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Rained hard overnight so take care on t'road today since it'ss Slippery when Wet.
Went to Answer the Bell last night, turned out to be a friend indeed who wandered in with a Swagger. So we drank some W.I.N.E and peered out t'window as the rain raced down the pane and all was dandy and fine with the world once again.
Take care out there tonight...
...summat's bound to go bump with a bang.
Went to Answer the Bell last night, turned out to be a friend indeed who wandered in with a Swagger. So we drank some W.I.N.E and peered out t'window as the rain raced down the pane and all was dandy and fine with the world once again.
Take care out there tonight...
...summat's bound to go bump with a bang.
New Moon
古池や
蛙飛び込む
水の音
古池や
蛙飛び込む
水の音
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The last of the leaves to fall are feelin'...
...frosty, this morning.
...frosty, this morning.
A new year, same old shyte. Here’s a rundown on what the universe has in store for us in 2026.
Tonight is a supermoon, full n' fat, shinging bright in the night sky. Go nutz, tis a marvellous night for a...
Tonight is a supermoon, full n' fat, shinging bright in the night sky. Go nutz, tis a marvellous night for a...
U got the sun, i got the m00n...
We got the Stones
The w/ends S.m00n was the brightest i seen for a long while now.
We got the Stones
The w/ends S.m00n was the brightest i seen for a long while now.
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A wet dawn and a new moon as a gentle Winter slowly swings into Spring...
Damp n' dreary, like much of a mild Winter as we segue into Spring.
Although Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, i'm not sure his prognostication spreads across the pond. His rival's have contradicted that forecast: Woodstock Willie, the marmot inspired by the film “Groundhog Day,” looked skyward to the east and behind to the ground and stated clearly in groundhogese, ‘I definitely do not see a shadow!’” Poor Richard, a stuffed groundhog in York (Pennsylvania), not only is said to have predicted more winter, he also forecast the Seattle Seahawks will win the Super Bowl on Sunday - a prediction i'm happy to go along with, since the S.Hawks Defense is a fearsome beast.
Michael Venos, who tracks Groundhog Day predictions at countdowntogroundhogday.com, said the early results Monday indicated a split verdict.
Agreeing with Punxsutawney Phil that more winter weather is on the way this year are General Beauregard Lee, a Georgia groundhog; and groundhog mascot Dover Doug in Pennsylvania. Also in the “more winter” camp are That Dog Named Gidget, a Havanese in New York; and opossum Birmingham Jill in Alabama.
Those predicting an early spring include groundhogs Buckeye Chuck in Ohio; Fig Newton in North Carolina; and Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia. They are joined by Benny the Bass, a fish in Ohio; and Pennsylvania ferret Jessup Giuseppe.
We have a fat pigeon to guide our forecast and if he should sit alone in t'tree then the Winter will be long and frosty, but if he should be joined by a lady fair then a-Sumer is icumen in and an early return to Spring will be so...
Although Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, i'm not sure his prognostication spreads across the pond. His rival's have contradicted that forecast: Woodstock Willie, the marmot inspired by the film “Groundhog Day,” looked skyward to the east and behind to the ground and stated clearly in groundhogese, ‘I definitely do not see a shadow!’” Poor Richard, a stuffed groundhog in York (Pennsylvania), not only is said to have predicted more winter, he also forecast the Seattle Seahawks will win the Super Bowl on Sunday - a prediction i'm happy to go along with, since the S.Hawks Defense is a fearsome beast.
Michael Venos, who tracks Groundhog Day predictions at countdowntogroundhogday.com, said the early results Monday indicated a split verdict.
Agreeing with Punxsutawney Phil that more winter weather is on the way this year are General Beauregard Lee, a Georgia groundhog; and groundhog mascot Dover Doug in Pennsylvania. Also in the “more winter” camp are That Dog Named Gidget, a Havanese in New York; and opossum Birmingham Jill in Alabama.
Those predicting an early spring include groundhogs Buckeye Chuck in Ohio; Fig Newton in North Carolina; and Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia. They are joined by Benny the Bass, a fish in Ohio; and Pennsylvania ferret Jessup Giuseppe.
We have a fat pigeon to guide our forecast and if he should sit alone in t'tree then the Winter will be long and frosty, but if he should be joined by a lady fair then a-Sumer is icumen in and an early return to Spring will be so...
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V. amusing.
But are you aware of how many remedies still in use, often recognized as natural remedies or herbal medicine, include ingredients found in medieval texts, such as chamomile, garlic, witch hazel, fennel, and mint, can be found in modern pharmaceuticals? Researchers at the University of Nottingham, through the "Ancientbiotics" project, have shown that specific 10th-century recipes contain complex, synergistic antimicrobial properties that are highly effective against superbugs.
While many medieval recipes relied on superstition, a significant portion was based on empirical observation of plant and mineral effectiveness, providing a foundation that is now being re-validated by modern microbiology.
The witches in Macbeth say...
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake.
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork and blindworm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
...which sounds disgusting but the 'eye of newt', for instance, is a reference to mustard seed, so they were actually citing available herbs and spices. When conventional medicine was in short supply during World War I, folk medicine practices—including the use of spider webs and sphagnum moss to stop bleeding—proved effective treatment for flesh wounds.