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A thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Our eyes are on the community.
Come into our world by visiting Beija-Flor na Comunidade (Hummingbird in the Community). See the slideshow from last year's programme or visit this year’s series.
See it happening, watch the video clip Hummingbird in the Community made by youth in the programme.
Tanya C, shares a conversation with her genetic sister, Tanya.
Pic, taken from upcoming chapter four.
The light projection showcase original artworks for City of Good at the facade of The Fullerton Hotel for the Marina Bay Countdown 2022.
I always "love" to share my apple with my husband because I never seem to be able to eat a whole one.
Es un gusto siempre , encontrar en la red plegados elementos que he descubierto y compartido en el transcurso del tiempo :) , bastante gratificante a decir verdad... !:) #origami #papiroflexia #origamiart #paper #papel #art #design #flower #hexagon #he
I make lots of cake, most leave the house as will this one will be heading to the local pub later. This is chocolate sponge with chocolate filling, rich chocolate icing and mini daim bars.....in case there wasn't enough chocolate.
Here is the sharing bit, the covering from this is very simple and warm is great on ice cream and cake and people if not too warm and you are daring !
3oz butter
2oz of cocoa sieved
6 tablespoons of milk
8oz of sieved icing sugar
Melt butter in small pan, stir in the cocoa and cook gently for I minute, remove pan from the heat, stir in milk and icing sugar. Mix well till you get the desired consistency, as it cools it thickens.
Enjoy x
CSX GP40-2 6212 along with NS GP38-2 5290 and GP40-2 3044 as they await their next call of duty in Morrisville. November 23, 2018.
location - Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Visited a girls school run by Spanish nuns where we had donated a computer room. Saw these two at lunch time sharing something in one of the back packs. All the girls had very short hair like these two. A requirement Of the school.
Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. It's also a day for all of us to share the love.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, FLICKRIAN!
Our Daily Challenge topic today is 'The Comforts of Home.'
I think the best comfort of home and living alone is being able to suit myself - even my domestic quirks. I like the corners of my house that I share with spiders. Not every corner has webs, but some of them do.
Much nicer seen large, please click on it, thanks.
This photograph beautifully captures a moment of serene harmony in the wild, where a diverse group of animals peacefully shares a vital resource. A graceful deer stands by the water's edge, its presence a quiet anchor in the scene. Nearby, several kinds of birds—perhaps a majestic heron, a flock of smaller sparrows, or a vibrant kingfisher—have gathered, each in their own world yet united by their need for water. The image is a powerful reminder of nature's interconnectedness, where different species, with their unique needs and behaviors, come together at a shared sanctuary, illustrating a universal truce in the face of a common necessity.
Our Anna's the Care Bears of the flying world. Typically, they'll chase each other a bit, but sharing is the operative word (once a certain population 'tipping point' is achieved)
However, over last month or so I've been waging war with one particular big, bold Red Headed A**Hole Hummer. He's right in front of my kitchen sink so I've had an ever-escalating arena of powerful water guns to try and drive him away. No luck he absolutely OWNS two of these feeders and will lay in ambush to any unfortunate unlucky enough to approach. He's got his hiding spot in the same branch and is a very worthy opponent!
How the Blitz created the welfare state
As the 70th anniversary of the Nazi bombardment of Britain approaches, Bob Holman recalls how adversity brought a nation together
On 7 September 1940, 340 German bombers raided London. Aged five, I lived in Ilford, and can recall the first air raid siren sending my family rushing to the shelter. This sustained bombing of Britain during the second world war began with raids on London for 76 consecutive nights and lasted for nine months.
Dad worked in a munitions factory by day and was a volunteer warden with Air Raid Precautions (ARP) at night, when he put out fires and dug out bodies. I once heard him telling his colleagues how he entered a bombed house where a woman dropped her knickers and asked him to pull out the glass. His mates roared with laughter. Mum was not amused.
London took the brunt of the Blitz, receiving 71 major attacks. After the capital, Hull was the most heavily bombed city in England. Liverpool, Plymouth and Birmingham followed, each with eight attacks. In Coventry, in one 10-hour raid, 554 people were killed. In Clydebank, Glasgow, two raids saw all but eight of its 12,000 dwellings damaged.
Yet, for all its devastations, the Blitz is considered a German failure. Across the UK, the docks survived and most munition factories escaped. Morale was not broken.
Why was it successfully resisted? A major reason was that civilians tackled the effects of the bombing. Numbers in the ARP reached over a million, 260,000 people joined the fire services, and countless volunteers ran rest centres for people whose homes had been destroyed. Local authorities, the police and doctors were essential, but Britain could not have coped without the people's army.
In 1942, we were evacuated from east London. When we returned in 1943, the raids were not over. On 12 March, a bomber dived across our street spitting bullets. We held hands on the landing. A couple of shots came through the bathroom window. The plane dropped a 500kg bomb that tore the high road apart. We were lucky to escape.
Then Hitler launched his pilotless V1 rockets. Some 57 dropped on Ilford. I was in the greengrocer's when the engine of one cut out. I stood transfixed as it dropped towards us. Someone dragged me under the counter while it flattened the terrace houses opposite.
Worse was to follow with the V2 rockets, which fell throughout 1944. Once again, Ilford, with its factories, was a prime target. In Britain, more than a thousand rockets fell, taking 2,274 lives.
Our family nearly added to that number. On 24 November, an explosion rocked our school. We all knew it was a V2 and the teachers sent us home. The wall on one side of our house was demolished. I climbed over rubble, convinced my mum and our new baby brother were underneath. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder, "It's all right, son," said Dad. He had been at work. Mum and the baby had been buried alive but dug out and rushed to hospital.
Eventually they recovered and we were evacuated, this time to Hastings, where the four of us slept in one room. We returned home to peace in May 1945.
The bombings left significant social effects, both negative and positive. Thousands of individuals experienced separation and loss. Evacuation separated some children from their parents for years. Some 60,000 civilians were killed, leaving distraught families. Fear of starvation, gas attacks and invasion was widespread.
Continual bombing was a trauma for children. I could not talk about the Blitz experience for 20 years.
Education was undermined. In bombed areas, schools were often closed. In 1941, 92,000 children in London were without education. I had little schooling and had to stay an extra year in junior school.
The number of youngsters committing offences and found by the courts to be in need of care and protection rose markedly. The increases were attributed to the absence of fathers in the forces and children roaming wild.
Yet the many difficulties provoked by the Blitz led to a response from the state. Day nurseries were opened for mothers working in factories. Central government began to control medical services more fully. Local authorities became more adept at dealing with the homeless.
At a neighbourhood level, ordinary folk realised that they could shape a better Britain, which contributed to the Labour election victory in 1945 and the creation of the welfare state. As the historian AJP Taylor put it: "The Luftwaffe was a powerful missionary for the welfare state."
• Bob Holman is the author of Keir Hardie: Labour's Greatest Hero?
Bob Holman
The Guardian, Tuesday 31 August 2010