“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.”
There is not a day that passes when I’m not STUNNED by mine own ignorance! I’d never realised just how much of an influence Kirsty had been on me. GB 4th July 2019 : Eddi and Kirsty I soooo love this song! And I had no idea that KMac was a backing singer for Simple […]
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I can this theme as far as it needs to go :o) Crann Tara aka The Fiery Cross was, once upon a time… In Scotland, the fiery cross, known as the Crann Tara, was used as a declaration of war. The sight of it commanded all clan members to rally to the defence of the area. It then became hijacked by….well […]
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I’ve talked quite a lot here about my paternal family and their being Scottish Presbyterian. I’ve also talked a bit about anagrams. OK. Prove this FACT wrong ? An anagram of Presbyterian is… … BEST IN PRAYER Not that this means anything important. It’s just one of those things that JUST ARE!
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Hey. I’m a Sag. Zero Patience for FAF Fools. M’eh. Lyrics below about twisted laurels and heartless ? ? ? you must know someone like himwho was tall and strong and leanwith a body like a greyhoundand a mind so sharp and keenbut his heart, just like a laurelgrew twisted round itselftill almost everything he […]
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I’ve watched all off Mr. Maguire’s videos. This one seems very apposite for nowadays – especially when you listen to his summary at the end with it’s condemnation of the Medical Fraternity ! ? !
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I’ve got to post it to release it! GIMMEGIMMEGIMME some Peace. Puhlease and TY! Like I #NEED a man. Tut. I NEED a hot water bottle, my bed with lots of heavy covers to keep me warm, my PJ’s and my ipad full of audiobooks. I fell asleep last night before the end of chapter […]
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Chez moi – these past two days we have been battling invisible forces. Internet on for 10 minutes. Internet off for 4 hours. BT rung. An engineer will be there in a couple of hours. 26 and lot hours later…No Engineer Here. Heyho. At least someone is getting enough downloads to upload. Yay :o) Promised […]
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A good old Scottish name. Also Stewart (one of my brothers’ middle name) – Stuart is the FRENCH spelling! Who Inspired James Bond ? P.S. NOT a fan of Dan Snow aka HistoryHitTV. Yuk :o(
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A doorstop (aka a very thick slice)of Freshly Baked Bread, either raw or toasted. Lashings of Salted Butter and a Mahoosive layer of Dundee Marmalade. Droooool. But more than that – it has been far too many years since I’ve had a marmalade making day. I’m loving this lass. She has a onsies too. And […]
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GB : 7th November 2020 Lord and Lady Ruff-Diamond? I adore Dundee Marmalade. Oh. I’ve given away the plot? Shame on me :o(
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It’s mine own fault really :o( For falling madly in love with a Medieval (Viking) Norwegian King called Magnus (Barelegs) Olafsson. You’ve gotta love the name of his sword. When he wasn’t shooting arrows into Norman Earl’s eyes, he was hamstringing his enemies with a weapon called Legbiter. He came back to bite me. Tut. […]
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OMGiddy DNA! I’m so excited. I’ve just found out that I have Crawford in my DNA!!!! COUSINS Maybe not the fictional Francis Crawford of Lymond. VOTED ONE OF BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE HISTORICAL NOVELS Before George R. R. Martin there was Dorothy Dunnett . . . PERFECT for fans of A Game of Thrones. ‘She is a brilliant story teller, The […]
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Hidden History Research 