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10/02/2025

Happy Rosh Hashanah

Close your eyes… and step into the quiet beauty of Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year.In this calming, immersive story, you’ll walk into a home on the eve of ...

09/29/2025

How O***M Destroyed China's Greatest Empire

In the 18th century, China stood as the wealthiest, most powerful empire on Earth—producing over a third of the world’s wealth and ruling with unmatched prestige. But by the mid-19th century, it had been reduced to a broken nation, carved up by foreign powers, drowning in addiction, and humiliated on its own soil. This is the story of how it all collapsed… not because of war, famine, or rebellion—but because of a single flowering plant: the o***m poppy.

From the bustling port of Canton to the Forbidden City in Beijing, this immersive narrative traces China’s dramatic downfall through vivid scenes, personal accounts, and historical turning points. Witness the rise of the o***m trade, driven by British imperial greed; meet Commissioner Lin Zexu, the moral crusader who tried to save his nation; experience the shock of industrial warfare during the O***m Wars; and walk through the ruins of the Old Summer Palace—a symbol of cultural annihilation.

Explore how o***m didn’t just addict millions—it drained China’s silver, corrupted its officials, shattered its economy, and exposed its technological stagnation. Discover how the resulting "Century of Humiliation" reshaped Chinese identity forever, leading to revolution, civil war, and eventual rebirth under Communist rule.

This is more than a history lesson. It’s a cautionary tale about pride, power, addiction, and the fragile nature of empires. A sweeping saga of moral failure, national trauma, and ultimate resilience—told through the smoke of a pipe, the thunder of cannons, and the quiet strength of a civilization that refused to die.

In the 18th century, China stood as the wealthiest, most powerful empire on Earth—producing over a third of the world’s wealth and ruling with unmatched pres...

08/13/2025

so beautiful 🌟💕

Update since so many are aksing...
Materials are...
38 cinder blocks
5 4 x 4 x 8 pressure treated boards cut in half
5 1 x 6 x 8 pressure treated boards cut in half
5 rubber mat papers
Just finished the steps. I am happy with how they turned out and so much easier to get in and out. We are going to put up black railings on each side

07/25/2025

Break News: In response to a fresh border conflict, Thailand began attacking Cambodia with F-16 aircraft on Thursday and has continued to do so today. Children and Cambodians suffered as a result of this attack.

Washington Post: https://wapo.st/44K0n9A

07/09/2025

Wrap yourself in a blanket and prepare to journey into the icy heart of history. In this calm and immersive bedtime documentary, we explore why winters during the Middle Ages were some of the most brutal and unforgiving seasons in human memory. From the deadly chill of the Little Ice Age to famine, disease, and freezing castles, winter wasn’t just inconvenient — it was deadly.

Told in a soothing tone perfect for sleep or relaxation, this long-form documentary reveals the harsh realities of medieval winters: how peasants froze in smoke-filled huts, how nobles shivered in stone-cold castles, how entire villages starved, and how communities clung to rituals like Plough Monday and the Feast of St. Stephen to endure the darkness. You’ll meet historical figures like Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and hear about how even kings, monks, and warriors weren’t spared the suffering.

Perfect for bedtime listening, this video offers a warm firelight glow amid the bitter cold of the past.

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Wrap yourself in a blanket and prepare to journey into the icy heart of history. In this calm and immersive bedtime documentary, we explore why winters durin...

01/17/2025

Our 600 sq ft basement suite in BC, Canada. We have a few projects left to do in the suite, ie: paint the ceiling white to reflect more light in the space, but it's coming along. What have I learned living small? We all own way more stuff than we need, a simple life IS possible 🌼

01/13/2025

Old tires made into chicken 🍗🐔 decorations 😍😍

01/09/2025

Hello all you dull women. I have found my clan here. Life is boring so today I decided to make my own laundry soap. I’m 86, but sometimes I think I am 56, however that changes as the day goes on. I used to be 5 ft 6”, however I shrank and my feet got bigger. I live with my dog-pound pup. She is as old as I am, can’t hear and her teeth are questionable. We are a lot alike. In my past I had a couple of marriages, 4 or 6 kids, depending on how you look at it. I have oodles of grandchildren, who are all smart and exceptional - and fortunately don’t live with me. They all think I am boring, I could tell them about living in Denmark, Norway and Germany and tell them about WW II, and sometimes they actually do listen. In my past I have been a maid, a seamstress, a secretary, a realtor and a registered nurse. It’s funny how you learn something from even boring jobs. Now I have a love affair with my sewing machine, and I make quilts, sometimes I teach quilting techniques, and in between I read, (mostly historical fiction) I love to travel, recently to not so boring Malta, I garden and bake sourdough breads. My dull and boring friends are in the quilt guilds, the book club and whoever wants to join me in walking trips along the Mississippi beach. I am not musically inclined, can’t carry a tune, but I still have old style music on all day long. Right now it’s “Lark Ascending”, maybe later it will be Gershwin or Herb Albert or something equally dull.
Love you all. Stay dull, please. (It’s actually fun).
Credit: Anne Hindmarch

01/07/2025

Dull holidays... Last summer I decided to drive round this little island of ours. It was just me, my trusty little green car, a crate of sugar-free carbonated beverage, a few bags of boiled sweets and a separate playlist for each day (downloaded to my phone in case of going out of range.)
Starting and ending at home in Poole, I included the most northerly (Dunnet Head near John O'Groats), easterly (Ness Point, Lowestoft) and southerly (Lizard Point, Cornwall) extremities of Great Britain. I didn't include the most westerly point (Corrachadh Mor, on the west coast of Scotland) because it's not accessible by road, and I didn't trust the weather enough to go hiking across the wiley, windy moors.
I avoided motorways almost entirely. The only exceptions were crossing the original Severn Bridge on the M48, the M53 from Chester up to the Kingsway tunnel under the Mersey, a brief run on the M6 from Carlisle to Gretna, a bit of the M8 and M898 coming from Greenock down to the Erskine Bridge, the M90 Forth Road Bridge, a run on the M1 and M62 around Leeds, and a couple of miles on the M20 at Folkestone.
I finished with 3,343 miles on the clock in twelve days at an average of 278.583 miles a day, this was usually 7-8 hours of solid driving. The full route is shown on the screenshot (starting in Poole, I went mostly clockwise until I got back down south.)
My question is, if I was to do something similar again, what places should I include and why?
Phil, 48, underheight for my weight, had a strangely sore right foot for a while last summer.

12/02/2024

Never-Seen-Before Footage of Elvis Presley! (Captured During His Final Days).
Some incredible new footage of Elvis Presley has surfaced, showcasing his unforgettable performance of Unchained Melody. The video was taken during an Elvis concert in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1977—just weeks before his untimely passing.......
Read and full video in cmt below:👇