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Homeschool Kids Matter Too
blackapanielgallery, thanks for the comment! I am so glad that someone talked about how homeschool kids do better! I have seen so many times in my exprience as a homeschool mom where we are looked down upon. People seem to assume homeschool ...
CReavis, on 08/05/2016
The American Election Process
No electoral system is perfect, and our UK one is a legitimately described as a mess, so we cannot criticize the USA for your system. The problem, I think, lies not in the system as much as in the fact that there are only two parties capable of ...
frankbeswick, on 08/05/2016
The American Election Process
We live in the United States, however it seems that we certainly are not united in many cases. The whole voting process is discouraging. I lived in New Hampshire where we voted first, but I would have liked to have voted later once the field ...
dustytoes, on 08/05/2016
Tegg's Nose Cheesecake
I sampled my own allotment-grown blueberries today, and surprisingly they have bucked the trend this year, as they have been quite an abundant crop. They are a close relative of bilberry/whinberry.
frankbeswick, on 08/05/2016
Tegg's Nose Cheesecake
No, I chose not to eat very much dessert, as I am trying to control my weight. I aiming for another ten pounds weight loss, so no cheesecake.
frankbeswick, on 08/05/2016
Tegg's Nose Cheesecake
Frank,
did you get any Tegg's Nose Cheesecake on Wednesday ? Or had it all gone ?
Veronica, on 08/05/2016
Restoration of Bramall Hall, Cheshire
Colchester's 11th C castle was built on a site of a Roman temple using Roman bricks and stones .... a Norman castle made out of Roman ruins. It's an amazing thing if you ever get a chance to visit.
I love History and getting round all these ...
Veronica, on 08/05/2016
Restoration of Bramall Hall, Cheshire
Quite true and exactly so. Quite often the wooden structures burnt down and were rebuilt on the same site.
At the front is the remnants of a moat now filled in which suggests a previous structure.
Veronica, on 08/05/2016
Tegg's Nose Cheesecake
Yes that is for sure. We allowed the toddler to eat them straight off the bush as it was up on the hill an natural. HE certainly had no ill effects from it and was getting instant unwashed vitamin C !
Veronica, on 08/05/2016
Yes to deaconesses
There is a good article on www.womenpriests.org/traditio/otran_2.asp
This article quotes from an ancient liturgy of the Coptic church which mentions the women who exercise the diaconate. There is also a reference to Pope Gelasius' condemnation ...
frankbeswick, on 08/05/2016
Restoration of Bramall Hall, Cheshire
Rebuilding on a site was so common it was the norm. As domestic building techniques improved as the Middle Ages progressed well of people decided to upgrade their old family dwellings. Somewhere in Eastern England, I am unsure where, ...
frankbeswick, on 08/05/2016
Homeschool Kids Matter Too
Actually, as a college professor I find homeschooled students do much better. They must pass tests, not be given social promotions like many schools do. I once heard a student complain to another professor about her grade since she came every ...
blackspanielgallery, on 08/05/2016
A Nonfiction Book and Its Connection to Elementary Classroom Subjects
This is a good idea, but it need be multiple such stories to carry the entire school year. And it can serve only one grade level, so many such books are needed to get through the entire elementary school years.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/05/2016
Restoration of Bramall Hall, Cheshire
Apparently, if it dates from the 14th century, being included in the Doomsday Book refers to an earlier structure that was lost years ago. It is not uncommon to build on an old site when the original building is no longer salvageable.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/05/2016
Tegg's Nose Cheesecake
And if you gather the ingredient yourself it makes it taste even better.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/05/2016