“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.”
Cherry was born as Neneh Mariann Karlsson in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of Monika “Moki” Karlsson (1943–2009), a Swedish painter and textile artist, and the musician Ahmadu Jah (1936–2018). Jah was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, the son of a tribal chief, and went to Stockholm to study engineering at university. Cherry’s parents separated early and her mother married […]
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Another done that! Dinah Lampitt/Deryn Lake has been a favourite author of mine for decades. We connected via FB years ago when I posted the images posted here. No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt! AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, ASTROLOGY, BEAUTIFUL, BOOKS, DID YOU KNOW?, DINAH LAMPITT, FRIENDS Deryn Lake/Dinah Lampitt : Virgo Rising Thursday, 3 September 2020, 14:58 I […]
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My two brothers have been the worst of enemies & now the BEST of Friends. Wow. Mark looks different, but sounds the same :o)
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In honour of my youngest brother. On his birthday. How I miss his natural, uncontrollable, spontaneous, infectious giggle! Beanz, Beanz are good for the heart The more you eat the more you…… Oh. I’ve said too much :o(
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Sonsie/Sonsy sonsy/ˈsɒnsi/adjective LITERARY•SCOTTISH adjective: sonsie having an attractive and healthy appearance. If you’ve ever read the MC Beaton, Hamish Macbeth, books you’ll know the long running story of Hamish and the WildCat he rescued. Sonsie has tufted ears and she’s very protective of Hamish. yt seems to have scrubbed all images of the original Highland Tiger. […]
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Brothers! They always shared the big room. I had the box room. But – before we all left home for good we shared a party wall. THEY were blasting Stiff Little Fingers and I blasted The Clash back. P.S. Before we moved up here we had an MOD moving order to Beirut. Himself had already […]
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Rams F1RST Shart? Welcome to Reims Cathedral Or try Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral “I WANT THAT GIRL…I WANT THAT GIRL…………BURNED.”
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Your children can totally humble you. FACT! Yesterday eldest heard me playing Travis – Why Does It Always Rain On Me? He said : We were driving somewhere when that played on the radio. Yup. He can even date-stamp the year. SmartArse :o( As for Alanis…he was too young but still knows her voice. I […]
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HEARTBREAK HILL was a couple of minutes walk from our house. A long, steep incline that they had to run up. In full kit. Fully weaponed up. With himself standing at the top shouting encouragement and/or insults at them. My boys – aged 4 and 6 would run up that hill like sprites. Stand at […]
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Yup. I’m WEIRD. I’ve always known that. I do all the stuff listed below. What has totally freaked me out these past 2/3 years is the fact that I can still FEEL all this through my laptop. Which is why I’m perfectly fine with 24 subs, 1 view a week and zero comments right now. […]
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Yesterday I suggested that someone study the 1739 Turgot map of Paris. It’s very telling. I have used this map many times to walk my characters around the city. The image above is the part most used. If you expand the view, you will see the Rue Saint Thomas du Louvre between the Louvre and […]
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WHY 24 & 18? Well. 24 is my birth date. There are 18 letters in my birth name. 2+4 = 6 1+8 = 9 9-6 =3 3 6 9 The Goose Drank Wine… Oh. eff. Done that :o( And I have a fondness for the man called Nikola Tesla. Truth. Maybe John Dee would understand […]
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Hidden History Research 