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English Hedges

Thankyou. At a time in my life when medics have been teaching me to walk properly again I need support.

frankbeswick, 7 hours ago

Does God Speak?

This is a houghtful bit of original thinking in religion. Yes, you are right, there is no suitable verb.for what you want to say. We need to reflect on this carefully.

frankbeswick, 7 hours ago

Messages of Puss in Boots

Yes! It's when the magic begins!

Tolovaj, 16 hours ago

Irish Halloween ( Samhain ) traditions

Derdriu I have never had a bad meal in Ireland. The traditional food had to wholesome and use what was available.

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Irish Halloween ( Samhain ) traditions

I have a gorgeous barm brack recipe on my Balnamoon skink Irish food page

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Eyam, Derbyshire -Plague Village

I have not heard of any Eyam plague descendants being immune to AIDS . Covid is an air bourne virus of course and the Plague is a tic bourne bacteria as far as I am aware

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Skipton Castle , Yorkshire

Henceforth is still sued in England in a legal setting and means from now to the future or from now on....

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Portland Basin Museum, Ashton under Lyne

Derdriu donkey stones were used in the North of England as a special stone used in cleaning the front steps . I do not know anyone who uses one nowadays.

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Irish Christmas traditions and Christmas foods

On a personal level Derdriu, I do not actually weigh and measure things when i cook. Having said that , I can look at a quantity and say ..yes that is about 8 ounces and if my boys weigh the item , it generally is about the amount i need. i have ...

Veronica, 17 hours ago

Portland Basin Museum, Ashton under Lyne

The third subheading, The shop items, intrigues me with its reference to "donkey stones." What might donkey stones look like? What about them might have resulted in their name? Might they still be used today?

DerdriuMarriner, 19 hours ago

Skipton Castle , Yorkshire

The name Desormais intrigues me. Is it known what "henceforth" references? It makes me mull a personnel or policy or socio-politico-economic change, but of and regarding what and whom.

DerdriuMarriner, 20 hours ago

Messages of Puss in Boots

My favorite part of Puss in Boots happens early on. It involves the third son knowing that he may overcome what presents itself initially, superficially as perhaps poverty-promising property: a mouse-, rat-chasing cat since who pays well for ...

DerdriuMarriner, 20 hours ago

English Hedges

Thank you for the comment below in answer to my previous, same-day observations and question. It's good news to learn of your improvement. May your health and strength improve as well. (Be Thou the vision of Frank and his wife and his family ...

DerdriuMarriner, 21 hours ago

Does God Speak?

Thank you for your comment below on March 2, 2018, in answer to my previous, same-day observations and question. Elsewhere, you describe liminal places as those with religious-, spiritual-friendly, thin-veiled air. No one from the Holy Trinity ...

DerdriuMarriner, 22 hours ago

Hans Christian Andersen: his life and his fairy tales

I don't know if that's true. I believe the Brothers Grimm may be even more 'successful'. Anyway, we are talking about more than 100 languages in both cases.

Tolovaj, 1 day ago