Tabaluga's 2.0

@tyme thanks my beautiful Tymey. I am getting there, icky stinky carpet and all. Hugs gorgeous xoxo

@PeppyPatti your oven rack is cleaner than mine were when I moved back in!! Now I want quiche. Or 'chini (zucchini) slice. Yum

@PeppyPatti I didn't realise Beattie had a steam room. I used to go there for water aerobics when I hurt my shoulder, back when the big T paid for me as it was compo.

I still prefer a sauna. I think I will get me a sauna. I miss having a sauna...lol

Hello @ENKELI I hope youre coasting along ok. You have been on my mind. Have you been able to raise funds for the water damage to your home? I realise you havent been alltogether well either in terms of health.

Yes there’s are good thoughts in steam land or sauna land I said to someone in the sauna - I really hope I’m not embarrassing you and I’m sorry for asking for your attention but I thought you were Nat Fyfe when you were walking in the sauna. I then kept my mouth shut promising myself ever to open my mouth again. @Glisten

@ENKELI @TAB @SmilingGecko @Meowmy @GezzaP

Argentina has had a distorted economy since the Spanish colonised it in the 16th century @SmilingGecko . They briefly had a boom on the back of beef exports in the 19th century. Now they are dependent more on soya bean exports to China like Brazil is. (The US also depends heavily on the export of soya beans to China). They still export beef and leather. But the profits are controlled by a few wealthy corporations and individuals as has been the case throughout their history even in the so-called prosperous years. They have a long history of brutal dictatorships with brief periods of so-called democracy. If you are poor in Argentina life sucks whatever the political system. Under the dictatorships you are likely to be abducted and tortured and killed if you do not accept your poverty. Democracy doesn’t tolerate dissent either. I don’t know what types of community development projects you are referring to so can’t comment on those. The world is shifting from US domination to Chinese domination. Trump is facilitating this shift on a global scale. Anyway hope you are ok. I am baking a potato again tonight - comfort food. My footy team lost badly. Our captain was best player on the ground.

@PeppyPatti PAHAHA 😂 At least you didn’t ask for his autograph 🤣

Wow wow wow

thankyou @GezzaP

how absolutely interesting

Do you think he knows hes helping China, or is it just happening because of the way he runs things?

I’m still really embarrassed @Glisten

@I’m going back tomorrow - 3 hours -

@TAB Well the Crows got belted by the Lions in Brisbane. Our captain was best on the ground. I watched the game to the bitter end. Now baking a spud for a very late dinner for me. Comfort food. Will have with butter, cheese and chives. My sour cream was mouldy lol and I have no coleslaw or bacon to make it a baked spud with the lot. Down to my last $100 and I had to transfer that from my savings account for emergencies that I withdrew from super last month. Thinking eye test tomorrow will say need new reading glasses. Will have to use credit card to pay for those if there is a big gap payment. Also think they might say at least one cataract needs surgery. Will put that off for now. Medium range glasses are still ok. Well time to serve up my spud. Hope you are having a good evening.