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The ' Tatton Show 2024
Ì have not heard it.
frankbeswick, on 07/31/2024

The Haunting of Lighthouse Island
I don't know whether Thomas changed his stance.
frankbeswick, on 07/31/2024

The Fenlands of England
No. There was until a few years ago a patch of permanent snow in highland Scotland, but I believe that it melted.
frankbeswick, on 07/31/2024

Understanding Plant Classification
It is not susceptible to disease.
frankbeswick, on 07/31/2024

What now for the United Kingdom
No.prince's Andrew and William do notbsitbinntheblords.
frankbeswick, on 07/31/2024

What now for the United Kingdom
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
English Wikipedia indicates, in its article on Life peer, that "With the exception of the Dukedom of Edinburgh awarded for life to Prince Edward in 2023, all ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

Understanding Plant Classification
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
That cricket bat willow grows in such a restricted area intrigues me. Is it basically disease- and pest-free?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The Haunting of Lighthouse Island
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English Wikipedia, in its article Thomas Stevenson (Jul 22, 1818-May 8, 1887), describes the latter as "initially" disappointed by son Robert Louis (Nov 13, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The Fenlands of England
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Online sources associate sea-level rise with warmer water temperatures that bring about water expansion beyond their original containment, whereby causing water ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The ' Tatton Show 2024
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
So everybody already knows not only the date but also the location of the next Tatton show: Tatton Park in 2027.
(So Unitedstatesians still might say the 20th ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Thank you for apprising me of the Grimm Brothers' The fisherman and his wife fairy tale.
The English translation by D.L. Ashliman does not translate the phrase "Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!" from the fisherman invoking "Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te! ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
The University of Pittsburgh has The fisherman and his wife available online. It includes the note that "The Grimms' source for this tale, recorded in ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous question about the English equivalent of pazi.
Online sources equate the rest of the phrase, pazi no malo, with no malo as "well a little." Is that a literal translation?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/30/2024

The ' Tatton Show 2024
I should have written 2027 the show in 2027 will be well advertised.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Oskar Herrfurth, Harry Clarke, Max Teschemacher, Walter Crane, Otto Kubel, Leonard Leslie Brooke (black&white), Frank Adams, Leonard Leslie Brooke (color).
Tolovaj, on 07/30/2024