Blogs about: Lady Astor
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April 30
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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 →
D-Day Dodger???
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 →
The Compensations Of Growing Old: Lady Astor
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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 →
Book Bits: SEAL author killed, NPR contest, Jamaica Kinkaid's new novel, Cynthia Leitich Smith interview
wrote 3 months ago: Do you wear your heart on your sleeve when you leave voice mail and answering machine messages? Perh … more →
Biography of Nancy Astor– the birth of an idea
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wrote 7 months ago: Adrian Fort is an acclaimed historian and biographer. His new book Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor t … more →
Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor- Rosina Harrison
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wrote 1 year ago: Rosina Harrison was born into a poor English family, the daughter of a stonemason and a laundress, i … more →
Quotes by Winston Churchill.
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Lady Astor
wrote 1 year ago: Nancy Astor, born in Danville in 1879, lived the first six years of her life in the Langhorne House, … more →
Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler - 01/22/12
wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia “The penalty of success is to be bored by the people who used to sn … more →
Trivia Thursday: All the World's a Stage
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 →
Trivia Thursday: First Lady
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 →
I Love Bill Cunningham
wrote 1 year ago: We have heard Anna Wintour quoted many times saying, “We all get dressed for Bill.” I ne … more →
Winston Churchill Drunk Moonwalk
wrote 1 year ago: Check out this funny machinima video of Winston Churchill moonwalking while drunk and this moment in … more →
Fete Opening - No Z list celebs here- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Honor Blackman & Jack Hawkins!!
wrote 1 year ago: Those of us who have attended a summer fete, school fair, Scout jumble sale etc will know that often … more →
Teed Off
wrote 1 year ago: It’s easy to see how someone might think the expression “teed off” is directly rel … more →
On the eighth day of Christmas our bloggers gave to me
wrote 2 years ago: Some local government (well, one local government and some other government) quotes: Sure there are … more →
Queen takes Knight; checkmate...
wrote 2 years ago: Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, Grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion (source) We explor … more →
Churchill's Wit
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 →
Quips, Cusses, and Curses
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 →
