“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.”
When you go to sleep thinking of something. Wake up thinking of something. It’s a sure sign that “something” is bothering you. Here (I think) I see — The Moon. The Sun. Judgement. The World. The Fool. A Page. A King. The Hierophant. ? Is there anyone out there who knows this deck or can […]
I think of Viking when I see that. But then – I’m unashamedly biased :o) From NC : The identity of the “ancient” Chinese Mongols. References to the Mongol inhabitants of the Ancient China are unlikely to surprise anyone – the modern Mongols still live there, and the modern Mongolia borders with China. These […]
Holy shadows of the dead, I’m not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing […]
I got there. Eventually. Celebrate. Oh. Now I am actually “there” — —What do I have to do? Where to go? Hello. Excuse me. Jumping up and down here. I paid for the ALL IN PACKAGE. Where is my luggage? Where is the Tour Guide??? Shrug. Let’s see where this road leads :o) […]
As said in The Hound of the Baskervilles : We hold several threads in our hands and the odds are that one or the other – guides us to the truth. I had to use both West and East parts of the map :o)
So. I thought I’d finally reached where I’ve been going. But… …a final fact check (the meaning of a certain name) took me right back to China. I should be peeved but it has actually double-reinforced the fact that I was checking out. Woohoo :o) Wiki : Five Barbarians Wiki : Xianbei
I was watching FEB. Thank you, Martin for the source shares. As soon as I saw this (below) I knew Exactly what it was! Bottom row, left to right : Lovers. Chariot. Justice. The Hermit. I might’ve got derailed again.
Time and Tide etc… Quick History Reset and then I can get to the place I’m headed! “Ivan Samuilovich Greig (1776–1802), traveled to China but was never heard of again.” No bloody wonder he got lost, never heard of again. China was jam-packed with Tartars, Turks and Eastern Europeans!! From NC : […]
Raphael’s The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila depicts Pope Leo I, escorted by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, meeting with the Hun emperor outside Rome To get where I want to be, I’m being forced to Go West – Backwards. From China to Eastern Europe. From NC: The “ancient” Chinese Hungarians. The nation of the Huns was quite prominent […]
Rewind. Double check. I had to check the date for Agincourt. I had 1314 in mind. Wrong! That was Bannockburn. I’ve gone back to 1213 -The Battle of Damme I tried 1112 – In the Battle of Al-Sannabra (1113), a Crusader army led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem was … “In 1110, 1112, and 1114 the city of Edessa […]
That tune always reminds me of Dad and the Royal Marines Band at 45 Commando. With 4 out of 5 of my closest family being in the Navy – I’m definitely the Prodigal Daughter! The Navies of the World 1835 – 1840