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In the summer, wearing polarized sunglasses and watching the leaves on the trees flicker in the warm breath of the breeze, showing a normally unseen contrast between upper and lower surfaces; the rainbow hues of a metal manhole cover; looking through...
Jesteś refers to one person, so it can be followed by "miły/miła" (m/f) depending of the gender of the person you refer to. "miłe" (n) is possible, but referring to a person you are talking to with neuter form is rare Jesteście refers to more than one...
What does a cat eat for dessert? A mice cream cone! What do you call a feline that has been caught stealing? A cat burglar! What do you call a cat that’s the best at everything? A purr-fect cat! What is the difference between Christmas and a cat in a...
Facebook bans Jesus Christ There are many reasons that Facebook is evil but this defies all understanding. Facebook said that the image of Christ was an ‘Excessively Violent Content’. Facebook received a potential advert from a Catholic college for their...
A lovely Scottish highland tune, is "Willie Was a Wanton Wag". This tune holds a unique place in a marvellous Scottish song. The words of it were written by the Scottish poet William Hamilton (?1665 - 24 May 1751) The tune was brought to my attention...
St. Cajetan Like most of us, Cajetan seemed headed for an “ordinary” life—first as a lawyer, then as a priest engaged in the work of the Roman Curia. His life took a characteristic turn when he joined the Oratory of Divine Love in Rome, a group devoted...
La La Land film won five prizes at Baftas tonight. La la Land won the best film, La la Land had the best director in Damien Chazelle, La la land had the best actress in Emma Stone, The best cinematography was in LA la land ...... ...... and also La la...
Wealth is not evil. What we need to do is think of the environment as well. Eat less meat, if at all. Because of earning money I left my country. like millions of others for a 'better' (meaning life with plenty of money) and enjoy reading about the 'evil'...
Quiteness Noise is all around us. Even in the Scottish countryside. Fluttering of the last years leaves. Sea breeze makes its presence known. The pattering of the hedgehogs out now from their hibernation. The frozen icy breath for it is a very cold Spring...
Electric refuse collection vehicles were not uncommon in the early decades of the 20th century, and one manufacturer claimed to have 50 local authority customers for its vehicles. In the mid-1920s, 7% of London refuse vehicles were electric, when ones...
Morning. It's lovely to see all the seed saving and sharing going on. My first proper garden was partly stocked by people giving me seeds and cuttings, for which I was very grateful. These days, I have the pleasure of doing that for others and it is deeply...
Thursday A beautiful day. Fruits from the garden are collected. We wash them and then place them into a Blender. They are blended for only ten seconds. Joghurt is just added and then whizzed in the blender This was then put in a mug and where we added...
seaweed limy, slippery seaweed has been heralded as the new, must-have superfood. So is it truly healthy or just media hype? Despite its recently trendy, superfood status, seaweed has been used all over the world for thousands of years, but has most notably...
you should not place verbs into the compound nouns, as they are functioning as just that: a noun. Adjectives can be placed in the word, so long as it makes sense in the application. For instance. "Nederlandstaaltelevisieprogramma's" would be Dutch (language)...
For some strange reason, for most of us people, France and the French are seldom associated with great cars. Perhaps it is our image of them producing the best bread that overshadows their forte in creating great cars . Or maybe it could be our own ignorance....
harvesting is nearly finished except for a bit of parsley + cutting celery. we have put compost on the beds + covered them with leaves + twigs- to prevent the neighboring cats to use them. Some kinds of vegetables were great- beans, mangetout, chard,...
The Swedish concept of lagom was based on the Lutheran principles of self-denial, The Swedish government have decided to cut the VAT on the repair of possesions . This has a way of knowing that real improvement in the quality of life requires more than...
The soil encompassing a plant will circulate as a slow-moving, granular vortex. This facilitates the even distribution of nutrients around the entirety of the root system. This movement is imperceptible to the human eye, however there are simple methods...
It has been absolutely shaming watching and listening to some of these so called Conservative politicians using such vapid and dishonest arguments to justify not spending such a relatively paltry amount of money on helping undoubtedly hungry children.......
Be creative and create ingredients First, finely chop equal quantities of peeled garlic and ginger (no need to peel, just cut off any hard brown bits) and whizz them in a blender with a splash of oil - bullet blender works well. You now have Garlic Ginger...
In these complex times many people find it comforting to rediscover the things they used to like in the past. It reduces anxiety because we know what to expect and reminds us of simpler times. Many video games companies for example have been revisiting...
making cider. It is a long slow process. The rule of thumb is that you only think about drinking it when apple blossom the following year begins to show. Naturally occurring sugars in apples will only ever get you a cider with about 4 to 5% alcohol. And...
If you want to grow your own oak tree from an acorn, it's quite simple. Collect some acorns and then put them in some water. Discard the ones that float. Caterpillars have eaten them. Plant the others 1 to 2 inches down in the autumn and leave them out...
Sparrows in Summer Sparrows are great thieves; they are larger, stronger birds than house-martins, and so are able to drive them from their nests by the simple method of taking possesion. They cram the delicarely built cups with straw and feathers, and...
Crime and Punishment in Norman Times In Norman times if they had caught a criminal they would sometimes punish him by cutting his hair and then was marched to prison with "minstrelsy" (music and drums). A bad priest would have to ride through the streets...
