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Barbie Doll For Leukemia Victims Is A Feel Good Story

Revisiting your wizzley led me to ponder other possibilities in the Barbie and Ken lines. It looks like Barbie dolls now may be available in wheelchairs and with prosthetic limbs. But I see no equivalents for the Ken line. The latest dates on ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/06/2022

Who Is 'The Writin' Cowboy'?

You mention that "But, my heart will always be where the horizon is an uncluttered vista unbroken by any skyscrapers, mini-mansions, shopping malls or freeways. And the majority of sounds are of nature." Some people talk about states such as ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/06/2022

Computers and Senior Citizens: What They Should Know

Revisiting your wizzley calls to mind a question that I had intended to ask with the first reading. Does anyone ever ask about the places with the best deals for electric or manual typewriters that they're intending to replace with computers?

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/06/2022

Grocery Product Placement May Be Costing You Money

Revisiting your wizzley brought to mind a question that I'd meant to ask previously. Do slotting fees just apply to certain bagged, bottled, canned and frozen products? I don't see much change in store arrangements of cheeses, fresh fish and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/06/2022

Book Review: Three Act Tragedy (1934)

StevenHelmer, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines. The library system here has Three Act Tragedy as an audio-book, a book and a film. So I intend to include this among the list of books that I'll be reading and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/06/2022

The Little World of the Rockpool

I am not familiar with the book that you mention, but I am well-familiar with Adam Nicolson. I have read his book Sea Room, and I watched his television series in which he travelled the British Isles. One incident stuck in my mind. On the ...

frankbeswick, on 04/05/2022

Rushes

Shallow bowls would have been the most workable methods of holding wicks. I think that rush wicks that retained some non-burnt material could have been re-lit.

frankbeswick, on 04/05/2022

Making Hot Spicy Garam Masala

Revisiting your wizzley brought to mind a question that I'd meant to ask previously. Under the heading Use of Spices in India, you describe curry as among dishes getting spice mixes. Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson includes among the food in ...