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Edible Flowers
Yesterday I tried to get hibiscus tea from my local health food shop, as they did not stock it, so I contented myself with apple and cinnamon, for the cinnamon serves the same purpose as hibiscus- blood sugar control. At my last medical test I ...
frankbeswick, on 05/21/2020
Edible Flowers
I have had hibiscus in drink, and I believe okra is a variety of hibiscus, flowering for a day, then producing a pod which we use in gumbo. I often wonder why people do not use yellow crooked neck squash and zucchini as flower gardens, since ...
blackspanielgallery, on 05/21/2020
The Haunting of Lighthouse Island
Agreed on both counts, but I thought that the grating of what sounded like swords indicated some form of hostility.
frankbeswick, on 05/15/2020
The Haunting of Lighthouse Island
A haunting need not be associated with violence. And sounds of a conversation might indicate multiple entities.
blackspanielgallery, on 05/15/2020
Searching For Lovely Winged Creatures in Land of The Tiger
Thanks!
pateluday, on 05/14/2020
Glencoe: the glen of treachery
Glad that you enjoyed it. There is another Scottish article coming soon, either today or tomorrow.
frankbeswick, on 05/14/2020
Glencoe: the glen of treachery
Yes, indeed Glencoe is a special place. I remember it from my childhood. I have happier memories of Rannoch Moor, though. My sister stayed there for a week last summer and had a wonderful time. Thanks for the reminder!
jptanabe, on 05/13/2020
Searching For Lovely Winged Creatures in Land of The Tiger
You always have excellent pictures.
blackspanielgallery, on 05/13/2020
Puzzles: An Activity Worth Rediscovery
Making Zazzle products is also a great activity. The bottom cluster of Zazzle puzzles are our own Zazzle products, using our digital images.
blackspanielgallery, on 05/12/2020
Puzzles: An Activity Worth Rediscovery
Thanks. it is important to stay busy.
blackspanielgallery, on 05/12/2020
Puzzles: An Activity Worth Rediscovery
A lovely page...we have been playing cards and doing jigsaws, sudokus, ..I have also taken up art which is very therapeutic ….
Veronica, on 05/12/2020
Puzzles: An Activity Worth Rediscovery
I am familiar with it, there is one in the newspaper daily. They have different challenge levels.
blackspanielgallery, on 05/12/2020
Puzzles: An Activity Worth Rediscovery
Sudoku is one of my great pleasures.
frankbeswick, on 05/12/2020
Glencoe: the glen of treachery
Some young girls survived the massacre because when the troops arrived the prudent McIan sent them away uphill to shielings, summer dwellings used in transhumance farming. Cold,but safe.
frankbeswick, on 05/10/2020
Glencoe: the glen of treachery
The mountain is too rocky for plant life.The land below the mountain,Rannoch Moor, is too poor to allow for many trees, but technically the tree line is about one third of the way up the mountain.
The roads are in good shape,and the Rannoch ...
frankbeswick, on 05/10/2020