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Happy Haloween bloggers!

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Learning English everyday!

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I am always trying to master the English Language! Learning English requires practice. Today Internet offers so many resources. When I was in school I just had my books, my teachers and American movies and cartoons! I stopped learning English when I left high school. But I learned a lot outside of class, there are different sources to improve English knowledge. I remember I subscribed to some English magazines for one year or two. I also read some literature in the English language, a few of the classics, and poetry. I watched many English series in my youth. Many of it was from BBC. I also watched lots of American movies. Today I still am an avid moviegoer. That's how I expanded my vocabulary. English and American songs were also a big help. Whenever I bought a record I would explore the lyrics. Today is so easy to find song lyrics, there are internet sites dedicated to it! The internet is a fantastic resource. Lately, I've been founding these lists. It helps a lo...

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#Raise your voice - Blog Action Day 2015

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Today is Blog Action Day ! What is Blog Action Day 2015? #BAD15, #Raiseyourvoice "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world", an actor said. He made us laugh many times, it was Robin Williams. He was wise. #Raise Your Voice is the theme to write about. Many of us can write freely but a large percentage of people can't. People like you and me and not only the professionals of the written word. Expressing opinions can promote change. It's dangerous. That's why Governments and institutions fear it! And some fear it more than others. This year we watched many people suffering or being imprisoned or even killed because they dare to raise their voice and refused censorship. All these names made headlines - Raif Badawi , a Saudi blogger, Yassine Ayari , a France-based Tunisian national, Mohammad Reza Pourshajari from Iran, the Vietnamese blogger Ta Phong Tan - and many more that are missing from this shortlist. Rafael Marques de M...

I apologise for any inconvenience...

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Hello Zazzlers, followers, and friends! It's time I apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you! And by this I mean the mess my blogs have been for the last months. Last Sunday we had some bad weather and quite out of the blue I decided it was time to make some cleaning on my blogs. Maybe because I had an extra cleaning in the house the week before! I have a few blogs so one decision like this one is never a pleasant decision. But everything is done now and I am happy enough with the result. As you know I have two blogs I use to promote Zazzle adventures, one is No Boring White and the other is A Portuguese Love . The first one was more or less ok, just a few dead links and it was it. But A Portuguese Love was a real mess! I don't understand how that happened entirely. To be honest, blogging hasn't been on my list of priorities. So I kind of ignore it for half a year now. Life isn't perfect! I found lots of dead links, lots!! And...

Thanksgiving and Gifts with Autumn colors!

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Be Thankful Script Orange Thanksgiving Pillow  by  misstallulah Browse for  Pillows  at Zazzle Hello followers, Zazzle designers and friends! This is all about autumn colors and Thanksgiving. But mostly about the great colors and the beautiful shapes of the leaves. The changing of their color is responsable for this great show that nature provides each autumn.This season of the year offers a great range of color and artists and designers knows it! Since ever they have been inspired by it.  Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in USA. My idea is that this celebration was an old festival to give thanks for the harvest started by European pilgrims that arrived USA to settle.This holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Many american families join around the table to share food. I remember Thanksgiving from Traines, Planes and automobiles, a very funny movie with Steve Martin I watched when I was in my teens. So I am aware  ...