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Peban And Seegwun – A Chippiwa Allegory
“I blow my breath,” said the old man, “and the streams stand still. The water becomes stiff and hard as clear stone.”
“I breathe” said the young man, “and flowers spring up, all over the plains.”
Kate Tempest – London Rappers and The Future of Europe
Kate Tempest. Wow. Powerful Voice https://soundcloud.com/katetempest We went back and found poets...
Things that you just don’t see much anymore…
Christopher Dresser letter rack 1881
The Palace Burner
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt A picture in a newspaper She has been burning palaces. “To...
Avon Calling!
My mother was an Avon lady. I loved it- the bag full of samples and brochures. To a Wild Rose,...
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Dolly’s Birthday Today. Happy Birthday Dolly!
Dolly Parton and Queens of Country, though I guess Tanya Tucker was a Princess at the time. Dale Evans definitely the Queen. Classic garage door decor!
Help Make “Lemmium” Element a Reality
We lost Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) of Motorhead over the Christmas break, but advances in science have presented the perfect opportunity to honour his memory. The discovery of four new super-heavy chemical elements was announced this week, the first to be added since 2011....
Imagination overpowers reason every time. Blaise Pascal
Humans are deeply prone to error and deception. But sometimes they don’t always get it wrong or intend to deceive, which makes them even trickier: they’re not even consistent in their inconsistencies. These statements apply even more to the wise than to the foolish,...
Old Age
In me is a little painted square
Bordered by old shops, with gaudy awnings.
The Unobtainables 7 The Maserati 300s Two Seat Sports Racer
Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction Ex-Juan Manuel Fangio 1957 Grand Prix of Portugal and Brazil Winning, ex-Michel Seydoux 1956 MASERATI 300S SPORTS RACING TWO SEATER US$ 6,000,000 - 7,000,000
The Bonfire Plot – Smoking out the Jesuits
Part 3: The True Mission of the Plot? Father John Gerard had already escaped by rope from the Tower once and, due to his relationship to the Gunpowder plot, saw himself heading there again. Father Gerard was at Harrowden where he was Chaplain. He was there on November...
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