“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.”
…Did it EVER cross my tiny mind. That one day, I’d be given the chance to link the above image with the below video. P.S. Robbie (Lamont) is a Scots Guard in the employ of George Villiers and Louis XIII of France. Feeling Fizzy :o)
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This is in the list of MY Top 10 fave filums. I’ve watched it many times. But the vid below (narrated by a Scouser) has been a total revelation. And I call MYSELF a writer ? Still so Much to Learn. So little Time :o( P.S. Wasn’t it Hitchcock who said something about all actors […]
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I watched this “Forgotten Lives” video a few days ago and had an AHA moment when the name Plunkett was said. All I kept thinking about was…. the amazing soundtrack of this film :o) OK. So. We get a bit of Begbie/Hamish Macbeth and a bit of Sick Boy/Sherlock Holmes plus a Loud LOT of […]
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Has NO ONE else in the Whole Wide World made the connection between… IKI : Grand Tour And the MS BS narrative about the “DISCOVERY” of ancient buildings? P.S. Someone. Somewhere. Knows EXACTLY where I’m going next :o) “But Grandma, What BIG TEETH you have!”
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I came across this….”place of execution”….many, MANY times in my research. It always creeped me out. Even more than Tyburn in London. YukiPoodia : Gibet de Montfaucon Make the connections? There is also a very bizarre connection to Villon (French poet) and Montfaucon. I’ll leave THAT one for y’all to find out :o)
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I’ve just slapped myself repeatedly for being so stupid as to forget that not only is IT recommending Crrow777 – – – but also Max Igan. SMH. Get with the vibe? Get off the Down train & Catch the up train? Take a long walk off a short cliff? Go play with the traffic on […]
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HEYHEY you lot! If you do NOT stop liking my posts (?!) – I WILL break out Björk Guðmundsdóttir – It’s oh so quiet, Shh,Shh…! Fair warning :o)
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Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow – I might find the poem Silence amongst my mad, untidy computer files (?) Meanwhile : Back at the Madhouse….
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Eldest and I were talking about this in the car this morning! I said : I might watch Victor Meldrew as I’m cooking tea. Him : When was the last time you watched Lovejoy? Remember? When I bought you the full boxset for your birthday? Me : Best Birthday Present EVER. I watched all 70 […]
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Silver Bells. Cockle Shells. I love this episode of Poirot for several (Russian??) reasons. Unfortunately yt will only show the crappy crap below. M’eh I even have an original 1935 magazine that premiered this Agatha Christie short story. OCD? Moi?
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Sorry :o( You’ll understand if you watch the video below. I’ve always loved Cardoon. So huge. Sculptural. Impressive. And I have a bunch of seeds ready for next year. Cardoon is also known as the Artichoke Thistle. Mmmmmn. Link (?!) As I’ve never eaten an artichoke, I’ll be growing these for their beauty first…and then […]
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Roger Bore. Move on. Not an Ian Fleming HERO. IMHumbleO Carly Simon. Singing. Yay And – how could I have forgotten this one? Shame on me! Wikyuk : George Baker George. Baker. Inspector. Wexford. In… The Spy who Loved Me. I had NO I-deer that he was born in Varna, Bulgaria. SMH. P.S. I may […]
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