“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.”
I will always and forever be grateful to my Mum and Dad for letting my brothers and I make our own choice of life path. Despite years of suggestions – Mum kept throwing being a NURSE at me. Dad stayed silent. In the end – aged 17 – when I Went My Own Way – […]
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What a grand name for a firm of solicitors :o) OK. Back on the WhoWroteSheakspeare debacle! Who was, if not THE pioneer, the best known voice of the Baconian Authorship theory? Yup. Name Game She did include others as possible authors but she is reported to have travelled from America to Stratford in 1856 “for […]
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OK. Been There, Done That vibe. Still not learned this lesson. When you see the potential and you open yourself up to encourage it, nurture it, help it, love it…! Yup. I expected FAR TOO MUCH. Common courtesy, friendship, mutual respect, people who thought and acted and lived like ME. #NEVERAGAIN!
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I had an inkling, even before this book arrived, that it would be fantastic. If the intro is anything to go by, I’m in good company. BTW. I loved my school years. Almost every day was FUN. Maybe because we were a very happy bunch of kids who placed the “education” part of going to […]
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You never know what people are saying behind your back. This is a true statement. Unfortunately, more often than not, it will be something horrible. But once in a while…! The homemade cake above was hand-delivered to me this morning with a message. I know you had a crappy birthday ‘cos the boys were on […]
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The History of Watermarks in Paper is a long one. It’s fascinating and little known about outside of Academia. The process of watermarking paper reached expert levels as far back as the 12th and 13th centuries – mainly in the South of France where the Cathars and Huguenots had to hide their heretical religious leanings. […]
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You’ve got to have a small amount of sympathy for those/they/them who’ll take anything and EVERYTHING that has been given to them free of charge and Unconditionally and will use it – not to thank you for the gift – to BIG THEMSELVES UP. In the UK we call peeps like that PRECIOUS aka Entitled. […]
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Fludd (1574-1637) is on MY List. Over 20 years ago he was presented to me as a teacher and influencer of Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Chevreuse Make the links with that one yourselves ? Don’t y’all just love it when multiple paths open up and multiple timelines converge? Shakespeare’s quote is in Agatha Christie’s […]
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January 2019 : Tartary – A Modern Hijack Ain’t it grand to be ignored….NOT! Every single person is now an HEXPERT on Tartary. P.S. If y’all EVER see that word in a yt vid or as a FAF yt chan name/commenter………RUN AWAY. Puhlease. For the love of True Truth. I beg you. Please ? Case […]
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MY fave restaurant in Paris. Right round the corner and about a minutes walk from the Place Vendôme, Been there several times. When you treat them with courtesy and respect, the waiters are wonderful. One night the place was full, so me and my partner-in-crime sat outside at a table on the pavement. Being chatted […]
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This year it brings a Gemini Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Full Moon. It’s also my Nan – Anne’s – birthday. Every year. Gemini is the opposite sign to Sag. Sag is fully independent. Gemini needs a twin. WTF ? November 30, 2020, brings a Partial Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Gemini. Lunar Eclipses are like […]
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Nemo is a given name, nickname and surname. It is Latin for “nobody”, and may refer to the alias Odysseus used to trick Polyphemus in The Odyssey. Backwards it is OMEN, yes, no? OMEN/NEMO a warning to us to BEWARE of Nobody with a false name. OR MANY FAF names ? And BTW – y’all KNOW MY name. And my Father’s. And my Mother’s. ALL […]
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