Lee Miller

Lee Miller is in my Top 5 list of Amazing Women! LEE MILLER In the 1920’s she was a “model” and some of her most famous pictures were taken by … MAN RAY #ImageAbove As well as being photographed by him, Lee was taught how to take photos (by him.) Her later career was as […]

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Cecil and Garbo

I love this book. I’ve read it several times. That’s why I know about Reddish House. Reddish House Toyah Willcox and her husband, Robert Fripp once owned it. Beaton asked Garbo to marry him MANY times. She always refused. But she did visit him in Wiltshire and allowed him to photograph her… long after she’d […]

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Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, Duchesse de Chevreuse

Weave a Garland of my Vows by Greta Brookes

‘I think I am destined to be the object of the folly of madmen‘ – Marie de Rohan 1600-1679 This is my FAVE quote by Marie. It comes from a letter that she wrote to one of her friends – about Cardinal Richelieu, who had executed one of her closest friends, imprisoned several more, led […]

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Nine FEMALE Worthies : Neuf Preuses

I talked about the Nine Worthies the other day. These are the Nine Greatest/Most Virtuous/Chivalric Males. They have female counterparts. And the fresco at Castello della Manta shows them too. But – unlike the men who seem to be fixed in history, the women are not. Depending on which source you research, the names of […]

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Tests of Faith

And – Oh, boy. MY Faith has been tested almost too many times for me to survive this! Last night I was given back a much loved but heretofore lost possession in the weirdest way possible. Today I sat with my head in my hands wondering where to go/what to do/why has all of this […]

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Reason for the Camp Vibe Today

There is a beautiful young lad employed in my local Co-op (a fellow non-mask wearer) with whom I have lots of banter and laughs. This morning I turned the corner into aisle two as he was stacking shelves and he flung a coconut milk carton in the air. He looked at me. I looked at […]

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The Cat Crept In…

…And Crept Out Again! I said a hey you guysLook who’s awaitin’ outside.Well she got style you can see it in her feline eyes.When she starts movin’ you sure can tellWhen she starts shakin’ she’s raisin’ hell.I said a hey you guysLook who’s awaitin’ outside.Do you remember how she left that floor last Saturday night.When […]

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Beg Pardon : HOW VERY DARE YOU?

I’ve NEVER been so INSULTED in my life! Please & thank you BUT I NEVER want my name connected with/to a single yt channel EVER! The video below might amuse a few – it’d amuse y’all more if you heard my world traveller-in-crime tell TRUE her story about one of her “charges” in the Private […]

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Those To Whom I Do NOT Like To Be Linked

I’m checking out something else (as tasked) and come across THIS www BS. Excuse Me? What? May I humbly request that my name NEVER, EVER be publicly linked with The Celtic Tartarian Channel ? I have ZERO links with Martin Liedtke or FEB or ANYTHING associated with anything to do with these channels! ZERO LINKS! […]

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H.M.S. Adamant

HMS Adam Ant His Majesterial Songwriter (?) Gotta love a bit of Camp :o)

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‘Snot What You Know but Who You Know!

I’ve been to an expert who has done this and succeeded . All the clues I needed were : G-Men. IC3 TarTar #POS. The Trail U left is Prima facie EVIDENCE :o)

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