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Cooling Off

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Extreme heat stresses the body. It can throw our cardiovascular system into tilt, cause cognitive dysfunction as well as organ failure and thrombosis. When the body is no longer able to control it temperature, a heat stroke can happen. So, … Continue reading →

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Bouillabaisse

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Where to go to cool off? Once a quick jump into the sea would do it. But now water temperatures are so high that the sea is turning into fish soup. The heatwaves continues. -30- Related: As Florida ocean temperatures … Continue reading →

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Pretty Propaganda

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Art for Housewives

The Longstone Lighthouse, located on one of the Farne Islands, was built in 1826. In 1838 a paddle steamer crashed off the Northumberland coast. From her bedroom window, Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, could see the wreck and some … Continue reading →

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Seamless

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Art for Housewives

During the summer when the nights are hot making sleep difficult, I often seek refuge in short stories. This week has been particularly blistering but the books available don’t match my mood. On internet I discovered Olga Tokarczuk, a Polish … Continue reading →

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The Rock and the Wave

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Art for Housewives

The other morning I feared for our bougainvillea. The fear was based on recent actions by people living nearby. It’s taken years of care to have it grow so large and lovely and the idea that its beauty could be … Continue reading →

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