3/5/2014 6:13:21 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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Thought folks might like to share community events that occur in your area. I'll start with Asheville, NC, where I lived as a child and still visit often. In the summer each weekend there is Shindig On The Green in downtown Asheville. Lots of mountain music, storytelling, clogging and dancing. Bring a blanket or lawn chair along about sundown and enjoy and participate in the show for free! This video from 2012 showcases some of the veteran dancers from various clogging teams that have danced in the show! Enjoy!
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3/5/2014 6:53:33 PM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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Thanks ,Altje , that was fun , noted even more on flip side , this beats a two step or fox trot any day or night,
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3/5/2014 7:29:11 PM |
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canvaslover
Johnson City, TN
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WE have a Fort --where they show how things were done in old days of new settlers like weaving , washing clothes, cooking on a hearth etc---we also have Apple festivals and Apple butter days---and days on Roan mountain Rhoderderndron festivals, also clogging. and Covered bridge days.
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3/5/2014 8:37:22 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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Sounds like a lot of fun things to do! My great-grandmother was born on Roan Mt!
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3/6/2014 5:26:05 AM |
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canvaslover
Johnson City, TN
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Altje-- we do have a lot of festivals starting soon--very historic town---If your Grand-mother lived in Roan Mountain--bet it was beautiful then--some of the fir trees are dying up on Mountain...probably from that dang beetle---but the flowers are beautiful up there during late June. "good to see you---hope that ice storm don't get you today....
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3/7/2014 6:48:26 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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Latrobe has a full week of events for the forth of july.There is a miss fourth of july contest.a week long carnival,a 5 mile race or walk,horse shoe pitching contest and of course a big parade on the fourth with fireworks after dark.
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3/7/2014 7:19:44 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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This is a historic area of the French And Indian War.Fort ligonier is 10 miles from here they have a week long celebration with a reenactment of the battle.There is fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne in pittsburgh and Fort Necessity in Uniontown.George Washington fought with the british at the battle.General Braddock,the english commander died in the battle and is buried a short distance from the fort.Gettysburg is about 90 minutes from here,i have been there 3 times,there is just too much to see.I climbed the tower on Little Big Top.They say when some of the roads around here were built they followed old indian trails,them indians must have drank too much firewater before they made their trails,they are all curves.
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3/7/2014 8:15:15 PM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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Same drunk Indians laid out half of Missouri's roads ,then drunken white men built them all on curves.
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3/8/2014 2:06:00 AM |
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gl0ria
Waterford, CA
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We have a lot of different things to do here. an hour in one direction is gold country with all the old towns to visit and sit under a shade tree and have a picnic lunch and people watch., there is old railroad museums, old town Sacramento. several vinards to do wine tasting and watch stage shows. So many things to tell and do. I rather see an old ghost town. Walk a creek bank, walk across a covered bridge, or go to the park and watch kids play. Tomorrow I take my dog to be bath and I will go yard saleing while he is getting pretty. Have a great week end. Enjoy. gj
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3/12/2014 7:56:57 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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Wilbur, some of my ancestors came to NC from PA down the Great Wagon Road, which was first a trail made by buffalo which the Indians used as a trading path with other Indians to the south! Have an interesting book about the road and the early settlers which I am re-reading.
Most of Western NC was settled by immigrants from PA (German and Scotch-Irish) rather than from Eastern NC going to the West.
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3/17/2014 4:16:43 PM |
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shaggyoledog
Ocean Shores, WA
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Dig a path thru the snow to the hot tub and watch the stars with my Snookums, but I'm fresh outta Snookums'...
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3/17/2014 4:37:26 PM |
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canvaslover
Johnson City, TN
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Where you been shaggy dog--I figured some snoopems already snagged you by the collar--is why you disappeared from group--get your arse back and play with us...
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3/17/2014 7:44:22 PM |
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dancer7237
Golden Valley, AZ
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Used to ride my horse into the Black Mountains or The Cerbat Mountains or The Hualapai Mountains, [WAL-LAH-PIE] which means "PEOPLE OF THE TALL PINES". Now I take my ATV or my UTV and drive along those old trails. Every once in awhile I find some evidence of the mining activity in this area. The town of Chloride provides gun fights on the weekends as well as preserving the buildings that are now more than a hundred years old.
The old trails were what the wild life, deer, elk and such used to go from here to there. Indians followed and used these same trails when walking from place to place. The animals did not walk in a straight line but followed the contours that provided the easy path to where they wanted to go.
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3/17/2014 8:37:57 PM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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There are several large lakes in this area of missouri , Kansas , Oklahoma & SArkansas , all wthin a couple hours drive or less from Springfield. several Civil War parks & other historical places from the homes of Jesse James , to the cavesthrough out the state , many festivals starting in May on through late fall , museums all over from St Joseph , mo. to the bootheel , Kansas city famousfor Gangsters of the roaring 20's , steaks & best barbeque West of Memphis, Tenn. Silver dollar city Just a 30 min. drive from my place , Bass pro shops Head quarters , so many eating estblisments make dizzzy chosing which one todine at.
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3/18/2014 3:31:36 PM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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We have a couple of ramp festivals every spring. We have a mountain festival every last week of May. We have a bunch of fall festivals in September and October. We have lots and lots of scenery places to visit.
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3/19/2014 6:04:52 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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Go to wilburs house.
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3/19/2014 6:07:49 PM |
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newlady2
Goldsboro, NC
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*smile* Of course thats th e place to be.
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3/28/2014 3:09:10 AM |
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canvaslover
Johnson City, TN
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Set them up, Wilber--tell Mt. Man to bring his ramps ...so we'd all smell good....one thing, I need to try and see what the fuss is about---people around these mountains love them.....Our tourism is getting in full gear here....
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3/28/2014 8:03:36 AM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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Fun thing not to do here ( hope not ) is shoveling snow . best time to visit here first week of May through first week of November.come to the Ozarks & play , sightsee, eat , fish , golf , hike , dance , watch contry music shows , get married in a cave , see the gateway to the West ,visit homes of famous & infamous such as, Harry Truman & Jesse James ,were ready to make you smile & hopefully come back & stay.
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3/29/2014 10:09:50 AM |
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bb1776
Sykesville, MD
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Visit Main st with all the quaint shops. A museum, an old school house and some nice eating places.
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3/29/2014 6:15:32 PM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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Absolutely Nothing to do out here.
this is why I bought land here.
do nothing & rest afterwards.
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4/10/2014 11:21:46 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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One of the surprising things that my husband (who is Ukrainian) discovered while walking around in Greensboro while I was at band rehearsal was that O Henry, the author, was from Greensboro! Slava had read his books when he was a schoolboy in Ukraine! It truly is a small world.
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4/11/2014 6:19:03 AM |
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newlady2
Goldsboro, NC
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Wow Altie as yu said it is a small world .. *smile*
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4/11/2014 6:41:05 AM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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Fun Things To Do In Your Part Of The Country every Day going to town to get my mail-every one mow's their yard that's all that is happening, or watching the weeds grow,
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4/11/2014 6:43:51 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Fun Things To Do In Your Part Of The Country every Day going to town to get my mail-every one mow's their yard that's all that is happening, or watching the weeds grow,
....... Sounds like you live in the sticks. nothing wrong with that.
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4/11/2014 6:47:38 AM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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yep in the sticks
neighbor to the North, Long distance on the phone.
20 miles from town.
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4/11/2014 8:35:20 AM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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Today my first one at the lake , seldom catch much this early water needs to warm up a bit more , but need fresh air & sunshine ,exercise.
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4/11/2014 1:13:02 PM |
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newlady2
Goldsboro, NC
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Yes but you like it that way or wouldnt be there..
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4/13/2014 4:49:19 PM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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Space Weather News for April 13, 2014
http://spaceweather.com
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Tuesday morning, April 15th, the full Moon will pass through
the shadow of Earth, producing a colorful lunar eclipse. Although the mainstream
media is calling this a "blood moon," the color is more likely to be bright orange.
At the moment, Earth's stratosphere is not dusty enough produce a shadow with the
deep red hues of blood. Whatever color it turns out to be, the eclipse will be
visible from North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Check
http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more information.
LIVE WEBCAST OF THE ECLIPSE: Got clouds? No problem. The lunar eclipse will be
broadcast live on the web by the Coca-Cola Science Center at Columbus State
University in Georgia: http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html
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4/13/2014 5:00:54 PM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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I know you posted this as a seriuos event & we thank you Keeb, but to celibrate this "BloodMoon " a bloody mary made with rum , would be nice .
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4/14/2014 8:48:25 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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This is long, but if you have the time the music is very soothing and the tour of the restored town of Salem, now part of Winston-Salem,NC and known as Old Salem is well worth seeing. This is a living community with some houses open for tours and others private residences. The Salem Band plays summer concerts on Salem Square in front of Salem College, the oldest college for women in the country. There are several web site about Old Salem. Nice place to vist - Salem Tavern serves great food and George Washington spoke highly of it after his visit there. Yes, that George Washington, our first president!
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4/17/2014 6:46:51 AM |
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fanny0304
New Philadelphia, PA
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Thank you Altje I enjoyed the video of Salem NC.
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4/17/2014 7:53:13 AM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
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Hi Fanny, Glad you liked it. The county I live in (Forsyth)is where the early Moravians settled after coming to America, arriving first in Pennsylvania and then coming to NC. Moravian College is in Bethlehem, PA. I have visited Bethlehem with the Moramus Chorale when we sang in a joint concert with the Unitas Chorale (the Northern counterpart of our Southern group). As I remember it was in April and it was snowing! Do you live near Bethlehem? Was just wondering about your weather? We have frost this morning!
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4/18/2014 8:16:09 PM |
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fanny0304
New Philadelphia, PA
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Hi altje; Bethlehem is an hour from my town . When I was younger my Uncle took my gr. Mom me to see the Christmas lights in Bethlehem every year .They were the most beautiful lights . People came from near and far just to see the lights
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5/28/2014 8:37:27 AM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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Camping;
Bought a 3 room tent yesterday, while setting it up---OF course it had to rain. I did get it finished .but decided to stay in the house for the night.
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6/1/2014 11:36:48 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Lots of camping and good fishing.
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6/6/2014 6:45:10 AM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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Farmville,Virginia Tonight
Music down by the Appomattox river.6PM.
have a great weekend all.
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6/6/2014 4:12:28 PM |
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elderfisherman
Springfield, MO
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Sleep till dawn, , counting flowers on the wall, Watching reruns of "I LOVE lUCY"while Dianne Knits ,
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6/12/2014 8:02:02 AM |
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keebler3
Phenix, VA
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come out here to my place Go Camping "Free" no fishing "Beaver in the creek"nasty water.
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6/16/2014 8:52:09 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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Had an airshow at the local airport friday and saturday.The Navy Blue Angles were the feature of the show.Didn't get much nap time as they practiced every day from monday to friday.They were flying right over my house,the house even shook at times.
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6/19/2014 6:23:25 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Had an airshow at the local airport friday and saturday.The Navy Blue Angles were the feature of the show.Didn't get much nap time as they practiced every day from monday to friday.They were flying right over my house,the house even shook at times.
.... I enjoy those air shows.
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6/19/2014 7:53:27 AM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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You're not the only one alex.There were 15,000 people there over two days time.I saw enough air shows in my 5 years in the Air Force.Traffis was all tied up around here for the two days.
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6/20/2014 6:46:34 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Go to baseball games.
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6/22/2014 12:20:26 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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Stop at sarges house for a few drinks.
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6/24/2014 6:33:30 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Lots of camping.
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7/26/2014 3:05:44 PM |
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wilbur1935
Latrobe, PA
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You can watch thev Pittsburgh Steelers at training camp in St.Vincent college,about 2 or 3 miles from here.
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7/30/2014 10:03:55 AM |
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fannybly01
New Philadelphia, PA
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Going to the antique car shows
Playing miniature golf
Cruise night in August. Pottsville Cruise Gears-Up for 20th Anniversary! The Great Pottsville Cruise is gearing up for their 20th Anniversary.
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7/30/2014 11:10:24 PM |
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oldlady4oldman
Tacoma, WA
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FISH!!!!!!!
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7/31/2014 7:05:21 AM |
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fannybly01
New Philadelphia, PA
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Hi oldlady4oldman.Have fun fishing
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8/5/2014 12:29:47 PM |
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visitingfriends
Evansville, WI
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Wisconsin Dells
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8/6/2014 7:32:46 AM |
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manureman
Bluefield, WV
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Eat plenty of corn right now.
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8/6/2014 2:14:26 PM |
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visitingfriends
Evansville, WI
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That's corny.
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8/6/2014 2:22:05 PM |
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thespian918
Hominy, OK
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Sounds good!
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8/12/2014 11:54:37 AM |
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visitingfriends
Evansville, WI
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ATV riding
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9/15/2014 9:11:42 AM |
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shaggyoledog
Ocean Shores, WA
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When football got boring yesterday, I went channel surfing...
And came upon a show about 'Odd Animal Couples'
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9/15/2014 3:35:23 PM |
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visitingfriends
Evansville, WI
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Won't be long and we can say snowmobiling.
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9/16/2014 7:18:48 AM |
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happyladyme
Stephens City, VA
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Ahhhhhhhhhh, shaggy, they are so adorable. There are some video's about odd couple animals, too.........
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9/16/2014 7:21:00 AM |
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happyladyme
Stephens City, VA
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Hi oldlady4oldman.Have fun fishing
fanny..I think she is trying to flirt with fish..
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9/20/2014 11:43:08 AM |
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shaggyoledog
Ocean Shores, WA
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Let the dogs run...
Agate hunting...
Crabbing in the bay...
The food is very good, but I don't gamble. Not that I don't gamble. Just not there. I like video poker and they don't have the right machines...
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10/5/2014 4:40:51 PM |
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ladyrech
Hillsboro, IL
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Been to or thru Winston Salem 20-30 times on way to see parents in North Eastern N C ..EDENTON ,my home town, from ILLINOIS .. had aunt & uncle there & now cousins ,, Never went to Old Salem, wish we had!!! loved the video !! thanks .
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