I’m just grateful to be a few branches above the mud-fish, although I’m feeling a little sorry and perplexed about the bad luck of the mud fish, sans hyphen.
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The life of a soldier can be lonely, alternating tedium with terror, and the affection of a pet can offer much solace and amusement, creating a bond that can continue long after deployment is over (for instance, there have been recent stories in the news about some U.S. Marines who have adopted pet cats in Afghanistan, detailing their efforts to bring these beloved animals back home with them). The notion of a pet cat accustomed to riding along perched on a soldier’s knapsack hardly seems so fanciful.
This photograph features two men, names unknown, but purportedly two of the first four men to climb Harney Peak in the Black Hills, South Dakota.
A bibliography of titles in the Libraries on Martin Luther King, Jr. created by Amber Thiele can be accessed as an electronic resource (opens as PDF).
Without cups there could be no sipping of tea. But will just any cup do? What about these souvenir teacups featuring Livingstone, of Stanley and Livingstone fame, from The Art of African Exploration?
A nice spot of tea and a tea party are a delightful way to pass a Saturday, c. 1890, from Mrs. E. Stevens Tilton, Home Dissertations, featured in the Libraries’ The Making of a Homemaker.
With the kind of weather we’ve been having all over the country, choosing the right tea kettle is imperative. But no fears, geologist Thomas Webster (with the help of the deceased Mrs. Parkes) has quite a few helpful suggestions, including “That a teapot should pour well.”