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Denver Zoo

I've never been there so thanks for the virtual tour of the Denver Zoo. Love the tapir!!

candy47, on 06/05/2015

The Long Count Fight Dempsey v. Tunney

Not a boxing fan, but this was still interesting, as ig showed that Dempsey may well have been the author of his own undoing by requesting the special rule. Must have given him some pause

CruiseReady, on 06/05/2015

Salvador Dali Beating Heart

No DerdriuMariner I have not seen Spellbound. It's now on my list! Thank you so much for your kind comment.

candy47, on 06/04/2015

Urban Foxes

Oh good. I learned a lot about hedgehogs earlier in the year when my brother found one (who sadly died). There is someone in Hertfordshire called the Hedgehog lady and she cares for as many stray ones as she can. Amazing. But then, so many ...

Telesto, on 06/04/2015

Urban Foxes

Problem solved. The hedgehog looked weak, so a plot holder who came to view it took it to the hedgehog rescue centre in Manchester.

frankbeswick, on 06/04/2015

A Tour of Herastrau Park and the Village Museum in Bucharest

Mira, Garden and museum tours are always popular with me. Places such as this Herastrau Park in Bucharest combine both so nicely in your descriptions and images! So often draining wetlands results from commercial expansion. So it's refreshing ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Garden Medley No-Lettuce Salad

We've done it both ways, but like it better without. We found shredded lettuce to be the best match for the smaller chopped ingredients.

CruiseReady, on 06/04/2015

Fall Smoothie with Butternut Squash and Plums

Mira, The weather is a bit unseasonably cool for this week. It got me thinking of drinks and foods from later in the year's seasons. So it's fun to read this article about fruits and vegetables around the corner in terms of harvests and recipes. ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Mountain Spinach Sour Soup. Delicious Light Recipe

Mira, I could hardly wait to read this article after I saw the picture on your Pinterest article and board. It sounds wonderfully easy to make and delicious to consume. In particular, I'm a fan of white pepper, which you use here. What is the ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Pinterest Now Valued at $5 Billion

Mira, It's so convenient to have Pinterest's past, present, and future summarized in one place. It's also helpful the way that you give samples of your boards. Do you have any way of knowing whether it's equally or more successful for your ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

How to Wear Leopard Print

Mira, These are very interesting possibilities! In particular, I like the ballet shoes, the jacket over a striped shirt, Pippa's scarf, the sneakers, and the trimmed cuffs on the dark shirt. Have you heard Bob Dylan's song about a leopard skin ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

How to Grow the Shamrock Plant - Bulbs vs Seeds

HappyNutritionist, Thank you for the fun hide-and-seek of four-leaf clovers and the lovely traditional blessing! It's so beautiful the way so many people, Irish and non-Irish, come together to remember Saint Patrick.

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Salvador Dali Beating Heart

Candy47, Thank you for the images and writing on a particularly innovative aspect of Salvador Dalí's art. Have you seen "Spellbound," the film with the Dalian dream sequence?

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Snow Lions or Snow Leopards

MBC, Thank you for the pictures, prayers, and quotes. In particular, I like what Milarepa says as well as the associations with the Buddha's throne and the Tibetan flag. Will you be writing about the skeleton dance?

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015

Gardens of Italy by Ann Laras: Book Review on Central, Northern, Southern Peninsular Green Treasures

MBC, Thank you for enjoying the writing and liking the pictures! Italy is such an inspirational place for doing what I love to do: getting to know a country through its cultivated and wild plants and domesticated and wild animals.

DerdriuMarriner, on 06/04/2015