Hubby first introduced me to Japanese Anime before we were married, and now I'm hooked too. We watched the entire series of Inu Yasha, where the modern girl Kagome Higurashi time-travels through her grandfather's sacred well, and ends up in the medieval period. She has all sorts of adventures with her dog-half-demon friend Inu Yasha, …
Continue reading Might there be a use for a smartphone in Feudal-era Japan?
Unlike Tina, I don't have access to Photoshop or any photo-editing program except for what comes with the Mac OS in Photos. I did have some fun with a photo I took yesterday, in a walk through a forest preserve. I tried to make it somewhat sinister. At a local park by a lake, I …
I found this original story at the Daily Wire, about how divers exploring a Roman-era shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera, found the missing piece of a statue, where the body was recovered about 100 years ago! Here's a picture of the body of the statue, which resides in the Greek Archaeological Museum. I …
Continue reading Your fun science story for the week-Head of Hercules Found in ancient shipwreck
For a few months now, I've been listening to the Egyptian History Podcast, and reading Toby Wilkinson's book on the rise and fall of ancient Egypt. I thought to myself, why is ancient Egypt, which lasted from 3000BC to about 30BC, no longer a great civilization? What was it about ancient Egypt that led to …
Continue reading I’ve been thinking about how ancient Egypt fell
I've traveled to cities large and small, old and new, in my 73 years. In all of my travels, my very favorite city is an old one, a college town in England that has been settled for around 2,000 years. I first went there in 1984 with my first husband. We liked it so much, …
Continue reading CFFC: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: City Structures
I don't know how I got interested in bluegrass music, a sub-genre of country music. I remember one year driving up to the town of Darrington in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, where they have a Bluegrass Festival in the summer, and not being too impressed because the majority of bands were local and …
With Antifa and Insane abortion promoters firebombing women' clinics; perverts celebrating their perversion in the streets of many cities, and Supreme Court Justices being threatened with death, I thought I'd try to add some beauty to take your mind off all the filth. Below are some photographs of my state, Washington's rural areas, whose natural …
Continue reading Washington State Pastoral-a break from all the ugliness
My first thought upon seeing this week's topic was "I rarely photograph people, so I don't have many faces". However, upon further reflection, it occurred to me that there are a pair of quite striking eyes right in our own house. They belong to our black cat. This photo deserves a caption. Can you suggest …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #205: The Eyes have it
Since last Thursday, Hubby and I have been in Washington's Bavarian Village of Leavenworth for the International Accordion Celebration. The town, and just about every building is decorated with scenes Bavarian, inside and out. We stayed at a different hotel this time, and it has a plethora of decorated doors. Starting with the entrance door. …
In my reading and listening, I came across a set of words of wisdom that very much impressed me. Reading them, it seems like the one who said them had a very good grasp of morality, and human behavior. The wise person who handed down these words was an important person, and wanted those who …
Continue reading Who do you think said these words of wisdom?
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