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Greening the Waters
Non-native oysters are eaten, but not sown, which facilitates their dying out.
frankbeswick, on 07/11/2022
The Remote Islands of Britain
St Kilda is the most common and therefore best understood usage.
frankbeswick, on 07/11/2022
The Original Name of God
Adonai is still used, as in Aramaic it means Lord, so when you address Jesus as Lord you are using it!
frankbeswick, on 07/11/2022
How To Sell Foods at Farmers Markets
Mushrooms baked, fresh, fried, grilled, roasted, sautéed always get my attention. You mention them among the "most popular selling items" of farmer's market produce.
One farmer's market that I went to paired their most profitable items with ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Credible Online Sources: When and When Not to Believe
The Pew Research and the Knight Foundation study results of 63 percent of Facebook and Twitter users relying upon social media as a news source certainly fits with current emphases on digital, virtual selections -- over television, DVDs and CDs ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Cruise the Mediterranean on the Disney Magic
It's quite an energizing, inspirational adventure to begin and end your and your mother's Mediterranean cruise in Barcelona.
You mention beginning the trip across from the Barcelona Cathedral and ending it in Parc Güell. Both sites organize ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Why Human Species Will Go Extinct Soon
Some science fantasy books, graphic novels and movies have among their characters bionic people who have fabricated parts and people-like robots.
Would that be what we leave behind -- in the event of a sixth mass extinction -- or would we not ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Swamp Deer A Conservation Saga at Kanha National Park in India
Your third subheading, Swamp Deer Habit & Social Behaviour, describes male swamp deer as shedding "their antlers once a year after breeding is over. The new antlers grow after this covered in pink velvet and grow full length by the time of ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Greening the Waters
You indicate, under your first subheading Oysters from Loch Ryan, that "Passengers on the regular ferries that steam out of Loch Ryan on their way to Belfast will be accustomed to seeing the oyster boats near the eastern shores of the loch ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
The Remote Islands of Britain
You reference, under your first subheading Journeying Northwards, the name Hirta for St. Kilda.
Online sources show different etymologies: Celtic Ei hirt ("dangerous, deathlike"); Gaelic Ì Àrd ("high island"); Irish ler ("west"); Norse Hirðö ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
The Original Name of God
Thank you for the information on (my favorite God name) Elohim!
Adonai appeals to me as another favorite God name.
Do I recall correctly that Jesus Christ referred to God as Adonai?
What would you say about Adonai?
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/11/2022
Harpers Ferry West Virginia
Let's hope this goes well without too much of a local impact. It's another example of how quickly conditions can become dangerous on a fast moving body of water.
north_america, on 07/08/2022
Indian Samosa A Long Journey
I have not tried but alternative flours are being used in India, some of which are ragi (amaranth), water chestnut, gram, or chickpea flour always used in pakoras these alternates are less popular. I have yet to come across a samosa made using ...
pateluday, on 07/08/2022
Understanding your soil
I prefer a moss based compost, as I think pine needles are slower to rot down.
frankbeswick, on 07/07/2022
Understanding your soil
Loam is good soil as it is a mix of sand, silt and clay. I think that the soil around Belfast is a good loam, as it is so good at growing crops. Much of the centre of Northern Ireland is of high quality soil.
frankbeswick, on 07/07/2022