny joke :)

Yes I am interested and will be visiting the site. Thank you for the heads up.

You are obviously in your element mgaft1. Lively and interesting even though this is not my usual genre. Well done

Many thanks.

I love the Fall leaves.....I live in a sub tropical area, think I've said this before, and we are pretty much green all the year round. So turning leaves and bare branches against a cobalt sky are gorgeous

It has a beautiful symmetry against the sky. Evidence of really tough hard work and very difficult without much help by the sounds of things. Wonderful basic structure against all odds in the future. A

Thank you goldenoak. One of the benefits of growing older is seeing sense in what was so painful at the time.

His accent is the funniest part of it all! Yes, English is a very peculiar language. But, I imagine so is Russian? Not so? Thanks for your comment. I've been very busy completing an 8000+ word 'story'.

Repetition of sounds comes from baby hood when repetitive sounds entertain us emanating from our little bundles of joy.

Thank you for the information #steemsa. I love word play............how about Cat in the Hat? Such fun.

I love the analogy you used, re the menu in a restaurant! Clever and amusing and for a non technical person like me, it explains things. Thanks. Glad Mariannewest enjoyed your 'whoops'! I did too.

Hey, nice to hear from a new source. Thank you for your vote. I have been around a year this month and will continue steeming on!

Thank you.

I laughed at your comment! You were obviously very busy! I would like to join the Actifit Fitness tracker. Can you advise me what it is all about?

It matches exactly the emotions I experienced while climbing the Drakensberg......very scary AND utterly exhilarating. I guess that is why people climb Everest!

Just occasionally when we do foolish things they work out, but hiking mountains anywhere in poor weather conditions is not wise! How are you doing on Steemit ? I've been blogging a year this month and

Heck this is tiresome. Sorry janenightshade I'm away on holiday at the moment so I'm not into my blogs reliably. We'll keep trying?