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Two-Hundredth Anniversary of Silent Night

I lie in too dmp of a climate to find collecting stamps wise. I would expect them to stick together.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/05/2018

Two-Hundredth Anniversary of Silent Night

Yes and similarly with stamps. I wonder if there is a Christmas stamp archive anywhere .

Veronica, on 12/05/2018

Two-Hundredth Anniversary of Silent Night

I felt compelled to write a light article for the season. Some articles found on wizzley cause deep thought, some have a significant message, but, while the message is profound, this is a light approach to the season. I did not realize it is ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/05/2018

Two-Hundredth Anniversary of Silent Night

What a beautiful topic for an article. If anyone were to ask someone to name a carol Silent Night would be one of the first to trip off the tongue. I learned it in German at Primary School and I have never forgotten the German words 57 years ...

Veronica, on 12/05/2018

Thinking About Slavery

Thanks for the mention of indentured labour. British people were also sent as slaves to the Americas as punishment for treason. This happened in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

frankbeswick, on 12/05/2018

Thinking About Slavery

Basically,from what I learned in history years ago, women would come to the colonies, generally poor women, and work of the debt for their passage over about seven years. Once there was no debt, they could leave. Think about the old english ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/04/2018

Thinking About Slavery

bsg what happened to them after that time was up.?

Veronica, on 12/04/2018

Thinking About Slavery

A close but technically distinct thing that happened in colonial America was the indentured servants where people came under slave conditions for a set period of time.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/04/2018

Henry Hunt ; The People's Orator

Peterloo has been released and is reportedly an excellent film. Go to see it to give tribute to the Fallen.

Veronica, on 12/04/2018

Going Green Using a Tankless Water Heater

The college where I teach has a solution that is somewhat different than using a single heater. There are small units that support perhaps two restrooms. They make a distinct noise when coming on, so if you are in the men's room you hear the ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/03/2018

Going Green Using a Tankless Water Heater

The comment about solar is that one version, and there are varied types, has water pass through black carbon pipes to heat, which flow into a tank. At night if you use up all of the hot water in the tank the sun wll not heat the carbon pipes. ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/03/2018

Going Green Using a Tankless Water Heater

It is nice so many people are going green. And, even those not so inclined could participate if only to save money, so it is good that his point be made. Perhaps it will influence some, even if just one.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/03/2018

Going Green Using a Tankless Water Heater

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for practicalities and products. Solar always attracts my attention. But why is it that "if you drain the tank when the sun is not out," then "an alternate heat source is needed"?

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/03/2018

Irish Christmas traditions and Christmas foods

Thank you

Veronica, on 12/03/2018

Irish Christmas traditions and Christmas foods

Nollaig shona Duit [pronounced dvich] is used when you are speaking to one person. When speaking to more than one replace duit with dibh [pronounced dcheev. ]

frankbeswick, on 12/03/2018