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Final Thoughts from The Walking Dead Episode "No Way Out"
This WD episode was full of action, but my son (who reads the comic book storyline) tells me too much. It makes me wonder how many viewers were not all that surprised at Jessie's demise, and the fact that she wouldn't let go of Carl's arm. ...
dustytoes, on 02/16/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
That's a lovely idea.
Yes ty. It is a lovely zoo and the animals do look well cared for there.
Veronica, on 02/16/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
I've seen these wells in many places. The story I know is that you throw a coin with the wish to come back :)
Nice zoo, btw.
Mira, on 02/16/2016
Covered Bridges
There was also a hearth tax, a tax on how many hearths people had.
Veronica, on 02/16/2016
Covered Bridges
If you google for "Ambleside; the house on the bridge " , you will find it .
Veronica, on 02/16/2016
Covered Bridges
BSG
If you do get to England , perhaps you could ask Mari , Paul, Frank and the rest of us where to visit before you travel. We all seem to know the very best places north and south, off the beaten track.
Frank, the local story is that the ...
Veronica, on 02/16/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
Yes I firmly believe that this is from where it originates, even thousands of years later . I know where it is from.
My point is ...Why ? As so called sophisticated and level headed as we are ... and it is a time of terrible financial strain ...
Veronica, on 02/16/2016
Covered Bridges
Strangely enough I was once outside of Chicago and on a highway. I looked up and was passing under a restaurant, so I can easily believe a house could be on a bridge.
I would like to get to England, but before I could ever think of that I ...
blackspanielgallery, on 02/15/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
In the section "Just Why?" you ask the origin of throwing coins into the well. The custom of throwing valuable objects into lakes or bogs seemed to have originated in the Bronze Age,so there are many valuable objects that are found in ...
frankbeswick, on 02/15/2016
Covered Bridges
I cannot see how parliament could conceive of houses not being built on land or expressing this in law, and anyway,if the authorities wanted to tax the house, they would have got the courts to decide on the issue. However,the fact remains that ...
frankbeswick, on 02/15/2016
Covered Bridges
I always believed that the house in Ambleside was built on a bridge to avoid the new British government tax at the time which exempted houses from tax if they weren't built on land. But I have no idea as to the true reason it is built on a ...
Veronica, on 02/15/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
That is the sort of place that appeals to me. I hate to see them caged in. At places like Chester and your zoo they appear to be well treated.
It was just a lovely day today ...so we made the most of it . :)
Veronica, on 02/15/2016
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
Looks a great place and I love your blue sky. Obviously you had a great day out. My local zoo is very small but quite famous in that it rescues tigers from zoos where they have been maltreated, ...
maritravel, on 02/15/2016
Covered Bridges
You ought to visit Ambleside in Cumbria, where there is a tiny house built on a bridge. The tale is that the builder was told that he could construct a house, but could have no land,so he erected a bridge for his very tiny dwelling to stand on.
frankbeswick, on 02/15/2016
How to Eat Healthy with Little or No Cooking
Yes, fish and veggies makes for great meals!:)
Mira, on 02/14/2016