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COVID 19 ART .... my journey to mental health

Dusty Thank you for commenting. It is so good to see you are back. We hope you are well. Your comments are helpful and strangely after a long absence I ordered Some paint this week ! Watch this space

Veronica, on 11/20/2024

COVID 19 ART .... my journey to mental health

Veronica, I've been away for a while and am so happy I found this article. I've really enjoyed seeing your art. My favorites are the staircase - where those step look like ragged stone leading to something wonderful. It makes me feel like I ...

dustytoes, on 11/19/2024

Beautiful Moroccan Mirrors and Sconces Which Add an Ethnic Flavour to Any Room

Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton, in her article Exploring the rich colour palette of Morocco, for the Exceptional Travel Ltd. website Feb. 19, 2024, associates certain colors with Moroccan cities, Moroccan Islam, Moroccan markets and Moroccan ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

Beautiful Moroccan Mirrors and Sconces Which Add an Ethnic Flavour to Any Room

Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton, in her online article Exploring the rich colour palette of Morocco, for the Exceptional Travel Ltd. site Feb. 19, 2024, associates certain colors with Moroccan cities, Moroccan Islam, Moroccan markets and Moroccan ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

Traditional Ale Flavourings

The second paragraph to the first subheading, Gruit, advises us that "We need to be clear, ale was made in private homes, often by the wife of the household, and much depended upon what herbs were available to her." How, when, where, who and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

The wildlife of an allotment site

Your comment immediately below, on Jun 26, 2018, intrigues me. Bird sentients -- such as the bluebird sentient making music while I made the yard more manageable with all its chestnut, elm, locust, maple, walnut and willow leaves and all its ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

Should Humans Colonise Mars?

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question. Dare I ask you to second-guess -- with no blasphemy intended -- Jesus Christ that He knew about the ultimate death of our Sun and in fact all things universal ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

A Walk Around Mont Blanc

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Your answer ends with the description of "there is still landfill for some waste or incineration to generate energy." Is landfill waste left as such or is it ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

Gifts for Vegetarians and Vegans for All Occasions

The computer crashed before I could conclude another component of my observation and question below, from Oct. 16, 2024. Do you know about the article What is vegan wine? An essential guide for plant-based wine lists, by Elin McCoy/Bloomberg on ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

Thanksgiving Symbols

Thank you for your comments below, in answer to my observations and questions about such a timeless, timely wizzley. It's so appropriate, elucidating, welcoming these event- and season-relevant wizzlies, such as about Halloween and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/19/2024

The Symbolism of the Woods in Fairy Tales

Fairy tales can be a bit more like horror stories! I'd never really thought about the role the woods plays in these tales. It's a place to dispose of unwanted things / people.

dustytoes, on 11/19/2024

Thanksgiving Symbols

Yes, we have similar materials.

Tolovaj, on 11/18/2024

Thanksgiving Symbols

Yes. It's stale water. It's hard to keep it safe for weeks in barrells. Beer with alcohol is safer.

Tolovaj, on 11/18/2024

Beautiful Moroccan Mirrors and Sconces Which Add an Ethnic Flavour to Any Room

Exploring the rich colour palette of Morocco, by Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton, appears as the online article for Feb. 19, 2024, on the Exceptional Travel Ltd website. Are you familiar with its content?

DerdriuMarriner, on 11/18/2024

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, on 11/18/2024