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Coursera |The Modern World: Global History since 1760 by UVa Professor Philip Zelikow | Final Thoughts
I was not surprised to see that The Modern World: Global History since 1760 by UVa Professor Philip Zelikow is listed as the number one history course on CourseTalk! I enjoyed the entire course, but especially the lectures covering the time after WWII as I had never taken a history course covering years when I was alive. I still remember…
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Seedling to Supper Table – Monticello’s Farms, Gardens, & Cookery – Senior Center | Mediterranean diet?
Thomas Jefferson’s diet might today be called “Mediterranean.” – lots of fruits and veggies, little meat. “FROM SEEDLING TO SUPPER TABLE: Monticello’s Farms, Gardens, & Cookery” Thursdays, May 22-June 26, 6:00-7:30 pm Explore Jeffersonian agriculture and food preparation with experts Peter J. Hatch and Leni Sorensen. Details about topics and information about our presenters is on…
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Smart Fat Choices Protect Your Brain – Tufts University
A Mediterranean-style diet looks better and better! Smart Fat Choices Protect Your Brain Eating fish, olive oil and nuts instead of red meat and butter might be a menu plan for protecting your memory. Besides calories, a key difference between those dietary choices is the type of fats they contain. Fish, especially salmon and Continue reading…
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Wayback Machine Hits 400,000,000,000! A Judson College 1999 Digital Scrapbook
What I think is going to be just a cursory glance at the archived pages always turns into hours of clicking and remembering! Thank you, Internet Archive – how amazing that all this has survived! We knew that our Judson College website being archived, but did not pay much attention. The old pages looked very…
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Butterfly Garden or Butterfly House?
As I have mentioned before, I am hoping for a butterfly garden in McIntire Park East. Our family recently visited the beautiful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. One of the photos below is the welcoming, shady seat for observing the rose garden. Of particular interest was the “Butterflies Live “exhibit in the conservatory. We…
finding joy along the way
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