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10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
There are several versions where Jack's father was a wealthy man who was killed and robbed by the giant. These versions try to justify Jack's stealing and have many logical faults. They are hardly of any artistic value. Robert Anning Bell ...
Tolovaj, on 03/10/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Of course not. We see later how quick they spend gold when they get it.
Tolovaj, on 03/10/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
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Jack and his mother live in a dwelling and manage with dairy products such as milk and perhaps cheese.
Might there be any oral or written ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
The end of the Gap Sycamore
That is fantastic!
Jo_Murphy, on 03/09/2024
A Dog Buyer's Guide to Acronyms From AKC to UD
The very first sentence to the first subheading, Registry names and their acronyms, advises us that "In North America, most breeds are registered by the AKC (American Kennel Club), CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) or UKC (United Kennel Club)."
Would ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
The Story of Wensleydale
No. The origins are cloaked in mystery. But the monastery of Jervaux was early second millennium, so any cheese making before that date wasnot monastic, so any cheese making before then would have been female, as the Saxon women were responsible ...
frankbeswick, on 03/09/2024
The Shrine that Survived the Reformation
I am not sure, it was a very small well, probably not an important one.
frankbeswick, on 03/09/2024
The Summer Isles: a book review
No. He thought only in terms of sailors.
frankbeswick, on 03/09/2024
The Story of Wensleydale
The first paragraph in your introduction advises us that "We know that Wensleydale is a historic cheese, made for many centuries by the loving hands of craftswomen, for cheese was traditionally made by women. It was also made by monks of Jervaux ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
The Shrine that Survived the Reformation
Thank you!
English Wiktionary lists St. Non's Chapel as having a holy well.
Might that be the holy well that you visited in Pembrokeshire, Wales?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Thank you for the information about how the market trip really goes for Jack.
The first image distracted me with how well-behaved, well-dressed both Jack and the purchaser look.
The story wouldn't have gone the way that it went without that ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
The Summer Isles: a book review
The last sentence in the fifth paragraph to the first subheading, The beginning, considers that " I am reminded of Nicholas Monsarrat's novel, the Cruel Sea, where he says that the only enemy is the sea, for it is insensitive to human pain and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Thank you!
The Crane and the Rackham illustrations appeared familiar to me from other wizzlies assembled by you about other themes. But I did not recognize the other so I look forward to your Robert Anning Bell-related wizzley ;-D!
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/09/2024
The end of the Gap Sycamore
Good news. The National Trust has a tree laboratory where seeds from the Sycamore are being successfully grown. Seedlings are sprouting in pots. In addition the lab is growing grafts from the tree.
frankbeswick, on 03/09/2024
Much in Little: food production in a small space
Generally rock dust is applied to the whole garden every three or four years. As for the others I simply applied them every year at times in the season.
frankbeswick, on 03/09/2024