“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.”
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 […]
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I blame Enid Blyton. And Rik and Ade and Jen and Dawn and ………! And my Dad for throwing away all of Mum’s Enid Blyton books that I’d grown up reading :o(
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This is my Least Favourite Sherlock Holmes story. It comes from : The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton And was based on a real story. Not even Benedict Cucumberpatch rescued it for me :o( But I quite like this version!
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Look y’all. If you want tooth decaying Saccharine Sweet – go delve into the Disney Vaults for Afternoon Delight plus more&more&MORE&ImmortalBelovedSoulSucker deep lovin’. #BARF ‘Cos you will NOT get a Free Sugar Rush here. This is Ann Granger’s F1RST Mitchell and Markby book. I have a soft spot for this story…even though it’s dark and […]
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I have a whole (maybe) hour free. Ooooh. What to do? Dive deep into the 5 books and two theses for research or…watch this. Note to Miss Woodhouse (English teacher) I’m beginning to go right off you :o( You are the one to blame for making me remember Charles, Estella, Pip, Magwich and Miss Havisham. […]
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Bizarre happenings. Something queer about MY Rectory! OK. I watched the previous video posted about Tiger Bay but something REALLY bothered me that I just Could NOT catch. So. I’ve re-watched with subtitles. Around 8.27 the caption is……”well-known police informer called maigre/May Grey/Maigret. Sigh of relief. Madness confirmed :o) All I kept seeing whilst finishing […]
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I could go all day with THIS but…. Clueage : The USUAL Timeless Fake as Facker put Two Lions in Nemea here :o) I’m a poet and didn’t….oh. Done that one :o( Find part 1 yourselves. #Toobusy P.S. Y’all probably know this already but – ref the image above by Peter Paul Rubens – Rubens […]
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Someone – chez moi – is getting ever so slightly worried about just how much I know about poisons ! I’ve gotta stop reading Agatha Christie and her like (NOT) Today I learned about…..? Lalalalala. Not me. Wasn’t there. Know NOTHING :o) P.S. If you watch the vid, you’ll be able to answer – WHAT […]
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Four times in my adult life I’ve lived within driving distance of Midhurst, Sussex. I was delighted. And visited the town many times, always alone. WHY? Well. Because I grew up being influenced by Nan (NanaAnne, as my boys called her) who was a Voracious Reader and who introduced me to Anya Seton before I […]
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Sunday morning chez moi is usually DVD box set morning. But both TV and DVD have been added to the list of “broken” possessions. So. I’ve reverted to yt. Yak I love this story by ACD : Wik : The Adventure of the Six Napoleons And I’ve watched EVERY film starring Basil and Brett and […]
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I love Ann Granger’s books. But… …I MUCH prefer Markby and Mitchell to Campbell and Carter. Dead in the Water by Ann Granger is set in the Cotswold village of Weston Saint Ambrose and features Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter in their fourth murder mystery. It is the wettest winter on record and as […]
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Published in 1932 by Stella Gibbons. GoHereForALL : Cold Comfort Farm There was/is/will FOREVER be “something nasty in the woodshed” ? ? ?
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