There is no sin except stupidity. Oscar Wilde

Meet the man:  Wilde

 

 

 

Great stylist and lovely lady working in an area where you can become beautiful without becoming infected —-just across from Winter Park Village.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The podcast for kids that the whole family will enjoy!

 

 

Fake Law by The Secret BarristerThese

 

interesting stories of the law are from the UK and not the USA

nothing crazy like this happens here I’m sure ????

 

 

 

King Harold's grave site

This church once part of the larger abbey bordering on the Epping Forest in Essex.  The monastery, which dates way back further than I have studied the history of, was founded during the reign of King Cnut (1017-1035)  

which is one of the kings of the Viking period in England and the now UK.    but it’s main claim to fame came a few years later when Legend says that  Harold the  Saxon King who was killed at a battle with the invading Normans at Hastings and his body was brought here and buried with that stone at the front of the picture—which was at the time of the burial was at the Abbey’s High Altar sight and so the stone marks it spot (above) which would have been inside the building and over his grave.  But others insist that he was left at the sight or near it of his death and dumped with no ceremony at the site of the battle itself—-and if that isn’t enough there have long been legends that Harold survived the battle—though his kingship did not and that he retreated from the Normans to the north and stayed out of sight and sound until his death of natural causes many years later.  But visiting Hastings and the church is an interesting way to spend a day and just in case you’ve got two out of three of the burial spots off of your to do list.  In all fairness there’s a lot more than 3 but I didn’t want to discourage you

 

King Harold ‘may have survived Battle of Hastings’ claim

 

 

Marking King Harold’s Grave. The inscription reads: ‘This stone marks the position of the high altar behind which King Harold is said to have been buried 1066’.

 

BLENDED SCOTCH V SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY: WHAT SHOULD I BUY?

 

 

 

Halloween Ideas

 

 

Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey
The experts at America’s Test Kitchen and National Geographic bring Italy’s magnificent cuisine, culture, and landscapes–and 100 authentic regional recipes–right to your kitchen.

 

THE FIRST HEALERS: Ancient Medicine and the Art of Wellness

 

 

 

It was over 284 years ago that the first British Prime Minister:  Sir Robert Walpole moved into Number 10 Downing Street.

 

Bright fireball widely seen over northeastern Mexico

 

 

 

Key West Cemetery angel

 

The Key West Cemetery 

is much like the town it serves—a bit (or more) off the beaten path.  One of the oldest markers is the final resting place of Duncan Cameron since 1855.

 

Next along the way is a tiny stone that marks an the early grave of 22-year old Rev. J. Van Duzen, the first missionary to Cubans in Key West

 

if you continue along the semi-circular roadway northeast along 3rd Ave.  You’ll pass Tombs of Key West elite:  The Lowes, Careys, Pinders and Currys.

 

Note the two ceramic swans and double white roses at the corner.

 

and finally on the right are 42 “condos” burial cubicles stacked to conserve space.

 

 

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The Witches’ Ball  Orlando 2020 

 

 

37 is the angle that the number 10 is painted on the door of #10 Downing Street

 

7 Books to Read Based on Your Favorite Fall Activity

 

 

 

Ormonde Castle

Carrick-on-Sur

County Tipperary

Ireland

 

DISCOVER GHOUL BRITANNIA

 

Today, thanks largely to the efforts of Heritage Ireland , 

the old house is gradually assuming something of its former glory and visitors can admire its atmospheric huddle of rooms, including a Long Gallery that stretches for an impressive 100 feet, and which is unique in Ireland…

 

…On its wall the marks of the original staircase are clearly visible.  It is here that ghostly activity has been experienced.  Michael Wallace, a sprightly guide who looked far younger than his 80 years when I met him, used to live in the house.  There were nights when as he sat close to the bottom of the staircase, he would hear the distinct sound of a ball apparently being held in the Long Gallery above.  He would hear the swish of the ladies skirts, the echoing sound of their footfall and from time to time the voice of a one minstrel that would burst into song and entertain the assembled phantom throng with a mournful rendition of “Greensleeves.”

Haunted Houses of Britain and Ireland

Richard Jones

 

19 Incredibly Haunted Hotels Around the World

 

 

The largest room at 10 Downing Street is the 42 foot long State Dining Room

 

 

International Archaeology Day

 

 

A group of strangers mysteriously gathered at an isolated country estate, recount chilling tales of the supernatural.
it cost a million pounds to restore #10 back in 1963

 

 

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Dr. Pound Pioneer Farmstead

Dripping Springs

Texas

 

Hair-raising stories from pioneer days. – Texas Escapes

Three families settled here from Missouri in 1853.  One a Physician Joseph M. Pound and wife Sarah built a one room log cabin—they would eventually be the proud parents of 9 children.  The cabin became the site where a Methodist circuit rider gave meetings for the community.  Eventually the cabin grew to include a kitchen, dining room.  The site remains intact today looking much like it did then.  The site houses family items including desk and the doctor’s medical tools as well as a Confederate flag.  There is also a smokehouse, corral, windmill, and a barn.  An item that sounds particularly interesting is an old time green house called a “hot frame”.

 

The Land and Its Early People – Texas Our Texas

 

 

 

 

A brown and white cat named Larry is the Official “Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office”—-it’s reported that there have been assorted felines in residence here for over 500 years—Nelson, by the way was the name of the feline for Churchill.

 

Discover The Power of Pollinators

 

 

New Rob Roy Statue

Knights Templar: Escapees in Scotland | Crusader History

 

 

At Peterculter

 

a paper mill town, the statue seen from the bridge overlooking Leuchar Burn is Rob Roy (1671-1731) the traditionally amiable outlaw (who in fat was just a cattle-lifter and freebooter) Peterculter and Maryculter were named after St Peter’s Chapel and St. Mary’s Chapel when the Culter district was divided by donation of the south bank of the district (Maryculter) to the Knights Templar in the late twelth century.  The Roman Catholic St Mary’s College (founded in the 1827) has some notable treasures which include a portrait of Mary Queen of Scots found hidden at Doual after the French Revolution.  Aberdeen is eight miles (13 km) from here.

Around Scotland:  A Touring Guide

Ken & Julie Slavin

 

The Salacious Letters That Helped Bring Down Mary, Queen …

 

 

  Stan the T. rex just became the most expensive fossil ever sold

 

St Paul’s Episcopal Church and Rectory was originally built on corner of Duval and Eaton Street in Key West in 1838, this plus two subsequent churches built on the same spot were all destroyed by hurricanes.  The current church was built in 1919.

 

 

 

 

Stan the T. rex just became the most expensive fossil ever sold

 

 

 

 

More UK pictures both the main and this and again I lost track of where exactly they were taken.

 

The Best Halloween Decorations to Celebrate The Spookiest Time of the Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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