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Travelling by steam train
The reforms involve the government nationa5lising the rail network, so nn individual men may own it, but there are a few small railway lines that remain as touris.t facilities, and these can be owned by an individual,,though more likely a ...
frankbeswick, on 10/25/2024
Travelling by steam train
Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
Your answer that "the two railways that you mention are not part of the national structure. They are privately owned" intrigues me.
Does private ownership ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/24/2024
The 12 days of Christmas
The evil Oliver Cromwell, so called Protector of England having executed King Charles 1, did not want any celebrations of Christmas at all. "Minced pies" were a symbol of the Nativity with the pastry being the manger, the sweet filling inside ...
Veronica, on 10/24/2024
The 12 days of Christmas
Thank you for your comment below, on Jul 14, 2017, in answer to my previous, previous-day observations and questions Jul 13, 2017.
Your answer alerting us to a time when British Isles-ers could not consume traditional minced pies intrigues ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/24/2024
Travelling by steam train
Rail transport is being reorganised in Britain, so I will not give details of what is to come, but the two railways that you mention are not part of the national structure. They are privately owned. Yes at places they are steep, but their safety ...
frankbeswick, on 10/24/2024
Travelling by steam train
Thank you for your comment below, on Apr 16, 2022, in answer to my previous, previous-day comment and question Apr 15, 2022.
Your answer deferring to funicular East Cliff and narrow-gauge Snowdon Mountain railways intrigue me.
Both gradients ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/23/2024
Anderton Boat Lift and Park, Cheshire
Thank you for your comment six comment boxes down, on Apr 12, 2019, in answer to my previous, previous-day observations and questions Apr 11, 2019.
The "grounded" insect village appeals to me even as it intrigues me as well.
Does such a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/23/2024
Book Review: Growing Healthy Houseplants, by Ellen Zachos, in Storey Basics Self-Reliance Series
My houseplants are doing well even as spring, summer, fall weather 2024 counts more overcast and rainy than sunny days.
All my houseplants delight in their counter, hanging and windowsill domiciles.
Do those plantophiles such as ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/23/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
Matthew's gospel says that when Joseph discovered that Archelaus had becomen tetrarch of Judea in his father's place he did not stay in Judea but went to Galilee. This indicates that the Holy Family stayed in Egypt just long ...
frankbeswick, on 10/22/2024
Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire
Thank you for your comment below, on Jun 6, 2017, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question.
The two photographs of your grandson enchant me.
Your grandson looks so attentive, so careful, so serious in his descending by the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
The Holy Family exiled for quite some time in Egypt. What is your "best guess" -- ;-D -- as to how long that exile lasted and as to what year might have been ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Film Review of Kiss and Tell: Shirley Temple in 1945 War Time Comedy About a Sixteen Year Old
The computer crashed before I could correct the miscounted female child stars below.
The first sentence in the comment box immediately below designates three female child stars as particularly dazzling film audiences. But Hayley Mills, Margaret ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Mailing Addresses for 2023 Forms 1040 and 1040SR Filed in 2024
For taxpayers who have not received their expected refunds:
If you have not received your refund, did you request the refund as a check and did you move after filing your 1040 or 1040SR tax return?
Unless notified otherwise, the IRS mails checks ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
None. Jesus was born between 7 and 4 B.C, but tradition has it that the Magi arrived some time after the birth. Herod was still alive until 4 B.C.. so the flight into Egypt took place between 7 and 4 B.C..
frankbeswick, on 10/21/2024
Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England
Your answer in the comment box immediately below intrigues me.
What is different, what is distinct about castles before the Norman invasion?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024