“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.”
…putting together a hugely important un-never-before-together-put-historical-link AND I get into a conversation about music. How it turned from a major Trance Festival in Belgium to Barry Manilow to Only Fools and Horses is a Very Long Story. An hour later – I remember the song that Del Boy was singing. Gawd, I’m slow today :o( […]
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BYE!
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Putting away my book about Bedlam, I noticed the book above. Aha! Time to get re-acquainted. The Visconti were a fascinating family for many reasons. I came across them whilst researching Jehanne d’Arc. Because Charles d’Orleans’ mother was Valentina Visconti – daughter of the Giangaleazzo of the title. I always place this bunch alongside the […]
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Wiki : LB And every single Xmas I am tortured with ALL the National Lampoon Films. Yada etc P.S. I’ve talked before about an American who came to my shop and commissioned a HandKnitted Alpaca Sweater. I delivered it MYSELF to him in a hotel in Lincoln. One of his MANY famoose clients was Christie […]
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This was the last episode of Rosemary and Thyme (weep) I post it for a very special friend :o)
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Wiki : Ankhesenamun As PUBLICLY stated on yt a few days ago – You A L W A Y S win! So it WAS you who Destroyed your Mother & exiled your Sister, Meritaten! WTF? You really don’t like other women, do you? #TheRoadToHELL
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If you have not read George Borrow’s work, I highly recommend it. I have both the book above and the sequel The Romany Rye. In this second book, Borrow tells the story of how he found himself at the annual Horse Fair that used to be held in town, here. (From the 13th century!) BTW […]
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And Yes. Got the book. Read the book! A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called ‘one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year’, and which has already gained a almost cult following. […]
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Laura is the name of BFF’s cousin. I’ve spoken about the time we stayed in her house in London. She’s the restaurateur married to the actor. And in a strange AS STRANGE twist of truth….the home that BFF and I stayed in aged 17, when/where I first drank Earl Grey Tea, was Laura’s Mum’s home. […]
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Or Hi-Git if you’re in the know. A place that I WANT to visit. NOW! Those Victorian Tombs/Monuments/Gravestones are a whole study in and of themselves. WhereTFluff did they come from? I was watching the video below about Highgate….and it reminded me of one of the MOST famous graves there!!!!! Which reminded me of the […]
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Am I not merciful? I couldn’t choose so you get both :o) P.S. Didn’t you just KNOW that she’d have Red Hair ? ? ?
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From a very young age, I wanted to be an Egyptologist when I grew up. I’m glad that I never had the chance but it didn’t stop my fascination with Egypt throughout many years of researching their “ancient” history. What does that have to do with Scota? Well – according to legend Scota (from whom […]
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Hidden History Research 