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The Salt Path a review
There are voluntary aided schools run by Catholics, Church of England and Jews.occasionally you find a school where control is shared between Catholics and Church of England. Muslims have their own private schools, mainly for girls, but there ...
frankbeswick, on 05/20/2023
Who were the Druids
There were only two oak species native to Britain, where druidry arose.I don't think the druids knew of other species. In Britain the sessile oak grows in Northern and western areas, so it is likely that some druids used only the oak that grew ...
frankbeswick, on 05/20/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
I do not think that eating anything from the yew would be safe.iI's poison makes the heart beat at a dangerous rate. In the past I had palpitations.eating these rails would kill me.
frankbeswick, on 05/20/2023
George Cruikshank
It's a bit unsettling to come across an anti-hero such as Bluebeard. Hopefully, he served as an exceptional case of a bad guy getting lots of publicity that could have gone to a good guy.
Was there something in particular that made him stand ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
Symbols and Meanings in the Story of Bluebeard
Blue and red come off rather negatively in fairy tales if Bluebeard's story is any indication.
Blue displays coldness even as red divulges passion and rage.
And yet blue and red link with Our Lady Mary in pre-modern European art.
Would there ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
An insect friendly garden
Eastern tiger swallowtails, satin moths and tent caterpillars typically are here the end of April, along with fireflies and wild strawberries. They're late by about 1 to 2 weeks this year.
Mourning doves have been sounding their 7 to 7:30 a.m. ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
Tree Stories: a Review
The Italian origins of the author's first and last names caused me to consider Italian exports, such as food and as plants.
The latter pondering of non-woody- and woody-plant exports comes from the popularity of Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra) ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
The Salt Path a review
In the third comment below this one, you mention church- and state-shared control of "voluntary aided" schools.
Is the church involved always the Church of England or would that control-sharing be possible between other churches (such as ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
Who were the Druids
The first paragraph under your first subheading, Ancient Druidry, comments that "druids were the priests of oaken groves."
Is there any one oak species associated with ancient druids? Would the druids look for lands that already had those ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
Online sources describe the yew berry as toxic in terms of their central, small pit. They feature the fleshy part as edible, not just by wildlife but also by humans!
Is it not nevertheless likely that contact with the toxic stone toxifies the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
How to earn money with writing fairy tales for kids?
It intrigues me about 21st-century writers of fairy tales, which I generally judge as a literary journey back in time hundreds of years.
Is writing a modern-day fairy tale making up one's own story in fairy-tale fashion or is it also writing ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
Snow White and Rose Red: Analysis
Your first paragraph under the first fact, Forest, advises us that "The setting of the story is in the woods. While countless fairy tales share the same scenery, most of them start outside, in the place of safety, power, and predictability" but ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/19/2023
How to earn money with writing fairy tales for kids?
I'll have this in mind, DerdriuMarriner. Thanks for stopping by.
Tolovaj, on 05/19/2023
Snow White and Rose Red: Analysis
Yes, DerdriuMarriner, mother moves to the castle with her daughters. She takes white and red roses to plant two new bushes there as well. Then all live happily ever after.
Tolovaj, on 05/19/2023
An insect friendly garden
Kipling grew up in India I, doo he knew lots about it.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2023