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and remember to click on Underlined and/or Highlighted—like the next item–to to to the subject or even sometimes some virtual tours.
THE LONDON FIVER – FIVE OF THE BEST DONUT SHOPS IN LONDON
I started this blog to attempt to get you out of the house—that was 6 years ago and little did I know that I would some day be encouraging you to stay in.
So did I stop the blog—HELL NO—I now try to find interesting diversion—either that or suggesting ideas to work on so you’ll be READY to go out and DO SOMETHING when the walls come down.
So what are you waiting for—get going and see if I have anything you might be interested in now or later—-cause lives are not forever and you don’t want to be one of those people who say—if I’d only have…..
How to Make a Crisp with Any Kind of Fruit
You can learn at home in hundreds of subjects—The Great Courses
have all manner of things to do including cooking. I have taken one of these courses and enjoyed it—got a DVD and booklet and really enjoyed it….I am not paid to recommend this company just passing some info along
or maybe something more physical?
or a way to get through it all somewhat sane?
Where is this iconic hill known as Arthur’s Seat?
When cats sneeze, it means it’s going to rain.
This use to be one of my most visited places in Key West—a former bordello—with a burial ground for roosters who uses to be a fighting attraction here—also an attraction were boxing matches–some of which featured a writer that was rapidly become a point of interest beyond the island shores—someone by the name of Ernest Hem something or other—.but alas by the time I got there all that was history–though the rooster cemetery was still in sight—and the food was good……it seems to have moved on to more high class which s fun for some I may be wrong about that but the food prep has gone smaller and much more like a painting than a lunch item —and when you’re use to what was before you don’t always welcome the new–go ahead tell me I’m just old and dated—-whatever here are some comments on it from a book from the day:
729 Thomas Ave.
The Blue Heaven is a terrific place for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but the word is out and tourists have made this restaurant a must-see-stop on their Key West itineraries. The lines have become legendary.. Come early, Sundays are impossible. Summertime is a good time, if you can bear the heat. No reservations. No off-street parking. Lot of shade from huge ancient trees. Chickens, dogs and cats are commonplace, but usually well behaved. The food is wonderful.
June Keith’s
Key West and the Florida Keys.
ENJOY PROHIBITION ERA COCKTAILS IN SAVANNAH’S SWANKIEST SPEAKEASY
Woolly Bear Caterpillars: The more brown on their bodies, the milder the winter.
Why Aren’t We Eating Our Vegetables?
But watch out for pigs gathering leaves and straw as the cold of winter will be bad that year.
Oldest Known Cremation in The Near East Found, Was it Murder?
Even the rabbits are in on it—beware Fat ones—in October and November cause that means a long, cold winter—-how have you survived without all this must have information before this?
And if you ever wonder about terrors that comes in the dead of night???!!!
“We–or our primitive forefathers—once believed that the return of the dead, unseen forces, and secret injurious powers were realities, and were convinced that they actually happened. Nowadays we no longer believe in them, we have surmounted those modes of thought; but we do not feel quite sure of our new beliefs, and the old ones still exist within us ready to seize upon any confirmation.”
The Uncanny, The Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud:
Vol.XVII (1919)
FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF SIGMUND FREUD
Love in the Time of the Plague
A Survival Journal and Keepsake
and who said romance writers couldn’t be scary—-weirdly appropriate and a bit sobering to think on in this time of—yeah Plague
and bats—you’d think bad—but if they’re flying late in the evening they predict fair weather—hum????
Reimagining Audubon Florida: A Call for Inclusive Conservation
Oct. 19-24, 2020
or submerge yourself
Virtual Visit: Inside the Giant Ocean Tank!
The four-story Giant Ocean Tank features a coral reef, an underwater communications system, large windows, and hundreds of Caribbean reef animals, including sea turtles, stingrays, eels, and fishes.
At its deepest point, the Giant Ocean Tank goes down 23 feet.
20 amazing virtual field trips to aquariums, museums and Mars
The Best Place to Camp in Every State
getting out into the great outdoors is a great way to escape lock down and have fun some place where you have the space to distance and still enjoy yourself.
Recognizing and easing the physical symptoms of anxiety
An all too common complaint of our present Pandemic situations.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
1/12/1876 – 11/22/1916
“Jack London dropped out of Berkley to join the Alaskan Klondike gold rush in 1897, and of his brutal ezpweiwnxes there, and late at sea, he wrote vigorous tales of men and animals at odds with one another
“Upon his return to San Francisco the following year, ……he published his first collection of stories, THE SON OF THE WOLF, but it was his next adventure story, THE CALL OF THE WILD in 1903, that turned him int the most successful and best known writer in America in the early 1900’s.
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“Always a heavy drinker, Jack probably died of physical ailments related to alcoholism, but some scholars believe he committed suicide.
.”…he was buried on the grounds of his estate., which is now
The Jack London State Historical Park
Where Are They Buried?
How Did They Die?
Tod Benoit
2400 London Ranch Rd,
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Cemetery of the Week #24: Jack London’s gravesite
Jack London’s tombstone
