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Fun Halloween Games For Kids Party Ideas
Your concern -- that "who would clean up after us?" -- four boxes immediately below, on Mar 11, 2013, causes me to consider "grown-up folk" ways.
My experience as attendee, co-hostess, hostess leads me to look at such fun, grown-ups-adapted ...
DerdriuMarriner, 2 days ago
A Walk Around Mont Blanc
They are supposed to separate rubbish into categories according to how it is to be recycled, but there is still landfill for some waste or incineration to generate energy.
frankbeswick, 2 days ago
Should Humans Colonise Mars?
We have no remedy for the ultimate death of the Sun and the destruction of the solar system. We need to accept death at some time.
frankbeswick, 2 days ago
Should Humans Colonise Mars?
The fifth paragraph to the first subheading, The purpose of space travel, advises us that "There must therefore be an economic and/or social purpose for space travel commensurate with the risks and sacrifices that it involves. Finding a new home ...
DerdriuMarriner, 2 days ago
A Walk Around Mont Blanc
The third comment box down, dated Jul 12, 2024, answers my previous, previous-day observation and question of Jul 11, 2024.
That comment describes litter as the responsibility of "the local councils."
Do those local councils just hand the ...
DerdriuMarriner, 2 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Unitedstatesian cornucopias traditionally are made of wicker.
Is there a traditional European material?
DerdriuMarriner, 2 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
It's chilling that fresh water if not ingested timely is pathogenic.
Might it be pathogenic because of its not moving because of its container?
Might it make a ...
DerdriuMarriner, 2 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Beer was way more safe to drink than pure water. Salt water, of course, was out of the question, but fresh water in barrels was not suitable to drink safely either. After so many days (two months!) it would become dangerous due pathogens. Beer, ...
Tolovaj, 3 days ago
Cheeseboard
I have just found a new cheese, or rather a cheese new to me, Cornish Blue. Maureen went to the Good Housekeeping Show in London and brought me a git of a block of cheese at the Christmas market, which was run by Country Living magazine. The ...
frankbeswick, 3 days ago
Parfrey's Glen in Wisconsin: a Creek, a Gorge, and a Waterfall, and Their Unique Fauna and Flora
Parfrey glen birds cause me to consider other animal sentients, partly because of the similarity between the words palfrey and parfrey.
Online sources confirm a connection between the two words through parfrey origins in the French word ...
DerdriuMarriner, 4 days ago
Boosting Productivity for Financial Success and Personal Development
The Money magazine article that generated my wizzley gives a game plan that goes well not only professionally but also personally.
Is not self-controlling, self-motivating and self-questioning an orientation that inspires happy, healthy ...
DerdriuMarriner, 4 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thank you for your comments below, in answer to my previous observations and questions.
Your description about beer as "essential for survival on Mayflower" intrigues me.
Is it that beer kept the pilgrims hydrated because salt water is not ...
DerdriuMarriner, 4 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Corn-on-the-cob is still popular especially in rural parts of Central Europe, but mostly right after the harvest, on the field, without ketchup or mayo. Just as it is. If there's any meat at hand, all right. If not, all right, too.
Tolovaj, 5 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
Milk (and honey) provide all essentials to survive. Wine is more for celebrations, although we can't deny its nutritional value. Same goes for beer (by the way, it was essential for survival on Mayflower).
Tolovaj, 5 days ago
Thanksgiving Symbols
I have to admit - it's a turkey. But Thanksgiving is not a big dela in Europe. Most people are not really aware of it.
Tolovaj, 5 days ago