Nothing To Say

Friday, 28 February 2020, 13:00.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve been told to F off and STFU by FAF TOOLS toooooooo many times ! TY, SitA :o)

Nest ferch Rhys

Friday, 28 February 2020, 12:49.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wiki : Nest ferch Rhys I’ve been thinking a LOT about Nest these past couple of days. Oh. Fiss. Bad news :o( In Welsh the girl’s name Nest/Nesta is…..? Behind the Name : Nest/Nesta/Agnetha/Ines What a co – inky – dink :o) P.S. Read most of Dr Kari’s work. In book […]

JANUARY 5, 2010 BY GRETA – Louise Labé

Friday, 28 February 2020, 12:04.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oh! Bells Hells. I’ve just freaked MYSELF out here. TEN / ELEVEN YEARS AGO (!?) I wrote these. If y’all have any free time – check out Louise. Lyon. And the name of the group of poets ? ? ? Greta Brookes : Louise Labé – hoax? Greta Brookes : Louise Labé (1524-1566)

8th November 2019

Friday, 28 February 2020, 7:03.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Greta Brookes : Ariadne and the 39 Steps If you have the time, please read the post linked above and ask yourself… What do 39 and 12 have in common? Where did the 39 steps lead? Who is the 13th and highest power in a Court Room? I don’t think that I […]

Charlemagne’s Tablecloth

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 16:56.Reading time 1 minute.

Feasts, banquets and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious and spread joy at family celebrations. Nichola Fletcher has selected the most colourful feasts in history to give a captivating account of why we enjoy gathering around a table […]

GB Q Time

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 11:25.Reading time less than 1 minute.

No prizes but… …Who can connect ALL these? The Red Serpent Et in Arcadia Ego Caves Tarot Jehanne d’Arc Ken Bran Asmodeus Shugborough Nautonnier Oaks Robert Fludd Duke of Buckingham Camels Robert the Bruce Coco Chanel An Aussie Samuel Greig The ’45 Dogs Derwentwater John Lackland Rene d’Anjou Retz Schomberg Louvre Roussillion Mary Valentina Medici […]

New Lady Macbeth Film

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 17:46.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Not watched it. Don’t want to. Foul language and Macbeth is now a Geordie. How to fluff up a good story! Anyhoos. FEB is loving a TROLL – now a poet – that’s talking about Carcassone (mythical centre of Cathar Culture) and giving him lots and lots of lovely, helpful comments. And he LOVES it. […]

Girls On Top. Tracey. Ruby. Jennifer. Dawn.

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 16:32.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wiki : Girls on Top Do the research yourselves!!! Or stay in Ostrich Mode. Your Choice :o)

Nest of Deheubarth

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 14:11.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ve been pushed to fast forward my re-posts about the Hidden History of the British Isles. When I get to re-posting the original one that brings ALL this together – it’ll make sense. Anyhoos. Wiki : Nest of Deheubarth The many years of research that I’ve done into my next HISFIC novel Ravens of Dinefwr […]

Trolls

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 13:37.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Being ALMOST as Scandinavian as I am Scottish (29% former/36%latter – even though they are both, basically, the same!) I have always had a fondness for the Norse myths about Trolls. A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together […]

Hidden History of the British Isles Parts 3 & 4

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 10:32.Reading time less than 1 minute.

7th May 2019 : 3) Brutus of Troy 7th May 2019 : 4) Brutus the Roman Consul

Flemish Bond

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 8:27.Reading time 1 minute.

The house I live in is red brick. Being a Grade 2* Listed building, built in 1839 (so they say) any time we want to “do” work on it, we get visited by a man and a clipboard from the almighty Conservation Office. The clipboard has a looooong list of DOs and Don’ts. Blah blah. […]

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.