Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:07 pm
temporal1 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:18 pm
ohio jones wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:48 pm
This one is $185, which seems rather high to me even if not record-breaking.
.. Valerie, when i protested being teased by my older sibs, my mother would assure me, “they only do it because they love you.”
i tried to believe her.
i used “they” because one leads, others encourage.
Well I don't think that's the case regarding the vase. Mom say things like that but love does not want to poke fun, LOL.
It's my own fault because I don't proofread my text and I tend to do them and snip it and go back to what I was doing. And presently doing everything on this messed up phone until we figure out what kind of Chromebook or laptop we want we have no computer.
No biggie! Thanks for caring about my feelings.
i think moms do “say things like that,” altho in the case of my ornery sibs i’ve not been convinced, in this case of your forum brothers, i do not detect malice. just a bit of fun.
for me, reading is endless puzzle-solving, each writer brings his own puzzle; oj has a special flare/genius, himself.
spellcheck and tech add new dimensions to challenge readers. ESL writers can be intriguing. so much so, i’ve begun to think of everyone as ESL.

we use the same words, but .. often, they may as well be of 2 different languages.
so, i enjoy reading your quick-posts, they’re fun.
