Jack in the Pulpit

Jack in the Pulpit root is acrid, antiseptic, diaphoretic, expectorant, irritant and stimulant. A medicinal poultice of root used for headaches and various skin diseases. Ointment used for ringworm, tetterworm and abscesses treatments. Native Americans also used the root as a contraceptive.

jpr: dont never recall seeing the thing... spose to be a wetland plant...been about many a creek, pond, river bank.

Gerald Hamer

Excellent Welsh actor seen often in secondary movie roles as early as the 1930s. A staple in Basil Rathbone's "Sherlok Homes" movies ....available on Netflix. Do u recognize the guy?

trish regan

Irish catholic business news tv anchor.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1EVyVo92Y

jpr: the obvious appeal is that of the classic irish beauty and must be shared!

Iceland's national soccer team

They have a chance to reach the semifinals in Euro Cup 2016. Unheard and not before achieved in the history of the competition. A country of  some 300,000 souls defeating nations of 10s of millions.
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Their "viking cry: was copied from a Scottish team in 2014.
http://digg.com/2016/iceland-clap-celebration-england-euro-2016

Jpr: cheers for their fearlessness and performances....not luck!

Just Shoot Me.

Jello aka Gelatin is such a common and whimsical food ( bouncy, sweet, and brightly colored ) that it’s easy to forget that it’s actually an animal product.  Boiling the leftover skins and bones of cattle, chicken, calves feet, and pigs releases the connective tissue molecule ‘collagen’ to disperse into the water.  Dry, add boiling water and anything from fruit, nuts, candies, or vegies and ‘viola’ a mainstay of mid-west and country cooking.  One of mom’s regulars,  cheap, filling, disgusting --------------- always hated it.

echmiadzin cathedral armenia

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Z_5q8AZJo

Armenia became the first Christian country and built the cathedral in 301-303 A.D. This is the oldest state built church in the world.

Wild flower patch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DEfotv4yPo

Jpr: has me a 10 ft sq patch. Got seeds from "the Vermont wildflower farm". Brings in chickadees , hummers, butterflies,and goldfinches to feed.  Plus takes some of the seeds out of the patch to spread in the bracken at the edges of the large field in back of me home. Somes takes they do migrate on theirs owns.