“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 cable coat is just about finished. Woohoo. Yes. Well, spotted. It’s a different colour. I was half way through the first one when I realised that I didn’t have enough wool to finish so – I started again. And I’m kind of thrilled. I thought it would take until November to knit one coat, […]
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Where did this come from? Oh. That’ll be the creepy crawly ants in my house triggering a memory :o) “Do us all a favour“ P.S. I once (in my sternest Mother voice!) asked my 5 year old son if he had ants in his pants. Quick as a flash he replied : Yeah. And fleas […]
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Hell’s Bell’s and Buckets of Fire, peeps. IT has ALWAYS been here. Right in front of your blind and sleepy eyes! Dooooooofus’s’s’s’s Sorry. Moriarty vibe took me over there :o(
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Throughout my teenage years – well from 10 to 17 – I lived with a poster on the back of the bathroom door. It was similar to the image above but had only two words on it… …OH, SHIT My father had a strange sense of humour :o) Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay!Alas! […]
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Strange but true! Did y’all know that Clara Miller was not only an Irish “Seer” but she named her third child Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller? Agatha Miller married, then was divorced by, Archibald Christie who preferred his fancy-pants mistress, Nancy Neele. Clara home-schooled Agatha and nurtured her daughter’s love of literature. And from there – […]
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In the early years of the 20th century the phrase, See you, Oscar, was Glaswegian Slang. It meant – See you, Oscar Slater/See you later. There are many reasons why I love Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. George Edalji was not the only Real Life person whom Conan Doyle saved. There was also Oscar […]
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The places I come across in my research are far-flung and wondrous and very intriguing :o) How about this…? Felsenkirch Which is here…. A Secret Location in Europe !
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Because of past experiences of posting yt chans that I watch…I’ve hesitated to share Brooke’s videos. But – I’ve been watching her for about two months now. Catching up, WOW! She is prolific. And beautiful. And does her research. Of all her vids, this one has intrigued the most. The only one that I feel […]
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As in New. Not done before. I’m giddy, fizzy, dizzy about the singer/poet person. Did you know…Kate wrote this song when she was 13 years old. She recorded it 3 years later. What did she see/feel/know about This Man? Did she also see the amazing, unique, loving, beautiful child behind the MASK? Y’all’ll have to […]
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According to SOMEthing (?) Tick Tock? I WANNA BREAK FREE? Staying ALIVE?
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From : ourgrandmotherskitchens.com The genesis of the word “rhubarb” comes from its presence along the banks of the Volga River in Siberia; it is a combination of “Rha” (the Greek word for the Volga) and the word “barbarum,” or barbarian. (Obviously those who named the plant were less than enthusiastic about it. I don’t find it at all barbaric.) Beyond […]
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F1RST, the brilliant Anne Robinson being very Anne. The S3COND, the delightful Johnny Vegas being QI :o)
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Hidden History Research 