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Fairies and Fairy Lore

Tinkerbell and Cinderella's fairy godmother were my favorites when I was a little girl. Thanks for the memories!

candy47, on 09/04/2015

Montsechia vidalii: World-Oldest Flowering Plant From Northeast Spain

Thanks for this.

frankbeswick, on 09/04/2015

Gardening and climate change

Thanks for this Derdriu. I was not aware of what you tell me, but the situation over here does not seem to be as serious as the situation in the USA where irrigation and fertilization are concerned. This is probably because we are a rainy ...

frankbeswick, on 09/04/2015

Growing Your Own Organic Food

And these things are all important.

blackspanielgallery, on 09/03/2015

Montsechia vidalii: World-Oldest Flowering Plant From Northeast Spain

frankbeswick, The researchers are proposing a new family called Montsechiaceae because of differences between Montsechia vidalii and its closest modern relatives in the Ceratophyllaceae family.

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Gardening and climate change

Frank Beswick, A problem in the USA is all the fertilizing and irrigating that businesses and residences do to get that golf course look in actuality and on film. Another problem is volcano mulching, whereby mulches are spread all the way to ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Growing Your Own Organic Food

blackspanielgallery, Organic farming and gardening are so Earth-friendly and so in line with anciently wise practices. Every new commitment to organic growing gives the Earth's air, lands, and waters more of a fighting chance against pollution.

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Pentecopterus decorahensis: Upper Iowa River Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil

blackspanielgallery, Considering all the development worldwide, it's amazing that anything still gets found!

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Nautical Wine Bottle Holders

CruiseReady, The anchor and wine bottle holders are particularly attractive. Also, thank you for the important, relevant information on keeping wine cool.

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Wendiceratops pinhorniensis: Wendy's Horned Dinosaur of Alberta, Canada

CruiseReady, It's nice that such an amazing animal honors an amazing woman who has done so much for fossil retrieval and preservation. But it's definitely a look that stands out in a crowd, even with such colleagues as duck-billed dinosaurs and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Have a Happy Crabby Christmas

CruiseReady, They certainly fit into the Christmas color scheme. It's a nice way of remembering the wildlife with whom we share the Blue Planet, particularly appropriately during the season of good cheer for all.

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Have a Happy Crabby Christmas

What a fantastic collection.

blackspanielgallery, on 09/03/2015

Pentecopterus decorahensis: Upper Iowa River Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil

It is amazing what fossils can be found.

blackspanielgallery, on 09/03/2015

Scent of a President: Four American Presidents Favoring Caswell Massey Fragrances

CruiseReady, Isn't it interesting to think of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lincoln, and Washington in this way? ;-]

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015

Sweet Perfection Cookies

MBC, Thank you for the recipes. The eggnog cookies look particularly enticing! The sandwich idea would be great for kids.

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/03/2015