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Key Ideas in Catholicism

The church does well.

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

Thinking About Slavery

Scots were serious slave raiders and took many English slaves right up to the Norman period.

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

Walled Gardens: a review

I cannot recall seeing the picture. But the plant would have been an import?

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

An Island Castle

Orkney does not have any living Norse dialect, but Fair Isle, a remote and isolated isĺe between the two archipelagos, has residual words derived from Norm, a Norse language oncevspokennin the North of the British Isles.

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

Who Goes to Heaven

I have never heard of any connection between Kipling the bakers and Rudyard. No connection is advertised

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way

I do not grow houseplants.

frankbeswick, on 05/12/2024

Messages of Puss in Boots

It's Offterdinger's interpretation.

Tolovaj, on 05/11/2024

Messages of Puss in Boots

Yes, it can. It works in both ways, though.

Tolovaj, on 05/11/2024

Messages of Puss in Boots

Thanks, DerdriuMarriner, for congrats. I have a long list of project with always changing priorities, so I can't promise any time schedule.

Tolovaj, on 05/11/2024

Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. The first paragraph to the first subheading, The situation, advises us that "I am continuing to garden in the local park, where I do Wednesday ...