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  • The California flower

    17 June 2017

    This flower of California is interesting because just like so many Europeans the Native Indians of California cherished the poppy as a valuable source of food. Poppy cake is found in some lovely cafeterias in the continent Likewise they have many a poppy...

  • The wire brush

    19 July 2017

    The Romans used wire brush to make roof tiles. This was probally the first time that wire brush was used.

  • Hanker about something

    19 October 2017

    Hanker about something When there are things in life that are tantilisingly close but yet just beyond touch. Something unsaid that lies within your dreams and desires. The things in life we hanker over . Confucius say "It is better to reach for the copper...

  • writing the capital G

    20 September 2017

    It is good to learn something new each day So that was a great day teaching some Calligraphy. Simply just doing the joined-up writing It was great to write a different G from that which I normally do. Marvellous to see the American Capital G I tried it...

  • Provenance

    19 September 2017

    Provenance It seeems that this word is bounced about a lot just now. It seems that trust or lack of trust is swimming around So before we buy or just so many things in this world That we search for the provenance of that placed before. It would be nice...

  • Danish delight

    15 January 2018

    Peder Mørk Mønsted (Danish, 1859 – 1941) A picture to admire on this breezy, cold winters morning

  • A Holiday

    02 May 2018

    every day is a holiday for me a holy day a day given to me as a gift to take pleasure from the worlds amazing abundance and to share with a smile and kind words to those around. . / The holy day is a day set aside for special religious observance .

  • In a world of Clutter

    05 October 2017

    Clutter, clutter. everywhere is clutter With this world we seem to accumulate so much So much that then clutters. clutters our houses, work and even our minds. So from time to time I take my things. Look at them and then ask myself Does this thing give...

  • Copley

    16 July 2017

    John Singleton Copley Coley was one of the greatest American painters of the 18th century.

  • Finnish films to see

    06 April 2017

    Finnish films to watch Rare Exports by Jalmari Helander and The Man without a Past by Aki Kaurismäki. :) This was done by Zzzzz... Mari FINLAND Ad maiora! Slow Finnish lessons: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/10579104 Zzzzz..

  • boisterous art

    22 April 2018

    art expressive, exuberant, loud and boisterous Corita Kent was born Frances Kent in November 1918 in Iowa – A striking with the juxtaposition of this monochrome nun – she wore the traditional habit complete with wimple and veil – and the brilliant colours...

  • The bird’s body

    11 April 2018

    The bird’s body The bird’s body is built for flying. Its bones are hollow and light. Its covering of feathers makes the whole body smooth and streamlined. This helps it to easily move through the air. -

  • Lovely birds

    04 April 2018

    What delightful creatures birds are! They make music for us with their sweet songs. They dazzle us with their bright plumage. They impress us with their effortless flight. The continually delight us with their antics. - - Altogether there are more than...

  • Greece on fire

    24 July 2018

    Greece with a massive wildfire A holiday resort is devastated with so many dead Many bodies are found huddled near a beach in Greece as the overall death toll rises and rise higher and higher. A European Union civil protection agreement has been asked...

  • the eagle comic

    04 August 2018

    A comic based on Christian values was the Eagle Comic This was a very popular in Britain after the second world war. # The widespread usage of comics is popular in homeschooling. It particularly helps the reading skills of especially the boys. A choice...

  • A snake quarantined in Scotland.

    25 February 2019

    A Snake is in quarantine in Scotland. A Snake Flies 9,300 miles from Australia to Scotland in a woman's shoe shocking it is to find a stowaway python when arriving in Glasgow, Scotland As souvenirs go, it is a unique one The resilient reptile – later...

  • Making houses with plastic bottles in Ghana....

    22 March 2017

    Making houses with plastic bottles in Ghana. https://t.co/dBBz5E0hvA jack elliot (@jack8elliot) March 22, 2017 As like in so many places throughout the world the Ghana has a problem of the plastic bottles rubbish polluting the environment. This waste...

  • Animals in Japanese

    03 March 2017

    cat = ねこ(neko) dog = いぬ(inu) bird = とり(tori) cow = うし(ushi) snake = へび(hebi) pig = ぶた(buta)

  • A post-war Amsterdam in "The Evenings. A Winter's Tale" by Gerard Kornelis van het Reve

    02 March 2017

    The way of turning an emptiness into a comedy. A Dutch masterpiece. An observation of life. now in English. Enjoy .. A book to entertain us all.

  • Beware: Frogs ahead

    10 July 2019

    A warning of frogs This is not something that you would see in the city A warning of frogs that may ambush you ahead

  • A lovely morning

    09 October 2020

    . It is a lovely morning on the peninsula in Scotland to walk along the shore road. . . , . Perhaps it would be a grand day to speed over to Dunoon . ,

  • A great view on Covid19

    05 September 2020

    2500 sq ft. They say this is 2500 sq ft. Remember though, It's not lying, it's commercial real estate: https://teespring.com/real-estate-in-nyc?pid=658&cid=1...

  • St. Paul's Steeple

    02 September 2020

    St. Paul's Steeple Upon Paul's steeple stands a tree, As full of apples as may be; The little boys of London town, They run with hooks to pull them down; And then they run from hedge to hedge Until they come to London Bridge Here is me singing this rhyme...

  • Music that I have enjoyed

    15 August 2020

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  • The woman in Black 1989

    07 August 2020

    The Woman in Black (1989) Film-Tv diretto da Herbert Wise. Tratto dal romanzo "The Woman in Black" (1983) di Susan Hill. Con: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton,...