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A pictorial post of Jane Austen's House, Chawton, Hampshire
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Congratulations on the writing-desk photo at the Bronte Parsonage!
Is there any way to share that photo opp -- ;-D -- on Wizzley?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Yes to deaconesses
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The water into wine causes me to consider another concern.
Why is it that Our Lady Mary knew that her son's time had come even as He knew it not?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Understanding the British Political System
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Parliamentary dissolution brings about all-new House of Commons members, correct? How is it decided who will run for all those positions?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
The Christian View of Political Leadership
The year that my brother and I genealogized at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City we heard patrons chatting all the time about how they hoped to have as ancestor Charlemagne.
The actress Tilda Swinton indicates descent from Alfred the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Late Winter in the Garden
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Some Unitedstatesians have the potted can rest atop the soil surface even as others have it grounded to anywhere from just about an inch (2.54 centimeters) down to ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
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The redness appears to me as possible red-haired or ruddy-complected.
Which is more plausible?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Yes to deaconesses
I donnot see anything problematic in the use ofbthe term.
frankbeswick, on 05/17/2024
Walled Gardens
Dorsey House is in England, so it is unlikely that it would be using an Irish name. It may descend from annancient Celtic name, as there were Celtic survivals in the part of England where Dorney is.
frankbeswick, on 05/17/2024
As Winter Comes
You would need to perform a continent scale research project. With so much research to do which scientist would have the time?
frankbeswick, on 05/17/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
It may refer to his having a tonsure or it may refer to natural baldness.
frankbeswick, on 05/17/2024
Kate Greenaway - The Grace and Tenderness of the Childhood Illustration
KG was above all illustrator of children. A puppy or a kitten can find a place in her illustration as well, but kids were the main stars.
Tolovaj, on 05/17/2024
Yes to deaconesses
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Addressing His mother as "woman" always causes me to consider non-respectful and respectful forms of calling someone close and not close.
Is "woman" invoked a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Walled Gardens
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English Wiktionary gives as the name etymology Dorney, from Irish Ó Doirinne (“descendant of Doireann”), with the latter generated from dodaire (“sullen, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
As Winter Comes
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Kew Gardens' afternoon tea and coffee breaks cause me to consider those drinks regarding continental European preferences.
My tendency is toward France, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
Online sources give the English equivalent of Maelrubha as "bald red."
Why is the aforementioned saint so called? Might it be a birth name or a name assumed with his religious and spiritual dedication and devotion?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/17/2024