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urbangreens: Cleaved Apartment Complex in London Creates Its Own Garden Views | Inhabitat “Whitehors
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Eat Dirt and Smile
Fascinating study that the common soil bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, might reduce anxiety in people and increase their ability to learn. Is this why kids have a natural affinity with dirt? Might be part of the reason gardening is therapeutic.
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Syria, the dead Cities, Sargilla.
Syria, the dead Cities, Sargilla. Originally uploaded by french irishWriting a novel set in Syria I’m learning more and more about a fascinating country. As I’ve said before–thank you to everyone who shares their photos and enables us armchair adventurers to “see” the world. My imagination is buzzing.
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Inspired by Food
A friend just sent me a recipe for Syrian toast which is unbelievably decadent. It’s from Delicious magazine (scroll down the page, it’s the third recipe). Somehow drizzling honey and romance novels just go together 😉 Cooking is the most indulgent of research and weaving mention of food into a novel adds a lovely layer…