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Wilding: a review

frankbeswick, Thank you for the review and the products. The Wikipedia article on the European turtle dove has a recorded passage from Hampshire, England. It's a lovely song that doesn't sound at all like the Carolina turtledove (actually the ...

DerdriuMarriner, 11 days ago

World Mint Videos

y collection is small, and kept in the bank. That is unpleasant. However, my small coin business is what I am concentrating, so when I get a coin from the bank box it is to be mailed to a customer. As a seller of coins I did some looking for ...

blackspanielgallery, 13 days ago

World Mint Videos

I had never really even thought about the Mint in other countries or even considered about them being on You Tube. BSG, how extensive is your coin collection ? Do you have a particular theme or are they sorted into countries ?

Veronica, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

I have also heard of the same word origin.

blackspanielgallery, 13 days ago

A Strange and Beautiful Doctrine

We must remember that the creed speaks in human language about reality that transcends language.

frankbeswick, 13 days ago

A Strange and Beautiful Doctrine

Right. I just noticed that in The Creed, for instance, they are separated somewhat.

Mira, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

You are correct on this point about the etymology of the word salary.

frankbeswick, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

Regarding the Romans, the English word salary, is believed to come from Latin when Roman soldiers were paid in salt.

Veronica, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

Dear BSG, Salt is still mined in Cheshire quite close to where we were. The geology of the British. isles is very interesting.

Veronica, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

Frank, Thanks for the comment. You and your lovely wife's would love a day out here. I will be returning.

Veronica, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

It is indeed an unusual geological past that has salinity high in an inland waterway.

blackspanielgallery, 13 days ago

Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire

The salt sea on which Cheshire is based was formed in the Permian and Triassic periods between 325 and 175 million years ago when the continents fused to create the super-continent of Pangaea and the trapped water of a lake or sea evaporated ...

frankbeswick, 13 days ago

Party Food and Safety

There is a food critic with a three hour, daily radio show. He also has a website devoted to food, with recipes. The large muffaletta is described at https://nomenu.com/muffuletta-with-homemade-olive-salad/ with an emphasis on the olive salad. ...

blackspanielgallery, 15 days ago

A Strange and Beautiful Doctrine

An important Christian teaching is that you do not deal with a member of the Trinity in isolation from the others. So the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ which he received from the Father.

frankbeswick, 15 days ago

Party Food and Safety

We certainly don't have muffalettas over here, that's for sure. TY Wizzley being educational is Wizzley at its best.

Veronica, 15 days ago