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Weirdness and Wonderment: The mystery of England's sinking churches

Weirdness and Wonderment: The mystery of England's sinking churches : English parish churches, if they have been there for any length of time as most of them have, tend to display a strange characteristi...

Places of interest in the United Kingdom: The black knight of Ashton-under-Lyne

Places of interest in the United Kingdom: The black knight of Ashton-under-Lyne : England’s towns and villages are renowned for preserving ancient customs and festivities that once had considerable significance but ...

Plants, insects and animals: Bhutan Glory butterfly

Plants, insects and animals: Bhutan Glory butterfly : The Bhutan Glory butterfly is found in the mountainous areas of central Asia, at altitudes of up to 3000 metres. Its preferred habita...

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: 11 Trick Or Treating Safety Tips For Your Pets

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: 11 Trick Or Treating Safety Tips For Your Pets : Many people enjoy taking their dogs trick or treating with them. Other will have their dogs with them as they pass out trick or treat c...

Unsorted pieces: Antique Japanese porcelain

Unsorted pieces: Antique Japanese porcelain : Feudal Japan only mastered the art of porcelain making in the early 17 th century, and was therefore a long way behind its Chinese ...

Places of interest in the United Kingdom: London's best art galleries

Places of interest in the United Kingdom: London's best art galleries : The art lover is spoiled for choice when visiting London . There is so much wonderful art here that you could stay for a month (at le...

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: Costumes Are A Tradition On Halloween

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: Costumes Are A Tradition On Halloween : Today is the seventh day in the writing challenge. I am writing every day this month something that pertains to Halloween. I choose to ...

Snippets from the Ancient World: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome

Snippets from the Ancient World: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome : Not many Roman Emperors are mentioned in the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, but one who does is an early 3 rd century Emperor...

FromAddict2Advocate: No One Can Hurt Your Feelings; But They Sure Can B...

FromAddict2Advocate: No One Can Hurt Your Feelings; But They Sure Can B... : By: Marilyn L. Davis “Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment.” ― Chögyam Trungpa "That Hurt My Fee...

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: 10 Things To Think About When Crossing Bridges

Rusty2rusty's Chatter: 10 Things To Think About When Crossing Bridges : When it comes to something personal happening in your life, you must choose which bridge to cross. It may not be what you want or even ...