James Bradley, an Australian novelist and critic, at home in Marrickville, Sydney.
I try to make sense of her sudden absence but every hour, every minute, brings some new and usually terrifying development
What a great idea!
Emerald Village: A Dream of an Affordable Tiny House Community
Respectful Revolution (2019)
Film Review
This documentary is about a non-profit organization in Eugene, Oregon that has created a self-governing tiny house village for the city’s homeless.
The total of the project was $1.8 million – $300,000 for land and $1.5 million to construct 22 tiny houses. The group raised $1 million obtained via direct fundraising, $120,000 via a city development tax waiver, and in-kind donations of one tiny house each by a team of 13 architects and builders.
The dwellings are slightly bigger than conventional tiny houses and include kitchen, toilet and shower facilities. Some are large enough to house two people. All (previously homeless) residents were required to contribute 50 hours to building their home though most contributed much more. At present, each pays $250-300 rent, which covers all utility, staff and other operations costs.
While 22 tiny…
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This is an interesting study!
Source – drweil.com
– “…Prolonged isolation can lead to sadness, anxiety, disease, and ultimately to premature death. The opposite is true when we are connected to others and involved as an active member of a community. Research shows that close, authentic relationships are the key to both physical health and happiness and that people who show the greatest satisfaction with their relationships at age 50 are the ones who are healthiest at age 80″
‘Loneliness & Health’, The Risks Of Social Isolation? – By Andrew Weil, M.D.
I live alone and was alarmed to hear that “social isolation” is a risk factor for heart attacks and other causes of death. Is this true?
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I want to read all this!
Source – voltairenet.org
– “…By a geographical coincidence, Burma allows the passage across its territory of the pipe-line linking Chinese Yunnan to the Bay of Bengal, and houses the Chinese electronic surveillance posts for the naval routes which near its coasts. Making war in Burma is therefore more important for the Pentagon than blocking the two « Silk Roads » in the Middle East and Ukraine. An inheritance of British colonisation,”
You are probably aware that you are incompletely informed about what is brewing in Myanmar, and you probably haven’t heard about the military coalition that is preparing to attack that country. And yet, as Thierry Meyssan reveals here, these current events have been in preparation by Riyadh and Washington since 2013. Don’t take sides before you read this article and digest the information.
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Maybe some more people would like to have a look at this post. This is why I reblog it! 🙂
Fried Herring Fillets in spicy Marinade. A real treat! With a few boiled potatoes it is a delicious meal! And I believe it is quite healthy too. We are always happy, when these herring fillets are available at ALDI’s. We did have a meal like this just recently.
So, what other pictures from this month can I add? I just had a look at some of the pictures that I took not so long ago. A lot of them did not turn out very well. But I try to find a few that are not too bad.
This one is really from last month from Peter’s birthday. I probably had not published it yet. Despite Coronavirus restrictions we had two family groups over for a visit. Peter and I tried to keep ourselves separate!
For lunch on Peter’s birthday we had Caroline and Matthew over. Well, all these are pictures…
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This morning, at the breakfast table, Peter and I were reminiscing about that day when we saw Angie and Roy in Sydney. I found out now, that this was more than eight years ago!
We arrived at 10,30 am at Martin Place station to meet Angie and Roy at 11 am. We walked along Macquarie Street to their hotel and Peter took some pictures along the way. When we arrived at the hotel they offered us refreshments straightaway. And we soon got into talking amiably.
Later on we had Japanese lunch with them at the Opera House. The sky had cleared for the day. In beautiful sunshine we walked up to the Opera House. Peter took some pictures. When my lunch arrived Peter took a picture of that too. I had ordered a vegetarian roll. It looked beautiful with the avocado on top and cut up in small pieces. Somehow I managed to eat all this with chopsticks! I spiced every piece with soy sauce, horseradish and ginger. Delicious! The others had ordered something with fish. They all commented that my dish looked much…
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Today, I noticed a comment to this video by ChiroCarl. It inspired me to once more do these very good exercises. I reblog them here so they wont be forgotten!
TaggedHow To Fix Forward Head Posture – 3 Easy Exercises (From a Chiropractor)
It is interesting for me to reblog this post from January 2017!
http://china.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/en/artwork-highlights/6365
Queen of Sheba visits King Solomon
Below I copied an interesting article about the Queen of Sheba:
(I only copied the first part)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/sheba_01.shtml
The Queen Of Sheba
By Michael Wood
Last updated 2011-02-17
Graphic showing ancient caravan trade routes
Michael Wood explores the historical background to the legend of the Queen of Sheba, and discusses the role she plays in the cultural traditions of the Red Sea region.
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Layers of the legend
Jewish legend
Unpicking the clues
Islamic tradition
Ethiopian tradition
An enigma
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Layers of the legend
The Queen of Sheba – an exotic and mysterious woman of power – is immortalised in the world’s great religious works, among them the Hebrew Bible and the Muslim Koran. She also appears in Turkish and Persian painting, in Kabbalistic treatises…
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