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In Search of Lilac
The real thing: The seekers going by the colour: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Lilac
Libri in Transit
It’s interesting to note that “liber” means book and free in Latin, with a slightly different pronunciation. My books are free and move between shelves all the time. Quite different to my parent’s house where we placed a book approximately the same size on the shelf when we took one out to read because my dad was very disconcerted by the empty space.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: My Bookshelf
The Difference Between Being Surprised and Being Stunned
Henry was surprised that I caught him in the act. The mouse was stunned – it doesn’t look like it but I can vouch for the fact that she moved a few moments later and tried to run away.
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The Mother of My Favourite Salad
Chicory (the stuff you can buy at the fruit and veg stall, looks a bit like a stoneage hand-axe in white) was discovered by accident when Belgian farmers stored chicory roots over winter and they developed the bulbous shoots. In German, the common name is … Continue reading The Mother of My Favourite Salad
Music, Baby!
When we recently spent a week in Sardinia a metal concert was happening in the town of Valledoria. It’s an annual event and we saw the stage being set up. One to three Challenge in September
May Mirth Reside in this House
Fools and knights make for a quite a jocular door decoration.
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Looking the Part
The ring-necked parakeet is known as a collar parakeet (Halsbandsittich) in Germany.
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