“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.”
Sometime in the late 1990’s some person (Teflon Tony) did some thing/deal/negotiation with Ireland. Yadawhatever. This means that my youngest son (born in Ulster) can now (because of TT and his thing/deal) apply for an Irish passport. But – says I (all knowing…lol) – you where born north of the border. Aha – says he […]
Wiki : Paris Mines I find the dates intriguing. Why so many dead bodies at the end of the 18th century? “Growth of the faubourgs continued along the main routes from the city, but began to expand at a faster rate with the increase of traffic along the routes to the palaces of Fontainebleau […]
Wiki: Orlov “The “Orlov” diamond, circa 200 karats. Found in India. Named after Count G. G. Orlov. Kept in the Diamond Vault of the Muscovite Kremlin. “It has preserved the ancient Indian cutting shape from the very time of the Great Moguls in India. There are many legends and fairy tales that concern this […]
A world that I left behind a long time ago… This makes NO sense! Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz 3 hours ago Image copyrightERWIN WILLEMSE There will be “serious consequences” if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. The Stena Impero’s owners […]
I woke up the other morning feeling…Sensible!!! Stop laughing. It won’t last long. But while it does last – I’m building another blog/thing/whatever. A place where all the History Stuff here will be categorised and chronologised (is that a word?) It is now. Here, at this place, are the contents of my brain. It makes […]
I’m watching the Ladies Final…with the sound turned off. Much as I adore Mac and his commentary, mine’s much funnier :o) Non PC, non BBC. My parents would be ashamed of me. Little things etc …..LOL
One of my closest friends (sadly no longer here) owned a crystal/gem shop about 30 seconds walk from my home. He taught me so much. I have crystals alles uber die platz. Local ladies used to call me “The Witch” and “The Enemy” Ignorance is dangerous. I’d’ve been hanged not so long ago. Yes. They […]
A lot of this goes over my head. I’m not an astrologer. But I know someone who will understand this much better than me (!) Interesting, nonetheless. Zodiac Johann Kleberger. Astronomy and Magic in the Picture of Dürer A.V. Lantratov 1. The ambiguity of reading the old dates. “The Magic Square” by Albrecht Durer The […]