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In the picture, you can see another staple product introduced in Soviet times and still retaining its popularity: canned saury. Saury is a fish found in the Pacific, and I believe it belongs to the species of mackerels and it has a very distinct taste. The Soviet system produced canned fish of various kinds in staggering volumes as a wa…
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The 1986 tribute concert launched the Thelonious Monk Institute (renamed in 2019), a nonprofit dedicated to jazz education and preservation. Hancock and Carter, both foundational figures in modern jazz, headlined the event, performing Monk’s Blue Monk alongside other classics
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In Japanese folklore it's believed that when it rains while the sun is shining the kitsune (yokai foxes) are having their wedding processions. Parents were warned to keep children inside on such days to keep them safe. There is also a phenomenon known as kitsunebi (foxfire) that occurs at night where small balls of coloured light can be …
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When I travel in Europe, I usually bring back some bread. They're all delightful, but my favourite is rye bread (sorry, French baguettes. I do love you!).
The Lithuanian rye bread had a sweet, mellow aroma that was a bit like cocoa. The flavour is impeccable. I like to cut it into thin slices, lightly toast it, and eat it with butter.
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Today I am sharing another beautiful Advent prayer. This one from Jan Richardson
BLESSED ARE YOU WHO BEAR THE LIGHT
Blessed are you
who bear the light
in unbearable times,
who testify
to its endurance
amid the unendurable,
who bear witness
to its persistence
when everything seems
in shadow
and grief.
Blessed are you
in whom
the light lives,
in whom
the brightness blazes—
your heart
a chapel,
an altar where
in the deepest night
can be seen
the fire that
shines forth in you
in unaccountable faith,
in stubborn hope,
in love that illumines
every broken thing
it finds.
—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
