“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.”
Oh. Erm. OK. I’ve said before that one of the names from my Maternal Norfolk Line was Dyer. We will close over the MS History of Amelia Dyer (such a common name!) This vid has sooo many crazy, bizarre, inexplicable links for me that I’ve gone totally Bats in the Belfry :o( P.S. I always […]
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Despite being woken at midnight by the dog. And then getting up a 4 a.m. to get someone else up for work (?) – I woke up feeling kinda happy and childish. I’ve suppressed the vibe long enough. Time to be unconditionally SILLY and Childish. Enjoy :o)
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She was our English Language/Literature teacher – way back when. Poor woman. She must’ve been in her early/mid 20’s when she encountered our class! OMG…and she had a temper. I remember the time she broke into Middle English, reciting Chaucer to a group of 11/12 years olds and we all tittered mightily. Our bad :o( […]
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I spent quite a bit of time with John Dryden (and The Gang) as I researched the 17th century. But I seem to have missed this poem of his. Well, it’s a translation…of Chaucer, I think (?) The whole poem is beautiful but these lines are relevant for me today :o) Just is your suit, […]
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Proverb : If you judge or condemn someone else, you stand to be judged or condemned according to the same standard; do not judge unsympathetically or hypocritically. Judge not, lest ye be judged.” I have been judged – multiple times – and found guilty E V E R Y S I N G L E T I M E. But…for what crime? MY Holier-Than-Thou judges […]
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There is something rotten in the History of Italy. I first came across the image above a veeeeery long time ago when researching my novel. It’s the coat of arms of Hercule de Rohan-Montbazon. Hercule was the father of Marie de Rohan, the MC of Weave a Garland of my Vows. Check out – The […]
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Someone who I once knew but now don’t know/recognise/acknowledge has had every single platform kidnapped. But he’s loving it (?) Or is it just a fatal case of ……….. P.S. Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in the slums of Stockholm. Useless fact of the day!
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Ooops (?)
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I REFUSE to apologise any more for MY opinions. I’m allowed to state them here…until I hashtagBAN myself! OK. Trend du jour. Every Dumb, Sick & HarryBAT is now either teaching History or learning History via YouTube Channels or YouTube comments on YouTube Channels. Every last one of them are now self-proclaimed “EXPERTS” (???) I’m […]
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And that must be the truest metaphor ever! I’ve spent the morning in a car park staring at the outside walls of Lincoln Prison. The prison is right across the road from the hospital – where I take a dearly beloved every couple of months or so for check-ups/treatment for his chronic dermatological issues. Although…this […]
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MY ego got in the way :o( I was always more Hans Gruber/Sheriff of Nottingham…..Fave scene below Than Jamie! My Bad. #Sorry!
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I adore this episode of Morse. And Patricia Hodge – who is beautiful but not in a “classic” way. And who was born in Lincolnshire ! Clueage – the computer reveals ALL!
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Hidden History Research 