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Choosing a Christmas Table Centerpiece

Some of these centerpieces look so good I would be happy to have them on my table through all year!

Tolovaj, on 12/04/2022

The Bee Tree Community CIC;- an online support community

This community definitely looks fun. I like how people found the ways to be together even if they are not being able together in reality. Zoom has its pros and cons and here is a clear pro.

Tolovaj, on 12/04/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

I don't think so, DerdruMarriner. If you search for Advent calendars in Amazon, you'll definitely find dozens of Advent calendars with chocolates. But yes, the initial idea came from Germany.

Tolovaj, on 12/04/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

Thanks, blackspanielgallery, for stopping by. Well, a wreath is much older symbol, coming way before Christianity. If we want a connection, we could start with evergreen plants, which have some length (like time before Chrismas), but being ...

Tolovaj, on 12/04/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

Thanks, Veronica:)

Tolovaj, on 12/04/2022

Simone Weil, a short-lived genius

I had never heard of her so this should be an interesting read ! Ty . xx

Veronica, on 12/04/2022

Corbett is More Than Land of Trumpet & Roar

This has not been studied whether globe skimmers arrive in India. The Indian skimmer is a fish-eating bird.

pateluday, on 12/03/2022

The Big Five Story

Yes associate move along with the wildebeest during migration so you have a fair chance of spotting targeted birds and reptiles

pateluday, on 12/03/2022

Simone Weil, a short-lived genius

I do not know the reason that she was called Adolphine. It may be due to a desire to name a child after a beloved relative. This practice is very common, for example my middle name is Cyril,after my father. I think that during wartime people ...

frankbeswick, on 12/03/2022

Simone Weil, a short-lived genius

The Simone Weil grave is one of those whose information is available through the Find a Grave site. Might patients at the Ashford sanitorium in Kent automatically be expected to be buried in the Bybrook Cemetery? Find a Grave also says that ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/03/2022

Corbett is More Than Land of Trumpet & Roar

Your subheading Birds of Corbett National Park Avi-Fauna lists Indian skimmers amongst Corbett National Park birds. The name made me think of globe skimmers (Pantala flavescens scientifically), also called globe wanderers and wandering gliders. ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/03/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

The tradition of Advent calendars with chocolates is one that I don't know. Might it possibly be one that is more European than Unitedstatesian?

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/03/2022

The Big Five Story

The third sentence in your paragraph under the second sub-subheading, Where to Spot Big Five?, under your subheading Big Five Tourism mentions The Great Migration every June and July. Might it be difficult to view the Big Five of birds, mammals ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/03/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

I have seen these in movies. There seems little or no connection with the advent wreath, another topic of the season.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/02/2022

Advent Calendar Facts

True about it being undervalued in these days of instant responses and impatience. You are right.

Veronica, on 12/02/2022