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1. The Ten Top New Years Resolutions for 2010 - Trying to Improve Every year it seems that the same Top Ten New Year resolutions crop up. Why? It's obvious. Because they're just so hard to keep! I have trouble keeping my resolutions, but this time I'm determined to finally do better. Success is not an acci...
2. Ancient Roman Recipes When we think of the food of Ancient Rome, it's usually images of huge banquets which come to mind. But there was a lot more to Roman food than exotic dishes served by slaves at orgies. Lavish feasts there were, but also perfectly ordinary meals,...
3. How to Host an Ancient Roman Murder Now here's a way to entertain your friends and, while giving them an event they will talk about for ages, have an absolutely wonderful time yourself. How To Host A Murder is a fun-filled murder mystery game designed to keep party-goers guessing...
4. New Year Customs and Traditions Old and New Whatever the custom, whatever the country, no matter when or where we live, the New Year signifies a new start, a new life. We take the opportunity to throw out the mistakes of the past year and start anew. We wish each other good luck and promise ou...
5. Tristan and Isolde : Legendary Love Stories The story of Tristan and Isolde is often held up as an example of true and perfect love. All the ingredients for a satisfactory narrative are present; the lightning bolt of desire, the inevitable tragedy, ritual sacrifice, the denial of satisfaction...
6. Cuddly and Creepy Australians : Wildlife Australia Have you ever cuddled a koala? They're warm, furry and they smell beautiful! Plenty of other animals can be cuddly too, or at least look cuddly, like this Tasmanian Devil who, besides being a bit on the nose, has extremely strong teeth and jaws....
7. Arthur's Women : Tales of King Arthur The stirring tales of King Arthur are legendary. His achievements of courage and endeavour are exciting stories passed down through generations, and songs are still sung of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The most well known is Guinevere,...
8. The Curious Town of Coober Pedy Nothing but dust, heat, flies and more dust. No water, scarcely anything green to rest your eyes from the orange and ochre of a stony, treeless desert. It gets to 52 degrees Celsius, 126 Fahrenheit, in Summer and it's always cold at night. Out here...
9. The Magic of Dragons Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. In the world of fabulous creatures, the dragon is unique. No other beastie has appeared in such a rich variety of forms...
10. Angel's Christmas Christmas is a special time of year. Any time is a good time for blessing the best of Squidoo but it's even better when it's Christmas. In my travels I found some wonderful Christmas topics, ideas and all round cheering treasures for the Seas...
11. Classic Casseroles : Steak and Kidney with Dumplings Some days just call out for steak and kidney. Steak and kidney is an English dish with a filling of diced beef steak and kidneys in a thick sauce. Usually found in a one-crust pie, it's easy, filling and delicious when made in a casserole. You...
12. Japanese Paper Art : How to fold your own Origami, the art of paper folding, has been popular since the early seventh century, The word is Japanese, literally meaning to fold (oru) paper (kami) and the beauty of Origami transcends any barrier created by language. Perhaps you first saw this...
13. Ranger's Apprentice books by John Flanagan A complete list and brief summary of the 8 books (so far!) in the popular Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
14. Vortigern, worst King of the Britons : Historical Tales Vortigern is remembered in legend as one of the worst Kings of the Britons. He has been called the man responsible for the demise of the Britons in the 5th century by inviting the Saxons to settle in Britain as mercenaries. We hear about Vortigern...
15. Best Books on the Legend of King Arthur From the faraway days of Britain come the stories rooted in ancient Celtic and Germanic imagination, stories of the strongest, the bravest and the best. Tales that have been told and endlessly retold, tales of a chivalrous knight, a powerful warrior...
16. Where was Camelot? : Tales of King Arthur At Camelot, it is said, Arthur established a brilliant court with the greatest and most chivalrous warriors in Europe, the Knights of the Round Table. Camelot, the starting point of the Quest for the Holy Grail, is at the very centre of the Arthuria...
17. Great Australian Food Once we lived on English food - it was all we knew. Meat, lots of meat, roast lamb, roast beef, lamb chops, grilled steak, marinated mutton and beef, lamb, lamb and more lamb. We had sausages and bacon for breakfast, lamb cutlets for lunch and at din...
18. I love Quince! The quince has fallen out of favour in modern times and there are quite a number of people who wouldn't recognise a quince if it were served up to them. Once it was prized throughout Western Asia and the seeds were carried, tenderly, to Europe and ac...
19. Australia : Lensography of My Place G'day from Melbourne, Australia, where I put these pages together while looking out the window at the kookaburras. I have a number of lenses on Australia, some dealing with the creatures who bound across this land, some highlighting the different pl...
20. Old Fashioned Toffee Apples become Gourmet Candied Apples When I was small my grandmother made toffee apples for special occasions. She produced these gorgeous, sticky, jaw-breaking confections for birthdays, Christmas, St Patrick's Day and sometimes just for no reason at all. We didn't particularly care w...