“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
I can do this all day and night! I adore this crazy murdermystery gardening series. It is as silly as you can get. This episode features Belinda Lang/Fake MoneyGrubby Aussies/Gardening/A Scaffolding Misadventure/Broken Limbs and the word LISSOME…as Belinda is forced to break into a house by climbing through a window. Lissome/Lithesome. The Wife Her Husband
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I know a little bit about the writing of Death on the Nile. Agatha spent a whole year living in the Cataract Hotel as she wrote this novel. Probably one of her finest tuned plots EVER! Cataracts & Elephants Her first husband left her for a younger, prettier floozy then wife. But Agatha then met […]
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After Richard Burton comes Ken Bran. After KB is Michael Fassbender. Two films that I’ve seen with MF. Quentin Tarantino (hang on)……Inglorious Basterds. Was Michael the character who gave them all away with the 3 fingers? I need to rewatch. Also – After The Funeral with David Suchet as Poirot. Gimme a minute to recover […]
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As soon as I was sent the paper in the image below, I said one word…POIROT! If you have read Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile you will know about the Isle of Elephantine. What I didn’t know about was – The Pyramid.
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Fludd (1574-1637) is on MY List. Over 20 years ago he was presented to me as a teacher and influencer of Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Chevreuse Make the links with that one yourselves ? Don’t y’all just love it when multiple paths open up and multiple timelines converge? Shakespeare’s quote is in Agatha Christie’s […]
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January 2019 : Tartary – A Modern Hijack Ain’t it grand to be ignored….NOT! Every single person is now an HEXPERT on Tartary. P.S. If y’all EVER see that word in a yt vid or as a FAF yt chan name/commenter………RUN AWAY. Puhlease. For the love of True Truth. I beg you. Please ? Case […]
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There is a (square) point to this. To be honest, I’d’ve had to go through all the Poirot books to show his MANY Art Deco rather than Art Nouveau preferences. But could not be arsed. Poirot was – eeerm – slightly OCD on the Straight vs Curved thingy. What’s that got to do with (schwoon) […]
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Years ago I paid an arm, both livers and half a leg to download all the books featured on this channel. Very Miffed to find out that they are ALL free gratis and for nothing on “that place!” But happy for others who’ve never listened :o) All the best audio versions of the Poirot books […]
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Water was sometimes used to counter-balance the two vehicles as one went up and the other went down. Water counterbalancing Fribourg funicular featuring the Abt switch runs on waste waterFor a list of water-powered funiculars, see Category:Water-powered funicular railways. A few funiculars have been built using water tanks under the floor of each car that are […]
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I’ve been Very stupid in the past and spent money – lots of – on Apple itunes audible books. I still LOVE them. ‘Specially Greg Wise (schwoon – Sorry Emma Thompson but – gorgeous voice) and Saskia Reeves | Dracula I’m on my 20th or so listen. I keep falling asleep as Jonathon and the […]
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Sad Cypress is a wonderful Poirot book by Agatha Christie. It begins with the quote : “Come away, come away, death, And in sad cypress let me be laid.” From whence cometh this quote? And why “sad” cypress? Well. Sad because : Cypress Wood used to be used to make coffins. And………..Check out 12th Night by […]
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MUCH as I love, adore…secret XYZ-rated thoughts…Ken Bran, I’m less than impressed with this upcoming film. This is (right now…things change) my FAVE Poirot story. Egypt. Murder. And a crazy woman who shares my name (!!!) Sigh. Not even KB, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders can save a film with Russell Brand in. POUT.
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Hidden History Research 