If we can weave our stories together tightly enough, what a magnificent carpet we would share - one we could all be proud of, and one that holds tender tales that we can pass on to many generations.
After Wednesday only the £50 note featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt, which was introduced in November 2011, will hold legal tender status.
From April 30, only the £50 note which celebrates the 18th century business partnership of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt, who helped forge the Industrial Revolution, will hold legal tender status, the Bank of England said.
And he has a fantastic take on arroz con pato, a beautiful paella-like amalgam of duck confit, foie gras, roasted breast meat, chopped gizzards and a fried duck egg served over rice that holds a tender, chewy crust of soccarat on the bottom.
The bill provided, in part, for the striking of trade dollars which held legal tender status up to five dollars.
Menes cooks the squash with the skin on ("on the bone," he says) because that helps hold the tender flesh together.
Zoos hold a tender place in our hearts, since they're often the first place young animal-lovers get a glimpse into the extraordinary world of wild beasts.
In the report, Linderman argued that the coin need not hold legal tender status, and that it could simply be a piece of silver imprinted with its weight and fineness.
Trade dollars initially held legal tender status, but it was revoked in 1876 to prevent bullion producers from making a profit by coining silver into trade dollars when the value of the metal was low.
Meanwhile, Hull council is holding a formal tender process in which Lovell is competing with its rival construction firm Kier and a local company, Kingstown Works.
