oak tree

a proper winter

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January 7th 2010
It's been really cold here for at least 2 weeks, minus numbers quite a lot of the time. And on Tuesday night it was our turn for snow, a real blizzardy snow, which covered eveything in a 7 inch blanket and looks like a christmas card. Fine if you don't need to go anywhere. Thousands of schools are closed, and the roads are very quiet. My car is snuggled under its white blanket at the top of the dr ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more