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Ladies first

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 I progress with the book En Lille Bog Om Blixen by Lindhardt and Ringhof. I am at page 125. I made these clay products, and I painted them.  I curved the wood sticks before I collected them and cut in size.  Then I painted them. I made the decoration box. Credit: @Melinda Erika Dothan How? Why? I saw it in my family a lot of times...  Personal note: I went for a walk yesterday in Copenhagen, and I purchased, or I wanted to purchase, a wood carving tool, as we used to have a lot at home. Our wooden house was full of all kinds of tools. It was a magical tool store. I love to wonder about the secrets of the store. So in the antique market around the Art Union, I found a table with the tools. My battery was done, so I was not able to pay by application, taking out money from an ATM is not as smooth, as they do nto lety you your preferences...  It is very common in Denmark, being the opposite of flexible, when it comes to coding.... Finally, the original product was...

Karen Blixen and the snail healing power

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I continue with the book:  En Lille Bog Om Blixen by Lindhardt og Ringhof I read 120 pages, and the analysis starts from page 75. Kapitel 6. Den Afrikanske farm Personal note: In the last few weeks, we visited a few museums and artistic shops, where people are supposed to know the origin of the objects, and are able to talk about them.  Usually, these places are very protected, only a certain circle can get a job there, but the requirement to be hired has nothing to do with lexical knowledge regarding the places. Only personal connections matter.  So in a real situation, like pasta making, those women would be enough to able to say 3-5 words about the topic, and they can get a job. I, who grew up in a family, who continuously made and make pasta. I spent 3-4 hours on Sundays helping my grandmother make pasta.  In Denmark, I was watched down, and I was made to look like an idiot. Why?  Once you are accepted into a social circle, you do not need to have any lexica...