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Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing Year-Round, Indoors and Outdoors, for All

Reading this article brought memories of me walking in forest and farmlands. I for one always prefer greener areas to movies and theaters. For me waterfalls, National parks and Nature hold more promising moments than skyscrapers and urban areas. ...

WriterArtist, on 02/09/2019

Saving the Celtic Rainforest

Celtic refers to the cultural/broad ethnic group inhabiting the west of the British Isles. Scholars used to class the Scots, Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Manx and Bretons as Celts.As this forest is in Wales it is named the Celtic Rain Forest. ...

frankbeswick, on 02/09/2019

Saving the Celtic Rainforest

I am really happy that these areas of forest reserves are inaccessible. Only due to the difficult terrains have these rainforests survived. Many of India's jungles and world's rainforests have fallen prey to illegal poachers and thieves who ...

WriterArtist, on 02/09/2019

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

These are huge batteries and are rechargeable. They are not found in a pack. Mine has wheels to move it about. They must be kept charged, so if you have one that has not been recharged for several months it needs to be brought back to full ...

blackspanielgallery, on 02/07/2019

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and products. Battery failure contributed to the Fukushima disaster. How often do you have to check batteries? How confident may one be of defect-proof batteries within a pack?

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/07/2019

Landscaping Shade Garden with Hydrangeas

Two different colours, pink and blue, suggests a pH of about 6.5-7. White hydrangeas do not change colour, so no conclusions about soil can be drawn from white hydrangeas.

frankbeswick, on 02/07/2019

The Monk Who Went Missing

Shraddda, your response is what I hoped for. Some people would have shrugged and said, "So what!" but you did not. You clearly felt the pain and injustice of the disappearance. How such happenings fit into the great scheme of things is beyond ...

frankbeswick, on 02/07/2019

Landscaping Shade Garden with Hydrangeas

Not really, but I see them all the time in the neighborhood. They are among the most popular flowers in the gardens around. The ones with two different colors of blooms are particularly interesting.

Tolovaj, on 02/07/2019

Mary Jane Flats

I had never heard for Mary Jane but I definitely seen these shoes. They are classics. Thanls for sharing this piece of history with us.

Tolovaj, on 02/07/2019

Pentamerone, or The Tale of Tales

Thanks, WriterArtist, it's pleasure to see you again. Yes, we are lucky to have such literary treasure preserved, but at the same time we can only guess how many precious works was lost for different reasons. And, if I may add, while fairy tales ...

Tolovaj, on 02/07/2019

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

Here it can b a a week or more after a hurricane. Keeping the refrigerator going is important. We have natural gas which usually stays on, so cooking is no problem. My battery will serve only my refrigerator, and it has restrictions against ...

blackspanielgallery, on 02/07/2019

Landscaping Shade Garden with Hydrangeas

Blue in acid soils; pink in alkaline/basic soils. Soils become basic above pH 7. Changing pH to basic involve adding lime,but you need 10 time as much lime to move from pH 7 to 8 as you do from pH 6-7. This is because the pH scale increases ...

frankbeswick, on 02/07/2019

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

Power cuts in the UK are usually through Atlantic storms, the commonest storms on our isle. Usually they are put right quickly. My alternative power is a log burner, torches and candles.

frankbeswick, on 02/07/2019

Mardi Gras King Cake

Since Mardi Gras season, albeit usually balls not open to the public, are anytime during the Mardi Gras season, the cakes are available during this time. We usually eat about one each week of so. Multiple cakes are quite common, certainly not ...

blackspanielgallery, on 02/06/2019

Mardi Gras King Cake

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the cultural information and product lines. You mention that "One thing that traditionally appears every January 6, and ends on Mardi Gras, is the King Cake." Would the King Cake be bought just once or a number ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/06/2019