13th March 2019

Another re-wind/re-peat.   TARTARIA, MUD FLOOD AND RUSSIAN BOTS   I am NOT into Public Dissing. It goes against my nature. But when y’all Piss ME Off, y’all will get ALL of my Scottish, Scandinavian, English, Russian ancestors up the wazoo. Not Matter How Much It HURTS ME!!!!!!!! Meanwhile: Back in France…    

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Red Caps

This was MY regiment. Royal Military Police aka Red Caps aka Most Hated People Ever. Why were we so hated? Well. There is this myth that in the WW’s RMP were the evil bastards who rounded up deserters and shot them on sight. Or organised the Firing Squads. Or….! We were just normal, highly trained […]

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Simpson V I R U S

My eldest son had a sneezing fit in the car this morning. I said the C word (NO. Not THAT one!!!!) And he said something about the Simpsons episode. Japan and flu. We both had a good laugh remembering :o)  

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Rotten Borough

I missed a BB link :o( I’m a missing link? Anyhoo. Found it. Watched it. Govern – ment(als).  My cray, cray brain immediately thought of the Rotten Borough Election Results. Go figure!    

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What Happened in 1421?

Well. Jehanne d’Arc was 9 years old. So they say. And something big came from the sky and hit Yaroslavl!   11th May 2019 Or a bit of OMD ?  

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Pipers – Red Hot

OK. The silly are getting just pathetically sillier BUT… …the Brave are getting Braver?? We Will Rock Scotland :o)

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The Case of the Strange Log Pile

I’m doing my normal thing this morning and I open the front door to dispose of the ashes from the woodburner when the scene above greets. Oh. Double take. What mystery is this right in the middle of the front drive? There could be a few explanations but I think that the magical wood-cutting faeries […]

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The Scoundrels Dictionary

The Scoundrel’s Dictionary, the anonymous 18th century pamphlet, has amused me for a few years now but it is quite hard to read in the original type-setting. Too many OLDE WORLDE confusions of S and F. Anyway, in this monograph I have modernised much of the original 18th century spelling and included several annotations to, […]

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New Moon in Pisces

If y’all know even the basics about astrology – you’d KNOW that the sign of Pisces is the OLDEST. I’m not an astrologer but even little old me knows that. The zodiac works BACKWARDS. Aries – Newest/Youngest SIGN ??? We go from—– Pisces. Aquarius. Capricorn. Sagittarius. We are moving outta the Age of Pisces into […]

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Death Card

The VERY best translation of the Tarot Death card for me was a just one liner : WALK TO CLEAR THE PATH   I’ve totally pissed myself off now because I thought it was The Ring Cycle or…or…or…? But that sentence told me so much truth. Think about it. Walk in the overgrown meadow to…? […]

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Comfrey

This is too bizarre! I planted a single comfrey in my veg patch about 10 years ago. It’s now taken over about a half of a quarter of a vegetable garden. A glorious plant. BIG! With many, many uses. I harvest the leaves, put them – all squished down – in a bucket and leave […]

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