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Saving the Wild Relatives

That should be the case, but seeds often come from seed merchants.. Taste derives from the trace elements in the plant, i.e.its mineral content. Modern soils are mineral deficient, so if you want tasty tomatoes add minerals to your soil by ...

frankbeswick, on 12/11/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

Especially after yesterday's government high drama, the UK is in a bad way. The list below in Frank's comment is but a small number of issues. I am only 7+ years younger than Frank and I have never felt British.

Veronica, on 12/11/2018

Saving the Wild Relatives

BSG Just as an aside, there is a British coin, a 50p piece which has Kew Gardens on the back of it. It is much sought after on ebay!

Veronica, on 12/11/2018

Saving the Wild Relatives

Did you know that my business partner's niece worked at Kew on this project ? Fascinating topic Thank you.

Veronica, on 12/11/2018

Saving the Wild Relatives

This must be a huge task. The first thing I thought of was the viability of the seeds after time elapses. I would imaging some would need constant replacement, if not on an annual basis then perhaps ten or five years. Next, dealing with ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/10/2018

Movie Review: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Shaun of the Dead is one of my favorite movies. I especially like the part in the beginning when Shaun is oblivious to the fact that the people around him have turned into zombies.

dustytoes, on 12/09/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

The UK has so many serious problems at the moment that the monarchy is merely side show. Brexit, poor people having to resort to food banks,homelessness, underfunded public services, police with inadequate numbers, all of these matter more than ...

frankbeswick, on 12/09/2018

Louisiana Swamp Monsters

Thanks, Frank. Monsters can be quit personal, or real to a group who have a joint imaginative creature.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/08/2018

Louisiana Swamp Monsters

I once described something as a monster. My wife's class of primary age children needed an account of the wartime blitz, so I described the giant bomb that landed on my mother's street [and failed to detonate] as a monster. For me, it was a ...

frankbeswick, on 12/08/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

and the problem is worsened by a divide over whether a monarchy is outdated and should go away, and those who enjoy the pageantry.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/08/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

The problem is that while older people such as me have a British and an English identity, younger people are losing the sense of Britishness. That we have absolutely no festival celebrating Britishness does not help the situation.

frankbeswick, on 12/08/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

In that case, I would think that Britain has no national festivals as you describe. Can any Brits think of any festivals we have which celebrate Britishness?

Veronica, on 12/08/2018

The Fishtoft, Boston, arsenic poisoning 1875

BSG Thank you and yes indeed very good point. I think the number of possibilities made even Victorian " justice " have second thoughts. Regardless, there are no winners in this situation and how the child grew up living with tis knowledge I ...

Veronica, on 12/07/2018

The Fishtoft, Boston, arsenic poisoning 1875

While the water is suspected as the source, so could be the tea. Perhaps the leaves had become tainted.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/07/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

By national holidays I mean something that one can celebrate that brings pride in one's heritage, sometimes not really an official holiday. The Irish have Saint Patrick's Day, for example. Here we have many cultures blended, and all are ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/07/2018