Corneliagracchi

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Opinionated Old Lady, Doting Grandma, Retired History teacher, Gardener, Book Hoarder, Traveller (vicariously of late), #AncientHistory #Environment #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #UrbanFarming #FoodInsecurity #Immigration #VotingRights
just spent some time under this absolute legend of a #MoretonBayFig #tree   #treesofmastodon #lovemyhood
@jeanoappleseed your old gardening friends on Twitter and BlueSky have been really worried about you and the fires. Thankful to see you suffered no fire damage (I am no longer on Twitter, moved to BlueSky) Take care. Mary
September 21, 2024

On Thursday, September 19, the day after the Federal Reserve began to lower interest rates two and a half years after it began to raise them to get inflation under control, President Joe Biden spoke to the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., a nonprofit, nonpartisan forum where leaders from around the world can speak to larger questions about the global economy.

Letters from an American

WOW! The oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form was found in an urn with #Roman remains in southern Spain.
The reddish-brown liquid found in an untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine. 🍷🍷

👉https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/18/oldest-wine-ever-discovered-in-liquid-form-found-in-urn-with-roman-remains

#RomanArchaeology

Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains

Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine

The Guardian
@CommonMugwort Hope you are safe! (Been out of touch for awhile, moved to a senior apartment complex, an adventure😃)
@jeanoappleseed Hoping your surgery went well. We are officially removed from Rabbit Cottage. Retirement community is surprisingly pleasant. Had all sorts of questions/suggestions about the community garden. Guess who is now appointed head of community garden😂😂😂😂

It's late (there are reasons), and personal, and a bit of a 'cri de coeur'. This one hurt to write:

https://loreandordure.com/2024/05/30/covid-stole-my-medlar-jelly/

COVID Stole My Medlar Jelly

A couple of days late, sorry: this one is a bit more personal than usual. About health and sickness, hopes, broken dreams, and making preserves.

Lore and Ordure

The names of 15,000 children killed in #Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

https://lithub.com/the-names-of-15000-children-killed-in-gaza-will-be-read-aloud-in-berlin-tomorrow/

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

Faced with the German media’s failure to inform, and the subsequent silence surrounding the horrific death tolls of so many innocent victims, we want to speak aloud: our frustration, our outrage, o…

Literary Hub
@jeanoappleseed Hi JeanO! So sorry to see you are headed for more surgery. Your garden is looking good! Saying goodbye to mine tomorrow. We have found a lovely apartment in a retirement complex. Very low key, relaxed (opinion so far😂) Also lots of gardeners. Hard to say goodbye to Rabbit Cottage. The roses are blooming really early this year!!!

Those who survived Israel’s deadly bombardment now have to contend with the rising environmental disaster in Gaza’s displacement camps, including insect infestations, dangerous amounts of garbage and human waste, and the spread of infectious disease.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/palestinians-in-gazas-displacement-camps-face-rampant-disease-due-to-destroyed-infrastructure/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

Palestinians in Gaza’s displacement camps face rampant disease due to destroyed infrastructure

Those who survived Israel’s deadly bombardment now have to contend with the rising environmental disaster in Gaza’s displacement camps, including insect infestations, dangerous amounts of garbage and human waste, and the spread of infectious disease.

Mondoweiss