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shingle © 2011 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

Sea life

2 May ’11
By: Kate GriffinFiled under Geography, History. Tagged beach, Blakeney, boats, buoy, Byblos, Cley, rope, sea, sea life, shingle, spray, star fish, tractor, Wells next the sea. Bookmark the permalink.

The water was bad – so bad that few could drink it without disgust – but one drank no water aboard ship as long as the beer held out. The water was generally river water. We note that the river … Continue reading→

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Dali

3 Oct ’10
By: Kate GriffinFiled under Geography, Literature. Tagged Bai, boats, China, craft, Dali, duck, dye, fowl, hen, Lake Erhai, market, peasants, tradition, Yunnan. Bookmark the permalink.

Duck justice A peasant living in the Bai Family Village to the west of our county town stole one of his neighbour’s ducks, cooked it and ate it. That night, his entire body was consumed by an intense itching, and … Continue reading→

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