“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.”
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)
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Wiki : Girls on Top Do the research yourselves!!! Or stay in Ostrich Mode. Your Choice :o)
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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 […]
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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 […]
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7th May 2019 : 3) Brutus of Troy 7th May 2019 : 4) Brutus the Roman Consul
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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. […]
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Another re-wind/re-peat. TARTARIA, MUD FLOOD AND RUSSIAN BOTS I am NOT into Public Dissing. It goes against my nature. But when y’all Piss ME Off, y’all will get ALL of my Scottish, Scandinavian, English, Russian ancestors up the wazoo. Not Matter How Much It HURTS ME!!!!!!!! Meanwhile: Back in France…
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Who played Cleopatra in Carry on Cleo? Amanda BARRIE Who’s name on FAF FB is now Amanda Barry? 15th Feb 2019 – Written by ME 13th Sep 2019 – Written by ME Good job that NC showed me that CLEOPATRA is just another PAPER TWIN. Just another LIE. Just another historical […]
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