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Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
It's probably also to have something akin to a meditation aid as you sit by the fireplace. And then there's the whole Arts and Crafts philosophy of having beauty everywhere. It's things like these that truly make me want to crave to visit the UK ...
Mira, on 11/17/2019
Christmas Flower Plant Poinsettia
The poinsettia is quite popular, and many local churches decorate with large quantities of them. Some ask for donations, and buy them from a single source so they are about the same size. After Christmas parishioners who donated are asked to ...
blackspanielgallery, on 11/17/2019
Christmas Flower Plant Poinsettia
WriterArtist, Thank you for the practical information and the product lines.
Poinsettia naturally grows as a shrubby perennial in Mexico even though it is treated generally as an herbaceous annual in the United States. It is difficult to extend ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/16/2019
Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
Yes these old fireplaces really add elegances to a room unlike many modern fire surrounds
Veronica, on 11/16/2019
Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
I found some pages online where it says he designed some and someone else painted them. Either way it's really amazing that he did that. I love ceramics! And how wonderful to have these images by the fireplace!
Mira, on 11/16/2019
A Garden Made Simple
Wow, the Roll outs look pretty and simple to execute. No bothering from weeds and pests hopefully. I like the idea though they may not be a cheap option here in India.
WriterArtist, on 11/16/2019
Fight Pollution Indoors with Air Purifying House Plants
@blackspanielgallery Good to know that Radon escapes from the cracks of alluvial deposits from homes. I always thought, the radioactive gases to be very harmful for human race.
WriterArtist, on 11/16/2019
Fight Pollution Indoors with Air Purifying House Plants
@DerdriuMarriner - I have two Sensevieria, one is indoors and other outdoors. My outdoor plant is doing very well, It has thrown offshoots but the inside one is slow. I may have to take it outdoors. The pot is heavy and difficult to move.
Yes - ...
WriterArtist, on 11/16/2019
Fight Pollution Indoors with Air Purifying House Plants
@Tolovaj - Nothing better than living amidst greenery. You are lucky to have woods nearby.
WriterArtist, on 11/16/2019
The Summer Isles: a book review
Dear Mira,
The names that I have given are mainly in Celtic languages, still minority tongues in the British Isles.These are Welsh and Cornish, and the several kinds of Gaelic [the three dialects of Irish, Scottish and Manx.] Fair Isle, a ...
frankbeswick, on 11/15/2019
Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
I have just looked at some Burne Jones fireplace tiles and I think you may be right Mira. How amazing is that. !
Veronica, on 11/15/2019
Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
Mira
My son felt just the same as you do about the Gothic Revival not looking right. Indeed he felt quite uncomfortable with the place. I think it is worth a visit for what it is in itself.
….and yes the fireplace tiles are just wonderful.
Veronica, on 11/15/2019
The Summer Isles: a book review
I enjoyed the names in this piece. There's a sonority to them which makes me recall voices from various parts of the British Isles and from Ireland in documentaries on TV :) I hope that I'll be able to travel around the UK and Ireland in the ...
Mira, on 11/15/2019
Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District
The fireplace tiles look like Pre-Raphaelite paintings! And they may be originals, too, from Burne-Jones. I don't know, but that's what it looks like to me.
As for the construction, I'm having a hard time loving Gothic Revival buildings. I ...
Mira, on 11/15/2019
Macclesfield Treacle Fair
So there's no original Cheddar. But as with champagne, they could have still reinvented it even if there had been a patented original Cheddar.
I wrote feta cheese the other day but meant telemea cheese. I used to eat more feta cheese in the ...
Mira, on 11/15/2019