Monthly Archives: April 2017

Lost and found at Lambeth Palace.

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

As the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for centuries, Lambeth Palace, which sits on the south bank of the River Thames in London might be expected to have its fair share of graves of prominent people in history. However, … Continue reading →

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A Quick Guide To Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

My football team Newcastle United won promotion to the English Premier League last night and as a coincidence, I came across this great post about the city I consider to be my home. Now a top destination for the finer … Continue reading →

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The Vulture Stone at Gobekli Tepe – A monument to a cosmic disaster.

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Many of us are familiar with the use of ancient civilisations making monuments that in some way link up to either our calendar, the sun, moon or stars.  From the stone circles in the British Isles the Mayan temples in … Continue reading →

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North Korea – The Bad Hair Day Country

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

All these years that I have been blogging and only around 2 or 3 countries have never visited my blog.  This is my concerted effort to get 1 viewer from one such country, North Korea. If this doesn’t work then … Continue reading →

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An Easter Walk

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

On Easter Sunday, I went to Church and I took my iPad so thought you might like to see some of the photos which I took.  

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One ha’penny, two ha’penny, hot cross buns!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

Hot Cross Buns are one of those delicious treats that you can have at Easter.  Until just a few years ago, they could only be found within a week or two of Easter but these days hundreds of millions are … Continue reading →

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Taboo

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

As always, I have been really very busy this spring but when I haven’t been busy then I have been engrossed in Taboo.   It’s set in the Georgian times but to call it a costume drama would be rather … Continue reading →

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Standing Up To Corporate Greed

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

I’ve written several posts on corporate tax dodgers and greed and this week, none was more surprised to be confronted by another example of this just a minute from where I live when I got on my local bus. Imagine … Continue reading →

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So you want to have your own duel?

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

So we now know all about the history of duels thanks to my post earlier this week but what if we want to duel ourselves? There is always some idiot out there who flames you on Twitter, leaves a rude … Continue reading →

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Duelling – A Matter Of Honour

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

It’s hard to imagine a when men would fight for honour almost at the drop of a hat or indeed a white handkerchief but there was a time when this was de rigueuer.   There used to be thousands of … Continue reading →

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