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Sinterklaas in Rhinebeck

It is amazing how different cultures celebrate.

blackspanielgallery, on 09/04/2015

Fairies and Fairy Lore

Yes indeed the hawthorn has faery associations in the British Isles. It is often known as The Fairy thorn tree. On the Isle of Man, between England and Ireland there is a faery bridge where even to this day people greet the faeries as the ...

Veronica, on 09/04/2015

Fairies and Fairy Lore

I've seen fields with a single tree - now I can guess it was a hawthorn, left for the fairies, how interesting!

jptanabe, on 09/04/2015

Fairies and Fairy Lore

Sometimes when travelling in the British Isles you see fields with a single hawthorn standing. This is because folk lore calls the hawthorn the fairy tree, for the fairies dwell underneath it. Consequently felling it crosses the fair folk and ...

frankbeswick, on 09/04/2015

Vintage Christmas Cards

Thanks blackspanielgallery. Working with the Zazzle module isn't easy when looking for products.

candy47, on 09/04/2015

A pictorial post of Jane Austen's House, Chawton, Hampshire

It has been on my to-do list for many years, as I said below. But recently my friend had two gruelling rounds of chemotherapy after a mastectomy and surprised me one day when she said she wished she had visited Jane Austen's house. This ...

Veronica, on 09/04/2015

Vintage Christmas Cards

These are great. You did a good job of finding them.

blackspanielgallery, on 09/04/2015

Growing Your Own Organic Food

The principle of organic growing is Soil First. You nourish the soil, because by cultivating the soil you ensure the long term well being of the land and the quality of the crops grown from it. Civilizations rise and fall on the quality of ...

frankbeswick, on 09/04/2015

A pictorial post of Jane Austen's House, Chawton, Hampshire

How lovely to visit Jane Austen's house - she's been a favorite of mine (and my daughter's forever). Your photos certainly convey a lot of the atmosphere of her life. Thanks for sharing.

jptanabe, on 09/04/2015

Fairies and Fairy Lore

I wasn't such a great fan of Tinkerbell, but I did like the moment when we had to clap our hands to show we believed so she didn't die!

jptanabe, on 09/04/2015

Jeanne d'Arc French Heroine

Absolutely! We could do with more like her to be role models today.

jptanabe, on 09/04/2015

Fairies and Fairy Lore

Faking the photos didn't add credibility to the existence of fairies, rather the opposite. But I agree, it doesn't mean fairies don't exist!

jptanabe, on 09/04/2015

Suburban Taj Mahal's - a New Trend?

I totally agree! I'm not one for heavy cleaning LOL

EnelleLamb, on 09/04/2015

Birds in Art

Yes, I think his paintings are spectacular!

MBC, on 09/04/2015

Sweet Perfection Cookies

Thanks, try the recipe and let us know how you like them.

MBC, on 09/04/2015