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20 Super Easy Tricks for Eating Less
I learned a lesson some years ago when I had minor surgery. Though under general anaesthetic I was not kept in hospital overnight. But next day when I took a stroll of one and a half kilometres I got back home and just lay on the floor because ...
frankbeswick, on 10/06/2015
An Easy, Healthy Way to Lose Some Weight Quickly
Soda beads are ideal for me because I like to cut down on yeast at times. Soda has a denser texture but a fabulous flavour of Ireland .
Courgette bread ; make sure you pat dry the grated courgettes with kitchen paper and use less water so the ...
Veronica, on 10/06/2015
An Easy, Healthy Way to Lose Some Weight Quickly
Veronica: Soda bread sounds like a great idea. And I could make courgette bread the same way I made those potato cakes (almost). I can't wait to eat my soups differently :)
Mira, on 10/06/2015
An Easy, Healthy Way to Lose Some Weight Quickly
Frank: I'm thinking a dehydrator would also come in handy for hikes if you can get water but not food during your treks.
Mira, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
That motto is reputed to have been written on the walls of Galway city.
''from the fury of the O'Flahertys, good Lord deliver us''
Veronica, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
Charming lot! It used to be said, "Lord deliver us from the ferocious O'Flaherties. Not as bad as the O'Carrols, who used to chuck enemies into an oubliette with a spike at the bottom.
frankbeswick, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
At Aughnanure Castle in County Galway by Lough Corrib, the fearsome O'Flaherty clan used to entertain their enemies and had a chair which when pulled deposited their guest down a shoot into a moat full of sewage!
Veronica, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
In castles the toilet sewage as kept well away from the well, and it often used to discharge into the moat, so if your enemies fell into the moat during a siege, all the more fun [for you.]
There is a tale told of a Scottish castle in Argyll ...
frankbeswick, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
The only English castle dwellers were soldiers [men at arms, archers/crossbowmen] and servants. There were a few English knights. The rulers were Norman.
frankbeswick, on 10/06/2015
Conisbrough Castle
Thank you. They are amazing but of course very few English were living in them . Most were hovels living in hunger and poverty.
Yes, The indoor well would have been great unless of course they trawled up some of the sewage from that toilet. !
Veronica, on 10/06/2015
Why Are Yawns Contagious?
Glad you liked the article and glad you stopped by, Candy!
NateB11, on 10/06/2015
Men Who Wear Women's Flats
I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but the Born Julianne flat makes a great unisex shoe. It is plain and has a nice rounded toe. Extremely comfortable too!!!!
Brenn, on 10/05/2015
Conisbrough Castle
These old places are wonderful looks into the past. I like the indoor well.
blackspanielgallery, on 10/05/2015
20 Super Easy Tricks for Eating Less
Surgery is inherently dangerous, even minor surgery is traumatic for the human system, takes its toll and needs recovery time. Sometimes we need it, but we should only take surgery when necessary. It is far safer to take non-surgical methods. ...
frankbeswick, on 10/05/2015
20 Super Easy Tricks for Eating Less
I agree with what Sockii says. I like infusions such as a sprig of mint with half a lime in hot water.
The bariatric surgery is an appalling thing and my friend died as a result of the operation within hours of having it done. The wounds went ...
Veronica, on 10/05/2015