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Facebook love it or hate it you have to give it credit for keeping in touch with people. I personally hate two things about it one is cryptic messages and people who put every detail of their life on it. But that is not Facebook's fault, its the person doing the posting. 
One thing I do love about Facebook is that I can keep in touch with people i would otherwise have lost track of. I worked in the Middle East for 15 years as a dental nurse and had the honour of working with many people from different countries. When we  all moved on I have managed to keep up with a lot of those people. We used to joke that because we were all scattered around the four corners of the earth we would in  the future be able to travel the world without paying for hotels. 
One of my friends Danielle is American but is now with her husband in Japan. She came and stayed with me over 10 years ago and we are now suggesting a return visit, but she has also invited me to visit her. 
WOW! A trip to Japan, I would love to go but it is sooo expensive, however with this kind offer it makes it more affordable. It is now definitely on my bucket list and I will hopefully get to see the gorgeous cherry blossom in real life instead of just in photos.

 While all this was going on I coloured in this lovely Lili of the Valley image and made up this card for this months challenge 'Take Two'. You have to use two LOTV products, so here I used the stamp and all the papers are from one of their stunning paper pads, perfect pair.

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