“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.”
Once upon a time, I was gifted tickets to The Lido to watch a show. Me. Another girl. Two men. I was strangely fascinated by how women would do THAT (!?) The other girl was nonchalant. One man spent all night drooling. And the second man walked out half way through calling them anorexic cattle […]
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OK. Someone caught outta the aether MY family’s running joke about ME – (pun intended) I can usually get of the bottom of the drive and say…..STOP, I need a wee! But….BUT….I can impress everyone around me with the UNDENIABLE FACT that I have travelled from here, to Paris (over 10 hours in the car) […]
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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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A GB Decode. As you see from the image above, these arms are dominated by an upward pointing sword which has pierced through the crown above. Either side stand the French Royal fleur-de-lys. I see : The Ace of Swords from the tarot. Pointing upwards it signifies Divine Truth. Or the spinal column The Crown […]
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Sigh. Throughout history we have Armour. Silly suits that MEN supposedly wore when they went to battle. To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles. And by opposing end them. […]
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Guess who has just came and visited my home page? YUP. She’s heeeeere. Oh dear. Never Mind. That’ll learn you (as they say round here.) Money CAN’T buy it. Sex CAN’T buy it. Lies CAN’T buy it. At least 1000 FAF yt names and channels CAN’T buy it. Fake CAN’T buy it. Spite and malice […]
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ALL my life I have had a Phobia about public swimming pools. They remind me of the M25. Too many people/cars. Too much xyz pollution. But. Once upon a time or thrice….I’ve woken up early and swum.swam/swimmed in the swimming pool above. Lovely warm water. Nice surroundings. Total peace and quiet. Sigh. Place Place Vendôme, […]
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Oh. Revelation. Trying to find a pic on the internet to show beggars in Karachi, I had to trawl through all the professional beggar images first. This reminded me of all the research that I’ve done into the history of the poor. Especially the Cour des Miracles in Paris in the 17th c. I almost […]
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Because I have no time right now to trawl through thousands of pages of handwritten notes and hundreds of books Anne of Austria’s Opulent Bathroom Cardinal Richelieu’s SECRET librarian who plundered books from all over that now lie in reverence in MAJOR French libraries P.S. The Palais Cardinal/Royale in Paris is amazeballs :o)
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I’ve lost count of just how many peeps I’ve peed off by playing this song…this version…MAX VOL. Love it :o) P.S. Even though I could/can/will never do the proper French rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I know a little bit about this French poet. Veee – yon! And despite what may or may not be true about him/his life/his history – I’ve always connected with the verses attributed to him. 1431 ? Correct me if I’m wrong but – didn’t Jehanne d’Arc get burned to death in 1431? ? ?
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Hey. Do NOT ask me what’s going on right now! I’ve NO idea. Anyhoo. Just watched this. The Mausoleum of Baroness Demidoff – a Portal of Nightmares. All that I’m seeing is ONE date (1775) ONE Rich family. ONE Nappy Blownapart. And a WHOLE LOAD of Fake History. SMH :o(
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Hidden History Research 