Jul 4, 2016 / Community Pool

Community Pool

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      1. Amen to that, he paid our debt so that we may be better with him, not for him!

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    1. Not at all knowledgable when it comes to photography, I just like what I like, others I don’t at all.

      But.

      Loved many of your shots. Sadly all the camera info etc was lost on me, but I still really enjoyed the photos themselves, as well as the little comments you made about the different shots, your likes etc.

      Good work, Keep it up 🙂

      If you feel like a story, check out my blog about my African adventures. It might inspire you to take a whole other world of photos. (My photos are no where as brilliant as yours, but they help to tell the story) http://www.theafricaprojectblog.com

      Blessings,
      Tash

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      1. Thank you for checking out my blog, I’m glad you like it. But who cares about the photograph’s?! The work you are doing look’s incredible in itself 🙂 I’m a supporter of medecins sans frontieres so think the kind of stuff you’re doing in your blog is fantastic!

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  3. Oreyt folks, I’ve had a blog for a couple a month now, and am a proper sucker for getting bored of me template and changing it to something else! if you guys have a spare couple a minutes just check out me site and tell me what you think a template I changed it to’tuther day.

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    1. I love your photographs and your logo! I don’t feel like the template Buttons does it justice though, maybe something like Dyad so it’ll showcase your work better?

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  5. Hi everyone, and a happy 4th to my fellow Americans! 🙂 As you may know, I have a blog about baby names and character names. I’ve just written a post about patriotic names, and would love for people to read it. Link: https://wellinformednamer.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/july-4th-patriotic-names/

    I would also much appreciate feedback on my updated “baby name index” page. I first published it last week, but I’ve changed it so there’s only one alphabetical list and not gender-separated lists. It’s no longer a sea of pink going halfway down the page, lol.

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    1. I checked it out, your blog looks greatand is a great place to find different names not only for babies, but also for characters in stories. I’ll certainly drop by more than once. 🙂 Yout your index page: I would find it helpful if you had links to the letters on top, tht would reduce the scrolling a bit. Otherwise: good stuff.

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    2. Follow, follow, following! I always need new name ideas for my stories but it always takes so long to find the right sounding name.
      Also, very informative about the meaning, ranking, and number of names.
      Great job! 🙂

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  9. Hello everyone. Two months ago I started a new challenge: Project 10K on my blog. It is for writers and should help staying motivated. It gives you a badge every month when you stick to your project plans or write and/or edit at least 10K words that month. It’s explained in the post and a page that goes with it. If you write and need a bit of an extra push, check it out: https://gahlearner.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/project-10k-p10k-june-2016

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  10. A very happy and blessed 4th of July to each and every one of you! Just in case you missed any of my special All-American posts this past week, you can still check them out the second time around at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! Meanwhile, I am about to work on ideas for future posts as well as having finished drafts for the posts that I am about to publish on my ever-so-fun blog, so I strongly suggest that you keep checking Dream In Music often! You know, the month of July means something else besides the month of America’s birthday-It also means that we are halfway into 2016 already! Wow, time sure does fly, doesn’t it? And while I am on the subject of time flying by, I am already about to make some early planning stages for the Christmas holiday season, so, are you all this surprised, or what? Well, I’d better be getting back to whatever I am supposed to be doing, since this is going to be another productive week, even though short. So once again, I advise you to keep checking back on Dream In Music often at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com, and remember to keep on dreamin’ in music… With 💟-JW🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽

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    1. Hey Giulia, I love the way you’ve categorised your blog. That’s something I haven’t really thought of much before, so I might go and have a look at my blog to see how I can improve it. Thanks for the inspiration!

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      1. Glad it could help you somehow! I’ve check your blog and I can say that I’m looking forward to reading more from you! I wish you all the best.

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    1. There is passion in the last few lines as well as compassion: hoping enlightenment not solely for your own lift out of the dark, but for us all, living in a dark world.

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  15. I’ve been doing quite a bit of posting so this time it was hard for me to choose which one to use on Community Pool. I decided to use two that are very different from others.

    https://livinglearningandlettinggo.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/a-multitude-of-lessons/

    https://livinglearningandlettinggo.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/the-artichokes-are-flowering/

    I hope you enjoy them, and others if you decide to hang around and look at some of others. Feedback is always welcome.

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    1. First off, I love all things vintage and crafting, so I really liked what you put together. I used to dabble in jewelry making and other things from pieces of other jewelry. However, I noticed that both of the pictures posted seemed almost identical, so I wasn’t sure what the second picture was capturing that the first did not. Also, I think an extreme close up showing some of the jewelry detail would be beautiful! 😃

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      1. hello and ty for taking the time to visit! the same two pics are one with daylight and then other with flash i like the slight differ in the feel of both of them. i tried to get close ups of this one but it isnt easy with its so golden and sparkly no doubt im going to have to get myself a better camera! 🙂

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      3. and the thing is they really are so pretty im dying to be able to really show them there are tiny cherubs and as i tried to zoom or use no flash no matter what they small details are lost. i mean i am placing tiny swarovski crystals one at a time in some of the pieces with tweezers for sparkle and i really would love to show that too.

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  19. Hi everyone,

    I’ve been blogging quite a lot this week about a range of different topics. Today I posted my June favourites, but I have also published a writing post and two current affairs posts this week.

    I really hope you have the time to check my blog out and give me feedback on writing style, layout, and anything blogging related. 🙂

    https://coffeeshopdreams.wordpress.com

    Thank you and happy blogging! 🙂

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  21. Hello bloggers,

    I have been writing on my blog, The Universe According to Charlie, for a while now and I would love to get feedback on one of my recent posts, 8 Glorious Pictures of Corn. I absolutely love hearing what other bloggers think of what I write, negative or positive. Mainly it is a combination of thoughts and opinions and satirical comments. Thank you so much!

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    1. Okay, I’ve always been fascinated by corn (the look, not so much the taste) and even went into the corn to get our wedding pictures taken, so had to check out this post. You have an oddball, smart, and delightful sense of humor and I’m glad this not-so-patriotic writer was shown this holiday from a new light. God bless the corns.

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  23. Hello !everyone it’s going to be 3 week since I have started my blog, I’m not here to tell you that visit my blog but WordPress is a place where you tell your experience and I’m gonna tell you how I felt on WordPress. WordPress is filled with from every where and their blog is their gateway to mind but I don’t felt like I was in their mind but in their home watching everything silently, you will ask why I used the word home? When you go at someone’s home then they will treat you well but you don’t know what do they really think but on WordPress what you think is what you. I have found the good side of humanity and I have found the inner god in us. This experience is really amazing.

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  25. Hello all, the pool came with timing because I’m willing and ready to review any and all blogs/posts that are sent my way. Just let me know any specifics if you need, and feel free to check me out! 🙂

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      1. Thank you, Tash! You just made my day. Honestly, my about is just an obscure statement which basically says that I write anything I want. But just to clarify, I mainly write fictional pieces as well as what I’m feeling at that time, and I’ll definitely give your blog a look 🙂

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      2. Haha glad to know I’m not completely blind!

        Depending what you’re in the mood for, the ‘update’ posts are pretty general, aimed at my friends and family back home. Stories from the Prem unit and Gaining their wings are a little more heavy, but a good read into life here in Africa. Thanks for reading 🙂

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