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Bobbi muss auch radfahren Ralf fahrt sehr gern Rad. Er nimmt auch seinen Hund Bobbi mit Ralf fahrt, und Bobbi muss laufen. Es ist aber heute sehr heiss. Bobbi ist bald mude. Er kann nicht mehr laufen. Jetzt sitzt er unter einen Baum. Ralf sagte: ,,Armer...
Pilgrims Pilgrimage in those Norman Times. Everyone tried to go on a pilgrimage, to say prayers at a holy place, at least once in his life. Pilgrims went to Canterbury, St.Albans, Glastonbury and other places as far away as Spain, Rome and the Holy Land....
St. Paulinus of Nola Anyone who is praised in the letters of six or seven saints undoubtedly must be of extraordinary character. Such a person was Paulinus of Nola, correspondent and friend of Saints Augustine, Jerome, Melania, Martin, Gregory the Great,...
The 1998 Good Friday agreement, The 1998 Good Friday agreement, this was established so as to create peace in Northern Ireland. It was an important document. Perhaps it would be appropriate for the Conservative read it and really understand the legality...
To many, soil is meaningless, it is simply a hard surface upon which we walk. It is to be avoided and is often neglected, never given more thought than a glance at the footprint left behind. Others, however, marvel at the wonder of life teaming just under...
A mountain ash has escaped the lightning's stroke and is in full blossom. In its branches perch some young jays, and father jay is mobbing the grey squirrel that is running along the fence. He has good cause, for he knows that grey squirrels are the terrible...
“Scotland is facing a real choice about what it wants to be. And that isn’t about a national identity … but it’s much much more important than that its about how they value each other how to organise the economy how that impacts on ordinary peoples live...
Fascism in Britain is normally associated with England, and especially the East End of London – and even then dismissed as a marginal political phenomenon. The dark side of nationalism in Scotland has rarely been the object of academic research, and has...
The Cathedral of Silv A 13 th century Cathedral The exterior is a wonderful mix of whitewashed walls and red sandstone, and the interior does not fail to delight, with a mixture of Gothic, Mediaeval and Baroque traditions. There is an immense sense of...
What can Scotland learn from the Nordics once they leave the European Union? A question indeed. What and where are the nordic countries.? The Nordic countries are in and out of the European Union Scotland are in but because of Westminster are looking...
Antonello da Messina A portrait of a man - circa 1475 The National Portrait Gallery is just beside the National Gallery but there are a few good portraits, busts that catch my eye in this National Gallery, London. One in particular is this italian portrait...
The exploits of a small group of smugglers in Eastern Europe are far more incredible than anything a space pirate has ever done for one simple reason: It really happened. In Lithuania, March 16 is celebrated as Knygnešio diena, or the Day of the Book...
Friars There were also friars, who wandered from place to place, preaching and helping the poor: Black Friars, White Friars,, and best loved, the Grey Friars who tried, like St. Francis, to be kind and gentle. They looked after the sick and became famous...
Summer times A beech tree has been struck by lightning, killed and blasted down one side. Beetle grubs have lived happily in the dead wood for some years, eating their way through and through until the wood has softened to a powdery pulp. The green woodpecker...
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (aka -Guercino) was a painter that I knew from of his paintings that hang in National Gallery, London. But when I was asked about weeping angels I immediately thought of him. This painting of distraught angels is touching and...
Nice thing about every book published in the USA before 1923, they're explicitly public domain. Many are available as free (downloadable) ebooks online, which is a good way to quickly build your own preservation library. Here's a link to the Library of...
This pertinent point of language, migration and mobility which had such a massive historical importance that affected our attitude today comes so alive when we see that it is those Norwegians that will get flights over to New York for about sixty Pounds...
The Virgin and child with Saints. circa 1513 The virgin and child with Saints. When I sat in National Galllery, London and saw this painting I always wondered which of those Saints were actually in this painting and then I thought if this was the real...
Idaho State Flower Idaho state in USA has the flower Philadelphus lewisii “syringa” but it is always known as the mock orange. It is similiar with the hung parliament in the United Kingdom and with the need for the English Conservative party to get into...
The Venerable Matt Talbot Matt can be considered the patron of men and women struggling with alcoholism. He was born in Dublin, where his father worked on the docks and had a difficult time supporting his family. After a few years of schooling, Matt obtained...
Die Suppe Die Mutter sagt: ,,Liese, iss einen Teller Suppe!" Aber Liese will nicht essen. Sie sagt!: ,,Die Suppe schmeckt nicht!" Die Mutter und Liese arbeiten im Garten. Sie arbieten fleissig drei Stunden. Liese sagt: ,,Mutti, ich habe Hunger!" Zu hause...
Violet Viola When I see this flower I think of Nigel Kennedy and in my head there are not the songs of the birds that are singing all around me but the Viola Concerto that had been written by Willian Walton The most common of these is the dooryard violet...
A Monk's day Long before daylight, all the monks went down to the great church to say prayers called Matins. The next service, Lauds, lasted until 2 or 3 o'clock. The monks went back to bed until day-break; then came a service called Prime, followed by...
Die Drei Robbis Fritz hat einen Roboter. Er heisst Robbi. Robbi macht alles, was Fritz sagt. ,,Robbi", sagt Fritz zu seinem Roboter. ,,Du musst heute das Zimmer legen." Robbi legt das zimmer. Und Fritz lauft auf den Hof , er will Fussball spielen. Robbi...
