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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

The ' Tatton Show 2024
20027 at Tatton Park
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Fish (same is true for all the animals and humans) can also be treatede as smart or powerful, depending on the context. You can find completely another kind of fish in Fisherman and his wife, for instance.
Tolovaj, on 07/30/2024

A Farm of Your Own
Finland has nothing to do with Finland. A fen is a name for a bog.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

Flora of the Tides: edible seaweeds
It has a vinegarish flavour and an Apple tang.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

The Fenlands of England
Not that
I know.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

The Haunting of Lighthouse Island
The family of engineers from whom the writer Robert Louis Stevenson came.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales
Pazi = Be Careful / Wait
Tolovaj, on 07/30/2024

Understanding Plant Classification
Probably it is natural.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

What now for the United Kingdom
They once overlapped greatly until 1908 when under threat of a constitutional crisis and massive unrest the Lord's was forced to cede priority to,the commons. Since then its composition has been altered by the commons introducing life peerages.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

What now for the United Kingdom
They once overlapped greatly until 1908 when under threat of a constitutional crisis and massive unrest the Lord's was forced to cede priority to,the commons. Since then its composition has been altered by the commons introducing life peerages.
frankbeswick, on 07/30/2024

What now for the United Kingdom
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
So richness associates with Conservative-ness (and vice versa?).
Does that mean that the Conservatives and the House of Lords overlap in their interests?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/29/2024