Good evening Bea. I just e- mailed a good friend of mine ( German ) ho keeps many different species of turtles. I asked him your question about the water for turtles ( hard water or smooth water ). For fish I have the answer for you: It depends on the specie of fish if it needs hard or smooth water. Some fish live in mangroove woods and need smooth water and other need hard water ( for example in the Lake Tanganyika ).
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Sabine, it's time for a new English language lesson.Thank you very much Yvonne. I will post these pictures in the German forum too. Let`s see what they say..... ( I soak them to death ......) Mayby one day they believe that these torts DO AND SHOULD NOT LIVE IN DESERT CONDITIONS !
I have seen you post "mayby" a few times now, so I think it isn't a typo.
The English word you need is "maybe" ... Ends in an E not a Y
I am popping in and out. It's been a busy day and I am trying to catch up with Christmas planning and shopping... And also sorting out a family weekend up North for my mother's 80th birthday in a couple of weeks. We have hired a big house in Buxton. Now I am trying to organise my Uncles and Aunts, my sister, my children, my niece and nephew...
Thank goodness for the internet!
Oh, thank you Linda. It is maybe, okay ! Thank you for that hint ! I hope I will never write it wrong again.Sabine, it's time for a new English language lesson.
I have seen you post "mayby" a few times now, so I think it isn't a typo.
The English word you need is "maybe" ... Ends in an E not a Y
Thank goodness for the internet!
To organize a big family meeting is more difficult as taking care of a sack of fleas !
That must be a German saying, but I agree
An English equivalent is that it’s like herding cats which is an equally impossible task
Thank you, Bee! [emoji2]
When I have his answer I write you in your thread what he had said.
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Hi Noel, I got mine all organised today too, just need to get to post office now to get them sent off.
Yahhhyyyyyyy !!!!
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Both my German and Italian grandparents arrived after the war.Good night, Ed.
I had a friend whose family immigrated to the US from Germany when she was 13. During WWII her grandfather was too old to be in the army, and her father was too young. The family was often near starvation throughout the war. Her father and grandfather would scavenge cigarette ends that they found, unroll what they could, combine the contents of several cigarette ends to make 1 whole cigarette and sell/barter them to the soldiers for anything they could get to keep the family alive.
That gave me a very different viewpoint of war in general and the German side of WWII in particular.
My Italian grandfather was from Napoli and not a soldier.
Most of what is known about my German soldier grandfather is legend only.Good night, Ed.
I had a friend whose family immigrated to the US from Germany when she was 13. During WWII her grandfather was too old to be in the army, and her father was too young. The family was often near starvation throughout the war. Her father and grandfather would scavenge cigarette ends that they found, unroll what they could, combine the contents of several cigarette ends to make 1 whole cigarette and sell/barter them to the soldiers for anything they could get to keep the family alive.
That gave me a very different viewpoint of war in general and the German side of WWII in particular.
But he came here for a better life.
That speaks for itself.
I don't know what capacity or rank he had in the war. But some Nazi medals remain in the family from what I understand.
Here in America, we all came from somewhere else.....
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I for one miss hearing from Maggie.
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It's who we are.It is interesting and funny for me that you, Bea and other Americans are proud of their German "roots".I love it.
I just ordered an Ancestry DNA kit to see where I'm from once and for all. It might get interesting.
You are all so busy.... I have to hurry up to get all cards and my TORTOISE ready.
I think so too !
Will you tell us the result ? ( not to be curious, but I am )
WOW!!! You’re on the ball!!!
I mailed my cards today, but am still shopping for my TORTOISE.
WOW!!! You’re on the ball!!!
I mailed my cards today, but am still shopping for my TORTOISE.
I needed to ship my TORTIOSE because of it’s journey [emoji6][emoji6]
