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Bog snorkeling has become a popular Welsh sport with championships held every summer in Wells for over 15 years. In 2005 the sport developed into a triathlon with specially-designed mountain bikes added to the challenge. There are three competitions: 1) … Continue reading

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I was about twelve years old when I first saw Little Shop of Horrors, (1986) with Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. I loved it. The remake of the 1960s film featured one of the most famous Venus flytraps—Audrey II (or … Continue reading

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“When I would recreate myself, I would seek the darkest wood, The thickest, most impenetrable swamp. And I would enter them as sacred places, As Sanctum Sanctorums.” —Henry David Thoreau For the past week, I’ve been on a poetry bender. … Continue reading

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I can’t imagine having Thanksgiving without cranberries. My mother’s recipe for cranberry-orange relish is tangy and delicious. I admit to liking the canned cranberry “sauce” that I was always in charge of slicing and displaying on a plate as a … Continue reading

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I get sucked into crime television dramas-”Bones,” a show about a forensic anthropologist, is currently my favorite. One episode involved a corpse found in a bog, which had preserved the remains and helped the fictitious Dr. Brennan solve the mystery … Continue reading

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