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Benedict XVI
He had a lifelong commitment to theological truth. For him theology was not just an academic job, it was a path to God and therefore to be taken with the utmost seriousness.
frankbeswick, on 01/06/2023
The English Hedge
Some abatement of drifts is certainly possible.
frankbeswick, on 01/06/2023
The English Hedge
The fifth paragraph under your first sub-heading, The Role of Hedges, indicates that "Another use of hedges is as a home for wild life. Many birds, such as the tiny wren, nest in the intricate three dimensional maze of branches that the hedge ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/05/2023
Benedict XVI
His adherence to theology is laudable.
blackspanielgallery, on 01/05/2023
The English Hedge
In addition to wind reduction I see an advantage in having the trees and shrubs doing their job of removing carbon from the air.
I would think the orientation would be best if perpendicular to the prevailing winds. Is this a factor. To ...
blackspanielgallery, on 01/05/2023
Jesus:the Hidden Years
We do not know.
frankbeswick, on 01/05/2023
Jesus:the Hidden Years
Please excuse me if this sounds facetious but I was watching the Spies, parts 1-2 episodes from NCIS Hawai'i season one.
The cast included Beulah Koale, a New Zealand actor who had the regular role of Junior on the Hawaii Five-O series. I know ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Some diseases come onn you with no known cause. I know this from personal experience.
frankbeswick, on 01/04/2023
Vintage Jewelry and Ornament Collectibles
The third sentence -- that "You should look out for garage sales, flea markets, antique auctions and the likes for authentic and vintage jewellery" -- in the first paragraph to your next-to-last subheading, Collecting Vintage Jewelry, is ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The next-to-last sentence in your last subheading, My Remedies for RA, particularly intrigues me with its revealing that "I have Ayurvedic oil which relieves pain and stiffness from my fingers, wrist and knees. I daily use this oil to massage my ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
Decorative Art Glass for Homes
The statement that "A home without crystal and glass is incomplete" as the first sentence in the second paragraph in your second subheading, Art Glass for Interior Decorations, particularly intrigues me.
The other part of that statement might ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
The Charming English Cottage Garden
I don't think indòr gardens are technicaĺy cottage gardens but they can have things inncomon. The tall plants of the cottage garden are not suitable for indoors. The use of ornamental grasses is,I think, later than The cottage garden.
frankbeswick, on 01/04/2023
Ornate Art Glass Collectibles
Art glass expositions are so compelling, be they aesthetic or practical, ancient or modern.
The Czech glassmakers have a longstanding reputation for cutting trees for their furnaces in environmentally friendly ways. They left the land so nicely ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
The Charming English Cottage Garden
It strictly doesn't fall under English-style cottage gardens where the greatest parts of the back, front and side lands are grasses, albeit non-turf even as they are hand- and mower-mowed and they enjoy regular clumps of even wilder varieties, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 01/04/2023
Benedict XVI
When you mention the use of the Dewey system West pond, I have to say that the Dewey system is so good that it is used over here. Library of Congress numbers are also used over here. Why change a winning system.
frankbeswick, on 01/04/2023