Simple rules for living a great #life, St Giles Cathedral #Edinburgh at sunset, classic Siouxie and the Banshees, sea cucumber skin under the microscope, Yasui Sotaro’s #art and loads more #InterestingThings #ContentCatnip My name is Angèle I’m a ranger at Virunga National Park “My name is Angèle, and I have been a ranger in VirungaContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #151”
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #150
This week: 90’s Grrl #Grunge, #cat goddess #Bastet, 8 factors for #happiness in one helpful #infographic, mythical #beasts of #Scandinavia, #soups and stews from around the world and much more. #ContentCatnip #InterestingThings Chasing away winter in Slovenia with a 1000 year old Pagan tradition Throwing Muses enjoying coffee together in a diner, some time inContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #150”
Ancient Word of the Day: Sansai
Sansai. n. ‘mountain vegetables’ from Japanese. Sansai grow wild in marshlands, and grasslands, or in the forest. Japanese people have been gathering wild food to cook with since ancient times. In fact, wild plants or Sansai have helped Japanese when food has been scarce because of drought or some other natural disaster. When food wasContinue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Sansai”
Book Review: The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings takes its cue from #medieval bestiaries. Author Caspar Henderson sets out to write a modern compendium of beasts, and show, in the process, that truth is a lot weirder than fiction #animals #nature #philosophy #books
Who made the world?
Who made the world? The billowing clouds heading southward. The pillowed reef and a thousand animals beneath my feet. Who made the wind bracing my ankles. The shadows behind and through it all. Who makes the light dance in one part of the world. While other places cut like a frozen blade through flesh. WhoContinue reading “Who made the world?”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #149
This week, ancient #forest restoration in #Ireland, a grid of #emotions, funky #house music, #Greenland’s long-living #sharks, exotic roast #potatoes, giant #cats colliding with tiny #trains and much more. #InterestingThings #ContentCatnip Restoring an Irish rainforest by simply leaving nature alone People need to get the hell out of the way and just leave things alone…Continue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #149”
Ancient word of the day: Celandine
This pretty yellow star-like flower is from the buttercup family. It is common to see it flourishing at the beginning of spring in new grasses, hedges and in at the banks of rivers. It blankets forest floors. Commonly thought of as being a weed, it is still absolutely beautiful to behold.
Book Review Happy Skin Kitchen – Elisa Rossi
Get ready for your glow-up with these #plant-based scrumptious #recipes that are made from #food that help you glow from the inside out. It helps that they are packed full of #flavour. A wonderful companion for #eating more healthfully #BookReview #Books #cooking #vegan
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #148
Floaty #Japanese environmental #ambient #music, the #etymology of #bread, ancient manuscripts of #alchemy, poisonous snakes in an infographic, Strasbourg, #fantasy #art and much more. #InterestingThings #ContentCatnip Osaki Seiichi – The Tale Of A Long Forgotten Sunken City ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ has a whole new meaning now The words “lord” and “lady”Continue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #148”
Comforting Thought: The Sun by Mary Oliver
“Do you think that there is anywhere, in any language – a word billowing enough – for the pleasure that fills you, as the sun, reaches out and warms you”: The Sun by Mary Oliver
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