“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 blame Top Gear! Ever since I watched the show below with the DB9 I’ve had many a Birthday/Christmas wish #crushed. And then Fricking Johnny English started with it. OK. Two for Free Day. There is a linkage…And it is NOT James Bond :o)
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Waaaaay Back in ’95/96 I wrote a paper (helped by a weapons expert!) asking for the “powers that be” in FCO at Whitehall to allow the Secret Unit in a Secret Place in Hampshire to use Minimi across the world. NO. NOT THAT ONE ABOVE! Fluff’s Sake. Fortunately – said paper made it all the […]
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It’s mine own fault really :o( For falling madly in love with a Medieval (Viking) Norwegian King called Magnus (Barelegs) Olafsson. You’ve gotta love the name of his sword. When he wasn’t shooting arrows into Norman Earl’s eyes, he was hamstringing his enemies with a weapon called Legbiter. He came back to bite me. Tut. […]
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OMGiddy DNA! I’m so excited. I’ve just found out that I have Crawford in my DNA!!!! COUSINS Maybe not the fictional Francis Crawford of Lymond. VOTED ONE OF BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE HISTORICAL NOVELS Before George R. R. Martin there was Dorothy Dunnett . . . PERFECT for fans of A Game of Thrones. ‘She is a brilliant story teller, The […]
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Well. So. As I’ve been saying forever now – certain people are only too happy to stalk and steal from here. Yesterday’s video with May and Hammond playing with Lego produced Lego mentions in the usual yukky places. What I loved most about that video was the moment when James May was asked the question…”Who […]
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Ooops. I might’ve pissed someone off a bit :o( All I said was…”You know how much I love James May………” End of conversation. Anyhoo. I do NOT drink hard liquor unless – I’m in Scotland. I’ll have a dram. I’m in a Russian Hotel in East Berlin. I’ll have a shot of wodka. I’m in […]
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I’ve just found the 1001th reason why I LOVE James May :o) He’s in charge of this Very Well Presented (?) (once again much like my kitchen) Show. And I thought that I was revolutionary throwing a dollop of Madras Curry Powder into a can of Heinz Baked Beans. Sheesh. And we will NOT even […]
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I’m loving this girl. She cooks like me :o) I don’t have a Slo-Cooker but I have an Aga/Rayburn. Wherewith I’m known for prepping the meal early and hiding it in the warm for 3/4/5/6 hours until meal times. Oh! And I don’t measure or weigh a dang thing…far too OCD for moi. Just fill […]
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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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Amber is one of my favourite gemstones. A study of this tree resin is quite interesting. Also the study of ambergris! Forget the BS timelines here… AMBER And(maybe) wonder about the mysteries here… Amber Room There’s more to trees than meets the eye?
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An article that I wrote about 15 years ago is still being used in schools world-wide today. It was about scent and the Middle Ages. All these years later I’m still studying the subject. The book above is interesting – not least because I now place the “Ancient Romans & Greeks” on a different timeline […]
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I rarely connect to my FB account but did today to wish my BFF a Happy Birthday and found…a dm from my brother! He’d been contacted by one of my old school friends (male) who was asking about me and if I remembered sneaking into the music room at lunch times to listen to records. […]
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