The East was hit even harder in many ways:

“in 1331 an outbreak erupted in the Yuan Empire and may have hastened the end of Mongol rule over China. Three years later, the disease killed over 90 percent of the Hebei Province’s population with deaths totaling over 5 million people.” Source

I like to listen to the Muckrake podcast for analysis of recent events.

This post has a very pleasant and prosocial energy. Thanks for your enthusiasm! I agree, the topiary is great!

They were paid in cocoa beans… 😖

I can certify that touching grass is a good sensory feeling for me