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Australia pt2

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Comment from royowen
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Yes, the three sisters in the Blue Mountains are an iconic spot in those Blue mountains, it's a favourite place for tourists. You were good little tourist Cecilia, the kangaroos can be a problem on Aussie roads dawn or twilight, well done, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 15-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
    Roy,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. Australia is a beautiful place and I would like to go back someday. You have kangaroos and we have deer that are a problem at dawn and twilight.

    Cecilia
reply by royowen on 15-Jan-2025
    Yes, I believe so
reply by royowen on 15-Jan-2025
    Yes, I believe so
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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I sounds to me like you had such a wonderful time in the forces Cecilia and experienced so many wonderful moments. Horses are very intuitive and instantly know if the rider is inexperienced, it can be scary when a horse has a mind of its own and does not obey the rider. Few Americans have been to Australia as it is a long way to go. I am enjoying your interesting posts Cecilia, love Dolly x x x

 Comment Written 15-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
    Dolly,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. I had a great time in the military and saw so much of the world.

    My Panama story is a little scary. Not so much a good time.

    Cecilia
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
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That sounds like a fun thing to do with riding horses and then chasing kangaroos, not that that was intentional. You might have found another way to say "scared to death" as you used it 3 or 4 times. There are two words that need to be changed: . . . never (ridden) a horse . . . and . . . beautiful (sight). Having raised seven children from three races, I don't think you need to mention that Mary was Black.

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
    Carol,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. The only reason I mentioned she was black is my experience they are afraid of horses, cats, snakes and the what not. It had nothing to do with putting her down. The black friends I have are afraid of the above things and I think it's just the culture. Did you know some black men won't eat spaghetti sauce because they think you put your period blood in it to capture them.
    This is just some of the things I learned from the black guys I dated.

    Cecilia
reply by Carol Hillebrenner on 15-Jan-2025
    Ok, you have me there. I just raised them, so they didn't know they should be afraid of those things.
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
    They shouldn't be afraid, but a lot of them are. You raised you children and they didn't know and that's good.
Comment from DonandVicki
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I would have to say that Australia was one of my favorite ports of call

Cecilia, I have to share a miracle that I experienced today; My grandsons girlfriends dog disappeared yesterday and they were both devastated. I prayed hard for a miracle from God That the dog would be found and not killed by a coyote or hit on the road. This morning I saw a slip of paper blowing near the road. I'm not sure why I decided to pick it up but I did and the note had an address and phone number that they had found a dog and to call if we were missing one!!! I felt the Holy Spirit in me and long story short, our "Lucy" was found.
I knew that my Ernest prayers were answered.
The day was a lot more frantic than I let on.

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Don,

    Thank you for the great review. The Holy Spirits leads us to were we need to be. You picking up that paper was meant to be. I'm Lucy was found. The miracle you asked for happened. God is good.

    Cecilia
reply by DonandVicki on 14-Jan-2025
    God is good, God bless you Cecilia.
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    He is good and God bless you both
Comment from Angel Debbie
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For a person in the service, it sure seems like you had a lot of laughs, drinking and having fun on horses and such. And they paid you to do all that. What was your real job in the service? Just curious to know.

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Debbie,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. I was an aviation storekeeper. We did things like order parts, flight gear, supply, financials for the squadrons, aircraft inventories, and such.

    Cecilia
Comment from Begin Again
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Your trips sound as hilarious as my ex-husband in Vietnam on a PT boat and terrified of water...He was one drunk guard.... and got a bayonet in his arm in the off-limits bar...Other than that, he doesn't say much, especially about what happened to the guy who stuck him in the arm.

Note:
laugh at here.
experience girls
a quiet evening

Good job.....
Smiles, Carol

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Carol,

    Thank you for a wonderful review. I appreciate you finding my typos.
    I appreciate you.

    Most Vietnam vets don't want to talk about what they saw or did. Can't say as I blame them.

    Love ya lots,

    Cecilia
Comment from Y. M. Roger
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A fun story that just needs a bit of polish and division into paragraphs.... began with some corrections below, my lady... Thanx for sharing and good luck! ;) :) Yvette

reports off we decided --> reports off, we decided

horses and you would --> horses, and you would

life and like I say Mary was scared to death and had never road a horse before. --> life, and like I say, Mary was scared to death and had never ridden a horse before.

before. The two experience girls --> before. (begin new paragraph) The two experienced girls

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 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Yvette,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. I went ahead and changed all the typos I had. Thank you for pointing them out.

    Cecilia
Comment from Miranda Langston
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I haven't read part one yet, but the story is entertaining. I noticed a few SPAGs (a few missing commas and whatnot) but on the whole, this is well-written and I like the easy-to-read font. Keep up the good work

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Miranda,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. I will look it over again. I use the easy font cause I know I hate reading that small stuff.

    Cecilia
Comment from patcelaw
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This is well written and I enjoyed listening to it very much. I wish you a very good day and may God bless you. I found one little flaw that you might want to correct where you were talking about. The girl was scared to death to ride horse, you said,"she was scared to death, as she had never rode a horse before. You should have said she was scared to death, ( had never ridden a horse before.)
Patricia

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Patricia,

    Thank you for the wonderful review. I will go ahead and change it.

    Cecilia
Comment from LJbutterfly
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It seems you had another great adventure in Australia, on horseback. I would have surely been Mary, screaming my head off while you and my horse laughed at me. I look forward to your next adventure.

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 Comment Written 14-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
    Thank you for the wonderful review. We had a great time in Australia.

    Cecilia