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English Surnames
The second paragraph in your first subheading, Beswick, contains the information that "Ton and ham are common place name endings in England. Ton is a form of the ancient Celtic dun, which is walled farmstead, from which we derive the word town. ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/02/2023
Organic Cultivation
The second and the third sentences in your second subheading, The picture above, notes "the woodchip mulch used to prevent weeds" and that "the wood from which the raised beds are made is recycled scrap."
Would there be a particular woody plant ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/02/2023
Did St Paul invent Christianity?
Thank you!
It's interesting that Saint John nevertheless was in essence named by Jesus Christ as the one to watch over Our Lady Mary.
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/02/2023
Meat versus vegetables:
Fish is the most used meat alternative, but when we go out for a meal I will often have mussels as part of my meal.Fish and chips is always fish. I also eat prawns and clams sometimes, though we do not have large clams easily available in ...
frankbeswick, on 03/02/2023
Did St Paul invent Christianity?
In john 11, the raising of Lazarus, Lazarus is called the man you love, you referring to
Jesus.
frankbeswick, on 03/02/2023
The Good Life: reflections on the book "Pigs in Clover."
I do not know this recipe, but its ingredients are all staples of the British diet.
frankbeswick, on 03/02/2023
Meat versus vegetables:
The last paragraph under the first subheading, The Basic Issue, includes the observation that "nowadays I tend to eat fish and seafood to a much greater extent than was the case in earlier years."
What would be included -- you mention later ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/01/2023
Did St Paul invent Christianity?
The third paragraph under the next-to-last subheading, Early Theologians, notes that "It becomes less and less possible to think that Paul invented Christianity when we realize that he was not the only theological thinker in the early church. ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/01/2023
The Good Life: reflections on the book "Pigs in Clover."
Online sources equate the phrase "pigs in clover" with extreme happiness.
Alena Kate Pettitt, in her article Pigs in Clover: a wartime ration recipe, for the Darling Academy England site, furnishes a recipe with baking potatoes, butter, olive ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/01/2023
What is Permaculture?
The space under the stairway seems an ideal spot for mushrooms, but you I'll need to ensure an adequate airflow. Also mushrooms benefit from some light, though they do not photosynthesis.
frankbeswick, on 03/01/2023
What is Permaculture?
Thank you!
The basement has a door that opens onto the ground-floor living room from the 13 -- ;-{ -- step stairs to the basement living room. That 13-step stairway has underneath it a 5-foot-5-plus-inch (1.65-plus-meter) crawl space, actually ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/01/2023
What is Permaculture?
You can grow mushròms in your basement, but remember that mushròms are air breathers and so need oxygen. Safety is a priority, sothe door may need to be shut to prevent someone from falling downstairs.
frankbeswick, on 03/01/2023
The Infancy Narratives: the story behind Christmas
Plausibility is the same on both sides of the Atlantic. Personally I have doubts over the Ephesus story, as John of Damascus, speaking in his sermon on the feast of the Dormition of Mary, said that Mary had survived for thirteen years afrterbthe ...
frankbeswick, on 03/01/2023
Feminine imagery for God in the Bible
Good points.nurturing can be done by men, but the hen image is clearly female. Most human characteristics are not sex specific, but masculine and feminine are patterns of characteristics and preferences commoner in one gender or the other. All ...
frankbeswick, on 03/01/2023
What is Permaculture?
The fourth sentence in your first paragraph under the last subheading, Small gardens, considers that permaculturists "will note areas where indoor cultivation is a possibility, such as the region under the stairs for mushrooms."
The region ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/28/2023