Thursday, January 29, 2015

Thursday Things

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all! The videos I have selected for this post are:

A Just for Laughs Gag/Juste pour Rire

Pet Rescue Goes Above and Beyond to Put Animals in Forever Homes

Mixed Green Salad with Avocado, Mango and Smoked Salmon

Echoes - Beautiful Nature Video & Relaxing Music
Most of us are aware of the fact that it has already been 70 years since the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps, including the well known death camp, Auschwitz.  I decided to add this video to my post to commemorate the end of World War II and the liberation of the survivors.  This video, like everything I share on my blog, is family friendly and suitable for all ages.  Personally, I found it haunting and at the same time fascinating.  As I share this my thoughts are with all the victims, survivors as well as their families.

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.




Artist Justyna Kopania












Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share.

49 comments:

  1. I especially enjoyed the clip on the dog rescue since that's something near to my heart. I'm treasurer for a charity called Finding Them Homes - James Bay Pawsitive Rescue () while 2 of my daughters are heavily involved in its day-to-day operations, along with a great group of volunteers.

    I enjoyed the quotes with the images above.

    Thank you also for your kind words on my blog.

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  2. I agree with that.....sometimes you just have to jump in without your floaties.

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  3. Anonymous12:20 AM

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    Que c'est beau !!!!! J'aime venir sur ton joli blog chère Linda !

    MERCI pour ce partage.

    GROS BISOUS et belle journée

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  4. Avocodo, salmon...now that's my kind of salad! Yummm!!!!!

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  5. The Peace saying is lovely.

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  6. pet rescue is doing wonderful job:)

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  7. sympa la première vidéo , la mariée qui s'en va lollll
    passe une douce journée , ici toujours la grisaille et le vent , hier un gros orage ... tout est détrempé ....

    parfait pour les bains de boue mais pas pour mes vieux os! je rouille ....:)

    bisous

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  8. I just loved the first gag.. so cute and soooo funny :)

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  9. Thank you Linda for those lovely videos❤I specially thank you for the Auswitcz..We must never forget..
    Hope you have a nice day in Canada:)Here we have tons of snow again.
    Wish you a great day Linda❤

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  10. Entre sourires et mémoire
    Entre nature et ses beauté
    Belles prestations
    Bisous

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  11. A great post Lind and watching the clip on the camp is haunting, the music complements it well.

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  12. Thanks for sharing Linda. Have a great day.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  13. Auschwitz...une honte pour l'humanité...Linda

    pour qui ? pour quoi ?

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  14. Anonymous5:21 AM

    That's so touching. I saw the same BBC clip two days ago :)

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  15. Pidän koirista paljon, video on hauska. Kuoleman leiri on surullista Aushwitzissä hyvin ikäviä tapahtumia video on rauhallinen .Kiitos Linda.

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  16. Divertido gag y bonitos vídeos.
    Saludos.

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  17. Love the healthy & colourful salmon dish, Linda! xoxo

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  18. Hi, dear Linda!

    That report on the pet rescue shelter made me feel a little better about the overwhelming problem of abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs. I was happy to learn that the facility trains the animals to give them a better chance of finding a forever home. Acocado, mango and smoked salmon are three of my favorite things and Mrs.Shady loves to make healthy salads for us like the one you showed us today. I get a chill inside looking at the Auschwitz death camp and imagining all the atrocities that took place there 70 + years ago. If we don't learn from history's mistakes we are destined to repeat them.

    Thank you very much, dear friend Linda, and have a happy Thursday!

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  19. Great mix of laughter and reflection. Just don't let Julia Roberts watch the first clip. :-)

    Greetings from London.

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  20. We've tried to "rescue" two little dogs in the past few years but in both cases they had been so badly abused they were incorrigible and mean and we couldn't handle them. One was so bad that the "rescue" person finally gave up and she thought she could "fix" him easily ... but the rescue services are wonderful and there are so many hundreds of thousands of animals that need our help. It's very sad.

    As is the thought of Auschwitz which has become sort of a symbol of the kind of evil and degradation of which humans are capable.

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  21. Bonjour Linda,
    Quel moment de bonheur et de détente d'écouter cette jolie musique accompagné de ces belles images ✿

    Je t'embrasse

    Manon

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  22. cute drawing of the frog

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  23. I am happy for the dogs that got rescued. The salad sounds interesting.

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  24. Nice group of quotes today. Many years ago, on a trip to Germany my family and I visited a concentration camp outside of Munich (I don't remember the name). It was a very sobering experience.

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  25. The Auschwitz video is chilling. Have been to Dachau, but not here. Hard to imagine the horror of these folks in these camps. The avocado/salmon salad looks scrumptious.

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  26. The movie with the bride I loved hahaha hahaha ..... I was also laughing whaaaaaa nice movie .... you below with the animals given a new and loving home weather is so nice to see. Even though your other movies are a source of inspiration:-)
    Warmest regards, Helma

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  27. Hi Linda! Great image with cats Justyna Kopania. Have a nice day :)

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  28. A great gag today!

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  29. The Auschwitz footage is haunting.

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  30. Great and interesting post. Have a blessed day. Madeline

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  31. Mmm, avocado, mango and smoked salmon...all my favorite. That's a great combination for yummy salad!

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  32. I love your pet rescue video...and all the quotes were wonderful as always!!

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  33. I can't see the videos when I'm on my iPad but I always enjoy seeing the artists you feature! Louis Dean and I are staying home and resting for a few days, trying to get over these terrible ellergies! Mountain cedar is a fearsome thing!

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  34. Always looking forward to your feel good posts. :)

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  35. Auschwitz - the place is haunting, the music is beautiful.

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  36. So funny, Linda ! Excellent gag !

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  37. Great mix of laughter and sadnes !

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  38. I'm glad I found your blog. I love inspiring posts! Thank you for the beautiful words and life-changing quotes :)

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  39. I love the painting of the cats, and would buy it, if it was for sale and did not cost much. I love that you ALWAYS have something for everyone!!

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  40. Anonymous5:20 PM

    Runaway mannequin is to laugh, and the Beautiful Nature Video, is very nice Linda. Greetings from Edward.

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  41. Avocado and mango make a great combo.

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  42. The expression on those people's faces when the bride/mannequin "walks" off is priceless!

    Thank you for commemorating Auswitch. It's something we need to remember. I've read many books about World War 2 and the terrible atrocities that were committed. Mankind should never forget. Someone once said those who don't know history are bound to repeat it, and with so many lives lost, it should be a lesson well learned.

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  43. Dearest Linda; Thank you so much for those meaningful quotes and lovely videos♡♡♡ And the Auswitcz... My late father fought in World War II, he hadn't told us abut his experience. Tomorrow happened to be his birthday, I thought about him :-)
    Sincerely from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  44. Lovely post, Linda. Inspiring

    have a great weekend ya

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  45. I always love your collection of images, video, etc. I nominated you for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

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    1. Hi Cherdo,

      I thank you so much for thinking of me and considering me for an award! I must graciously decline, as for myself, just having wonderful people like yourself visit and make such nice comments on my blog posts is reward enough for me. I hope you understand.

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  46. Hi Linda, thank you for your selection and in particular, the footage on Auschwitz. We must never, ever forget.

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  47. Louis Dean will LOVE hearing those Hillbillies from 1927!!!

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