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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Have a Drink on Me
Vodka can be distilled from almost anything but is mostly produced with cereal grains such as wheat or rye and fermenting potatoes. The spirit when the distillation process is done is at 95.6 percent and then diluted to around 50 percent with purified or spring water.
By Rasma Raisters4 days ago in Potent
Ghostly Book Lovers
Europe The UK The Ghost of Lord Combermere The library at Combermere Abbey near Cheshire, England is haunted by Lord Combermere. In 1891 the gentleman was run over by a horse-drawn carriage. The staff at the abbey have reported ghostly sightings and paranormal activity. A photographer set up a camera in the library and when the image was developed there was a ghostly apparition sitting in Lord Combermere’s favorite chair.
By Rasma Raisters4 days ago in Horror
Naypyidaw Royal City of the Sun
The capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw and is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, according to the Constitution. The capital city was built on scrub ground among rice paddies, villages, and small towns. Naypyidaw translates as “Royal City of the Sun”. Today it is a most modern city.
By Rasma Raisters4 days ago in Wander
Lovely Landscapes
Landscape paintings are paintings that famous artists have painted of the natural beauty they see before them. Thomas Cole was an English-born American artist and the founder of the Hudson River School who created lovely oil paintings of landscapes. Among his famous paintings is The Oxbow painted in 1836. Today this painting can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
By Rasma Raisters8 days ago in Art
Endangered Plants and Trees
Plants Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and is referred to as the Corpse Flower. It got its name from the repulsive odor emitted from the flower when it blooms. This smell attracts insects which are needed to pollinate the plant.
By Rasma Raisters8 days ago in Earth
Touring Louisiana
A State Historic Site is St. Martin Catholic Church established in 1765 in St. Martinville. In the left wing of the church, is the grave of Emmeline Labiche, who was thought to be the heroine of the poem “Evangeline” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A statue of Evangeline stands in the churchyard.
By Rasma Raisters8 days ago in Wander
Ulm on the Danube
Located in the federal German state of Baden-Wurrtemberg, Ulm is a lovely city on the River Danube. Munster the large Gothic cathedral in Ulm is a most impressive sight. It has an amazing 161.5-meter-high steeple, the world’s tallest. It took 500 years to build this cathedral after the first stone was laid in 1377. There are hallmarks on each stone that were inscribed by cutters, who were paid by the block. Visitors can get an impressive view of the city by climbing up 768 spiral steps up to the 143-meter-high viewing platform of the tower. On a clear day, you can see the Black Forest and the Alps.
By Rasma Raisters8 days ago in Wander
Mandalay on the Irrawaddy River
Myanmar was previously Burma and. Mandalay is a city and the former royal capital located in northern Myanmar. The city sits on the Irrawaddy River. To get an awesome view of the city and surrounding area people climb up to the summit of Mandalay Hill.
By Rasma Raisters8 days ago in Wander