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Hans Christian Andersen - a few words on his originality

First of all, sorry for my late response, Mira. I was on holidays. About your questions: - if you feel you have anything to tell to the world, just do it, no matter the form (contemporary story, airy tale, novel, everything can work); - I wrote ...

Tolovaj, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

Thanks Mira. I am awaiting my medical.

frankbeswick, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

Thanks Derdriu.My pain issues have merited a priority referral to the orthopaedic clinic as the doctor cannot determine whether the cause is muscular or skeletal.But I am not letting the pain issue stop me from gardening. I don't think that ...

frankbeswick, on 07/22/2019

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

Mira, Thank you for the observations. It's interesting how today's most valuable career skills no longer overtly emphasize social and team-playing skills.

DerdriuMarriner, on 07/22/2019

Breakfast Romanian-Style, with Some Other Breakfast Ideas

I think what confuses me about cheese like Gouda with caraway is that I've had a stretch where I read more on food and I'm pretty sure I read about this as well, especially in books about paring food and wine. I may have also seen such seeded ...

Mira, on 07/22/2019

An Easy, Healthy Recipe for Eggplant Salad (Spread)

I haven't traveled extensively in Eastern Europe, but my sense is that yes, Eastern Europeans do use mayonnaise with vegetables. But I have to say I've eaten lots of veggie salads in Bulgaria without mayo. Same think in Greece. So probably more ...

Mira, on 07/22/2019

Breakfast Romanian-Style, with Some Other Breakfast Ideas

I should look for cheese online myself. I may have eaten cheese with caraway or cumin, or I may have eaten the combo in meals of cheese with seeded bread. I probably would have remembered seeded cheese though. It's certainly not available here ...

Mira, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

frankbeswick, Thank you for the event coverage (and participation), photos and products. Congratulations on placing gold, may you do likewise at Poynton and with best in tent next year at Tatton and may your lower back pain lessen and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 07/22/2019

An Easy, Healthy Recipe for Eggplant Salad (Spread)

Mira, I meant to ask previously if there's a tendency to use sea salt in Romania. Also, I tend to think of Russian cuisine as using mayonnaise with vegetables. Would that be just Russian or also generalized to Eastern Europe as well?

DerdriuMarriner, on 07/22/2019

Breakfast Romanian-Style, with Some Other Breakfast Ideas

Mira, I've had Colby with caraway and prefer it without. In checking the internet, I see that perhaps Danish and Dutch cheeses are known for seeds, with Danbo and Gouda and Leyden respectively available for online order with caraway, cumin, and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 07/22/2019

The Suffragette Campaign and their bombing of Alexandra Park Manchester in 1913

Veronica, In beginning to re-visit your 108 (number of perfection in Buddhism) articles, I came across the link below. The link is interesting in the diversity and seeming timelessness and timeliness of activities and collections. In trying to ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

It sounds like a very pleasant event. I'm sorry you're struggling with back pain. My back is a problem too. Have you tried medical exercise?

Mira, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

Tornadoes can occur in any cumulonimbus cloud, the cloud that brings thunderstorms but normally occur in supercells, and hurricanes. The larger ones are not common throughout North America, but get the news attention. I had heard these are ...

blackspanielgallery, on 07/22/2019

A Flower Show, a gold medal and a mini-tornado

Tornadoes are indeed rare n Europe. But there are places in America where they are also rare.

blackspanielgallery, on 07/22/2019

Breakfast Romanian-Style, with Some Other Breakfast Ideas

It was my pleasure to see those products are available in the UK. I hope you'll enjoy them :)

Mira, on 07/21/2019