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“In the early hours of the first attempts had been made to check it by forming chains of fire fighters armed with leather buckets full of water but thee water merely hissed in the flames. The few primitive fire engines that London then possessed had proved no more effective. Sir Thomas Bludworth,
the hard-drinking vintner who was serving as Lord Mayor—when first called out to view the conflagration–had delivered himself of a contemptuous opinion: ‘Pish! A woman might pisse it out!’ Later, he had been urged to order the wholesale puling down of houses in the path of the fire, but he dared not give the order for fear of the claims of compensation that would ensue.”
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As promised: Other things to see in Lake Wales
and eat as well.
(863) 676-8242
229 Stuart Av E, Lake Wales, FL 33853
was Vinton’s Restaurant and Grille when we did our tour. The Vinton Brother and sister team were said to be preserving a rich heritage that goes back three generations. VInton’s was celebrating 25 years in business at that time.
BSD Galleries, Inc.
208 East Stuart Avenue
Lake Wales, Florida
HOURS:
Wednesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The distinctive BSD Galleries jewelry, “wearable art in the form of fine contemporary jewelry,”
is only available through very select galleries but is worn and cherished by happy clients throughout the world.
249 E. Stuart Avenue
Lake Wales, FL, 33853
(863) 676-2821
Tuesday: 9:30 to 5:30
Wednesday: 9:30 to Noon
Thursday: 9:30 to 5:30
Friday: 9:30 to 5:00
Saturday: 9:30 to Noon
Sunday: Closed
info@thegalleryandframeshop.com
Shadowboxes
My real specialty is shadowboxes, no two are ever the same. From christening gowns to household items, they are all special and unique.
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Templar Castles in the Twelfth century
Generalized statements about Templar castles are apt to be even more confusing than other generalizations about them: for instance, the greatest Templar Castles, At’lit or Castle Pilgrim, built to be impregnable and never in fact taken by the Templar’s enemies, was not built until 1218. Thus to list the castles or speak generally of their characteristics would be to present a false picture of the situation in the twelfth century.
The Templars never held more than ten or so castles at any given moment in their history, far less than the Hospitallers who already held as many as seven or eight castles by 1160, and at one time or another possessed a total of 56 castles in Latin Syria
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Have you every heard of Epona?
The Divine Horse
she was really quite famous in her day
a Deity in fact
and the only Celtic Goddess to be worshiped in Rome (or at least one of the few–depending on your reference)
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I know I might be risking sounding morbid but this is another place I recommend:
and now another cemetery? but a much smaller–but no less interesting
A stroll thru this grave yard can tell you much about Key West’s character as you would from any history lesson.
The main entrance stands at the corner of Margaret Street and Passover Lane. Just walk in and straight to the first corner (Palm and Magnolia)—Past the rusted grave of Milton Curry’s final resting place by the wrought iron fence. Here you will see several graves enclosed and over seen by the statue of a sailor guarding his sleeping comrades. This is the final resting place of several of the sailors who died less than 100 miles away in Havana Cuba when the battleship Maine blew up and sank in 1898, from what at the time was considered to be an attack but more recent investigations seem to indicate that was due to negligence on the part of the ships command—but what ever caused it—these sailors died as a result—Several were nursed at the Convent by the nuns that use to inhabit this out of the way little bit of the way portion of Florida.
More next time—on Tues of the walk thru the founders and crazies of KW
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Now here’s an area that I haven’t been to in England:
This area was once split between Welsh Speakers and English speakers. which has become less of a divide over more recent history.
There are towns like Slova with Bright cottages and a narrow harbour that is dry at low tide.
Sandersfoot a coastal town
and
There the diver’s paradise of
is a medieval coastal town that has for years been popular with artists and writers including JMW Turner , Lucian Freud, Dylan Thomas
and Beatrix Potter.
The town is described as having pastel-coloured harbour houses and narrow cobbled streets. The town has been here since the Norman’s arrival in England and before.
Of course there’s things to see including:
owned by the National Trust
for a sample of life in 15th-century Wales
From Tenby you can walk to
And you can take a boat from Tenby and attend a service at
to hear the Gregorian chanting of the cloaked Trappist monks
Monks came here in the 6th century and by the mid 20th c they were producing perfume made from island plants including lavender.
also on the island
Containing a Museum
full of archaeological finds from Caldey’s many caves
There’s a lighthouse on the islands as well
which offer great views of the mainland.
Other places of note include
on the south coast–striking geological sites, the most notable South of Castlemartin. also called Stack Rocks. Elegug is from the Welsh name of the sea birds who nest here. The formation is a pair of huge granite pillars just a few dozen metres from the cliffs here.
Just a few minutes walk along the cliffs to the west is this impressive natural limestone arch with a 20 metre span.
and finally
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Britain’s only coastal national Park. with hundreds of footpaths and bridle ways that take you to coves, countrysides and historic attractions.
go to: www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk
to check out your options.
This park is dotted with remnants of the Christian tradition in the area dating from the 6th century as well as earlier evidence of prehistoric Celtic Civilization
this July at National Portrait Gallery
” A girl who has been nicknamed Matilda (but whose real name may be Susan) gently haunts Brandon Center. Brandon Center stands on the former site of a funeral home. A young woman named Susan, who had been an artist, had been on of it’s ‘clients’
The first reported sighting of Susan was by a staff member who was answering a security call. An apparition of a shy, young girl dressed in blue was seen near a Coke machine. The girl vanished quickly and could not be found upon a search of the premises. She has not been seen since, although people have sensed an unseen presence.
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There is speculation that the tree may be as old as a thousand years.
While you might well have heard of Sherwood Forest you might not be sure where exactly it can be found.
Sherwood is about 20 miles north of Nottingham and yes the place that an outlaw which may or may not exist—-The Legend of Robin Hood and his Merry Men had been about both in the UK and the legendary Englishmen are even popular in the US as well.
As most of you know the Outlaws lived in Sherwood Forrest
and yes it exists today, but is described as only a shadow of it’s former glory—hen it was once said to be thousands of arces.
and there are tours:
• NOTTINGHAM TOURS
Robin Hood’s Nottingham: From Sherwood Forest to City Centre tours
“The Legend of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest”
Two Day Group Tours (eg. parties of over 20 persons)
Joining the city of Nottingham with Sherwood Forest to tell the tale of Robin Hood.
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This lovely lady was out guide at the museum in Ybor City.
After the tour was over I spoke to her on the side and she recounted that her father had been a cigar maker and she had grown up in one of the shotgun house that she was telling us all about