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Number 9 wrote 2 weeks ago: Sober Thought of the Day One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a go … more →

Tags: sobriety, recovery, Alcoholism, Addiction, Daily Meditations, Psalm 145

D-Day Dodger???

Thomas wrote 2 months ago: 899429 Bmbr Barnes MM R.A. (64th Field Regiment) When I was young (and now not so young) I read stor … more →

Tags: Medal, Anzio, Salerno, History, Military Medal, Royal Artillery, gallantry, Comic Book, Commando comics

The Compensations Of Growing Old: Lady Astor1 comment

layanglicana wrote 2 months ago: I have always hated the idea of growing old because of all the things old age would prevent me from … more →

Tags: quotation, Old Age, compensations of old age, looking on the bright side

Book Bits: SEAL author killed, NPR contest, Jamaica Kinkaid's new novel, Cynthia Leitich Smith interview

knightofswords wrote 3 months ago: Do you wear your heart on your sleeve when you leave voice mail and answering machine messages? Perh … more →

Tags: Book Bits, News, Adrian Fort, Book News, Book Reviews, Duotrope Digest, Gérard de Villiers, S.J. Laidlaw, Sherlock Holmes

Biography of Nancy Astor– the birth of an idea1 comment

euanhirst wrote 7 months ago: Adrian Fort is an acclaimed historian and biographer. His new book Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor  t … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, guest blogs, Cliveden, Adrian Fort

Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor- Rosina Harrison1 comment

persnicketysoup wrote 1 year ago: Rosina Harrison was born into a poor English family, the daughter of a stonemason and a laundress, i … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review, Recommendations, Summer Reading, History, Biography, autobiography, Rosina Harrison

Quotes by Winston Churchill.

DT wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Quotes, inspirational photography, Wisdom, smart, Poison, winston churchill, Quotes, Tea, Enemies

Lady Astor

Shawn Everett Jones wrote 1 year ago: Nancy Astor, born in Danville in 1879, lived the first six years of her life in the Langhorne House, … more →

Tags: Danville VA, danville women, lanhorne house

Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler - 01/22/12

unclerave wrote 1 year ago:   Image via Wikipedia “The penalty of success is to be bored by the people who used to sn … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Games, language, Word Games, Puzzles, cryptoquote, codes, Quotes

Trivia Thursday: All the World's a Stage

editorbree wrote 1 year ago: This Week’s Question: A woman appeared on the English public stage for the first time on this day in … more →

Tags: english history, Trivia Thursday, Restoration Period, Trivia, Parliament, theatre

Trivia Thursday: First Lady

editorbree wrote 1 year ago: This Week’s Question: Lady Astor became the first woman to do what on this day in 1919? Last Week’s … more →

Tags: english history, 20th Century, American History, Historical Facts, Edwardian history, Trivia Thursday, Thanksgiving

I Love Bill Cunningham

tracycliffordstyle wrote 1 year ago: We have heard Anna Wintour quoted many times saying, “We all get dressed for Bill.” I ne … more →

Tags: Fashion, NYC, New York, Fashionista, designer, Runway, Shopping, Clothes, Style

Winston Churchill Drunk Moonwalk

Machinima wrote 1 year ago: Check out this funny machinima video of Winston Churchill moonwalking while drunk and this moment in … more →

Tags: muvizu, Video Games, unreal engine 3, Machinima, winston churchill, Churchill, moonwalk, MICHAEL JACKSON, nancy astor

Fete Opening - No Z list celebs here- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Honor Blackman & Jack Hawkins!!

reynardcollectables wrote 1 year ago: Those of us who have attended a summer fete, school fair, Scout jumble sale etc will know that often … more →

Tags: Ephemera, Honor Blackman, Douglas Fairbanks, theatre, Film Star, jack hawkins, Cruel Sea, Goldfinger, James Bond

Teed Off

Elyse Bruce wrote 1 year ago: It’s easy to see how someone might think the expression “teed off” is directly rel … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 20th Century, Idioms from the 17th Century, President Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, st. petersburg times, Baltimore Sun, tee-off, teed off, teed off on

On the eighth day of Christmas our bloggers gave to me

localgovaswell wrote 2 years ago: Some local government (well, one local government and some other government) quotes: Sure there are … more →

Tags: We love the Council, Local Government, Eric Pickles, humour, Nixon, Churchill, Quote

Queen takes Knight; checkmate...

LW wrote 2 years ago: Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, Grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion (source) We explor … more →

Tags: Psychology, Parliament, Countess Markiewicz, Constance Markiewicz, Sinn Féin, Dáil Éireann, first woman elected to Parliament, John Singer Sargeant, nancy astor

Churchill's Wit

jacobschriftman wrote 3 years ago: Lots of work to do; posting new blog entries has sunk way down on my priority list this month. To fi … more →

Tags: winston churchill

Quips, Cusses, and Curses

Allister Timms wrote 3 years ago: I’d like to get my hands on Robert Graves’ book Lars Porsena — On the Future of Swearing. In it he l … more →

Tags: Robert Graves, Lars Porsena — On the Future of Swearing, SWEARING, Insults, William Shakespeare, Anglo-Saxons, winston churchill, voltaire, librarian


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