“Land of soft showers and far-extending vales,

 And woodlands fanned by summer’s gentlest gales,

 And streams, that glisten as they steal, half hid

 The tangled brake and waving sedge amid;

 Land!–where rich plenty with abounding flow,

 Bids ‘neath her smile the golden meadow glow,

 And from the juicy herbage–Nature’s wealth!

 Draws the pure stream of sustenance and health;…”

                                             -Marguerite Blessington 

 Extraterritorial thanks: People from many lands who create with WordPress (pls click their avatars and public profiles embedded at the end  of the previous post): Bams Triwoko in Bantul, Madelaine in  Ridgefield Park, Jackie Paulson in Waukegan, frizztext in Koeln, nycfitfoodfashion in New York City, Salaam in Anaheim, Kaye in Riyadh, Raluca  Stoica in  Bucharest, Judy @ GrandparentsPlus2 in Burlington, Hamburg und Mee(h)r in  Hannover, The Palladian Traveler in Rome, mrscarmichael in London, Cee Neuner in Woodburn,  Holistic Wayfarer in Fair Oaks  (this post), geofoodie in Hong Kong …

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