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Greening the Waters
Oysters filter 100 liters of water a day?! :)
Mira, on 03/23/2019
10 Themes in Hansel and Gretel
It's interesting that Gretel, a girl, saves Hansel from the cage :) Quite a progressive view. And there are many similar instances in fairy tales.
Mira, on 03/23/2019
10 Themes in Hansel and Gretel
No worries, blackspanielgallery. It's a never ending process:) But rewarding too, just like an exploration of, let's say, collectibles.
Tolovaj, on 03/23/2019
10 Themes in Hansel and Gretel
It neverred to me to search so deeply such a story.
blackspanielgallery, on 03/22/2019
Saint Joseph Altars
The way the votive candles were set up was blue glass holders for the decades, and white ones with images to start the decades. They were empty glasses, and a narrow clear glass candle was handed out to be inserted into one of the bead ...
blackspanielgallery, on 03/22/2019
Saint Joseph Altars
What a delightful tradition. The photos are beautiful. It must be quite an occasion. I knew nothing about it so thank you very much for this new knowledge, as always.
The votive candles arranged as a rosary are particularly pleasing
Veronica, on 03/22/2019
Saint Joseph Altars
They are so popular that the newspaper, and even television news, cover them. Most are also online in church bulletins. People also place a large wooden fava bean outside painted in the colors of the Italian flag. In fact, knowing the hours ...
blackspanielgallery, on 03/20/2019
Saint Joseph Altars
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the photos, practicalities and products. How do people know where the private and public altars are held?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/20/2019
Greening the Waters
There has been discussion at European level on mercury pollution, so there my be some, but Britain has strong laws on the release of toxic substances into the environment. Furthermore, the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries make ...
frankbeswick, on 03/20/2019
Greening the Waters
Frank, does the pollution include mercury from industry? Here, mercury is a problem. Once consumed it is a cumulative toxin, which means it stays and adds to what is consumed next. That is why our fish are high in mercury. I assume oysters ...
blackspanielgallery, on 03/20/2019
Greening the Waters
Bouchot mussels are a delicacy.I think that they are a subspecies of mussel related to other kind of mussel found locally. It is too early to know the impact of water shortage in the future.
frankbeswick, on 03/19/2019
Easter Activities for Kids
as for traditions, I am unaware.
Real eggs are used for dying, and they are eaten. The trick is to dye only the number of eggs that can be eaten before they are no longer safe to eat.
blackspanielgallery, on 03/19/2019
Easter Activities for Kids
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practical information and product lines. Are there traditions, what with older French and Spanish colonial influences, other than Easter bunnies, chickens and eggs in Louisiana?
What is done with the eggs, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/19/2019
Greening the Waters
frankbeswick, Thank you for the back- and front-stories and products. Are Bouchot mussels not deemed exotic even though they're from Brittany, not the UK? Are they the closest relatives to species that no longer exist off England, Ireland, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/19/2019
St Patrick in Irish Mythology
I have looked up the stone. The engraving is clearly new. The stone was placed on the reputed site of Patrick's grave not so long ago. So Patrick, a true monk, would have been buried in an unmarked grave,but the site might have been remembered ...
frankbeswick, on 03/19/2019