The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is read more

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

The longer you leave it in checking, the more likely it will vanish.

The longer you leave it in checking, the more likely it will vanish.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

Hilary and Art are both pretty young, they were just promoted, and this was their big chance after waiting in read more

Hilary and Art are both pretty young, they were just promoted, and this was their big chance after waiting in the wings. Now it's being pulled out from under them.

Investors are disappointed because they were expecting around 5 billion riyals of profit in the fourth quarter. They then decided read more

Investors are disappointed because they were expecting around 5 billion riyals of profit in the fourth quarter. They then decided that the drop was too steep.

We did that to keep people from all over the country from entering, because we have a grand prize -- read more

We did that to keep people from all over the country from entering, because we have a grand prize -- and a significant one at that. Only people who know about this contest through the radio station or the paper will be able to enter.

We're not trying to scare anybody. We're not trying to fool anybody. That's just the way this show is done.

We're not trying to scare anybody. We're not trying to fool anybody. That's just the way this show is done.

I want to be the first team in the state of North Carolina to win a national championship in football. read more

I want to be the first team in the state of North Carolina to win a national championship in football. People say I must be nuts. Well, maybe I am. ... We all have goals. Why wouldn't they be the highest?

All the ups and downs have really made us appreciate what we have now all the more. We're just absolutely read more

All the ups and downs have really made us appreciate what we have now all the more. We're just absolutely thrilled, and we couldn't be happier.