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The lower part of the house is cavelike, small and dark. Your body senses it and feels a little compressed. As you rise to the top level, the house transforms. It becomes more like a treehouse, and innately you feel that opening of space.
Friday March 11, 2011 What do you think of when you think about Arena Football: spring opening day, tailgating, new players and coaches, getting to know the cheerleaders? Five years ago, I was introduced to Arena Football by my husband. Little did I know my life would completely change. Most do not understand the insanity and love that Arena Football has created in my life. Few fans are as devoted to anything in their lives as much as my husband is to this sport. Even fewer understand why I support him and enjoy the game myself. What makes this sport so special for me? It is a fu...
By George Braine I have previously written about my great, great grandfather Charles Joseph Braine (1814-1890), who became a coffee and tea planter in Ceylon. Charles Frederick was the fourth child Charles Joseph. He was born in Norton Fitzwarren, a village in Somerset, UK, where his parents resided upon their return from Hong Kong. Charles Frederick first came to Ceylon in 1869, at the age of 19, to work for Ceylon Company Ltd., where his father Charles Joseph was the manager. He returned to the UK to marry Adeline Mary Becher on 9 April 1874 at Kensington, London. Their first child, Charles...