Wet Wet Wet

Here Comes the Rain Again Shoot. Sorry. Wrong Scot. Another FAF song that I used to get sung at me!  (Is that a proper sentence?) M’eh. Bloody Scots. Rats, lice and Scotsmen. You find them the world over. Stupid 17th century research for an HistFic book. :o)    

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Deeper and Deeper

Flag of Trebizond     Wiki : Thomas MacKenzie   The Highlander who founded Sevastopol.   Khouter MacKenzie, in the Crimea, is so named from Admiral MacKenzie, who. commanded the Black Sea fleet under Katherine II, and fortified Sebastopol. In 1738 MacKenzie of Conansby was a colonel under the Empress Anne, and Captain MacKenzie of Redcastle, another […]

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Leghorn

OK. This gets weirder by the day! Still investigating my ancestors and I came across this strange but connected fact… LEGHORN. What does it mean? Let’s go to the all-seeing – Wiki : Livorno Now. What does that have to do with the 1770’s, the Romanov, Scotland. the Imperial Navy and the Admiral? Go away […]

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A False Prophet

Shoot. This is a bit of a personal downer. Dad’s birthday was 5th July (the crematorium day) The 6th was me and my brothers interring his urn on top of Mum’s. I can publicise dead parents too, love.   ;o)  

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Just Because…

…I spent most of the night puking. And today I’m running at 50%. That doesn’t mean I’m weak and washywishy. Some entities just DON’T GET IT. Their BAD Go away Freddie, Dolores etc

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