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ASSORTED GRANDADS A grandfather is someone who has at last discovered that only people matter. A grandfather is someone who doesn't care if you've got on the wrong socks. He probably has too. Grandchildren are going where you'll never go. And you've been where they can never go. So you've got...

INTRODUCTION You have chosen a fascinating country to visit, a country filled with splendor, richness, pristine vistas, solitude, tradition as well as all their opposites! Taiwan is a place of contradictions begging to be explored, enjoyed, and contemplated. Few locations of such a small size...

Mother, I love you so. Saíd the child, I love you more than I knowShe laid her head on her mother's arm, And the love between them kept them warm. StevieSmith

PREFACEI have long been fascinated by the art of fruit and vegetable carving which I find not merely pleasing and entertaining but also quite educative and utilitarian.Many things can be carved out of vegetables, statuettes and other solid objects being but a few examples. Nothing, however, can...