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Rolex Recession at Somerset Collection deedsphotos

I had an errand near the Somerset Collection mall this morning and grabbed my camera as I went out the door. The Christmas decorations at Somerset are going up although Thanksgiving is two weeks away....

18 comments    recession thanksgiving rolex
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Critical Analysis of "Alabanza" by Martin Espada

Martin Espada is an excellent example of the many outlets of expression that poetry can provide. Capable of highly political, deep emotion and comic relief without taking away from the intensity that comes...

0 comments    poetry criticism espada
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Welcome to Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset

Welcome to Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, and welcome to my beach. It sits just two minutes from my door and I’m able to watch the sea trek back and forth across the sands from my window, because of this I feel...

6 comments    beach walking beaches
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Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great, as all history students know, was given shelter by a peasant lady when avoiding the Danish invaders. The lady told him to watch the cakes that were baking on the hearth while she went out....

2 comments    london english kingdom
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Tales of Ordinary Magic

A selection of stories from CJ Stone's column in Kindred Spirit magazine: Tales of ordinary Magic.

22 comments    religion spirituality trees
The blue areas you can see are thousands and thousands of tents!78

How To Survive Glastonbury 2010 - The 40 Year Anniversary Of The Glastonbury Festival

For anyone who doesn't know about the Glastonbury Festival, it's a family run music festival that takes place annually at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England. The first Glastonbury Festival was held on September...

7 comments    music music festival glastonbury
Somerset Autism Care - Homes Profiting From Autism74

Somerset Autism Care Home Abuse – Homes Profiting from Autism

Having recently finished working for a residential autism specific care home within Somerset in the UK, and being less than impressed with the way privatised autism care can be operated in the wrong hands I...

7 comments    homes scandal home abuse
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Mostly ghostly

  I’ve always been interested in the supernatural, ever since I saw a ghost in my teens. Waking one morning I saw a man sat on the end of my bed pulling on his boots.  It was so clear I could see his...

2 comments    travel halloween england
The Norman Westminster Hall, built by King William Rufus, shown in 1882.78

Five amazing must-see secular buildings in London

There is such a wealth of buildings, museums and other sites to see in London that the choice can get rather over-whelming. I hope to share the beauty, history and passion of the city with you.

18 comments    buckingham palace house commons
An unknown artist painted a full length portrait of Dr William Robertson, which was cut down to this.67

The McGregors in South Africa

Two Scottish clans, the Robertson and the McGregor, came together in South Africa in the 1860s and started a South African dynasty.

8 comments    family history church
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