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Carl Offterdinger and his vintage illustrations
Well, brothers lived and worked together for the most of their lives. I am not sure if they ever encountered Carl Offterdinger. But I know they had no idea who was H. C. Andersen, when they were introduced to each other.
Tolovaj, on 02/29/2024
Philosophy for Gardeners: a review
Thank you!
Some Unitedstatesians have meditation gardens, particularly with Buddhism- or Christianity-associated plants, and spiritual, spirituality gardens, such as Marian gardens.
But is there such a thing as a philosophy garden?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
Lord of the World: a review
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The Second Coming for me associates with the comforting promise by Jesus Christ, in Matthew 28:20, that "I will be with you always, even until the end of the world."
His appearances between Resurrection and Ascension must have been ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
Rewilding the Isle of the Thundergod
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The second paragraph to the first subheading, Historical background, considers that "There is one tree on the island, though there seems to have been trees on several Hebridean isles in the Mesolithic period, when soil samples ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
Saint Valentine and Valentine's Day
Some online sources associate pink- and red-colored attire to a formal get-together for St. Valentine's Day.
They attribute mint-green and yellow attire to an informal get-together.
Is this an option always around or just recently?
(If a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
What Are Curses?
Online sources appear to associate animal cursedness with (all? some?) snakes.
They cite for serpentine cursedness Genesis 3:14-15, "So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
Grief and Bereavement
Thank you for all the analyses, observations and suggestions.
The first action under the fifth subheading, Help ease the pain of grief, concerns "Roadside Memorials - A controversial subject."
Just down the road, at a grassy island, a teenaged ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
How to Find Ideas for Creative Writing
This wizzley is such a helpful resource.
The first through the third sentences to the first subheading, Why can't I come up with ideas?, considers that "My difficulty has always been the inability to come up with ideas which I feel confident ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
Carl Offterdinger and his vintage illustrations
Thank you!
The first paragraph under the first subheading, The hare and the hedgehog (Fairy tales by Grimm Brothers), considers that "When we are talking about vintage German illustrators, fairy tales by Brothers Grimm came first to one's mind ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/29/2024
How does an author establish a unique niche when marketing a children's book?
I think that is the (literal) million-dollar question. When I show you my next book, I will show you. I think it is about the uniqueness of the theme.
Jo_Murphy, on 02/29/2024
Daniel Kotynia - From the Extreme to the Sublime
We certainly do! I wouldn't have thought of that now that you have said it. It makes sense.
Jo_Murphy, on 02/29/2024
OpenAI and Watermarks
I certainly can - and will!
Jo_Murphy, on 02/29/2024
Green Funerals
A small tree.
frankbeswick, on 02/29/2024
Benedict XVI
A committee of cardinals headed by the Secretary of state runs the church, and a cardinal called the Camerlengo organisesbthe funeral.
frankbeswick, on 02/29/2024
Benedict XVI: a life
The pope did not design the garden, but his successor in the Vatican does not deal with matters of the gardening kind, he leaves the gardeners to deal with them. The Catholic Church is authoritarian about matters of Faith and morals, but as to ...
frankbeswick, on 02/29/2024