“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.”
Was a major character in my novel. I spent many years researching her. She was the second wife of Henri Quatre, mother of Louis XIII (husband of Anne of Austria), Gaston d’Orleans (husband of Marie de Montpensier), Elisabeth (wife of Felipe IV of Spain), Chrestienne (wife of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy) and Henriette […]
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OK. I understand now why Maria Tatar came to me a few days ago. I’ve download a sample of the image above book. When I can earn a living from living – I will buy said book. Maria Tatar cites Bruno Bettleheim —- Uses of Enchantment. A book that I bought many years ago and […]
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I was doing what I usually do after waking up but doing it still half asleep when something started playing on the TV. I missed the beginning so went back, woke up and stopped doing, started concentrating. Why’ve I NEVER heard of this man before? And why today? A Murder Mystery that Not Even SHERLOCK […]
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In an earlier post there was an image from an old book. At the very bottom of the page it said… There are also the Pomonian Islands called The Orkneys. This has been preying on a part of my mind all day. Pomona – Goddess of the Fruit. I know that. I also know about […]
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…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 […]
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Zip :o( Finds found just lying around the Sahara Desert.
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As Time Goes By
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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’ve just had a wonderful mental image of what a “love-child” of John Lydon and John Keats would look like :o) P.S. WTF and How The Fluff did Johnny Rotten know about La Belle Dame Sans Merci ?
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Note to Self : Do NOT watch Colette with someone else in the room. And Do Not EVER speak your thoughts out loud, stoopid woman. Thoughts Like…..I’ve got those books too. She’s got a Swedish Rag Rug like mine. That’s an old hot water bottle on the windowsill. I’ve got a dog. Her floor looks […]
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Same old confusion. This time there are too many Mary-s ! Mary of Egypt Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem Auxerre Cathedral
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OK. There is a word used in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries that describes a woman who exits a less than happy marriage. All I can think of right now is “Galloper.” But that’s not the word (?) Anyway – whatever the word is will link this post to the next one about a woman, several […]
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