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A limn about Lymm
There is plenty wildlife in Lymm . The canal didn't look too clean to me though :) It wouldn't pass my standards !
Veronica, on 09/10/2015
A limn about Lymm
You mention the Bridgewater Canal flowing through Lymm. Since the authorities cleaned it up it has been a haven for wildlife. My father spotted otters on the canal some years ago. Geese and ducks are found all along it, and I believe that there ...
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015
A limn about Lymm
Fantastic . Your knowledge is astonishing
Veronica, on 09/10/2015
Unfolding the Secrets of Gourmet Cheese
Smoked cheeses are tasty. I like Austrian smoked. I did eat a sausage in Norway that contained shredded meat and cheese. It was pleasant to taste, but very filling, and I think that it was created for people who expended much energy in a cold ...
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015
Sacred Gardens
To live well we must love God, other humans and the World, with the creatures in it. Neglect of any one of these three makes life defective. A gardener is one who loves the world and nurtures a small area of it. I regret that I could only give a ...
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015
Unfolding the Secrets of Gourmet Cheese
Yes! I'm a cheese lover and of course my "go to" cheese is the simple tasty cheddar. I have to admit I love a good brie too. And like @Mira I enjoy cheese with fruit and feta cheese in salad. I used to enjoy herb flavored cheeses too, have to ...
jptanabe, on 09/10/2015
Sacred Gardens
Yes, gardens are wonderful! I love many different kinds as they each satisfy different emotional needs. Communing with God in nature is the best!
jptanabe, on 09/10/2015
Ken Druse’s The New Shade Garden: Lush Oasis in the Climate Change Age
It is valuable to include a planting wheel, since finding shade loving plants is not always easy when one has to read while at a nursery. Planing ahead is helpful,
blackspanielgallery, on 09/10/2015
A limn about Lymm
Scriptural carvings are a classic sign of a Celtic cross. While the Sandbach crosses date from the Saxon era, they seem to reflect Celtic [Irish] religious influence. This would have come down from Holy Island in Northumbria, for it was from ...
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015
Lightning Safety and Early Detection
One of my closest encounters with lightning came when I was rowing on Derwentwater, when lightning struck the lake a hundred yards away from us. As we were on a boat we were at a relatively high point on the surface and therefore in danger. We ...
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015
Ken Druse’s The New Shade Garden: Lush Oasis in the Climate Change Age
This looks like a nice garden to have inside a mall! :)
Mira, on 09/10/2015
Montsechia vidalii: World-Oldest Flowering Plant From Northeast Spain
I ordered it on Kindle and I may order it as a book to give as a gift. Haven't had time to read anything yet.
Mira, on 09/10/2015
A limn about Lymm
The Sandbach crosses are incredible and still have Scriptural carvings on them evident. They are Saxon it is believed
Frank your wish is my command , I shall do one but am working today.
Maybe as you have retired you could have a drive out ...
Veronica, on 09/10/2015
Old and Traditional Recipes of Lancashire, England
Lancashire is my favourite cheese and there is a Cheese Trail and Walk around Lancashire villages in the Trough of Bowland. I would like to do that one day.
Veronica, on 09/10/2015
A limn about Lymm
I have not seen that stone, so what you say confirms that this is a Celtic cross site. Do a post on the Sandbach crosses. I have not seen them and have only visited Sandbach once.
frankbeswick, on 09/10/2015