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What is Permaculture?

The first and the second paragraphs to the first sub-subheading, The zones, under the second subheading, Zones, advise us that "Designation into zones determines what you do with an area. Zone 1 house and grounds [some permaculturalists ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

The Legacy of Rome in Britain

Thank you for your comment below, on Jan. 24, 2024, in answer to my previous, previous-day observation and question Jan. 23, 2024. Your answer about a river-water source 21 boxes down Nov. 21, 2021, in answer to my previous observation and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

The Christian Teaching on the Holy Spirit

The second paragraph to the first subheading, Receiving the spirit, advises us that "Charismatic churches, who are generally evangelical, place a great emphasis on powerful, often ecstatic experiences, such as the strange gift of peaking in ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Saving the Wild Relatives

Thank you for your comment below, on Jan. 26, 2024, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. You and fellow eastern-ponders make scrumptious choices from the 12-edibles list. Unitedstatesian 20th-century fare presented ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Pretirement

Thank you for your comment below, on Feb. 9, 2023, in answer to my previous observation and question Feb. 8, 2023. The third paragraph in the first subheading, Approaching Retirement Age, advises that "My father, who died in 2004, at 82, spent ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Pelagius: a sadly traduced theologian

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Your answer immediately below that "Spain, which is on the way to Ireland, shows no signs of Egyptian influence, nor is there any strong evidence of there ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

John Stuart Mill: a thinker for our time

Thank you for your comment below, on Dec. 22, 2023, in answer to my previous, previous-day observation and question Dec. 21, 2023. Your comment three boxes down that "I think that he favouredbthe conventional method of hanging. The obscenity of ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Jesus Through Pagan Eyes: a Christian Reflection and Analysis

Thank you for your comment below, on Aug. 14, 2024, in answer to my previous, previous-day observation and question Aug. 14, 2024. The second paragraph to the third subheading, Jesus the Christ, alerts us that "Rather than use traditional ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Greening the Waters

The film The menu with Ralph Fiennes in the title role begins a gourmet experience with non-soupy oyster appetizers. Many Unitedstatesians correlate oyster consumption with oyster soup. Do British Isles-ers do likewise? Or does some other ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Back to the Thames

Thank you for your comment below, on Feb. 13, 2024, in answer to my previous, previous-day observation and question Feb. 12, 2024. Postponing the race is the user-friendliest option for their enthusiasts. Is there a from-month to-month span in ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Pinterest Tips

The computer crashed before I completed another component of my observation and question below. Could the "pure mechanics" of "people who love window-shopping" come at least somewhat from those who are art-lovers and experimental artists and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

The Tropical Ravine, Belfast, June 2022

Thank you for your comment below, on Jul 15, 2022, in answer to my previous observation Jun 29, 2022. Your answer in the box immediately below describes John Templeton as "a very unassuming gentleman who did not particularly push himself ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Wisconsin's Natural Bridge State Park: Arch, Rockshelter, Shade-Tolerant Flora of Medicinal Interest

The computer crashed before I completed another component of my comment below. Natural Bridge domiciles a lovely progression, a lovely succession of year-round vegetational interest. For example, park trees feature basswood, black cherry, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 24 days ago

Belfast, Ireland; Botanical gardens

My magnolia did indeed survive, and in fact it flowers twice a year

Veronica, 25 days ago

Essex Days ; The Prittlewell Saxon hoard,Southend on Sea

Thanks to Blackspanielgallery, Frank and Veronica for the informative comments and questions about eroding land cascading structures and vehicles into the sea below. The sea floor must have quite a valuable archaeological collection. Would ...

DerdriuMarriner, 25 days ago