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STILL SOMEWHAT AT SEA...BUT DETERMINED!

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 I'm still muddling along in the no man's land between Wordpress and Blogger and trying to dodge sniper fire. Not the happiest analogy, but there it is.  In trawling through archives, I came across this and thought it worth a re-run... . How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?  Stop and think about it and decide on your answer before you scroll down.   The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.   2 How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?    Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator? Wrong Answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.   3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference.  All the animals attend …. Except one. Which animal does not atten
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SOME SPRING COLOUR IN THE TROPICS

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  Just went out to water and discovered masses of Quisqualis buds.  ... on Lisa's side of the fence (gets more sunshine, facing North) But it's going bonkers and will soon be slugging it out with the umbrella tree ( Schleffera actinophylla)  I've been watering some very thirsty plants; it's easy to forget how searing the wind can be! I'll go out again with the camera when the sun is more obliging... A pretty little un-named orchid Petrea volubilis . Also keen to escape to my neighbour! Passion fruit! YAY! At this stage I don't know whether they are bog-standard purples or the (less tasty!) yellows. And, just like that, the clock has whizzed around to  almost Happy Hour.  ..I'll close with this... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBz13CWwvM...
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IT'S BEEN A WHILE...

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 ...since I used this site. I fiddled about with various ideas and plans and (as regulars know) I stayed with Wordpress. But now, like Scarlet and, apparently, quite a few others, I have decided that Wordpress is not interested in maintaining free sites. And a newsfeed I follow has its lead story today on the Muddle the Web has become   https://theconversation.com/the-internet-is-worse-than-it-used-to-be-how-did-we-get-here-and-can-we-go-back-236513 Idle Thoughts has always been a free site, but now they want me pay. And I notice that other hosting platforms are also looking to hit our hip pockets. A few years ago I probably could have accepted that, but these days I find that, with more essential costs rising, my daily "living allowance" must take priority. We don't see pensions zipping up the ladder on a daily basis, do we? Okay! That's enough moaning! There are quite a few flowers on the passion fruit vine. 😊 And that good ol' colourful Tecomanthe hillii is h
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FINDING MY WAY BACK

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Right! First up I should tell you that this may all fall in a heap. In case that should happen, I'm still at the old site. Think of me as a ghost...I shall waft, airily or eerily, between here and there. Now, just to see how much malarky might be involved, let's bung in a picture...                                                              Eucharis. grandiflora                                                                                                     Oh! I expect you're wondering why I now have a "funny" title ... I might leave it to you to guess. Because if I have to muddle about guessing (and lord knows there was  more than enough of that over at Idle Thoughts!) then making you chaps cudgel your wits is only fair. So, thinking caps on and I'll be back shortly. dinahmow                                                                   
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