Statue in Winnipeg, Canada
UK trail
Useful Websites
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Attraction_Review-g2079041-d7107319-Reviews-Winnie_the_Pooh_Bronze_Statue-
White_River_Northeastern_Ontario_Ontario.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=202402712
Je ne regrette rien sang Edith Piaf. She wrote her own songs.
Edith Piaf wasn't just a singer. She was a songwriter. She had ups and downs in her life. The man who discovered her was killed by gangsters. A lover was killed in an aircrash. Her only daughter died aged two. She had three serious car crashes.
On the other hand, she had Yves Montand, a host of famous friends, such as Charles Aznavour, and Marlene Dietrich who was matron of honour at Piaf's first marriage. Edith was enormously popular in life and after her death as her grave is one of the most visited in the cemetery.
She is buried in Pere Lachaise cemetery, the largest cemetery in Paris, France.
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_%C3%89dith_Piaf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise_Cemetery
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
About the author Angela
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
Americanism - British English
construction site - building site
diaper - nappy
drug store - chemist's shop
faucet - tap
Hood (of car) - bonnet
make a right - turn right
real estate - property
resume - c.v.
seniors - OAP, pensioners, senior citizens
store - shop/department store
toss (eg unmatched socks) - throw away
truck - lorry / truck driver - lorry driver
trunk (of car) - boot
An interesting house to visit in the USA is the house of Webster who wrote the dictionary.
Useful Websites
About The Author Angela
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
Plum blossom tea and flower pancakes.
In America, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, blackberries are common in the wild and in gardens. (Americans say yard for gardens and can berry for blackberry and raspberry.)
UK Fruit - Blackberries
In the UK in summer we used to go blackberry picking in summer and my relatives would make apple and blackberry crumble.
With populations increasing and wild flowers dwindling, as well as imported insects and diseases harming local wildlife, you may find restrictions on picking fruit and flowers and carrying it home or overseas.
UK Garden Plans (alphabetically)
Apples are the most successful fruit tree for me.
Dandelions are also well known. We tried them once, but were not overwhelmed.
Mint also grows well and comes in many flavours.
Nettles, surprise, surprise, are edible. Nearby dock leaves soothe stings.
Grapes We have also grown vines. They needed to be covered with netting to keep off the birds.
Rosemary grows rampantly and is good for flavouring.
France - Mushrooms
In France collecting mushrooms in summer is a much more organized activity, and the chemists (Americans say pharmacies0 have charts and books to identify which mushrooms are safe to eat.
Flowers, Fruit and Seeds
What do you already know from the supermarket? Sunflower seeds.
Singapore
Aloe vera grows well. Looks like a spiky cactus. tasteless. Decorative, but not worth the effort for eating.
Cashew nuts, alas, are encased in an abrasive white liquid.
Coconut
Don't sit under a coconut tree. You need a strong and determined man to crack one open.
Limes (look like miniature oranges). You see them outside public buildings and hotels on festivals. I would never pick one off somebody else's tree. But if I saw one on the ground I would pick it up. We used ours to make marmalade.
Camping & Survival
I think it is handy to know which plants are edible and which are unsafe to eat, as well as which might sting. You might go camping. You could be stranded on a hike.
One girl survived a plane crash, climbed down a mountain, found food and fresh water, and followed the river until she found friendly locals able to transport her to safety.
For my own information I have compiled these notes. I suggest that you don't take my second hand knowledge as gospel, but use it as a jumping off point to do your won research as to what is safe and useful in your area and any places to which you might travel.
A camping shop will sell you all kinds of camping gear. My husband travels with a small coffee maker.
Emergency Bag
The Japanese live on an island (more than one) prone to earthquakes. They keep an emergency bag by the door containing documentation, money, ID, medical kit, spare clothes, water and food and useful names and addresses.
For camping you might want some or all of the following:
A Swiss army knife.
A similar knife containing a knife and fork.
Gauze. A tiny sewing kit containing round-ended scissors.
Micropore waterproof tape and gauze into various sizes to make plasters.
A mobile phone. Multi-language translator.
Paper and online ID.
Water bottle.
Spare underwear.
Wooden chopsticks.
Compressed food.
Map of local area. Map of railway and country.
Directions to airport, doctor, ferry, hospital.
Useful Websites
Useful guide to edible flowers
3 Ways to Add Fresh Flowers to a Cake - wikiHow
15 Best Survival Books If You Want To Be MacGyver (skilledsurvival.com)
The Pyramid of Wilderness Survival Food (primalsurvivor.net)
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
Years ago when you held a wedding, it was usual to send pieces of the wedding cake to guests who were unable to attend, whether because of age, ill health or distance.
Nowadays, you can still arrange to have parts of the wedding cake sent, especially to those who have sent gifts but are unable to attend.
The same applies to birthdays. But what if you want to get together and see each other? In Singapore and the UK we have had lockdowns and limits on gatherings to eight people, or two households. the solution is to have the birthday boy or girl in one place, with the cake and candles, and others on Zoom or a similar platform, with suitable additions.
You can have balloon backgrounds. The words happy birthday.
A Toastmasters club, Itaewon in Korea, sang Happy Birthday or played it with additional singing, karoke.
Previously at Singapore Online we have held group birthday celebrations on line for members of a Toastmasters Club. We told everybody what kind of cake would be served, sent to the birthday boy. The rest of us all bought our own version of the same cake. (It could be a fruit cake, or chocolate cake, or cheesecake. )
Drink
The drink was also chosen by colour for everybody to raise a glass for the toast.
White (colourless - could be white wine or apple juice or water) plain or sparkling (Champagne or Prosecco or tonic water or soda or sparkling water) or red (red wine or Ribena or Cola).
You can have the words to happy birthday in English and other languages going across the screen, if you have the professional version of zoom.
Useful Websites
PhotoCake® | Personalized Cakes with PhotoCake Edible Images
https://www.facebook.com/cakestodayco
DIY Edible Fresh Flowers on Cakes
3 Ways to Add Fresh Flowers to a Cake - wikiHow
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
Useful Websites
https://www.facebook.com/cakestodayco
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
