Not everyone loves a parade
I can’t believe that it’s been almost two months since my last post. I haven’t been sick, but I haven’t been inspired to write either. I have cleaned and cooked. Poor John is enjoying desserts for the first time in years. The dog is getting plenty of walks too.
I’ve spent the last week sorting photos—in print and digitally. Not sure how long it will take me to organise pics going back 100+ years, but I’m loving the old ancestral pics.
These pics gave me a good laugh. We saw a long and colourful parade while we were in Taiwan. This one was spread all over the city of Tainan, and represented many neighbourhoods.
I’m getting back to posting but I thought you’d like seeing evidence that not everyone loves a parade, especially if they’ve been on a float for most of the day.
Parade in Tainan, Taiwan
Where to next? 
😂😂😂 oh goodness that last picture kills me!!
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Me too. Can’t believe I was there at the right moment.
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Haha it was perfect!
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Haha. He was not having it. Lol.
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Not at all. I wonder if his parents were in the crowd or in the parade?
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Haha. I wonder if they were happy with him or frustrated. I bet, as he gets older, it’ll be a memory he looks back on and laugh.
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I hope someone besides me got a pic.
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Fun that the first two involve cell phones and the final shot says it all. Were you towards towards the end of the parade route?
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Each neighbourhood had its own celebration so we never knew whether we were in the beginning, middle or end of the parade. That said, I think most of them went on all day and into the night. This poor kid had had enough.
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“This is soooo boring!” What a great shot!
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Thanks. Sometimes you don’t realise what pics you’ve taken until you go back through them. Too many of the pics from this parade are a bit fuzzy.
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Great shots. Welcome back.
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Thanks. It’s good to feel inspired again.
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Hah, these pictures are so sweet! I can relate to the lack of inspiration you’re feeling. Very much looking forward to looking back on this time and think of it as a brief period of our existence, even though right now it feels never ending… Keep well and enjoy those desserts!
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Oh yes, the lack of inspiration. Funnily enough, I’ve been inspired to clean countless cupboards, the garage and more.
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That’s great! I wish I could say the same hah
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Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal and commented:
OMG! Hilarious.
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Many thanks Eliza. Always appreciated.
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Well-spotted, Peggy. I suppose there was a time when kids would have been overjoyed to dress up and be in a parade. But then along came mobile phones and social media. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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He may have been excited in the morning, but I saw these chaps in the middle of the afternoon. I bet they were exhausted as well as bored.
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There are two modern classics represented here. The ubiquitous ASD (AntiSocialDevices) and the colorful, possibly thousand-year-old ceremonial garb replete with giant cross-trainers. Back when churches had Mass I loved to see the solemn and sincere robed youth process, their massive, multicolored trainers protruding from the bottom of their cassocks. All we need now is for Native American ceremonial dancers to forego fringed moccasins for running shoes.
Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning!
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I’m so glad you spotted the shoes. The parades really were a blend of the ages. Heaven forbid the demise of the moccasins. My most comfortable footwear.
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Mine, too. Without them I’d have gone through more than several years of my life barefoot. Boy Scout camp, all I know about when is Ennery the 8th was all over the radio. Everyone had to have a project. I got a moccasin kit and have been hooked ever since. However I don’t roll my own these days.
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My feet have a weird bone structure so my entire collection of footwear is thongs, tennis shoes, slippers, moccasins and one pair of party shoes worn under duress.
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Delightfully real!
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What a great comment. Definitely real.
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All brought a much-needed laugh this morning! 🙂
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We all need more laughs these days.
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When it comes to Parades, NYC has quite a few… however, not this early summer, June 2020 because of Covid-19 (no social gatherings). Several of the bigger ones last year were: The Israel Day Parade, The Puerto Rican Day Parade and The Pride March celebrating the LGBTQ community (especially colorful and lively).
And since I now have a lot of time, being inside… I got out my very old slides, digitized many and put together a Slide Show/Gallery of photos of the past “Parade of Tall Ships/OpSail” in New York Harbor and sailing up the Hudson River, for the years ’76, ’86, ’20.
Further, I would have loved to see the Chinese New Year Parades/Celebrations each year in Taiwan and I guess this post was taken during this time. Too bad the child, had enough of a long parade sitting on a colorful fish.
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In the past, I’ve seen some wonderful pics of your excursions to New York City parades. Glad you can re-live them during these unusual times. I plan to do a longer post on the parades that were happening all over Tainan that day. I think I even have a video.
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Aw, they look so fed-up 😀
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Fed up, bored and tired. I was hoping the kid in blue didn’t fall off his fish.
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You nailed it. I’ve seen kids in marching bands faint from heat exhaustion in the Independence Day parade in July. 🇺🇸🔥
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I was so pleased last night to come across these pics.
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Ha!
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Happy to give you a laugh.
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That poor child!
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I agree. I worried that he would fall off his fish, but he didn’t while I could see him.
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Cute photos of the poor child who’s endured too much. Even adults may have the same reaction!
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We were the parade watchers and we got tired too.
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It’s so fun that you were in a right place to capture these photos. And I know what you mean about organizing photos. It may take the rest of my life to get them off my iPhone!!!
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Egads, the photos. It’s amazing that I’m getting anything else done.
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What a fabulous send-off. Thanks for sharing.
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This is too cute. (And a tiny bit sad.) On a related note, I look just like the little fella in photos 3 and 4 when I’m trying to come up with a fresh blog post… 😉
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I can picture that. 🙂
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Float exhaustion!
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Perfect description. I hope he didn’t get into trouble.
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I too need to organize a box full of photos!
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I envy you. I have five boxes and two drawers of print photos and thousands on the computer.
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Your photos show the other side of “fun.” That poor little guy on the fish – a parade is lots of fun if you don’t have to sit in one position for hours.
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He obviously felt miserable. Hope he didn’t have to ‘ride on’ into the night.
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I wish they had some way of indicating a post has been read without implying that you “like” it. It’s hard to say “like” when that poor kid is being used and is obviously unhappy. You know what I mean. The inadequacy of words and icons in a complex world.
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I know exactly what you mean and agree completely. Maybe a button that says ‘I saw this’, but I guess the like button is supposed to indicate that.
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The poor little kid. Lucky he didn’t fall off. Glad you’re posting again.
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Thanks. Needed to get my head back around things.
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Your timing was exquisite. Sitting on a fish all day must be so tiring. I just hope the kid doesn’t get reminded of these fish-sitting days as an adult.
When the Queen or any important dignitary visits foreign countries one often sees a troupe doing a native dance or performance. Often one can see the ennui on their faces. It is a bit of a forced kind of exuberance.
I would not like to do a dance for Morrison or Trump.
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I’m with you—no dance for Morrison or Trump. I sure felt for that kid. Bless him for even agreeing to be on the float.
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I’m laughing so hard. Poor kid. Lol
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One of those laugh or wince photos.
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Fun, indeed. But what an ordeal
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The poor kids. I wonder if they’ll agree to participate next time?
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I do hope they have a choice.
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Me too. I suppose the first year is ‘oh yeah, it sounds like fun’, and then the second year comes around and it’s ‘no way’.
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Oh too funny. After hours poor kids must have been bored to tears. But I’d love to see that parade! Taiwan is pretty high on our list.
Alison
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Taiwan is an excellent destination. Highly recommended.
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Gosh, that is hilarious Peggy! I have to really struggle to write posts now.
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So do I. Hang in there.
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❤️
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I just love the kid on the fish!!
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Me too. Such anguish.
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That last one got a good chuckle! I wasn’t expecting that.
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That’s why I saved it for last.
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lol I totally empathic! Never liked them much. 🙂
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Very hard for a kid to endure hours of just sitting.
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Even for an adult.
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Indeed.
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He’s adorable – even if the parade totally wore him out.
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I wonder how much longer he had to sit on that fish. Poor thing.
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Priceless!
Glad to know the two of you are doing fine.
Must be strange having feet planted in one place for such a long time. I’m jealous of those desserts Poor John is having foisted upon him.
Hugs, my friend!
NH
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We’re good and hope you are too. Good thing our gym re-opened last week. The desserts were catching up with us.
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HAHAHAHA! Oh, this was a perfect way to start a Monday. Thanks for this, Peggy! It’s lovely to hear you’ve been enjoying yourself and going through photos. I can imagine how monumental of a task that must be. So many adventures to re-live!
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You are most welcome. The PHOTOS! I don’t think I’ll ever get through them all, but the memories are wonderful.
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I’m still laughing, Peggy. He is definitely the poster child for I’M OVER IT!!! 🙂 So glad to have you back. ~Terri
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Thanks Terri. Now I have to stay on track.
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Oh, this made my day, Peggy, especially the little boy on the fish. 🙂
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He is gorgeous. I wished that I could pick him up and carry him for the rest of the parade.
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He reminds me of a little girl who I taught in Korea, who was so overburdened with extra classes and school that she would sometimes fall asleep in class. And I often just left her, as I thought she perhaps needed it more than extra English practice, especially as she was particularly bright.
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Lovely story. I guess we both wonder how she is doing now.
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Thanks for a good laugh.
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You’re most welcome, but I think our thanks must go to the young boys.
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A very well-titled post! The expressions on the lad’s face are hilarious. Young children really don’t do the sitting still thing too well – although I think I’d feel the same after sitting on a float all day. Such lovely, vibrant photos, too.
As for the lockdown, it seems that the whole world had gone cooking and baking mad (including me). It’s one way of passing the hours as a nice break from the keyboard.
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Not sure I’d look much different if I spent a day on a float. At least it wasn’t boiling hot or raining that day.Now back to the kitchen. 🙂
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Hi Millie (Amanda waving madly)
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HI Amanda, I assume you know how to get to Millie’s blog.
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last time I looked at her blog, she hadn’t posted anything for quite a while. Good to see she is back.
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Millie is back after a long time. She’s been busy.
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Hello Amanda! It’s wonderful to see you and I’ll hop across to your site asap. I’ve been awol for almost 3 years and have a lot to catch up on. So for for tonight, I’ll just wave madly back at you! 😀
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😁
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Everyone needs a blogging break from time to time, Peggy. You will find your mojo again and photo sorting – that is always on my to do list. I start and do a few hours, then realize it will take me forever. My photos are all named 934534960 ..date…jpeg etc which makes finding the right one very time consuming. Have you got any tips for me to sort a massive collection?
I love your photo of the little boy who fell asleep. It is precious. Glad the schnauzer is getting plenty of walks. He will love that.
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I wish I had some tips for sorting photos. I’m currently working on our print photos—two drawers and four boxes full of them.
The schnauzer has the bonus of walking with a fellow schnauzer most days.
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Lovely that you have two schnauzers for company on the walks. Fun.
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Lots of fun and lots of bounciness.
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Off Topic- Your Data, Photography, Recipe Collection.
I have thousands of photos and I am in the process of copying them and my Data onto a big External Hard Drive. Then copying all onto a second External Hard Drive as a Backup. Plus considering using an outside storage website as an additional backup (expensive).
Further, in the past month one of my main External Hard Drives for photos was dropped, I broke it and now can’t retrieve any of my photos. Plus a second External Hard Drive as my backup (for photos), failed as well. However, I have already copied my Data and Photos to a new big External Hard Drive. And I hope to copy all to a second new big External Hard Drive for my new backup.
Further, I am writing because I highly recommend people have backups of important Data (Tax info, Health Records, Old Family Photos, Weddings/Special Occasions..). Because you never know when say an external hard drive fails, a computer crashes, hackers/ malware might destroy info, theft, fires etc. If I have scared you a little regarding this Off Topic, GOOD! Please consider backing up your precious information.
Stay Safe from Covid-19,
Sy
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I seem to have thousands of photos in print and online (more online now). I need to backup everything. Hope you stay safe from Covid-19. I do worry about you.
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That little tot had obviously had it! 🙂 And sorting photos, I get that. You never catch up. At least I don’t. Peggy and I were at Arches National Park yesterday and took over 500 photos in six hours. 🙂 –Curt
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Geez, you’ve outdone me—500 photos in six hours. My biggest effort was 800 in three days in the Himalayas.
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Great documentation Peggy. Pivotal!
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Thanks Tony.
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Thanks so much.
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I liked the comment about the send off from the Ghana funeral. I guess the welcome at the other end affects me more! But a very enjoyable laugh about the kid!
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The Ghana send-off is amazing. Bless the tired young boy.
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Glad all is well with you! Thank you for the laugh, nice pictures🙂
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Thanks. Hope all is well with you too.
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Thank you, so far so good.
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I know I shouldn’t laugh, but hahaha! I feel sorry for the kids who have to ‘endure’ taking part in key roles. I like the bright colors, though.
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It’s that kind of scene. You have to laugh and feel sorry at the same time.
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Photographers love parades
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We sure do. 🙂
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Oh boy! They look exhausted.
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Exhausted and bored. Poor things.
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That is funny sort of. It seems their parents forced them to do it instead. Poorboys looked so bored.
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And so tired.
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Wow, that is a long time between posts for you. It has been over 3 months for me. Inspiration has been stifled by work. Have fun organizing your photos! What a perfect lockdown activity.
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Funny how inspiration can be hampered. I’m still working on mine. Having a great time organising the photos.
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Peggy, where’s the food??? keep safe and continue…
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Okay, just for you I’ll do a food post soon.
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How funny! Nice to see you did a post….guilt trip! Lol
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I still have to do it! 🙂
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Oh geese this was from June I missed that….lol
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Haha that last picture. Nice angle of the parade. Fun travels!
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That last pic always make me laugh. Poor kid.
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Haha..Nice One!
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Thanks so much.
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Poor little lad it reminds me of when mine were young and would just fall asleep over their dinner…
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I have a few pics of mine doing the same thing. Oh the memories.
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Thanks for sharing good laugh my dear
Kisses
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You are most welcome. Kisses back to you.
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Great shots! You really captured an adorable moment!
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Thank you so much. I was so pleased so have seen it play out.
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