#St St Peter's Canal

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St Peters Canal in Nova Scotia. The locks operate in either direction depending on the tides. August 10 2022

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Father and Son?

Moon knight x fem!reader

So, I just found a comic with Spider-Man and Moon Knight and it's inspired me to write this. They both act like smartasses to one another so there will be a bit of banter in this.

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"Okay, so what's the plan here?" I was crouched on a rooftop, Marc was slowly pacing around behind me. Venom's head floated beside me, mentally informing me of the number of heartbeats in the abandoned warehouse.

"Pretty straight forward, one of us goes in and drives them out to a secluded spot along the canal. From there we can question them." Marc's smooth low voice spoke from behind me. "After that...well, either we leave it to the law or we finish them off."

"Sounds like my type of party." Venom grinned.

Marc's mask appeared and he stopped beside me. I stood up and turned to him, Venom also looking at him. "Yeah, yeah, let's just try to keep everyone alive tonight, okay?" I looked between the two of them.

Marc shrugged a little and looked down at the warehouse. "I'll go in, flush them out"

I nodded. "Scream of you need help" I teased.

Steven fronted and looked at me. "Pop the kettle on, love. We'll have this done in no time" He fixed his suit before jumping from the roof, Marc fronting again and using his cape to glide to the warehouse below.

I shook my head and crouched again, waiting patiently for Marc to do his thing.

Marc landed and quietly snook up to a hole in the roof, looking into the warehouse, seeing men with guns that were almost alien. Some of the men were making more of these weapons while others either tested them or guarded the place. "Who are these guys?"

Venom and I glanced at each other. "What's the problem?" I asked, while noticing a familiar red and blue suit swing down to land on the warehouse.

"They're making weapons with some kind of alien shit" Marc said. "I'm gonna go have a look-"

"Hey, Moon Knight!" Spider-Man whisper-yelled and he crouched beside Marc.

"I'm busy, Spider-Man." Marc said lowly.

"Egyptian stuff, right? I bet it's Egyptian stuff" Peter smiled excitedly behind his mask.

"Not everything I do is 'Egyptian stuff'" Marc shook his head.

"Right, right. Gotta catch the other ones too, right?" Peter scooched a little closer to Marc, watching what he did as he observed the warehouse full of weaponized criminals.

"Are you enjoying your father-son talk?" I chuckled into the Comms. Of course, Peter, with his super hearing, heard my voice and gasped.

"Y/n is here? Where is she? Probably up somewhere..." It didn't take long for Peter to spot me using his suit's heartbeat scanner. "Oh, I see her" Peter waved to me and I waved back.

"Anyway, gentlemen, can you raid the warehouse already?" I urged.

Marc looked from where I was to point at Peter. "You. Stay here" He said before quietly jumping down and landing in the warehouse, the moon putting him in a spotlight in the dark warehouse. "You have a license for this place?" He said, rather loudly, all eyes turning to him with their weapons raised.

Spider-Man landed down behind his shoulder. "Yeah, seems like an illegal gathering to me" He joked.

Marc's head snapped to look at him. "What did I say?"

"I don't like to listen" Peter shrugged before starting to web up some criminals.

Marc sighed heavily at this before punching a man who came up to him with some kind of alien-modified baseball bat that glowed a raging purple.

The fighting went on for a while. I switched my position and sighed softly. "Marc's probably gonna kill poor Peter"

"You know when Peter finds out about me, he's gonna be outraged" Venom spoke.

"Well, if you hadn't gone and caused havoc while we were separated, we wouldn't even have that possibly. But, you just had to go and ruin it" I huffed.

"It was fun!" Venom argued.

"I can be fun too!" I glared at him.

"It's been ten years since you've stepped foot in a club" Venom scoffed.

"Yeah, because I'm older now and clubs don't appeal to me anymore"

"So you have lost your fun" Venom stated.

"No"

Meanwhile Marc and Peter had finally taken out all the criminals. Marc went poking around for information on this group.

"The Vulture?" Marc whispered.

"Vulture?" Peter quickly walked up to see what Marc was looking at. "Wait a second...I know him!"

Marc looked at Peter, his mask disappeared as he furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean you know him?"

"He...uh...well, there's this girl at school that I really like and-"

"Skip"

"He's her dad" Peter summed up. "Her dad's Vulture"

"So you have a name for me" Marc guessed.

"Uh...well, yeah. But that's my future girlfriend's dad, I don't want to mess things up"

"Peter, he's a wanted criminal who happily killed a few people to get this alien shit" Marc pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance.

Peter sighed defeatedly. "Okay, fine. I'll handle it."

"Are you sure you're up for that?" Marc raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, yeah. No problem" Peter shook his head.

"How's the situation going?" I spoke into the Comms.

"We're done" Marc replied as he and Peter walked out of the warehouse.

I had now travelled down to stand outside the front of the warehouse. I stood with my arms crossed, Venom had gone back inside so Peter wouldn't see him. "What happened to flushing them out?" I joked.

"Decided to keep the noise level down. Give you a day off" Marc smirked as he and Peter walked up to me.

Peter immediately hugged me, making me chuckle. "Long time, no see, Pete" I smiled. "How are you? How's school? See any cute girls lately?"

Peter chuckled. "I'm good, school's good. And, uh, yeah"

"Tell me all about it" I walked with him before Marc's voice stopped us.

"Y/n. About the stuff I found-"

"Marc, let's put a lid on it for now, yeah?" I suggested. Marc reluctantly nodded.

The night went on for another little while before I reminded Peter he should probably get home and sleep a while before school started. He agreed and hugged me goodbye before looking at Marc.

"Goodbye, sir" He smiled, pulling on his mask.

Marc nodded curtly. "Keep your grades up, kid"

Peter nodded, waving before jumping from the rooftop and swinging home.

I cuddled into Marc as we stood watching Peter swing away. "He's like our son" I smiled.

Marc went silent, glanced at me, then back at Peter's fading figure. "Yeah" he said, so quietly I could barely hear it.

I rested my head on his chest. "You wanna go home?" Marc spoke softly.

I nodded. Marc's mask appeared on him and I held onto him tightly as he flew into the air and took us home.

[adventuressclubamericas]

Cool Stuff in New Orleans – Joanie on the Pony In a small park near the French Market stands a bronze equestrian statue of New Orleans’ unofficial* Patron Saint, Joan of Arc. Affectionately known by some as Joanie on the Pony, how she came to the corner of Decatur and N. Peter St. is a story unto itself. The New Orleans statue is one of several castings made by French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet in the late 1800s. While all of her sisters found homes around the world, our Joan languished, all but forgotten, in a dusty warehouse for years. A New York company bought the warehouse, found the statue, and knew exactly where she belonged – so sent her to New Orleans. Where she went back into storage in another warehouse for more than a decade. The main issue this time was money. The city was having a hard time coming up with the funds needed to install her. When French president Charles de Gaulle found out about the situation, he decided to help foot the bill. De Gaulle convinced the cities of Orléans, Paris, Rouen, and Reims, to contribute to the cause. Finally, in 1972, St. Joan was installed in her park – named the Place de France at the request of the French – on Canal Street. She stood proudly here for many years. Until Harrah’s decided they wanted to use the land for something else and tried to get rid of her. After a long legal battle, the courts allowed Harrah’s to remove her – but only if they paid to move and install the statue elsewhere in the city. Which is how Joanie on the Pony came to the new Place de France where she stands proudly today. Maybe stop by and say Hello when you’re in town for Miss Fisher Con! For more cool stuff in New Orleans, visit https://www.missfishercon.com/new-orleans

One of the New Orleans’ Joan’s “sisters” found her home in front of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne!

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in April 2023

03/04 In Glamorgan, Wales Princess Anne carried out the following engagements;

As Patron of the Royal College of Midwives, visited Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil. 👶

As President of Carers Trust, visited Bridgend Carers Centre, Bridgend. 🩼

As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, opened St Donat’s Bay Station, United World Colleges Atlantic College, St Donat’s, followed by a Reception at St Donat’s Castle, Llantwit Manor. 🚤

04/04 In Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, Princess Anne carried out the following engagements;

As Patron of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association, HRH dedicated the Norton Worcestershire Regiment Group, in Norton. 🌲

As President of Carers Trust, HRH visited Crossroads Care Gloucestershire, at Daglingworth Village Hall, Daglingworth. 🩺

Opened Eastwood Park Limited’s Training Centre, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge. 👩‍🎓

Visited Wickwar Town Hall, Wickwar, Wotton-Under-Edge 🏫

09/04 unofficial Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, attended the Easter Sunday Mattins Service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Also in attendance were King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, James, Earl of Wessex, Peter Phillips, Zara, Mike, Mia and Lena Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto. 🐣

~~🐣 Easter break 🐣~~

17/04 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in Kelso, Scotland;

Visited Kelso Racecourse for their Bicentenary Race Day and met Grand National ‘23 winner Corach Rambler.

Afterwards HRH attended a Reception for Carers at the Racecourse. 🥂

18/04 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in the Scottish Highlands;

Opened the Life Sciences Innovation Centre at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness Campus. 🧑‍🎓

Visited the Lochaber Rural Education Trust in Torlundy, Fort William.✏️

Opened the new Corpach Marina, Caledonian Canal, Corpach in Fort William. 🚤

19/04 As Patron of the Spinal Injuries Association, Princess Anne attended a Reception at Hoare Memorial Hall in Westminster, London. 🩼

Later as President of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, accompanied by Sir Tim, HRH attended the President’s Lecture and Dinner. 👨‍🏫

20/04 The Princess Royal, held an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. 🎖️

As Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, attended the Spring Conference. 💊

21/04 Attended HMS Raleigh’s Phase One Training Passing Out Parade in Cornwall 🫡

22/04 Princess Anne and Sir Tim attended the Women’s Six Nations Scotland v Ireland games in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹🏉

25/04 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in Northern Ireland;

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited their charity shop in Ballycastle as they were celebrating celebrating their 10th birthday of opening. 🎂

As Patron of the National Museum of The Royal Navy, opened HMS Caroline museum, after restoration of HMS Caroline and the Pumphouse in Alexandra Dock, Belfast. ⛴️

26/04 Princess Anne as Patron of the Whitley Fund for Nature, accompanied by Sir Tim, attended the Whitley Awards Ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington. 🦋🌳

27/04 Princess Anne carried out several engagements in London;

As Patron of Livability, attended a ‘Changes for the Future’ Forum. 🏘️

As Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, HRH opened the brand new National Support Centre and attended a Sea Cadet Forum. 🌊

The Princess Royal, As Patron of the Learning and Work Institute, attended an ‘Art for the People’ Forum. 🖼️

As President of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences, held a Dinner at St. James’s Palace for the Commonwealth Study Conferences Canada’s President’s Council and the Study Conference 2023. 🍽️

28/04 unofficial As the brand new President of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust Sir Tim visited one of the stations and met various volunteers of the railway, had a look around the Signalbox and Carriage & Wagon at Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. 🚂

Total official engagements for Anne in April: 29

2023 total so far: 171

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in April: 3

2023 total so far: 41

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ТHЕ PETER-MAZEPA ALLIANCE came to а sudden end in the autumn of 1708, at the height of the Great Northern War (1700-1721) fought Ьу Muscovy and Sweden, assisted Ьу their respective allies, in the Baltics. At the start of the war, Sweden appeared to have the upper hand. Ater defeating Muscovy's аІІу Augustus the Strong of Poland and forcing him to step down, the young and ambitious king of Sweden, Charles ХІІ, began his march on Moscow. Peter was in retreat, using scorched-earth tactics to slow his enemy's advance.

Such destructive measures exacerbated the old grievances of the Cossack elites, pushing them away from Peter and toward Charles. The Cossack col­onels had complained for years to Mazepa about Peter's use of Cossack egiments outside the Hetmanate, especially to dig canals in and around St. Petersburg, the future capital of the Russian Empire, which the tsar had founded in 1702. There the Cossacks died like flies from cold and disease. Moreover, Peter's introduction of new taxes and administrative reforms threatened to turn the Hetmanate into а regular province of the Muscovite state, not its privileged enclave. АІІ that, argued the colonels, violated the protectorate agreement concluded Ьу Bohdan Кhmelnytsky with Muscovy.

Mazepa corresponded with the Polish allies of Charles ХІІ and explored his foreign-policy options but refused to act. Only when the Swedish king decided to make а detour to Ukraine on his way to Moscow, and the tsar refused to help with any troops-Mazepa was supposed to defend the Het­manate on his own and burn the towns and villages in Charles' s path-did the hetman yield to the demands of the colonels and switch sides. Muscovy was not performing its primary function-the defense of the Hetmanate ­under the numerous agreements with the Cossack hetmans. It was time to think of another option even in Left-Bank Ukraine. The Cossack officers began to study the conditions of the fifty-year-old Union of Hadiach. In November 1708, with а group of trusted courtiers and а small detachment of Cossacks, Mazepa left his capital of Baturyn and joined the advancing army of Charles ХІІ.

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The battle for the loyalty of the Cossacks and the inhabitants of the Het­manate had begun. It was carried on mainly through proclamations issued by Peter, to which Mazepa responded in kind. The so-called war of manifes­tos lasted from the fall of 1708 to the spring of 1709. The tsar accused Maz­epa of treason, calling him а Judas and even ordering that а mock order of St. Judas be prepared for awarding to Mazepa once he was captured. Mazepa rejected the accusations. Like Vyhovsky before him, he regarded relations between the tsar and the hetman as contractual. As far as he was concerned, the tsar had violated the Cossack rights and freedoms guaranteed to Bohdan Кhmelnytsky and his successors. His loyalty, argued the hetman, was not to the sovereign but to the Cossack Host and the Ukrainian fatherland. Mazepa also pledged his loyalty to his nation. "Moscow, that is, the Great Russian nation, has always been hateful to our Little Russian nation; in its malicious intentions it has long resolved to drive our nation to perdition," wrote Maz­epa in December 1708.

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Serhii Plokhy. The Gates of Europe

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Did Harriet Tubman ever see her sisters again?

Edward Brodess sold three of Tubman's sisters, whom she never saw again.

Tubman escaped slavery and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people, including members of her family and friends. Harriet Tubman's family includes her birth family; her two husbands, John Tubman and Nelson Davis; and her adopted daughter Gertie Davis.

Tubman's parents—Benjamin "Ben" Ross and Harriett “Rit" Greene Ross—were enslaved people who were owned by two different families. Their lives came together when Mary Pattison Brodess, Rit's owner, married Anthony Thompson. Ben Ross, owned by Thompson, met and married Rit Greene. They lived together until about 1823 or 1824, when Rit and their children went to the Brodess farm. Ben was a timber estimator and foreman and Rit was a domestic servant. After Ben was freed, he bought his wife's freedom. Ben was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and slaveholders were becoming suspicious of his role in escapes in the area. Tubman, having freed other family members, rescued her parents. After a short period in St. Catharines in Ontario, Canada, Tubman and her parents settled in the Auburn, New York area.

Tubman married a free man, John Tubman in 1844. In 1849, Tubman fled the area, believing that she was going to be sold. She returned to the area to bring John Tubman north with her, but he had already married another woman. Tubman operated a boarding house out of her home in Auburn and Nelson Davis boarded with her for three years before they were married in 1869. Davis fought during the American Civil War. They adopted a girl, Gertie, and operated several businesses out of their farm. They raised pigs and chickens, operating a farm selling eggs and butter.

She made 13 trips to Maryland to bring back her brothers and parents, other family members, friends and others. She did not know of the whereabout of her sisters, except Rachel who was separated from her children and died before the family could be reunited.

Born Araminta "Minty" Ross, her parents were Benjamin "Ben" and Harriet "Rit" Greene Ross. They were "respected as clever, honest, and religious people with a strong sense of family loyalty".

Ross family sites in Maryland. Ben lived at Peters Neck, and for awhile Rit and 5 children lived there as well. Rit and her children lived at Brodess Farm beginning about 1824. Ben later lived at Poplar Neck, and Rit joined him there after he purchased her freedom around 1854.

Around 1785 or 1787, Benjamin Ross was born in Dorchester County, Maryland, the property of wealthy landowner Anthony Thompson,who married Mary Pattison in 1803. She was the slaveholder of Rit Greene. Ben and Rit were married in 1808, through an informal marital ceremony, which was their only option to commit to one another.

Ben was a lumberman who supervised slaves who brought down poplar, oak, and cypress trees. He then transported them to Baltimore, where they were used to build ships. In the late 1830s and early 1840s, Ben and Tubman both worked on digging canals for Lewis and John T. Stewart, who were shipbuilders.

Anthony Thompson died in 1836. In the early 1840s, Ben was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Thompson's death, as stipulated in his will.Thompson's son, Dr. Anthony C. Thompson, a "timber magnate" and a physician, inherited the estate. He also owned Poplar Neck, an area in southern Caroline County, where Thompson sent free laborers and enslaved people. Poplar Neck is approximately 35 miles from Peters Neck, where Tubman was born. Ben once said that Dr. Thompson was "a rough man towards his slaves, and declared, that he had not given him a dollar since the death of his father". He ultimately sold his 10 acres to Dr. Thompson.

He continued to work as a foreman and lumber estimator by hiring himself out within the Eastern Shore for $5 (equivalent to $164 in 2023) a day. He saved his earnings to buy his wife's freedom.

He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad,which included hiding people on his property in Caroline County. The increase in successful escapes drew the attention of local law enforcement in 1857.He was seen as a "primary agitator", such as with the escape of the Dover Eight, which led to Ben and Rit's trip north to avoid retribution. They initially moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in Canada, but the climate was too cold for the 70-year-old couple and they then moved to Fleming outside of Auburn, New York.

Rit was born about 1785 or 1787 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Rit and her mother Modesty were owned by Atthow Pattison, and they lived on his 265-acre farm near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge east of the convergence of the Blackwater and Little Blackwater Rivers. Tubman believed that Modesty had arrived in the colonies on a ship from Africa. Her grandmother may have come from the area now known as Ghana on West Africa's Gold Coast. People of that area are of the Ashanti ethnic group. In 1791, Modesty does not appear in Pattison's will.

In January 1797, Pattison died and left Rit to his granddaughter Mary Pattison, who was the wife of Joseph Brodess. There was a stipulation in Pattison's will that she and her children should be freed when they reached forty five years of age. In 1803, Mary Pattison Brodess married Anthony Thompson, who had an enslaved man named Benjamin Ross. She died in 1809 and her son Edward inherited her estate.

Initially, her enslaved parents and siblings lived in Ben Ross's cabin on the Anthony Thompson farm at Peters Neck in Dorchester County, Maryland, in what is now the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Around 1823 or early 1824, after the death of Mary Pattison Brodess Thompson, Edward had Rit and her five children moved ten miles away to the Brodess farm in Bucktown, where she worked as a domestic servant. Edward sold her daughter Linah. He attempted to sell her son Moses to a slave trader from Georgia, but Rit traded off hiding him in the woods and her cabin until the trader gave up and left.

Edward Brodess decided not to honor the stipulation in Pattison's will that would have freed Rit and her children at the age of 45. Edward died in 1849. Eliza Ann Brodess inherited her husband Edward's estate. Edward, and then his wife, Eliza Ann, hired Rit out and kept the money that Tubman earned. Gorney Pattison, great-grandson of Atthow, filed a lawsuit against Brodess for the monies that she earned, since she and her husband had not honored Atthow Pattison's wishes. Pattison lost the case.

Ben purchased his wife's freedom from Eliza Ann Brodess for $20 (equivalent to $654 in 2023) in 1854 or 1855, and the bill of sale was recorded on June 11, 1855, at the Dorchester County Court. Rit was not manumitted because a law of Maryland did not permit for enslaved people over age 45 to be set free. She then lived at Ben's cabin in Caroline County.

Freedom in New York

Fearing that she was going to be sold away from Maryland, Tubman ran away in 1849. She followed the "north star" and was aided by white and black people to make her way north. Her parents were among the people that she brought north and out of slavery. They escaped with Tubman in 1857.

I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land, and my home after all was down in the old cabin quarter with the old folks, and my brothers and sisters. But to this solemn resolution I came: I was free and they should be free also. I would make a home for them in the North, and the Lord helping me, I would bring democracy all here.

— Harriet Tubman

Tubman arrived in Caroline County, Maryland with a horse and a makeshift wagon to pick up her parents, as well as the belongings they most treasured on their trip north. They traveled at night to a train that took them to Wilmington, Delaware, where they waited for Harriet at the home of Thomas Garrett. After a stop in Philadelphia to meet William Still, they headed north on a train to St. Catharines in Ontario, Canada, where Tubman had her headquarters and waited for fugitive slaves.

Tubman made a meager income chopping and selling wood and working for farmers. Her parents spent a difficult winter, subject to illnesses from the cold. William H. Seward, the governor of New York, helped arrange for the purchase of land in Auburn, New York for Tubman and her parents. Her parents lived in Auburn the rest of their lives. When Tubman was away on Underground Railroad trips or during the American Civil War, friends looked after her parents. Ben died about 1871 in Auburn, New York. Rit died in October 1880, nearly 100 years of age.

Ben and Rit had nine children together. Dorchester County records provide the names of Harriet's four sisters: Linah (b. 1808), Mariah Ritty (b. 1811), Soph (b. 1813), and Rachel—and four brothers: Robert (b. 1816), Ben (b. 1824), Henry, and Moses. Harriet also considered two of her nieces as sisters: Harriet and Kessiah Jolley.

Edward Brodess sold three of Tubman's sisters, whom she never saw again. A trader later wanted to buy her youngest brother, Moses, but Rit was able to resist being separated from her son.

A conductor on the Underground Railroad, Tubman made 13 return trips over 10 years to lead about 70 + people north, including her parents, siblings, and friends to freedom. Her first trip was in December 1850 when her niece Kessiah and her two children were to be sold. At the auction, Kessiah was sold to her husband John Bowley, a free black man. Before the children could be sold, the family left with Tubman for Philadelphia. Tubman led three of her brothers and other people away from Peters Neck on Christmas, 1854. Doing so, she took the risk of becoming enslaved again or lynched if she was caught; escaping slavery was even more risky after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. As a result, Tubman extended travel routes into Canada, where slavery was prohibited.

Three of Tubman's brothers worked at a plantation near a free black named Jacob Jackson. In 1854, Tubman had a letter sent to Jackson to coordinate the escape of the young men. She would look for them at her parents' home at Poplar Neck in Caroline County. The end of the letter states "tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer and when the good ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step on board." She was particularly concerned that her brothers would be sold to the Deep South.

For ten years, during multiple attempts, Tubman tried to rescue her sister Rachel, and her children, Angerine and Ben. During those attempts, Rachel had been separated from her children and she would not leave without them. In late 1860, Tubman found that Rachel had died and she was unable to rescue her niece and nephew.

Her brother John, his wife Millie, and their son Moses lived next to Tubman in Auburn. A number of nieces and nephews lived in Auburn, New York.

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Gárgolas y Quimeras…

 

Gárgolas y quimeras - Catedral de Colonia - escultura

; Abre una nueva pestaña

Una gárgola (del francés gargouille > gargouiller 'producir un ruido semejante al de un líquido en un tubo', latín gurgulio y griego γαργαρίζω 'hacer gárgaras') es la parte sobresaliente de un caño que sirve para evacuar el agua de lluvia de los tejados. En la arquitectura de la edad media, especialmente en el arte gótico, son muy usadas en iglesias y catedrales y suelen estar adornadas mediante figuras intencionadamente grotescas que representan hombres, animales, monstruos o demonios. Probablemente, tenían la función simbólica de proteger el templo y asustar a los pecadores. Esto se mantuvo, aunque con menor desarrollo, en la arquitectura renacentista española o incluso en algunas iglesias barrocas. La catedral de Colonia (Kölner Dom en alemán - oficialmente Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria), de estilo gótico, comenzó a construirse en 1248 y no se terminó hasta 1880. Está situada en el centro de la ciudad de Colonia. Es el monumento más visitado de Alemania. Con sus 157 metros de altura fue el edificio más alto del mundo hasta 1884. Fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en el año 1996 Quimera Es un error extendido llamar gárgolas a cualesquier figuras grotescas o monstruosas contenidas en iglesias medievales; sólo se pueden calificar como tales las que se ajusten a la función antes especificada. Las figuras más o menos monstruosas de función puramente decorativa deben ser denominadas quimeras, y no gárgolas. Hay dos teorías de su significado: Representan a un demonio huyendo de la iglesia. Especie de espantapájaros para ahuyentar a los espíritus malignos. ---------- Gárgolas ... 

¿Sabemos para qué sirven realmente y qué representan? ¿Son gárgolas todas las figuras a las que les damos ese nombre?

Empezar por el principio suele ser una buena opción. El término ‘gárgola’ viene del latín gurgulio (garganta) y a su vez este es un préstamo del griego γαργαρίζω (hacer gárgaras). Se trata de piezas talladas con forma de animales (reales o fantásticos) o personas que se colocan al final de los conductos que canalizan el agua desde los tejados del edificio hasta el suelo para que caigan y no dañen los muros o se acumulen en el techo. Aunque, como ya hemos señalado, se popularizaron en el Medievo y especialmente con la arquitectura gótica, las gárgolas ya eran utilizadas en la Edad Antigua por civilizaciones como la egipcia, la griega clásica o la romana. Todavía se pueden apreciar algunas de las piezas que se colocaban en los palacios de Pompeya para filtrar el agua. *** Las figuras cuentan con un canal en la espalda que está unido al sistema de canalización por el que el agua que ha caído sobre el tejado discurre hasta la gárgola y cae a través de su boca. Para conseguir que el agua cayera a cierta distancia de los muros del edificio, se las representaba con gargantas muy largas o con todo el cuerpo en lugar de solo la cabeza.

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Postcards from Snagglepuss

And you wonder what (and where) this "Creque Alley" is

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS: If there's one thing striking visitors to the US Virgin Islands (itself a former Danish territory purchased by the United States in 1917 for mainly strategic regions vis-a-vis the northern gateway to the Panama Canal) on first sight ... it's that traffic moves to the left, after the Anglo-Japanese fashion essentially. Carryover, for the most part, from Danish colonial rule, and the only example of this in the United States.

But what was intriguing our diving party on arrival in the Virgin Islands' capital and principal island was a back alley known as "Creque Alley," as immortalised by The Mamas and Papas back in 1967, don't you know. Which, it turns out, was where the New Journeymen, a folk-pop band which included the nucleus of what would become The Mamas and Papas, wound up performing at, and through the kindless of a local boarding house owner in that part of Charlotte Amalie, manage to hold out for awhile when, short on cash, they had to rely on American Express cards to get by until local authorities got nervous about vagrancy.

Still, it got to be rather intriguing trying to go through the harbour area of Charlotte Amalie--which still has considerable Nordic influence going back to its Danish colonial period--trying to locale Creque Alley without going insane to forget the prospect of some serious diving experiences in the Virgin Islands after quite the while in the Bahamas.

"But at any rate," Mildew Wolf was overheard to remark, "doesn't this Creque Alley sound a little bit on the creepy side?" Typically snarky humour from such a sea wolf like Mildew, bound to get a laugh more than anything--even if the whole was before a campy-looking bar just off the Rue de Chez Rubin in Charlotte Amalie's harbour area close to its French Quarter. Not quite in the New Orleans stylee, but bound to have its own charms for dinner, though Peter Potamus was rather cautious in advising us not to overdo it on even the local rum.

And not just dinner: Some of the wait staff also had some acquaintenance with the dive scene in the Virgin Islands, and were in conversation about some of the possibilities to be had. Even if they were stunned initially at who we are, or even the fact of our arriving on a repurposed flying galleon. And the way Peter Potamus noted some of the suggestions, you had to wonder whether we could actually get through them all ... even if it included certain underwater trails in Virgin Islands National Park, which dominates much of St. John island--but that's for an upcoming episode.

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"In St. Petersburg. I can never think of it as Petrograd." "Ah, yes. The city built on the bones of a thousand serfs." "Yes, it was built by Peter's dream and many people suffered for it. But it is not a sad city. The streets are so wide and the houses are such lovely colors: apricot and moss green and that color that is like coffee with cream in it, you know? And everywhere there is water. The Neva, of course, and the canals, the Moika, the Fontanka… so that it's as if there were mirrors everywhere and one can see two cities with golden domes, one floating over the other."

A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson

[candm-brittany-2023]

Friday 8th April

We woke up to lovely sunshine. We had to get the boat out of the marina by 10.30hrs due to the falling tide and to prevent us getting stuck in for the day. We took the opportunity to fuel up in the outer harbour. There is now only a single small pontoon to tie up on by the fuel station. Very uncomfortable, it being slammed against the wall with the swell. Carol fell over, but thankfully unscathed. We are allowed to moor up on the outside walk-ashore pontoons for as long as we want, so as we didn’t want to leave until 13.45hrs (tides and currents) we tied up and went ashore for some lunch.

This is what the sill looks like from the other side.

We set off as planned. Goodbye St. Peter Port, see you in 11ish weeks. We had a lovely crossing, the currents giving us at times a 2 knot helping hand.

After an hour we were at Corbière lighthouse where last time (5 years ago, on our way home) we were in very big seas. So much easier this time 😃

We followed the south coast of Jersey to St. Helier, so familiar to us now.

This was our trip.

And there we were again, on the holding pontoon waiting for the tide to come in so we could get over the sill.

There was a French boat on the pontoon beginning to leave, and we realised he was probably off to St. Malo. It dawned on us that we could have gone straight there. There is no hurry, but the weather gets worse and worse here on in, and it’s likely that we will be in Jersey for potentially 10 days. Too long. What if we managed to go tomorrow, before the bad weather? Strong winds aren’t a problem on the canals. Hm🤔.

Okay. If we go tomorrow it’ll be in the afternoon and we won’t arrive until 17.30hrs our time, 18.30hrs French time. We have to submit our ‘Port of Entry’ customs form on line 24 hours before. We had time. We had done the prep for this in the library in St. Peter Port, but we still needed to send the forms now that we had a date. When we sent them, they bounced back. We took the email addresses from a reliable website, but one of the addresses had a - instead of a . it took 90 stressful minutes before we discovered the error. At last the forms were submitted.

It was a lovely evening. We walked in to St.Helier and went to a cracking pub pub. The Lamplighter. No food, they just specialised in 8 hand pull beers and ciders and literally 100s of whiskies, brandies and armagnacs. They even had the rugby on!

We walked back to the boat and ate on board. We had a game of Mexican Train, which was a bit of a challenge with the size of our table. The tiles did all fit on, just!

[reysim]

Monday October 17/2022

This morning we spent several hours walking around and exploring every building in the huge complex that is the Fortress of Louisbourg. The French stronghold was pummelled by British forces resulted in Cape Breton Island being transferred from the French to the British about 250 years ago. It wasn’t like any other Fort that we have seen so far.

In the afternoon, after a visit to the nearby lighthouse, we returned to Sydney and drove south with stops at big pond beach and St Peters Canal locks that connect the massive inland Bras d’Or Lake with the ocean surrounding the island. We camped near the Canso Causeway that links the island with mainland Nova Scotia.

[satgurutravelae]

The Best Places to Visit in Italy - if It's Your First Time

Why Italy Should Be Your Next Destination – Top 5 Places to Visit in Italy

If one is a novice traveler seeking to combine history and culture with breathtaking scenery, then Italy could be the destination. From the architecture and art of Florence to the ancient ruins of Rome, there's something for everyone in Italy. Whether you fancy art, food, or simply soaking up the Mediterranean sun, Italy has it all. When in Italy for the first time, here are five must-visit places for any tourist.

1. Milan: one of the best places to visit in Italy

Milan is generally recognized as the fashion and design capital of Italy. It is a place which one should not miss when visiting the country for the first time. Starting with the famous Duomo di Milano-a cathedral which has been in the building process over six centuries-one can proceed up to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II-a beautiful passageway in which luxurious shops and fashion boutiques with posh cafes are located. Then, there is Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper, which is kept in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Also, one should visit the opera house, La Scala. You can take a jolly walk along Breara district. Milan holiday package from Dubai

2. Rome: Discovery of an eternal beauty

Whether it is your first or tenth visit, no trip to Italy would be complete without a visit to the Eternal City. Rome boasts ancient ruins, historic landmarks, and vibrant neighborhoods. Explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Pantheon. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain for good luck and so you will definitely return to Rome!

From here, proceed to the Vatican and enjoy every bit of it, including the grand St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel, housing masterpieces of Michelangelo and Raphael that keep astounding people with their exquisiteness. One can climb to the top of St. Peter's dome and have a panoramic view of the city.

Rome is famous for its typical dishes: pasta carbonara, cacio e pepe, and pizza al taglio. Enjoy it with a glass of local wine and with one scoop of gelato for dessert. Rome holiday package from Dubai

3. Florence: Plunging into Art and Culture

Florentia is often called the birthplace of the Renaissance. Thus, no art lover and no historian can skip the opportunity to visit this fabulous city in any case. World-renowned museums and galleries are placed there: the Uffizi Gallery, the Accademia Gallery housing Michelangelo's magnificent statue of David, charming narrow streets and piazzas-in a word, here one may admire buildings of the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio.

For a real unforgettable experience, hike to the top of the Duomo for breathtaking panoramic views overlooking the city, or take a leisurely stroll across the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge. But most importantly, sample the delectable Tuscan food and gelato while one is in Florence!

4. Amalfi Coast: Sun-kissed Beaches and Breathtaking Coastal Views

The Amalfi Coast is where one will find the quintessential taste of an Italian seaside. This stunning stretch of coastline is speckled with picturesque fishing villages, pastel-colored houses, and crystal-clear waters. Take a drive along the famous Amalfi Drive, through the charming towns of Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. Amalfi is also the perfect spot to take a boat tour to the island of Capri.

You can sit on pebbled beaches, swim in the Mediterranean Sea, or hike along the cliff-side pathways for stunning views. And to complete it all, you will be able to try fresh seafood dishes and limoncello-a locally prepared drink using locally grown lemons. The Amalfi Coast is sure to leave unforgettable memories of Italy.

5. Venice:

Nicknamed the "City of Water," Venice is a romantic, enchanting city to any novice visitor. One can enjoy the scenery of this historic city from a gondola ride down the canals, passing under arched bridges and beside huge palazzos. Visit St. Mark's Square and admire the beautiful mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica.

Equally unmissable are the islands of Murano and Burano, in a riot of color, this sea-farers' haven is famous for its glass-blowers and lace-makers. Just don't forget to have a taste of fresh catches with a spritz at a café on the side of the canal while you watch the world go by.

The city of Venice is best on foot; one makes the most of it quite literally by wandering around its narrow streets, passing concealed alleys. Stumble upon places like Rialto Market, where fresh produce and seafood are purchased by the locals. - Venice holiday package from Dubai

Plan a tour to some of the best places to visit in Italy: Italy holiday packages from Dubai

[acrossthearctic]

Manchester

After a night of broken sleep ( my usual pattern the second night after a long flight) , I was despite the rain out walking by 7:30am. I walked uo through Chinatown to St Peter 's Square as i wanted to see the Midland Hotel and the Roills Royce in its entrance. The significance is that it is where Mr Rolls and Mr Royce are supposed to have met in 1904 and decided to go into business together. One thing I have noticed in many streets of Manchester are these defibrillator stations.

On my wa=y back to the hotel for a 10am Zoom meeting, I walked along Canal Street, the Gay Village . It is still "recovering"tfrom Manchester Pride, barricades are being removed but the bunting is still flying.

After my meeting finished I walked up the road to catch my favourite Free Bus 2 to head down towards the medieval quarter of Manchester.

I did however have a short detour for a walk alomg Market Street and Arndale Shopping Centre. Arndale was the first "American Style "Shopping Mall in the UK . In 1996 it suffred extensive damage after an IRA bombing.

After making my way down to the medieval quarter nad passing the pub wher i had lunched yesterdayand a walk past the cathedral garden with its bee , I had lunch in a vietnamese restaurant in the old Corn Exchange.

After lunch I had a wonderful tour of Chetham's Library. These are the oldest buildings in Manchester.

The library itself is the oldest public library in Britain having been in operation for > 350 years.

The shelves and shelves of books are amazing and amongst the books are first edition. copies of Johnson's Dictionary.(The white ones)

In the readiung room we were able to see a parochial library, the alcove where Marx and Engels met and some wonderful old books.

We were fortunate that the library had a special exhibition at present- "A Royal Tudor Bed". this was the matrimonial bed of Henry 7th and Elizabeth of York.

All in all a busy day ending with a quick meal and wine at a local pub before returning to the hotel to watch the opening of the Paralympics at the sensible time of 6:30 pm. It was interesting to watch a British coverage and I did have to laugh when they were talking about which teams would be strong - Australia didn't get a mention!!!

[the-firebird69]

And in St Pedro San Pedro it is St Peter and it is loosa To the southern side of the tear duct of the proposed eye where moisture is pouring out of it and they wish for a new canal. She's seeing I think about San Pedro which is to the south of this event where I think because of the circles I found it might eat its way across the peninsula and create an island because to the south of her about 70 miles is the Panama Canal where it's a little further and she's singing in some coated language it's not very complicated but accuses my people of doing it when the mac proper are inviting foreigners by cutting them off and they are going to try and invite them here by having the pseudo empire take over the islands and the new port which will be New and it allows smaller vessels port of Okeechobee as the port will go all the way to the lake and it allows smaller vessels to proceed down the river wiht shipments. even barges. though slow. And yeah that might even happen. There are a couple of other things happening but this is huge that the song came out before the event and you can see more or less it appears to be Becca even the body she's had has doesn't look like my mother in law or mom in law she is there who seems like a wrecking ball. She seems to think that it's us all the time but it makes sense that the mac proper will tie up foreigners and have them fight each other to try and get here with heavy and spaceships and chips and they will do a false flag to get their plants and more to stop them from invading their bunkers.

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Best Places To Visit In Europe

Best Places To Visit In Europe

Introduction

Europe’s wealth of attractions is its heritage sites and the naturalness that these sites hold. There’s an enormous assortment and diversity such as the rugged Scottish Highlands with glens and lochs, the flower fields and hilltop villages of Provence, and the Adriatic coastline flecked with numerous islands. There are a great deal of sites and these sites are the reason for flaunting the immersive beauty of Europe and these are just the highlights.

It is impossible to omit the fact that Europe is encompassed by natural endowment, historical mystery, artistry, and culinary variety for visiting in every way breathtaking and remarkable.

Recently, it has been enlighted that the charm of the allure of Europe attracts people to witness its fascinating places. And this is becoming the reason for facing the effects of over-tourism in Europe which has an impact on local populations, services, and historic sites.

And the factual thing is that the fascinating beauty of Europe is the evidence of increasing tourism.

So, to embellish the sites of Europe. Here are some must-see places in Europe.

1) Venice, Italy 

Venice is a city of magic that appears to float on water. Here, one can see the optimistic view of snaking canals, elegant stone bridges, and picturesque domes drifting above the busy lagoon.

Venice’s peculiarities, which are uniquely Venetian, its Venetian Gothic architecture, and its timeless appeal, even though its pointed arches are easily identifiable.

2) Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik, the fortified point located in the southern part of Croatia continues to be one of the primary tourist attractions along the Adriatic Sea. The potent combination of its splendid coastal setting, sense of living, and breathing history brings the popular idea of the medieval aesthetic on its head, all these spectaculars making it one of the most unique places to visit in Europe.

This awesome Eastern European city is not just famous for night-black Tudor beams or dark alleys, but it is also a 6th-century old town, whose shinning limestone flags appear to capture the light bouncing off of the glassy coastal waters as readily as the yacht hulls.

3) Santorini, Greece 

The island of Santorini is one of the treasures of Greek tourism. Gliding over the sea, its reddish cliffs appear as their tops are coated with a misshape snowfall. And when one comes closer to it, the MC Escher-like mixture of ice-white houses provides a breathtaking game of contrast.

Santorini, commonly known as Thira, is an island in the Cyclades group of islands, which also contains the hip Mykonos. The island was produced by a strong volcanic explosion. Photographs taken from above demonstrate how the caldera submerged under the waves, revealing just the uppermost portion, which is now adorned with opulent resorts and infinity pools.

This is one of the most diverse sites in Europe due to its architecture, Black sandy beaches, and amazing sceneries of the Aegean Sea.

4)  Rome, Italy 

Rome, the city of seven hills, and known for its beauty, art, music, and delicious food, and its long and interesting history makes it an ‘Eternal city’.

One must-see location in Rome is the Colosseum. It’s a massive outdoor stadium where, long ago, fearless fighters known as gladiators engaged in combat with wild animals in front of spectators. It provides us with a wealth of information about Roman society.

The Vatican City in Rome is another fascinating area. The Pope resides there, despite it being the tiniest spot on Earth. Some of the most exquisite structures are seen there, such as St. Peter’s Basilica, which appears to be reaching the sky!

Bottom Line 

Europe has its majestic and admirable looks, which are very popular all over the world. And yes, for sure the places hold the beauty of nature. Some must and best places to visit in Europe are here to indicate the delightful and gorgeous sites.

Read More:- Top 10 Ecotourism Destinations Around The World