Camphor trees are naturally insecticidal and its wood is used to make camphor oils, insect repellents (moth balls), furniture to store clothing and many other things. A thoroughly useful tree but incredibly invasive outside of its native range: illegal to plant in many countries.

The 'skvallerspegel' (gossip mirror) is a mirror installed outside the window at a 45 degree angle so the person inside can take a peep at whats happening on the street. This used to be common in the old nordic wood towns where the house was built right to the sidewalk.

Sandy Horne It’s a shame they’re an invasive species. The timber is fantastic to work.

Ayer fue un gran día, volando desde temprano, volviendo de Córdoba hacia Buenos Aires, para luego un ida y vuelta a Bariloche y poder llegar justo para celebrar los 15 de mi hija. A la mañana, todo Buenos Aires estaba con niebla o neblina, y solo un hueco en Aeroparque.

Using our WOLE BODY - Feet, the Forgotten Limbs I build things around the world, and get to interact with many different cultures. In the older cultures people use their feet as much as they use their hands. FOUR usable limbs! Look at one of my staff sharpening his

Article in Spanish on "El hombre que fue Jueves" (The Man Who Was Thursday), maybe the most beloved and hated of all G.K. Chesterton's novels. infobae.com/cultura/2025/0…

Oppressive land use regulation reduces housing choice. America is remarkably bad at this.

The 5 step holistic dental routine big toothpaste doesn't want you to know about: 1.) Copper tongue scrub (90% of bacteria lives on your tongue) 2.) Flouride free toothpaste (I use VanMan) 3.) Bamboo Floss (Prevents cavities) 4.) Coconut Oil Pulling (Whitens teeth) 5.)

Meanwhile in Harbin, Manchuria. A brand new grand theater is about to open.

Reserva ecológica Costanera Sur, Puerto Madero y barrios Recoleta, Monserrat, San Telmo, La Boca de la ciudad de Buenos Aires desde 3000 metros.

Shazdeh Garden (meaning the Prince`s Garden in Mahan) is a historical Persian garden located near Mahan in Kerman province, Iran 🇮🇷 The garden dates to 1870 AD, and is 5.5 hectares with a rectangular shape and a wall around it. UNESCO World Heritage Site. #drthehistories

Dog picks up a little girl from school every day with a car made by het father.. 😊

Chocolate consumption enhances cognitive function. There is powerful correlation between chocolate intake & the number of Nobel Prize recipients.

How they built Venice by draining the marshy ground.

Building a house in medieval Venice. From a French series of books "Les voyages de Jhen".

There is a richer trad version of every product. We have only tried the ersatz version of everything. I had been using camphor bark sawdust i collect myself or commercial cassia cinnamon as feet and shoe desodorizer for years! Connor Evans Wrath Of Gnon

The truism that the best part of any city is what is officially or colloquially known as the old city is so obvious that the first city to build a "new old city" will be richer than Smaug within 5 years.

Maps like this are truly a lost art.

The best supplement you can take is in the middle of your body The alignment of your ribcage determines your experience of life. Expanded, stacked ribcage = Slow + deep breathing / Parasympathetic activation / Calm decision making / Low stress / High GABA When your ribcage is