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This post is subject to revision. When it has been revised this notice will disappear. - Ed. How do we learn? How do we learn? I'm not talking so much about adult book learning but how we instinctively learn and thus guide ourselves through life. Children learn mainly by imitation and using their parents as a role model for behavior, and how to relate. Later, we learn in school. You can look at...

We left at 9.30 am and arrived about 11am on yet another sunny frosty day. Stamford is an historical town used as a major stopping point between London and York. It has over 600 listed buildings. It is an affluent town with a good selection of high quality shops. I would have thought that the good and the great might want to retire there. An exceptionally well presented church. Enthusiasm comes...

Scam E-mails In case there is anyone on the planet who has not received such letters, here is one such, quite brief in my experience compared with some. My name is Julia Margaret Flesher Koch I am an American socialite and philanthropist, the wife of David Hamilton Koch who was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. I believe strongly in “giving while...

A Carrot produces triplets My goodness, I know that carrots come in  all shapes and sizes but this triplet home grown carrot was somewhat unusual and very aesthetically pleasing. This has nothing to do with  today's events but I thought I'd mention it. If I had been more conscientious in the past I would have taken a photograph of every misshapen carrot I have ever grown and given it a name. But...

Country and rural England are notable for summer fayres, usually associated with a church or a village/town. This time there was one at St Nicholas Church in Radstock, adjacent to Midsomer Norton where I live. During the day there were presentations by the Natural Theatre Company. However, before that here are some new (to me) words. I love words. If I do not know the definition of a word, I...