Sunken Italian Medieval Village May Rise Once Again

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Crossrail unearths ‘plague’ pit

This is old news for the UK—but some of my readers may not have seen it.

All states should be doing really, really critical sureillance in long term care facilities out of concern that an asymptomatic worker or an asymptomatic person who comes into the nursing home may unknowingly spread the virus to its residents.

Deborah Birx, M.D.

U.S. Coronavirus Response Coordinator

Florida Trivia:  What Classic Tarzan star (think back in the old days)—filmed a couple of the Tarzan movies at Silver Springs—-Now a State Park?

Return to Key West Cemetery

There is a grave Marker that says Grandmother and one that says Grandfather–with father spelled “Farther”.  On one maker the S is backwards…..and that’s the normal part—the crazies are much more fun.

But there is an explination for these early misspelled and goofed stones—-most were ordered and brought in from far away places and it took a long time to get here by boat before 1912 (when the railroad arrived)—that most decided to keep them rather than sending them back on another boat and—well you get the idea.

And I must admit that its those other oddities that get our attention:

Probably the most famous reads:

B.P. “Pearl” Roberts’

a waitress in town known to be a hyprochondriac

stone says:

” I told you I was sick”

another has a cat’s face etched onto the headstone and reads

“More lovely and loving than the cats she adored.”

and there are less crafted ones

like the crude hand-scrawled maker with these words

“Silence he Sleeps”

However Island historian Tom Hambright insists that the odd epitaths aren’t really that common and the most bear traditional things like “Rest in Peace” and the like that is common for the conservative people who rest here

Come back on Thurs for more of this conservative (yeah right) cemetery.

WATCH: The Latest Trailer for HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country‘ Is Timely and Terrifying

Answer:  Johnny Weissmuller made the two of the Tarzan moivies at Silver Springs.

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other movies filmed at Silver Springs

• Legend (1985) …
• Moonraker (1979) …
• Thunderball (1965) …
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) …
• Never Say Never Again (1983) …
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) …
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) .

See the whole list

The Fear of Being Alone Is Real—Here’s How to Face It 

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The Africans Who Called Tudor England Home

Now all of you have heard of London

but here’s a place you might not have heard of and in fact I was planning on making my first visit there last month—before the virus messed that all up—any way it’s

Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Charles II—a man of many women and children–except with his queen—Commission this site for a retirement home for old soldiers.   Charles while biding his time to return to England—after Cromwell and his parliment of Puritans killed his father —the first Charles and usurped the goverment….was in France and their he saw the Invalides a home for old soldiers set into motion by Louis XIV.  (and in England this faciity for soldiers was copied for sailors at the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich.  Several architects worked on the project, but the chief of them was Sir Christoper Wren.  Some 200 old soldiers, known as Chelsea Prisioners, live at the Hospital and they are famous for their scarlet coats and tricorn hats worn on ceremonial occasions.  All the major battles in whih the Pensioners took part, from 1662 to the Korean War, are commemorated on the walls, and the names of the Pensioners who fought are listed.  Until recently, the oldest pensioner was a veteran of the Boer War.

Historic Britain From the Air

Nicholas Best

The Keys are welcoming guests again

      Mute Witnesses of Forgotten Times

and back to the Florida Backbone — Ridge as we continue on to Cowboy Country

We’ve left the Bok Tower South and are continuing Alt. 17

in 1911 Lake Wales was a turpentine-and lumber camp and then the railroad arrived (Atantic Coast Line) and  with it the settlers.  The Lake Wales Land Co, was formed by four gentlement, and the town progressed thru a feverish land speculation that had taken hold all over Florida.

At the traffic lights turn left on North Ave (SR 17 A)

Turn right on 5th Street

Now we’re going to a most curious area attraction that even some of the locals I am sure never visited—-though I do admit that any steep land in Florida is a steep Hill.

Spook Hill 

Legends say that the mystery orginated from a Seminole legend in which Chief  Cufcowellox and his tribe settled on Lake Wales.  Soon a huge bull alligator moved into the lake and regularly attacked the tribal inhabitants.  Aided by the Great Spirit the chief stabbed the beast and engaged him in a month-lon battle, after which the chief rose from the water in victory

During the battle a small lake, now North Lake Waes, appeared next to thr big one.  The chief was later buried on the shores of the new lake.  Some attriue the Spook Hill inegmia  to the Alligator seeking revenge, while others speculate taht Cufcowellox has returned to defend his homeland from encroachment.

Park on the white line facing up the steep side of the hill.  Release your break and your vehicle rolls up hill.

welcome to Spook Hill.

an optical illusion?  An Indian Curse?

Vintage Postcard Lake Wales Mountain Lake Sanctuary

Spook Hill is a oneway street so head back in a circle to the traffic light on 17.

Downtown Lake Wales

Lake Wales is name for the Lake, which in turn honors the name of a family who once lived near there.  Waels was the original spelling.  Wales appeared with the platting of the town in about 1911.

Continue on a short distance into town

(on Thursday)

SCOTLAND IN 360°

Lower Slaughter Manor

(off the A429, Lower Slaughter)

……sounds like the setting for a horror flick, but looks more like some remarkable English home you would see in a Jane Austen movie adaption.  It’s pricey, but there are so many benefits….(1).  You probably won’t have many opportunities to stay in an authentic English manor.  (2) you’ll feel like a movie star and (3).  It has an indoor heated pool and tennis court.

Hanging out in England

www.frommers.com

Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres to reopen safely in England

The Bone And Sinew Of The Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality

 The Bank House

Kate Silberberg drumming in The Mesa Medicine Wheel

A medicine wheel is a centra circle, spiral, or cairn of stones from which lines of other stones radiate, often as “spokes” to an outer circle of stones.  SInce ancient times, American Indians have created many such arrangements of stones and held them sacred.  Planted with healing herbs, the sacred space of a medicine wheel can also become a special kind of garden:  a private ecosystem and a small sanctuary for the birds, butterflies and animals whose natural wild spaces are at riak.  Or the medicine whel arden can take a larger form as a unique community area or even an outdooor classroom.

The Medicinr Wheel Garden

Ebarrie Kavasch

Prince Philip’s 99th birthday on Wednesday 10 June.

and no I didn’t forget (well almost)  It’s a real oldie and I stumbled on it last night while I was at usual looking for something new (at least for me)…..what got me started was Jimmie Steward playing a supporting role to the main stars

and then I was hooked, and I actually figured out the killer—but it was very late in the whole lay out….

Title After the Thin Man

just click on the title and watch it

Year 1936
Director W.S. Van Dyke
Genre Comedy, Crime, Mystery

INTERPRETED BY

• William Powell
• Myrna Loy
• James Stewart

Probiotics don’t do much for most people’s gut health despite the hype, review finds

First American Woman to Walk in Space Reaches Deepest Spot in the Ocean