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How to Remember What You Read via from Brain Food [Shared]

It happens all the time. You read an amazing book, one so packed with wisdom that you think it’s going to change your life forever. Then…it doesn’t. Why? Because when you’re finally in a situation where you could use its insights, you’ve completely forgotten them. Time is our most valuable resource, so we shouldn’t waste it. The investment we make in reading should have a positive, lasting impact on our lives.

Consuming information is not the same as acquiring knowledge. No idea could be further from the truth.

How to Remember What You Read via from Brain Food [Shared]

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Hercules Fountain (Herkulova Kašna) and Olomouc Town Hall, Olomouc, Czechia

The fountain is decorated with a statue of Hercules of larger-than-life size with a club in his right hand and situated on a stone pillar in the middle of the basin. The hero holds a chequered eagle in his left hand, a symbol of the town, protecting it from a seven-headed hydra. The author of the sculptural group placed his signature ”Mandík” on the hydra. The Hercules Fountain ranks among Mandík’s most accomplished works of art. – Olomouc Tourism

Hercules Fountain (Herkulova Kašna) and Olomouc Town Hall, Olomouc, Czechia

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Vintage Botanical Prints – 1 in a series – Bouquet from Flower pictures (1914) by Maude Angell

Highlights from centuries of botanical prints

Prints available

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It's (almost) Time for Maple Taffy via Modern Farmer [Shared]

For centuries, maple taffy has reigned supreme as a winter delicacy—and for good reason.

Maple taffy, or tire sur la neige, is simply (as the French name suggests) maple syrup on snow. Originally an Indigenous tradition, the recipe was adopted by French settlers in eastern Canada, specifically around Quebec, and the northeastern US, where groves of maple trees grow the thickest. The winter treat is a simple concoction, although the process of making it is actually quite finicky. But really, there’s nothing that quite compares. 

Read the entire article – “It's (almost) Time for Maple Taffy” via Modern Farmer https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/01/25/its-almost-time-for-maple-taffy-via-modern-farmer-share/

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In The Garden: First Paperwhite 2025

As usual, the paperwhites are our first Spring bulbs to appear.

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New Design: Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders Prints and More!

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Caeser’s Fountain (Caesarova kašna) and Olomouc Town Hall, Olomouc, Czechia

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What I'm Watching: Lucy Worsley Investigates, PBS [TV]

I have always been a fan of Lucy Worsley’s history shows and this one hits the mark as well. Learn more about Jack the Ripper, The Gunpowder Plot, Bloody Mary, and how long it took William the Conquerer to truly “conquer” England. – Douglas

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TheSample.AI – Customize Newsletter Recommendations [Shared]

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We curate articles from hundreds of blogs and newsletters and send you the ones that match your interests.

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Street Scene 23, Olomouc, Czechia [Prints Available]

Prints Available at http://DouglasEWelch.com/shop/735

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New Design: Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders Prints and More!

Available exclusively from DouglasEWelch.com/shop/734

See my entire catalog DouglasEWelch.com/shop/

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Street Scene 21, Olomouc, Czechia

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Church of Saint Michael (Chrám sv. Michala) Seen from the Villa Primavesi Gardens, Olomouc, Czechia [Prints Available]

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/01/22/church-of-saint-michael-chram-sv-michala-seen-from-the-villa-primavesi-gardens-olomouc-czechia-prints-available/

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Vienna Architecture 26, Vienna, Austria (2 photos) [Photography] | My Word with Douglas E. Welch http://welchwrite.com/blog/2023/01/12/vienna-architecture-26-vienna-austria-2-photos-photography/ #doorway #architecture #vienna #austria #travel #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography