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The Fenlands of England
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
Sea-level rise appears predominantly to arise from melting ice. Is there such a thing as sea-level decrease anywhere?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
Flora of the Tides: edible seaweeds
The second paragraph to the second subheading, Kelp and sea lettuce, alerts us to a "dressing of cider apple vinegar and walnut oil."
What does such a dressing look like and taste like?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
A Farm of Your Own
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Your comment Feb. 20, 2023, mentions "the large expanses of Finland in East Anglia."
Why might a part of East Anglia be named after Finland?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
The computer crashes every time I course the cursor over the in-text images for artistic attributions.
Might you have that information available?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
The ' Tatton Show 2024
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The third sentence in your introduction advises us of a three-year cycle between Tatton Show appearances.
So everybody knows when the next Tatton will be.
But might everyone ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Thank you for your comment below about snakes in Grimm Brothers' fairy tales.
Both The white snake and The three snake-leaves are available online through grimmstories.com.
It's disappointing and surprising to me that The white snake includes ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous question about any fairy tales about such animals as mosquitoes, sharks, snakes as "dark-side" animals.
The search term Komar Zz brought, under wikisource,org, Komar Zz - Wikivir. The ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024
The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
The Three Snake-Leaves and White Snake. Maybe more.
Tolovaj, on 07/28/2024
The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Her name is Svetlana Makarovic, the title is Komar Zz (Mosquito Zz). I don't know if the story is translated into English. It was written around 1970.
Tolovaj, on 07/28/2024
The Fenlands of England
It might. Creating wetlands as soft shore defences is thought to be a good method of coastal defence.
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2024
Review: Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory
People journeyed to Britain at the end of the Ice Age frommSpain, mainland Europe and across Doggerland, which was the yet to be flooded North Sea
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2024
Review: Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
The last paragraph begins with the sentence that "The book is a sustained analysis of domestic life in Britain from the Mesolithic age, when humans returned to ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/27/2024
The Fenlands of England
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observations and questions.
Sea-level rise intrigues me. Is there anything to do against it? Might it be possible to build shorelines upward?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/27/2024
The ' Tatton Show 2024
They can be deadheaded like other flowers, but petals routinely shed bits.
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2024
What now for the United Kingdom
The south is richer than other areas, and as the Conservatives rule in the interests of the rich the rich tend to vote for them.
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2024