Category Archives: General

“When reality and your dreams collide, typically it’s just your alarm clock going off”*…

(Roughly) Daily Mary Smith using peas as an alarm clock in London’s East End The modern worker rolls out of bed, groans, and turns off an alarm clock. But industrial-era British and Irish workers relied on a different method for … Continue reading

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Minimal dwelling, maximum living?

Originally posted on Lost or Free:
This is a bit of an impromptu blog, but I have been inspired by a recent documentary about Minimalism and now I cannot stop thinking about one tiny thing… Tiny Houses! Minimalism does not…

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The Largest Cashew Tree in the World

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Originally posted on Frances Aylor:
The largest cashew tree in the world is located in Natal, Brazil. The tree is estimated to be over 1,000 years old, covers almost three acres, and produces 60,000 fruits a year. A chain link…

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ARTS-A-POPPIN’

Originally posted on Notes from a Composer:
There’s a new category here at Notes from a Composer: Arts-a-Poppin’. (This category, like all the others, can be accessed on the right side of every site page, just below the tweet stream.)…

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shepard fairey obey series

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Manchester – One Love Still Flows

Originally posted on Searching for Stillness:
I spend so much time chatting about my new life as a country squire in deepest Suffolk that I guess not all of you know that I am a Manchester original. Sure enough if…

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Checking in on the Brazilian Elections (May 2018)

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No food, no water: African migrants recount terrifying Atlantic crossing

The Muslim Times Men rescued off the coast of Brazil after 35 days at sea tell of harrowing journey that force some to drink urine to surviveDom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro @domphillips Migrants receive medical checkups in Brazil after … Continue reading

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Brazil’s President Michel Temer will not seek re-election — “Too many scandals.”

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Insta #418

Originally posted on P e d r o L:
Graffiti in Brooklyn, New York

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