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some people will use you until you are no longer useful your job will never…

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One of the accounts I follow on every medium I can is The Language Nerds.…

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Patron Saint of Cats, St Gertrude of Nivelles, has her feast day today

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  • Posted on March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Read more here My Catholic confirmation name is Frances, after St Francis of Assisi, patron…

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Smile

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My rarest animal sighting – African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

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  • Posted on March 16, 2026March 10, 2026

The first time I ever went to the Kruger National Park, I wanted to see…

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These make me feel a certain kind of way

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  • Posted on March 16, 2026March 10, 2026

I smiled at the cute bee but felt sad because the rest is so true.…

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Gendered toilet door symbols

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  • Posted on March 15, 2026March 9, 2026

Although Sweden is moving more towards gender-neutral toilets, it is always fun to see different…

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Has spring perhaps sprung?

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  • Posted on March 15, 2026March 10, 2026

March is, as in most places, a bit unstable weatherwise in Sweden. But days like…

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Books I have read this week

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  • Posted on March 14, 2026March 8, 2026

Terri Gerritsen has been, like Clare Mackintosh, a lucky find at a thrift store that…

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  • Harsh truths about life March 18, 2026
    some people will use you until you are no longer useful your job will never…
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  • Calques and loanwords March 18, 2026
    One of the accounts I follow on every medium I can is The Language Nerds.…
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  • Patron Saint of Cats, St Gertrude of Nivelles, has her feast day today March 17, 2026
    Read more here My Catholic confirmation name is Frances, after St Francis of Assisi, patron…
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  • A Day March 17, 2026
    A sign outside a meatball restaurant A sign of spring – the sweeping up of…
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    The first time I ever went to the Kruger National Park, I wanted to see…
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  • These make me feel a certain kind of way March 16, 2026
    I smiled at the cute bee but felt sad because the rest is so true.…
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  • Gendered toilet door symbols March 15, 2026
    Although Sweden is moving more towards gender-neutral toilets, it is always fun to see different…
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