BlogHide Resteemsgracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: PreservationI was surprised when Victoria brought out this bottle from her bag when she got back from the market. She said it contained tomato paste. It was really a relief that we could now get fresh tomato…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.This picture brings to mind an old saying that if you want to hide something from an African, hide it in a book. For many years that had looked like the fate of Africa forever. It seemed as though…gracieux (54)in hive-199903 • 2 years agoCultural day with my baby sister.My baby sister's school held their cultural day today. It's a day set aside every term for kids to come showcase their cutural attires, clothes, food, dance, in fact their culture generally. Our…gracieux (54)in hive-133716 • 2 years agoMy Youth Service Journey: Episode 1Good day awesome steem community. It's been a while on this space. So today, I'll be telling you all about my journey to Katsin state in the Northwest of Nigeria for my one year national service.…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Freewrite Prompt: Internet TroubleThe past few days have had me struggling with a lot of internet trouble. I just got back from my one year national service about a week ago and I have been surfing the net endlessly looking up job…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoFreewrite Prompt: 'Unnecessary'I have always maintained and told my sister that it was very unnecessary to fry the rice when making fried rice. It's time wasting. I mean why go through all that stress when you can simply boil…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoFreewrite Prompt: 'Pilgrimage'It's always been my parents desire to go on a holy pilgrimage to Israel but it has always seemed like a dream too tall to achieve. So you could imagine the joy he expressed when I told him that I…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoFreewrite prompt: One of the signsI keep telling people as many as care to listen that love is not enough to keep a marriage. It is baffles me how someone can claim to love you so much but still do things to hurt you. Respect is…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 2 years agoFreewrite Prompt: Reach"It's beyond your reach!" Those words kept resonating in my mind and I felt akward each time I remembered those words. If only mum knew that those words gnawed away at my self-esteem. But I was…resteemedsteemalive (74)in hive-167622 • 3 years agoSteemAlive Presents: 1st and 2nd Choice - your top selection of things we use everyday. Contest Prize: 43 SteemIntroduction I am delighted to welcome you friends to yet another great contest for the week. You surely know how we do it. Mondays are for contests, aren't they? So we are here to present to you…resteemedsteemalive (74)in hive-167622 • 3 years agoSteemalive Presents - The Return of LID reporting tomorrow - now combined with SEL! Details here.Introduction After getting some feedback from our community members, we are delighted to announce the return of Live and Direct (LID) Reporting from Tomorrow Monday, 24th January 2022. We are sure…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoFreewrite Prompt: Test ResultSource The long awaited test result was finally out and it was negative. We were very overjoyed. This hapoened in the heat of the corona virus outbreak in 2020. My cousin who is a banker came…resteemedwakeupkitty.pal (71)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoGIVEAWAY: An upvote for a readDo you hope for someone to read you? I know we are with many on Steemit. Together we publish a high number of posts. If you like someone to read you grab your chance. Take the first step.…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoFreewrite Prompt: HypeSource The hype over this particular movie was so much and to even think that I was one of the 'hypemen'. The part one which came out in 2018 was very interesting and alot of persons went to the…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoFreewrite Prompt: Big CrowdSource "I have never been a fan of big crowds and mum knows it." Kemi kept repeating. This was coming a day after her wedding was almost ruined. She wanted a small wedding with just family and we…resteemedsteemalive (74)in hive-167622 • 3 years agoSteemAlive Presents: A writing Contest entiltled: "Our World is Sick". Contest Prize: 43 SteemSource 1 , Source 2 Introduction Goodafternoon friends and welcome to our COntest for this week. You know how we do it. Every Monday, we publish a contest and encourage your our members…gracieux (54)in hive-133716 • 3 years agoNew Year Personal Retreat | 5% Set to Sl-Charity5% set to @sl-charity Happy New Year amazing steem community! It really feels great writing my first post for the year here in @steemsrilanka. 2021 was good but 2022 can even be not just better…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoFreewrite Prompt: Try not to OffendSource To try not to offend someone or people in today's society is near impossible. As long as interests, ideals and opinions differ, then offences are inevitable. But that doesn't imply that we…resteemedsteemalive (74)in hive-167622 • 3 years agoSteemalive Presents: A mini-contest. Be the first to discover SteemALive at rep 74 and win 10 SteemIntroduction We are happy to present to you this mini-contest where the first person to get it right wins the Prize!!! Yes winner takes it all. Our community has been growing steadily over time…gracieux (54)in hive-161155 • 3 years agoFreewrite Prompt: Three CategoriesSource In life we are told that there are three categories of people and it's a lesson I'll never forget. Firstly, we have those who make things happen. They are goal-getters and inovators, they…