Hemingway

I know a bit about Hemingway, the writer. I KNOW that The Ritz Hotel in Paris has The Hemingway Bar. I’ve stayed there a few times, in a former life. The image above is my ONLY souvenir from The Ritz. It has pride of place in my kitchen. But I didn’t know this about Hemingway!!! […]

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Permission To Speak?

I’m having a polite day today. So, I humbly ask of the “whatever,” the “power that thinks SHE is,” for permission to speak. Is it OK for me to get back to MY work on Hidden History? Or are you still determined to steal, twist to your own bent agenda, sell to all and everyone, […]

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What’s The Story Morning Glory/Convolvulus/Ipomoea

This is a “clue” to a Ruth Rendell book. NO CLUES! Everywhere that I have lived…apart from here (?!) I’ve grown Morning Glory. They are sweet and simple and giving! Q : Oasis

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The Ratcliffe Highway Murders

Well. Ty, sooooo much, certain stoooooopid FAfers. It has taken me 4 whole days to get into 6 minutes of Part 1 of 3 of these Curious World videos. #IWANTTOBEALONE

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Strawberry Full Moon : Prenumbral Eclipse In Sag

Almanac.com If y’all haven’t worked it out yet….ALL MSM Major events are pre-written because of ancient astrology. Remember, Remember the 5th of…..June (?) Oh! Pout. That doesn’t rhyme :o( Anyway. Heads Up. Friday 5th of June is gonna be……………………? Stay home. Shut up. Eat strawberries. And chill. The World Wide Stage of “Events” is about […]

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I Blame Everyone Else

Especially the beautiful soul (and fellow Scandinavian) that brought up Midsummer today!!! :o) This episode (One Step Behind) is one of MY fave Ken Bran (won’t go there today!) Wallander (nor there) episodes EVER! Midsummer Eve is a Huge Family Celebration in Scandinavian Countries. P.S. Don’t even bother paying yt to view this. Spend a […]

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BatDog’s Alter Ego Gets Wet!

I’ve lived in Devon twice. Plymouth, where youngest brother was born, and then Exmouth. Dad was a Royal Marine (?!) I have a photo of him outside the house in Plymouth with his motorbike. I have NO memory of the motorbike. Just the photo of me, Dad, other brother and motorbike. Go figure! As far […]

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Strange Blooms

In seventeenth-century Britain, a new breed of ‘curious’ gardeners were pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and new plants were stealing into Europe from East and West. John Tradescant and his son were at the vanguard of this change – as gardeners, as collectors and above all as exemplars of an age that began in […]

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WHERE & WHEN Did I Forget Myself?

I’ve met and known several actors and comedians. I’ve even spent time living IRL in the home of a London Theatre Actor and his London Restauranteur Wife. He was always late for rehearsals and the morning I left his home he was meant to be rehearsing for a new stage musical. WTF? How can a […]

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