According to popular tradition, in 1889, 28 years after the unification of Italy, during a visit to Naples of Queen Margherita of Savoy, wife of King Umberto I, chef Raffaele Esposito of Pizzeria Brandi and his wife created  a pizza resembling the colors of the Italian flag, red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil).  They named it after the Queen:  Pizza Margherita.  Descriptions of such a pizza recipe, however, can be traced back to at least 1866 in  Francesco DeBouchard book “Customs and Traditions of Naples” -  (Vol. II, p. 124).  There he describes the most popular pizza toppings of the time which included one with cheese and basil, often topped with slices of mozzarella.  Find recipe at https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/pizza-margherita-history-and-recipe  See also https://toscana.ie/the-history-mystery-of-the-margherita-pizza/ and https://www.history.com/news/a-slice-of-history-pizza-through-the-ages

House of Savoy, Italian Savoia, French Savoie, historic dynasty of Europe, the ruling house of Italy from 1861 to 1946.  During the European Middle Ages the family acquired considerable territory in the western Alps where France, Italy, and Switzerland now converge.  In the 15th century, the house was raised to ducal status within the Holy Roman Empire, and in the 18th century it attained the royal title (first of the kingdom of Sicily, then of Sardinia).  Having contributed to the movement for Italian unification, the family became the ruling house of Italy in the mid-19th century and remained so until overthrown with the establishment of the Italian Republic in 1946.  The founder of the house of Savoy was Humbert I the Whitehanded (mid-11th century), who held the county of Savoy and other areas east of the Rhône River and south of Lake Geneva and who was probably of Burgundian origin.  During the latter 15th and early 16th centuries, the importance of the house declined under a series of weak rulers, culminating in a French occupation of Savoy (1536–59).  In 1559, however, Emmanuel Philibert (reigned 1553–80) was able to recover most of Savoy under the terms of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis.  Umberto I succeeded his father as king of Italy in 1878 and reigned until his own death in 1900.  Victor Emmanuel III (reigned 1900–46), who remained as figurehead king during the Fascist regime, abdicated in 1946, at the end of World War II, in favour of his son Umberto II in an attempt to save the monarchy, but the Italian people voted in a referendum of June 2, 1946, for a republic, ending the rule of the house of Savoy.  A clause was included in Italy’s constitution banning the Savoy family from returning to Italy.  No longer royal, the Savoy family moved abroad, and the monarchist movement, strong in the 1950s, went into decline.  At the close of the 20th century, halting moves were made to allow the family back into Italy, and a brief reconciliation occurred in 2002, when the ban was repealed.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Savoy  See also https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/britain-ireland-france-and-low-countries/french-political-geography/savoy

Between a 16th century church and a wooden barn:  the Chimney House by dekleva gregorič architects   The house draws its name—the Chimney House—partially from the architects choice to use the form of this traditional fixture.  The element rises up between the two gables bringing in light from above and creating a continuous skylight , or perhaps a "chimney of light," into the house.  This design solution also allows the architects to opt for fewer windows and openings in the four walls.  Inside, the home's interior is centered around the wood stove and the eponymous, stand-out chimney.  Mackenzie Goldberg  See pictures at  https://archinect.com/news/article/150007209/between-a-16th-century-church-and-a-wooden-barn-the-chimney-house-by-dekleva-gregori-architects

Norwegian Lefse by Rebecca Cooper   We’ve enjoyed this traditional recipe in my family for years!  They’re simple and delicious and the perfect way to use up those leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving dinner!  Find recipe with pictures at https://simpleasthatblog.com/norwegian-lefse-or-potatoe-cakes-recipe/

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons.  Examples of litter vehicles include palki, lectica,, kiệu , sedan chair, litera, palanquin,  jiao, liteira, wo, kiao , gama, koshi, ren,  kago, tahtırevan and sankayan.  Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more carriers, some being enclosed for protection from the elements.  Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more people.  To most efficiently carry a litter, porters either place the carrying poles directly upon their shoulders or use a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulders.  Read much more and see graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_(vehicle)

Wuthering  adjective  Northern English  (of weather) characterized by strong winds.  Origin:  Early 16th century:  from late Middle English whither, wuther ‘rush, make a rushing sound’, probably of Scandinavian origin.  https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/wuthering

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë's only novel, was published in 1847 under the pseudonym "Ellis Bell". 

Lentil and Mushroom Walnut Veggie Balls by Tina Paymaster  Find recipe at https://www.furtherfood.com/recipe/lentil-and-mushroom-walnut-veggie-balls-vegan-healthy-bones-and-joints/ 

Top 10 Most Expensive Auction Items  When an 18th century Florentine ebony chest inlaid with amethyst quartz, agate, lapis lazuli and other stones sold for $36 million at a 2004 Christie's auction, it broke its own record as the most expensive piece of furniture sold at auction.  The Badminton Cabinet is so named because it remained in Badminton, England, for over two centuries.  Link to all ten items at http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1917097,00.html

The Most Expensive Piece of Furniture Ever Sold Is Imaginatively Recreated by Hannah Martin  Traveling to Vienna’s Liechtenstein Garden Palace, where the Badminton Cabinet is now exhibited, Kostas Lambridis made a 3-D scan of the original, then created his replica with materials arranged according to weight.  Moving up from the base, hunks of concrete, stone, and ceramic give way to wood and plastic.  The cabinet’s famous clock, meanwhile, is reconstructed in textiles and recycled electronics.  https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-most-expensive-piece-of-furniture-ever-sold-is-imaginatively-recreated

PLACE NAME CHANGES   * New Mexico:  Hot Springs to Truth or Consequences * New York:  North Tarrytown to Sleepy Hollow  * Pennsylvania:  Stony Point to Dryville; Mauch Chunk to Jim Thorpe  * See also 5 Big Cities That Changed Their Names by Miss Cellania at http://mentalfloss.com/article/25295/5-big-cities-changed-their-names  and List of renamed places in the United States at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_renamed_places_in_the_United_States and List of city name changes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_name_changes

Prevision means foresight, prescience.  Preternatural means out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal.  Carcosa is a fictional city in the Ambrose Bierce short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (1886).  In Bierce's story, the ancient and mysterious city is barely described, and is viewed only in hindsight.  Aulus (abbreviated A.) is one of the small group of common forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome.  The Legend of Aulus by Flora Macdonald Shearer may be downloaded free at https://archive.org/details/legendaulus00sheagoog 

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