Of course, the poppy has long been a symbol of remembrance, dating back to the Egyptians and, of course, the World Wars because it spring up on the battlefields after the dead were buried. Some species have also been valued for culinary and medicinal uses since ancient times. Poppies have ...
The purple poppy is oftenworn to remember animals that have been victims of war. Animals like horses, dogs and pigeons were often drafted into the war effort, and those that wear the purple poppy feel their service should be seen as equal to that of human service. Should you remove poppy ...
Dr. Hudson: It would have to take a shift in tax policy and of economic understanding of the very principles that you and I have been discussing for the last half hour. If they understand that economic rent, landlord rent, and interest are not earned, and that this should be public in ...
It was a position they had long considered. It was a small, shed-like shop with a plate-glass window and one room behind, just at the sharp bend in the road at the bottom of Bun Hill; and here they struggled along bravely, in spite of persistent annoyance from their former landlord, ...
Of what use is it to him? But it's a splendid thing. I have long wanted just such a one. I should like that gun very much: I like to amuse myself with a gun. Hello, there, woman, woman!" shouted Ivan Ivanovitch, beckoning to her. ...
It isn't difficult to train an espalier, though the process usually takes a few years. Any slow-growing shrub or herb can work, as long as the container is large enough. Many nurseries also sell plants in the form. Look for cotoneaster, crab apple, forsythia, holly, juniper, quince and...
Shortly before noon, after snaking through several long tunnels, we arrived at our last stop, Canelli. A few years ago, the town’s little amber-hued station was derelict and covered with graffiti, explained Gianluigi Barone, who met us on the platform. Barone, who runs the events company...