WHY Do I Do What I Do?

Saturday, 11 July 2020, 11:52.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Because of mass media…or more specifically YouTube and Wikipedia. It takes 10 minutes to watch something like the video below and a few more to search wiki and cut to paste History. TahDah. Instant Historian Status Conferred to all who can do the above and recycle it to others. Bravo. NOT :o(

The Crucible

Saturday, 11 July 2020, 11:24.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The video below just started playing and it reminded me of another of my EngLit exam books. The Crucible : Arthur Miller I remember little of the text, just a feeling of sadness for what happened. We were even taught about the allegory part of the play… anti-McCathyism or whatever it was called.

The Mysterious Life and Death of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti

Saturday, 11 July 2020, 10:24.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Well. That’s as clear as mud! And why is her left eye missing?

Teutonic Order

Saturday, 11 July 2020, 9:37.Reading time 2 minutes.

OR : Ordo domus Sanctæ Mariæ Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum I have a little bit of knowledge about this Order. Founded in Jerusalem around 1190 (dates vary) before moving to TRANSYLVANIA in the early 13th c. They came together to protect the Outremer States of the Holy Land (!) This is perfect. If – as NC postulates […]

Teutonic Scotland

Saturday, 11 July 2020, 8:21.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Teutonic/tjuːˈtɒnɪk relating to the Teutons. ARCHAIC denoting the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. The language of the Teutons. Every Hidden History Research road that I travel always takes me back to the same place :o)

OK. This Is A F1RST!

Friday, 10 July 2020, 19:12.Reading time less than 1 minute.

F1RST time that I have ever caught Dave, on the day that he posted. I even (through gritted teeth) forgive his new, on going jibes about TEA :o)

Just How Many…

Friday, 10 July 2020, 17:53.Reading time 2 minutes.

…Oil Tanker Drivers will spill their load in East Lindsey, Lincs? It’s beyond my brain! Yup. Yet another meal ruined. He’s mopping up an oil spill on the highways and byways. Essential worker working about 19 hours a day. So. I look at my yt rec list and come across THIS (?) I lasted til […]

#1 Rule: NO CONTACT

Friday, 10 July 2020, 16:17.Reading time 1 minute.

All I did was send an email. 3 little words and a ? Are you OK ? Well. The NON-reply said nothing and EVERYTHING. Like – I AM NOT THE NARC. YOU ARE! Shrug. That told me EXACTLY where I stand in the pecking order. AGAIN! Note to recipient of email – It was a […]

More Kilts?

Friday, 10 July 2020, 15:51.Reading time 1 minute.

OMG. Gimme a break. I’m busy cooking. So y’all’ll get two for one here – known in the UK as BOGOF (BOG OFF) – Buy one get one free (?) OH. And Just In Case y’all haven’t work it out yet (?!) This place here is MY website. MY research. MY home. MY work…. And […]

POETS Day Courtesy of Eurus

Friday, 10 July 2020, 15:29.Reading time 1 minute.

The above was supposedly written in the 12th/13th century (take your pick!) The below was DEFINITELY written in the 21st century. EURUS’ SONG I that am lost, oh who will find me?Deep down below the old beech tree.Help succour me now the east winds blow.Sixteen by six, brother, and under we go! Be not afraid […]

3 vs 4

Friday, 10 July 2020, 15:07.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Three Stooges : Uap, ML, JL Marx Brothers : Uap, ML, JL + Sera Tonin (yawn) Ménage à Quatre ? ? ? Wow. She IS V ery Greedy and Needy :o) SANITY CLAUSE, anyone? Prada, anyone? A Meelyon $, anyone?

New Years Eve : 2018

Friday, 10 July 2020, 14:55.Reading time 1 minute.

GB : 31/12/2018 FEB aka Martin Liedtke will have NO memory of it being ME who sent him the video link to Chinese mummies wearing Tartan. January 2019 – FEB used that video in one of his vlogs. Without accreditation. Without naming his source. AS IF HE had made that discovery (?!) Fast Forward to […]

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.