On the Move

To all followers and email subs : Within the next week or so, I shall be moving on to another platform. WordPress has been great but it’s time for a change. The domain name will stay the same and (fingers crossed) all posts here will move with me (!) I’m not 100% sure if the […]

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Kiosk

The German Fountain at the Hippodrome of Istanbul   Wiki : Kiosk   Next page in Vienna!!!    

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Ottoman Porte

We’re still in Vienna 1838. So far our man has mentioned women twice. They are pretty. A female in an inn asked him for a cigar to smoke. This page says so much more to me than the actual words :o)  

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Lord Ponsonby

I’m sorry, not sorry. The pathetic child in me loves the name Ponsonby :o) OK. Still travelling Europe in 1838 (not my era of knowledge) and our man has reached Vienna. This page is confusing me. What’s new?  

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The Winter Queen

WikiWhatev’s : Elizabeth of Bohemia The History of Bohemia is very complicated. I have Carola Oman’s book. It was research for my first novel. The Winter Queen, daughter of James I, married Frederick, Elector Palatine. Their fight involved the Thirty Years War. Trying to fit all this info into the Hidden History is doing my […]

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Morphology of the Folktale

I’ve had this book for several years and it’s taking me forever to get to grips with it. Maybe that’s a good sign. I’ve stuff that I still need to learn (?) It is written by a Russian so pretty deep and darkly layered. I find something new each time I read it :o)   […]

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Wycliffe & Hus

I’m still travelogue-ing in Prague in 1838. They are in the city now and talking about its past history. Wiki : John Wycliffe Wiki : John Hus Just for MS Wiki reference. Welcome to Bohemian NOTRhapsody.    

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The Bloofer Lady

If you haven’t read Bram Stoker’s Dracula…. ….Spoiler Alert   StickyAussieWiki : Lucy Westenra   I maybe/might’ve/somewuheres said – the audiobook spoken by Greg Wise (Schwoon even tho’ he is Emma Thompson’s second husband after DeathNeverRecoveredSchwoon Ken Bran) and Saskia Reeves

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Prague

I’m reading a travelogue from 1838/39. It’s got almost all the -isms. Racism, sillyism, sexism, BSism…But it’s wonderful nonetheless. They are approaching Prague,  

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