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Antique Tea Cups, Collecting Gracious Living

Collecting antique tea cups is a popular hobby for many people.  These beautiful vessels remind their owners of another era, a slower pace, and a more elegant lifestyle.  Most of these lovely antiques...

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From Candles to Solar Christmas Lights

While it is not the point of this article to cover the origins of Christmas, how solar Christmas lights came about is incomplete without knowing how Christmas lights themselves came about. While Christmas is...

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Victorian Schools

Queen Victorian came to the throne in 1837 and reigned for 64 years until her death in 1901. These six decades were a time of huge change in Britain. At the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign, very few...

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Chirstmas Clue

Christmas is coming yes, that wonderful time of the year when we can joyously burst forth into whimsical songs of sleigh bells, snow and mistletoe without feeling completely silly. Even if we're certain we...

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Travel New Year's Eve

Are you looking to do something different this New Year's Eve? Consider ditching the old routine at a friend's house and head somewhere different for this year's celebration. Everyone knows that Times Square...

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Queen Victoria Building - Sydney, Australia

You can find Queen Victoria Building (QVB) in Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). The Queen Victoria Building fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. There is so much history to see when you visit this unique building. Here are some attractions you will find as you wander around this beautiful building.

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Victorian Lace-Up Boots

I absolutely adore Victorian lace-up boots.  You know the boots I'm talking about. They are often called Victorian boots, granny goots, gothic boots, or witch boots, but they all generally refer to some...

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The Mangosteen: Queen of All Fruits

Lots of Mangosteen, Courtesy of kylestamper.com A mangosteen is a tropical fruit that grows in South East Asia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although the root word, "mango" is ever present in...

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Dog Breed Pomeranian Pure Bred Puppy

Are you a dog lover? Have you felt the tickle of a pomeranian's tongue inside your ear? Have you slept soundly with dogs nearby, knowing that you have a strategic advanced early warning system? An alarm set...

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Weird Histories 2: Victorians on the Toilet

About this Weird Histories series of Articles This is one of a series of articles primarily written for parents and their children. Many children (and a surprising number of adults) are fond of toilet...

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