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[Appleblossom]

@Abner There you go… lol…the internet shows me a map of Haarlem… and Frans Hals museum… and I have a copy of the Gypsy Girl in oil painted by an uncle on my wall behind me.

I like pictures too..

[Abner]

I also love words; I love learning languages, and etymology fascinates me @Appleblossom.. My mother was French and my maternal Grandmother was Belgian and spoke both French and Flemish, which is closely related to Dutch.  One of the things I enjoy about the Beatles' songs is the grammar is beautiful.

[Appleblossom]

I don’t really speak another language properly. Just English @Abner but have sung in many languages. 

Flemish background is interesting. My family lived in Brabant before they migrated to Australia. Mother learned piano in Antwerp. 

[Abner]

My Bonne Maman lived in Wallony, I'm not sure where but can probably find out.  I'd love to go to Belgium one day, and recently watched a production of The Love of Three Oranges on YouTube done by the Royal Opera of Wallony   Do you like opera or ballet @Appleblossom ?

[avant-garde]

I want someone to take an actual interest in me and not just be all judging over what I purchase and what I do.

One of my best friends is in a wheelchair and a few years ago we got her a sticker that says "my other ride is a TARDIS" (we're big doctor who nerds). She's getting a new wheelchair and has requested the sticker again, so I ordered it and a few other things like diamond art hair clips that look beautiful that a friend who doesn't navigate internet very well. The minimum spend is $40 and my friend gave me $20 for the hair clips. 

What I've been doing is getting these mental health posters to teach me skills that I don't know, boundary statements, anxiety coping...

I filled up this order with 7 more because I found the two I have very helpful. It's helping me feel less alone and that I can learn how to handle these things. 

So I find it difficult to make my emotions, so I got a few on emotions, including a keyring to carry with me.

It's not just useless stuff that I'm getting, it's stuff that is helping me learn skills I was never taught and I shouldn't be judged on that, or anything really. 

@Ru-bee 

[Ru-bee]

It sounds like those are really useful visual reminders for you @avant-garde, that's great that you're getting those for yourself!

[avant-garde]

@Ru-bee just posted the images in the toolshed 😊

[Ru-bee]

I was just looking through those! They're great @avant-garde