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Hi, DerdriuMarriner! It depends from case to case. Local language is always welcome but others are sometimes frowned upon. I had problems with some blogging sites in France and Hungary, so it's best to check their Terms of Service (which ...
mihgasper, on 06/17/2023
The Welsh Marches
Taking of ancient building materials from Roman remains was common until the Middle Ages and even a a relatively modern building such as the inn at the Roman site of Ribchester has two salvaged Roman pillars in its porch. The inn is probably ...
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Thanks, Derdriu. Being retired enables me to relax far more than I used to. I do believe that stress has contributed to my condition, but as l now have a very low stress lifestyle life is easier.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2023
Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards
The seventh fact, of Ephemera Creator, describes Frances as designing paper dolls.
Do we know whether those dolls could draw on accessories, like today's paper dolls?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
The Great Wave of Kanagawa from Japanese Artist Hokusai
The first paragraph in your first subheading, Objects of Paintings and Artwork: Woodblock Prints, describes the Edo period as artistically characterized by "objects of drawings [that] were lovers, courtesans and beautiful Kabuki actors."
In a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
The Welsh Marches
Thank you!
Your answer about surreptitious digs was as expected for eastern pond-siders, what with what tennis champion Arthur Ashe voiced, in his autobiography, about your appreciation of flowers, manners, rituals and traditions.
It probably ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
The Welsh Marches
When a contract for public works is awarded there is a statutory obligation upon the companies performing the digging to perform an archaeological investigation. I do not know of any surreptitious digs happening.
frankbeswick, on 06/16/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Frank,
A technique from energy medicine practitioner Donna Eden has helped me to relax and to feel better almost immediately when I experience symptoms of some health issues. I presently do not have access to her book Energy medicine: Balancing ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
WriterArtist,
I'm sending prayers for your father's well-being and for appreciation of your care of him.
You noted: "When you are praying, pray for others, pray for the entire living beings in universe." Your words remind me of the Buddhist ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
Is Buddhism older than Hinduism?
Pali sources identify the 29th Buddha as Metteyya (Maitreya in Sanskrit), child of Subrahma and Brahmavati in Ketumatī.
Online sources link the name with an earthly, legendary paradise. Some mention it as in actuality Banaras, Uttar Pradesh; or ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
The Welsh Marches
The United States controls digging around utilities, be they telephone poles, traffic lights, transformers, etc. That ends up perhaps more enforceable than digging around, into, under historical sites just because of the formers' visibility ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/16/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Thanks.
frankbeswick, on 06/16/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Prayers assured Writer Artist...
Veronica, on 06/15/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
Bsg . Good comment as always.
Cork is in Southern Ireland so is not part of Great Britain. They have the Irish flag but N. Ireland can fly the Union Jack or Irish flag. You would never see the Union Jack in the South.
Veronica, on 06/15/2023
Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards
The features of the girls appear quite similar. The features of the boys and men appear a bit more varied.
I can see how the man carrying the other man in The Old Man of the Sea somewhat resembles the build and the face in the one photograph ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/15/2023