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Are Border Collies Really the Smartest Dog Breed?

Hi DerdriuMarrner! I haven't seen it but intrigued now after reading some reviews. I've owned many dogs, mostly taken from rescue shelters and each was brilliant in their own way, it has to be said. I had a Bull Mastiff when my children were ...

HollieT, on 09/29/2024

A Colorful Journey: Comparing and Contrasting Mexican Folk Art With Polish Folk Art

Hi DerdriuMarriner! I have some bedspreads and tapestries in my Redbubble store- I hadn't included them, so thank you again for asking! https://www.redbubble.com/i/throw-blanket/Enchanting-Alebrijes-Mexican-Folk-Art-Design-by-lisa ...

HollieT, on 09/29/2024

Skiddaw Dodd

The A591 is winding and in parts it is unlit too. This makes it hazardous for walkers.

Veronica, on 09/27/2024

Exploring Traditional Japanese Tapestry Landscape Art: A Window into Nature’s Serenity

Hi DerdriuMarriner, and thank you! I think I have one throw but currently the larger tapestries are out of stock with Zazzle but thank you for bringing this up as I haven't checked in a while and had forgotten!

HollieT, on 09/27/2024

Forty One Years, One Walk

Referring to my comments below, my daughter has never had the time to settle to writing. Nine years as a social worker in child protection, two of which were managing a team, soaked up her energies, and now she has moved to psychotherapy she has ...

frankbeswick, on 09/27/2024

Symbols of Halloween - Use Them at Their Best

Heavy rain and heavy wind are affecting the computer. Hawaiian night-marching huakai po gets entered some sentences at a time. So it might be Monday or Tuesday. Your comment box will get a "wizzley-finished" message to this wizzley that works ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

The Sliding of Solway Moss

He was an active writer, but what his most famous book was I know not.

frankbeswick, on 09/27/2024

Silphium Rediscovered

Some grains require hot climates, e.g. millet and to a lesser degree maize, but barley tolerates cooler conditions, whereas rye can cope with more difficult soils and climates.

frankbeswick, on 09/27/2024

Lighthouses of Ireland: Sentinels of the Sea Documentary

My product line accents the Fanad lighthouse even as other puzzles advance other Irish lighthouses. Are there avid Irish- and other-lighthouse puzzle collectors? My collection begins with Baily, Fanad, Fastnet, Galleyhead, Hook Head and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

Five Annuals That Attract Hummingbirds: Phlox, Garden Balsam, Jewelweed, Nasturtium, Tree Tobacco

My wildlife mapping assures me of area hummingbird presences even as the COVID-shutdown and the post-COVID-shutdown ambiances astound me with firefly, wild-onion and wild-strawberry absences. The back yard still attracts hummingbird ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

Book Review: The Illustrated Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking

This book review is, since Wednesday, March 14, 2018, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Stephen Hawking (Jan. 8, 1942-Mar 14, 2018), with thanks for all the astrophysical truths that he manifested as simple truths for household-word-recognition ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes Topped With Mashed Potato Frosting

Those who adore a macaroni-and-cheese main course perhaps appreciate macaroni and cheese cupcakes with mashed-potato frosting for the dessert course. But does this dessert not only appeal to macaroni-and-cheese adorers but also to mashed ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

21 Most Valuable Career Skills: Career Development, Guidance, Planning

Thank you for your comment below, Dec. 29, 2023, in answer to my previous, same-day observation. How appropriately and astutely "Sadly missed" applies to Elementary (and in fact to the other series cancelled before their time: Elementary, ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

Silphium Rediscovered

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Wheat adaptability intrigues me. Is it the only adaptable grain or is such adaptability all part of -- ;-D -- being a grain?

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024

The Sliding of Solway Moss

Thank you for your comment below, on Jan. 23, 2020, in answer to my previous observation and question. The library system does not have the Bellamy book even as some online sources drew me to some interesting bog-general, Solway Moss-specific ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/27/2024