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John Woods's avatar

Hello, thank you for assembling a delightful batch of subjects. I particularly enjoyed the idea of a wool sommelier, who can choose a wool based on how well the farmer looked after the sheep, the environment in which they lived and the additional aspects of the wool determined by certain aspects of what they eat. I hate the idea that the price of wool does not even cover the cost of the shearing. The history of England was determined by wool and a sack of wool (The Woolsack) is kept under the seat of the leader of the British House of Lords (equivalent of the US Senate but with 250 active members out of over 800 people entitled to attend).

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Elizabeth Lasted's avatar

In the 1980s, on my honeymoon, we spent three days on a Merino wool Farm outside of Melbourne Australia. We stayed in The Farmhouse with the family that raised sheep who talked about the whole process of collecting wool and demonstrated a sheep shearing for us. I held one day old lamb and then it tried to follow me as I left the field. I remembered that the kids in the family were so excited about the movie Crocodile Dundee that was coming to the USA. A golden experience!

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Gabriel Niels's avatar

Nice comment Elizabeth and I also remember that movie..... Crocodile Dundee ........

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

A wool somm? I’m all in! There isn’t anything in the world that doesn’t deserve the expertise of someone who has studied and adored it!

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Gabriel Niels's avatar

True talk Ellen.....and is ready adorable

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Jennifer's avatar

This is so good. Thank you.

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Tammy's avatar

Watching Ballenciagas next show? Protect our children.

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Pam's avatar

Then we have No Democracy here now and absolutely no mercy left

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Jon Potter's avatar

Democracy is mob rule. The popular alternative is revolution.

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Fascinating read 💕

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Jasmine Fremdehake's avatar

What a title 🥹?

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Scarlett's avatar

😍

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Paulo Vieira's avatar

Why did you ban a Palestinian poet? Awaiting your response because I’m here for freedom of speech and not censorship.

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rc4797's avatar

I'm reporting you for vile conduct, harassment and censorship. Why are you censoring Mosab Abu Toha? He is the winner of an American Book Award for his poetry. He has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for his poetry. And he has won a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary on Gaza in The New Yorker. I read his notes. There is nothing in them that would justify you censoring him. Do you seriously believe that if you de-platform him here that you're going going to cover up the evil being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza? Keep dreaming.

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Ajit Kumar jha's avatar

I am not like war. I want to peace for the whole world .could you please negotiation with my National team.

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Daphne Kontanis's avatar

Dear Ajit, many of us want ONLY peace in the world, so families can live a normal life, loving each other, finding joy in their children!!! I weep for your people and all the terrible destruction in so many places!!!

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HeartOpen's avatar

What a remarkably delicious collection of posts and creators. Thank you for sharing. You made my morning!

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Brave's avatar

When will people start writing about things they know again.

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Sam Illingworth's avatar

Lovely curation as ever, thank you. Really serendipitous as I begin preparing some pizza dough for tonight's dinner! If you get the chance would love a shout out in a future newsletter to my new Substack Slow AI: https://theslowai.substack.com 🙏

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Betty McEachern's avatar

Check out this rich & thought-provoking post about honoring the enduring connection with a loved one who has died. Another beautiful post from a new Substack called Wild Words for Grief!

https://substack.com/inbox/post/163518648

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Josh Tolle's avatar

Recognized the source of the title right away. I'll read anything that quotes Gillian Rose. Glad I did!

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