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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding

After last week’s great response from my blogger friends that manifested in a large number of excellent entries this week’s theme comes in a different spirit.

You are well aware that we live in the world that is getting less and less welcoming with wars, terrorism, masses of refugees trying to reinvent their lives somewhere else and that we must work harder than ever to make our living (well, most of us) and that we feel less secure with each coming day. All this has caused me to come up with the today’s theme “forbidding”.

Whether you are going to post photos of unwelcoming spaces, frightening things, and dreadful scenes or look for a menacing sky or just edit your photos to give them a grim appearance it is up to your creativity and imagination. Wish you all a Thursday of peace!

Entries for the forbidding challenge in order of appearance:

http://restlessjo.me/2016/03/31/forbidding-skies

https://ledrakenoir.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/when-no-isnt-an-answer

http://irenewaters19.com/2016/03/31/forbidden-thursdays-special/

https://sonelsworld.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding

http://outanabout.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding-forces

https://thepisceanme.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding

https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/forbidding

http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.hr/2016/03/in-gutter.html

http://tishfarrell.com/2016/03/31/the-old-quarry-thursdays-special

https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding

https://anotherday2paradise.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/thursdays-special-forbidding-guppy-face/

https://travelwithintent.com/2016/04/01/istanbul-forbidding-sky/

https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/dawn-at-cape-horn/

https://empireoflights.com/2016/04/03/forbidding/

https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/thursdays-special-forbidding/

http://holohologirls.org/2016/04/04/tempting-ohia-lehua-blossom

https://sonyavdg.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/thursdays-special-forbidding

https://michellelunatophotography.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/forbidding-creepy-old-neighbor

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91 responses to “Thursday’s Special: Forbidding”

Linda Arthur Tejera

March 31, 2016 at 12:39 am

Wow, Paula, that place is forbidding. It might not even be that bad if they would cut back all those trees. It’s so forlorn! Perfect for your challenge! 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:30 am
  
  Yes, forlorn. Thanks for your visit dear Linda. Happy Thursday!
  
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equinoxio21

March 31, 2016 at 12:42 am

A forbidding place indeed.
Peace to you too.
Bz

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:30 am
  
  Obrigada, B. Bom dia.
  
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  1. equinoxio21
    
    April 2, 2016 at 3:15 am
    
    🙂
    
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Miriam

March 31, 2016 at 3:25 am

Your photo speaks of neglect and decay, it’s absolutely perfect for the theme. What an interesting challenge.

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:30 am
  
  Thanks a lot Miriam. I’d better have a good representative as long as I am challenging people ;). I hope you are having a good day.
  
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  1. Miriam
    
    March 31, 2016 at 9:12 am
    
    Thank you Paula, I am. Nearly dinner time here now.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      March 31, 2016 at 9:18 am
      
      You’ll be entering April sooner than us here and it will be real Autumn for you. Lucky you 🙂 Enjoy your dinner and rest well. Will come over your place later after work…
      
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      1. Miriam
        
        March 31, 2016 at 10:35 am
        
        Yes, the colors are already coming out. A lovely dinner is over, candles have been extinguished, come over for a coffee Paula … 🙂
        
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        Paula
        
        March 31, 2016 at 11:13 am
        
        I’ll take a rain check 😉
        
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Cardinal Guzman

March 31, 2016 at 6:56 am

Have a great Thursday Paula, I’m heading to the slavery now, but Friday is just around the corner!

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:22 am
  
  So am I… It’s a beautiful day here, but no time for taking photos. Takk Max.
  
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  1. Cardinal Guzman
    
    March 31, 2016 at 8:30 am
    
    No time for taking photos here either unfortunately…
    
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Forbidding skies | restlessjo

March 31, 2016 at 8:44 am

[…] is asking for interpretations of Forbidding on Thursday’s Special this week. This is mine. If you come along on my walk next Monday […]

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Ron Hillmar

March 31, 2016 at 8:46 am

Creepy place, well shot! Greetz, Ron

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:46 am
  
  Greetz to you my friend 😀
  
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restlessjo

March 31, 2016 at 8:51 am

Sad times we live in, Paula. Coincidentally, I was already out on a walk yesterday morning, feeling a bit jaded and forlorn after a lovely weekend with Lisa, when I took these shots. With more time I might play around and edit them, but I think they fit the theme quite well. Sending hugs! 🙂

Forbidding skies

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 8:53 am
  
  I’ve beaten you to it ;). I am glad you replied already and positively to my question :D. The captures are beautiful. I love dramatic skies and you know that. The second one will be in my gallery. xo
  
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  1. restlessjo
    
    March 31, 2016 at 8:55 am
    
    Thanks, sweetheart! It wasn’t at all planned. A funny old life sometimes, isn’t it? Did you have a peaceful Easter, as planned? 🙂
    
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    1. Paula
      
      March 31, 2016 at 8:59 am
      
      It was peaceful and quiet as I intended and needed 🙂 Thank you, Jo.
      
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When ‘No’ isn’t an answer | Le Drake Noir

March 31, 2016 at 9:35 am

[…] The worth visiting Thursday’s Special themes created by Paula The inspiring theme this week “Forbidding“ […]

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76sanfermo

March 31, 2016 at 9:49 am

So true , Paula!
As always , you incredibly centered the theme …..

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 11:14 am
  
  Thank you for your words, Anna. They mean a lot.
  
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Forbidden: Thursday’s Special | Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist)

March 31, 2016 at 10:29 am

[…] to be told not to smile the place was so hauntingly sad. These things continue to happen and like Paula, our host of Thursday’s Special, I wish you all a Thursday of […]

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Sonel

March 31, 2016 at 11:16 am

That looks like a place where you can hide for everyone and where no one will bother you at all. Stunning shot Paula. 😀
How are you doing sweetness? ♥

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 11:19 am
  
  Hello honey bee :D. I am back to work after a long Easter weekend and working on my job and some volunteer work (assisting in someone’s healing). That will be good for my karma. Apart from that am trying to ignore hay fever which is not too bad yet, having a few teeth crowned today, and still recovering slowly from my bad knee. That’s all 😀
  
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  1. Sonel
    
    March 31, 2016 at 11:34 am
    
    Hey sweetness! Keeping busy I see and that is good, especially where the healing is concerned. We all need it in our lives. You are such a special soul. 😀
    
    Oi! Hay fever sucks indeed and I am glad it’s not too bad yet and my wishes are that it will just go away and never bother you again. 😀
    
    Sounds like you’ll be smiling broadly again. At least we still have teeth that can be crowned hey? Sorry to hear that the knee is not doing so well. Sending you lots of ♥ Hugs and Kisses ♥ so it can recover all the way. ❤
    
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    1. Paula
      
      March 31, 2016 at 11:36 am
      
      ❤ ❤ ❤ Thank you, Sophia 🙂 xo
      
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      1. Sonel
        
        March 31, 2016 at 11:45 am
        
        You also inspired me today, so thank you very much for that sweetness. 😀 ♥
        
        https://sonelsworld.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding/
        
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morselsandscraps

March 31, 2016 at 11:32 am

Your litany of threats reminds me how lucky I really am when I feel like sulking about my lot! The engulfment of the building is a wonderful visual metaphor.

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 12:29 pm
  
  Thank you dear Meg. People tend to complain and sulk a lot. It’s in our nature, thought it would do us more good to change it. But I never saw you as the sulking one 😉
  
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  1. morselsandscraps
    
    March 31, 2016 at 12:39 pm
    
    My granddaughter is a superb sulker. Her protruding bottom lip reaches to Croatia if she’s facing in the right direction. I’m feeling a bit displaced here, but the thought of refugees is enough to tame self-indulgence.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      March 31, 2016 at 12:56 pm
      
      But she is just a baby.
      
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      1. morselsandscraps
        
        March 31, 2016 at 1:03 pm
        
        Oh now she’s not! She’s an older soul than me!!
        
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        Paula
        
        March 31, 2016 at 1:06 pm
        
        🙂 I know the type 😀
        
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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding | Sonel's World

March 31, 2016 at 11:44 am

[…] For Thursday’s Special Paula is asking for interpretations on Forbidding. […]

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noosatm

March 31, 2016 at 11:49 am

Your cottage reminds me of fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel. Forbidding indeed but in reality there is probably a warm cosy fire in the living room and aromas of fresh baked bread wafting around. Mine this week http://irenewaters19.com/2016/03/31/muffin-is-back-weekly-smile/
By the way – I thought the music was quite forbidding this week. For some reason forbidden drumming came to mind and I was planning on going down that track (had the photos for it) but when I heard the tune I couldn’t stand it so the angle changed. Thanks for such a great prompt and for a Thursday of Peace.

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1. noosatm
  
  March 31, 2016 at 11:51 am
  
  Sorry I gave you the wrong address Here is the correct one. http://irenewaters19.com/2016/03/31/forbidden-thursdays-special/
  
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2. Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
  
  March 31, 2016 at 11:55 am
  
  I don’t know what I am doing this week. Sent it from the wrong person as well.
  
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  1. Paula
    
    March 31, 2016 at 12:26 pm
    
    😀 It’s ok, you made me walk about some more, and I need to walk 😀
    
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  2. Paula
    
    March 31, 2016 at 12:28 pm
    
    Thank you for the entry, Irene. I found it very comprehensive and right to the point. You are right about the music here. It can’t be more forbidding than this, and intentionally so.
    
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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding forces – Out an' About

March 31, 2016 at 1:15 pm

[…] is my interpretation of Forbidding which Paula is asking for on Thursday’s Special this […]

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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding – The Piscean me

March 31, 2016 at 1:27 pm

[…] week’s theme for Thursday Special is ‘Forbidding’ and here goes my entry for […]

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Srivi

March 31, 2016 at 1:28 pm

A perfect photo for the theme Paula! Wonderful!
Here’s mine:
https://thepisceanme.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding/

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 2:42 pm
  
  A very intriguing scene Srivi and very well captured and editted. I wonder where it was shot. Thank you very much for joining in.
  
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  1. Srivi
    
    April 1, 2016 at 1:40 pm
    
    Thanks Paula 🙂
    This was shot in Rajasthan, India.
    
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Forbidding… | Geriatri'x' Fotogallery

March 31, 2016 at 1:34 pm

[…] Thursday Special: forbidding […]

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tgeriatrix

March 31, 2016 at 1:39 pm

I was looking for a chance to post this sign: https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/forbidding/

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 9:50 pm
  
  This has made me laugh, Traudel. Thank you for the entry.
  
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tms

March 31, 2016 at 2:05 pm

Great challenge, Paula. And I like your Illustration of it!

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 9:18 pm
  
  Thank you kindly, Tobias. It would be very interesting to see your interpretation. Are you considering taking part in this challenge?
  
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  1. tms
    
    April 1, 2016 at 8:58 am
    
    Actually, I always consider participating, Paula. But time is often a problem if I do not find something worth sharing in the archives. For this challenge, there might be something in film but it’s not yet scanned (I only remembered those pictures yesterday). I’ll do what I can… Cheers!
    
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    1. Paula
      
      April 1, 2016 at 9:00 am
      
      It would be an honour to have you aboard. 🙂
      
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klara

March 31, 2016 at 7:49 pm

ha, I sneak-peeked some time ago and was sure the subject was ‘forbidden’. prepared a photo and what a surprise this morning. spot on, must I say. upravo se ovako osjecam:
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2016/03/in-gutter.html
😉

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 9:15 pm
  
  Excellent shot, Klara. I wonder what else you saw down there.
  
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Sue Slaght

March 31, 2016 at 8:32 pm

Definitely a forbidding or at least sad scene. Amazing what a difference a change in seasons might bring.

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 9:20 pm
  
  You are absolutely right, Sue. Now with blooms on these same trees the house looks less spooky and just overgrown. Going out to same spots over and over again reveals a lot. Thank you for your considerate and perceptive eye 🙂
  
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The Old Quarry ~ Thursday’s Special | Tish Farrell

March 31, 2016 at 8:41 pm

[…] week at Lost in Translation Paula’s theme is ‘forbidding’. Please call in there if you want to take part in the […]

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Tish Farrell

March 31, 2016 at 8:43 pm

Here’s my forbidding, Paula. Hugs 🙂

The Old Quarry ~ Thursday’s Special

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1. Paula
  
  March 31, 2016 at 9:51 pm
  
  Another gem from you Tish. Your sliced geology-scapes always intrigue me.
  
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DailyMusings

April 1, 2016 at 1:52 am

Your photo is for certain forbidding- do not cross over those hedges! Love the topic- will see what I can come up with 🙂

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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding | A Day In The Life

April 1, 2016 at 3:16 am

[…] Thursday’s Special […]

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DailyMusings

April 1, 2016 at 3:19 am

somehow these gray skies struck me as forbidding, more so than anything else https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/thursdays-special-forbidding/

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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding Guppy Face | anotherdayinparadise

April 1, 2016 at 3:01 pm

[…] this week’s Thursday’s Special, Paula is looking for images which are ‘Forbidding’. I always find fish’s faces […]

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anotherday2paradise

April 1, 2016 at 3:08 pm

Suitably spooky music to accompany your very forbidding image, Paula. 🙂 xx

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1. Paula
  
  April 1, 2016 at 3:15 pm
  
  Thank you, precious. I am very pleasantly surprised with your light-hearted take on forbidding :D.
  
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  1. anotherday2paradise
    
    April 1, 2016 at 3:20 pm
    
    Thanks so much, Paula. Glad you enjoyed it. ❤
    
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Welcome! | Travel with Intent

April 1, 2016 at 5:01 pm

[…] Linked to Thursday Special […]

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Debbie Smyth

April 1, 2016 at 5:03 pm

Somehow I missed this post coming out – got buried in a busy day’s mass of emails. This made a fun editing challenge, so here is my contribution at last: https://travelwithintent.com/2016/04/01/istanbul-forbidding-sky/
Happy weekend Paula

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lumar1298

April 1, 2016 at 7:02 pm

The house sure looks grim with all those plants wrapped around it…

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Know-All

April 1, 2016 at 8:13 pm

Well…it does look very forbidding to me! 🙂

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Dawn at Cape Horn | Jaspa's Journal

April 1, 2016 at 9:08 pm

[…] post was inspired by this week’s photo challenges Landscape from Cheri of The Daily Post, and Forbidding from Paula of Lost in […]

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Jaspa

April 1, 2016 at 9:10 pm

A very creepy-looking house, Paula. My Forbidding place is Cape Horn:

Dawn at Cape Horn

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Forbidding | Empire of Lights

April 3, 2016 at 4:11 pm

[…] nudging by Paula I decided I had to come up with something for her Thursday’s Special: Forbidding. At first, things did not quite work out the way I intended them to, so it took a little while. […]

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tms

April 3, 2016 at 4:16 pm

It took a bit of an effort because I had some ideas but the pictures would not work they way I’d want them to (mostly, I was not satisfied with the compositions which struck me as boring). So I had to take another shot at it. Am I still in time?
Have a great Sunday!

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1. Paula
  
  April 3, 2016 at 8:15 pm
  
  Thank you very much, Tobias. Have a great week!
  
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76sanfermo

April 3, 2016 at 4:20 pm

I’ve just posted my Forbidding…..
Hope you like it!
http://unavistadisanfermo.wordpress.com

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76sanfermo

April 3, 2016 at 4:25 pm

…..And I’ve just realized that my previous comment hasn’t appeared , yet…
So, I’ll post this one to tell you how much I love your post!

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1. Paula
  
  April 3, 2016 at 7:21 pm
  
  You are a sweetheart Anna. Thank you. I’m having a hell of a weekend and have only stopped shortly now (I had to finish some urgent unpaid work). It has ruined the whole weekend.
  
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  1. 76sanfermo
    
    April 3, 2016 at 7:34 pm
    
    I know you’re troubled, dear Paula….
    I didn’t mention , but I red your comments about that!
    Mi dispiace molto!!
    
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    1. Paula
      
      April 3, 2016 at 7:40 pm
      
      Grazie, Anna. Posso solo avere fiducia che tutto sara migliore pronto (sorry for mistakes… don’t have time to make a check) xx
      
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      1. 76sanfermo
        
        April 3, 2016 at 7:43 pm
        
        I can imagine!
        But everything’s all right.
        
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        Paula
        
        April 3, 2016 at 7:44 pm
        
        Not with the right wing ruling the country 😉
        
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Thursday’s Special : Forbidding… | Memories are made of this

April 4, 2016 at 2:40 am

[…] don’t often take sad photos, I focus more on the beauty in this world, but Paula (Lost in translation) challenged us with the theme “forbidden”. It brought back into my memory these very sad […]

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pommepal

April 4, 2016 at 2:47 am

What a spooky photo you have found for this theme Paula. Quite a challenge and I searched and searched to find something, almost gave up!!! But I had a light bulb moment last night, so I am taking you back 4 years for these photos. Hope you are feeling so much relaxed by now and your horrendous weekend is behind you. https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/thursdays-special-forbidding/

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Tempting Ohia Lehua Blossom | Holoholo Girls

April 5, 2016 at 9:01 am

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Carolina

April 5, 2016 at 9:09 am

I played around with a photo to make it forbidden, hope it works for your theme. 🙂

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Nato

April 5, 2016 at 6:00 pm

Your shot makes you wonder…what is under all of that! Here is my own creepy discovery https://michellelunatophotography.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/forbidding-creepy-old-neighbor/

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1. Paula
  
  April 6, 2016 at 11:54 am
  
  Thank you, Michelle.
  
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Thursday’s Special: Forbidding | Middleton Road

April 5, 2016 at 11:36 pm

[…] Taken on my way to work this morning for Paula’s Thursday Special challenge with the theme of forbidding […]

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