Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Bratislava on the Danube
Bratislava is the capital and the largest city of Slovakia. This beautiful city sits on both banks of the Danube River at the foot of the Little Carpathian Mountains. Visitors enjoy seeing the vineyards on the slopes of the mountains, where they meet with the Danube.
By Rasma Raisters3 years ago in Wander
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Europe Norway Farikal is the national dish of Norway. This is a hearty stew prepared with mutton and cabbage and served with boiled potatoes. The simple ingredients of mutton, cabbage, water, salt, and pepper are boiled together to make a favorable broth. When the stew is done, the broth is thickened with flour. Even though this stew can be eaten year-round, it is traditionally a dish served in the autumn.
By Rasma Raisters3 years ago in Feast
Comforting Thoughts
In the first days of my life, I realized comforting thoughts in the world around me. The warmth and love of my parents that surrounded me brought the comfort I needed for my baby dreams. I still remember waking and crying in the dark of night, then a light glowed, and a loving face looked over me and what a comfort that was for me.
By Rasma Raisters3 years ago in Poets
Spectacular Seattle
f you have chosen to vacation on the West Coast of the US the best place to start is Seattle, Washington. This city is the capital of culture in the Pacific Northwest. It has grown and developed so that there is plenty to do and to see for visitors. Its skyline, as always, is easily recognizable by the Space Needle rising high into the sky.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Wander
Moroccan Cuisine
Moroccan cuisine is based on the many Mediterranean fruit and vegetables grown in the country and meat from the large numbers of cattle, poultry, sheep, and seafood which is a base for its cuisine. Preserved lemons, cold-pressed, unrefined olive oil, and dried fruit are used to flavor dishes. Spices are used extensively, such as saffron, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, ginger, pepper, paprika, anise seed, sesame seed, coriander, parsley, and mint.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Feast
Spooky Happenings in Arkansas
The Crescent Hotel and Spa is located in the crest of West Mountain in the town of Eureka Springs. Eureka Springs is home to natural bubbling springs thought to have healing powers in the 1800s. This huge white granite five-story hotel resembles a very large French chateau. A massive fireplace dominates its extensive lobby. The dining room can feed 500 people at one time. Outside there are 26 acres of lawns, gazebos, lovely gardens and tennis courts making this resort hotel popular with wealthy people.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Horror
Chickens In the Coop
The Barbanter chicken breed dates back to 1676 and is among the oldest. At this time, the breed was developed in the historic Brabant region of Belgium and the Netherlands. These chickens can be seen depicted in paintings by Dutch artist, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, dating from the 17th century. By the 1900s, this breed was almost extinct but was saved by enthusiasts.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Petlife
Cabin by the Woods
Becky was not a happy camper this year. She had become 10 years old in the spring and it meant that she would be assigned to one of the cabins for the older girls. Well this would normally not be a problem however there were three cabins set aside for girls ages 10 – 12 and the last cabin number 12 stood right at the edge of the woods. Becky was afraid of the woods at night and she prayed that she would not be assigned to number 12.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Fiction
