Silver Bloggers' Community Smorgasbord - September 25, 2023

Hello, Silver Bloggers!

The last few months have been a bit turbulent, especially for our dear Silver Flower and Silver Blonde Lizzie, and we've had a bit of a break from our usual Smorgasbord. But we're back now, and it's time to showcase another bunch of posts from our Silver Bloggers - it's that time when we share some of your gems.

But first, let me tell you how we selected the posts.

Selection criteria

All the posts are chosen from posts in the community, and from accounts that have subscribed to the Silver Bloggers' community. Also, the topic must fit in with our general themes as set out on our community page -

a keenness to learn more about blockchain and crypto
life experiences
musings and memories of lives lived
planning for (and doing) life beyond formal work

Posts that are a response to #BOM and #SilverPrompts are not considered.

If you missed some of those awesome posts, we encourage you to go back and read them. If you would still like to support the authors, even though some are past their payout dates: don't waste your vote, leave a tip, something Mother will be doing as a token of appreciation. (The web versions of @peakd and @ecency offer this facility.)

The "Smorgasbord" - Edition September 25, 2023!

Unity And Inclusiveness

by @joanstewart SilverStreak

Last night before the storm arrived large crowds gathered to share food, drinks and watch the South Africa vs Ireland world cup rugby game. Bad luck Springboks play better next time, still everyone gathered together in town gatherings to enjoy a splendid night out together. We start all celebrations early....

NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC and GAS finally show up. HALLELUJAH

by @thebigsweed Long Silver

Not only did they show up, they showed up in force and were up and down our road for several weeks. I had an ulterior motive for wanting the trees removed. Not only were the trees threatening the power lines they were also threatening my garage, fence, and vehicles.

Trip planning and easing our way into an early retirement...

by @consciouscat

Step 1, before he gives us the well paying day job--and as he continues to build his Hive portfolio, of course--is to do some shorter, fun trips.
Over the next six months we're planning to go to Singapore, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Kuta/Seminyak (Bali, Indonesia) in one 17 day loop.

Riley Ranch Nature Reserve - Bend Oregon - A Visual Walking Tour

by @oldmans

I just found out about this place a couple months ago and have been meaning to got out there for a little look see. The The Riley Ranch Nature Reserve is 184 acres of protected land along the Deschutes River near Bend Oregon. Join me as I share some photographs on my walk of the upper portion of the reserve.

My Friday and the Lazy Meal

by @ifarmgirl Silver Farm Girl

My thoughts exactly, but oh boy, they are a mess, haha! Pardon this shot but I am rather ashamed to show how sad my cooking is🤣 I'd be damn sure the husband will poke fun of me when he finds them. Oh well, I'm quite used to it so it's okay. But it's not ideal to show them to the world people of Hive, lol!

Remembering the innocence of my childhood

by @lisfabian

I cannot be a child again, and I truly feel grateful to God for all the stages I have lived and the one I am living, we all carry that inner child and we should never allow that child to die inside us, not that spoiled child, but to live purity, friendship, simplicity, being a friend, smiling without fear or trepidation, being happy to the fullest.

As a reminder

The #bom and #silverprompts are meant to encourage and inspire. So remember that you can write about any of the topics that have already passed if you have writer's block.
We always look forward to reading your posts. And we manually select and recommend good content to be supported by OCD.

Also, let me remind you that our community is working in collaboration with LeoThreads with our special curation account, @silverlions.leo. So every time our Silver Bloggers community members create a thread and use the #silverbloggers tag in their thread, they can expect a visit from our @silverlions.leo account. And we look forward to seeing your threads.

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