Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. ~ Les Brown

 

 

 

 

Aubrey Arms—a picture from some where in the UK—see below possibly Wales:  I need to label my pictures—but this was way back when I was using film.

 

 

 

The name Aubrey was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Aubrey family lived in Brecknock, Wales, where Sir Reginald Aubrey was granted lands in 1088. The name is topographic in origin and indicates that its original bearer once lived in a place planted with elder trees. The name also may be derived from a batismal name meaning “the son of Aubrey.” In this case, the name would have been Albreda in the feminine form and Aubrey in the masculine form.

 

 

Aubrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

 

 

January 1:  Feast of the Circumcision of Christ

 

Then as now January 1 was regarded as New Year Day, although the date (year)–up to 1752–did not change until 25 March.

Holy Days

Carlotte Hodgman & Nicholas ORM 8

BBC History Revealed

 

 

 

Top 75 Florida events, fairs & festivals: Updated with cancellations

 

 

Edinburgh

National Gallery

New Town

Belford Rd

Amid extensive grounds, a classical 19th c school

Vuillard and Picasso

Magritle & Lichtenstein

Old Masters

laid out chronological order

Ruben, Rembrant, Van Dyck. Gainsborough,

Reynolds

in a kayak, go island hopping in the Indian River Lagoon

 

 

 

 

The Woman from Planet X     Kirsten Weiss Release Date: February 28, 2022 In need of a relaxing vacation, Susan heads to small-town Nevada with her boyfriend and dog in tow. But instead of taking a break, she’ll need to put her sleuthing skills to the test when she gets tangled up in the case of a local knitter’s murder.

 

 

 

How to make proper Cornish pasties, the English hand pie that dates back centuries

 

 

 

The 15-Foot Wave Of Beer That Flooded London In 1814

 

It all started around around 4:30 in the afternoon when a clerk  at a brewery in  the St. Giles area of London, noted that one of the iron rings that held a huge fermentation tanks together had broken.   Evidentally this type of thing occurred yearly and he was instructed to make a note of the damage to be repaired and it would be taken care of later.

 

 

 

Jolly Splendid London Walk Around St. Giles and Charing Cross Road

 

  The problem was that the tank that had suffered the damage was full and the damaged area was being pressed on by hundreds (or more) pound of pressure with no relief to the already damaged ring.  And this pressure continued until just a hour later when the tank burst and St. Gilees flooded with beer with a 15 foot wave of the brew that swept thru the streets.   The force of the spouting hot beer took out the 25 foot brewery wall and  ruptured several more tanks behind it.

 

In minutes, the brewery and the surrounding area (St. Giles) was under about 120,000 gallons of the dark brown beer and eight people died–several of whom had been attending a wake for a small child.  The brewery managed to keep brewing after the flood, but use of these big tanks was gradually replaced with other safer forms of containment.  It would move out of the area in the 1920’s and permanently out of business in the 1960’s.

Part of the brewery site is now occupied by

 

 

 

Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7AQ

A Grade II listed art deco theatre in the heart of London

Current Production:

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage

Now until 16 Apr 2022

 

 

But London wasn’t the only place to be destroyed by a flood of human in take items

 

Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly

 

 

Day Trip from London To Rye | Rye, England | English Countryside Tour | Trip Buddy

 

Another local favorite, Paul McCartney, who bought a 160-acre farm just outside of Rye in 1975.  The former Beatle has apparently been self-isolating there with his family during the lock down and is ocassionally spoted in the town.

Historic  Towns:  Rye

 

 

 

Sir Paul McCartney’s Sussex farm among most searched celeb houses

 

 

 

 

Gulf Breeze Zoo

 

Easter

April 17, 2022 9pm to 5pm

Hop on over to Gulf Breeze Zoo for an egg-citing time.

 

5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

 

 

 

 

 

Mill Cove Complex “A Truly Significant Site”

 

 

 

 

Norton-Radstock Travel Guide

 

Norton Radstock:  Midsumer Norton

St. Chad’s Well

“Situated at the spot called the Island.  Difficult to say why this spring bears the name of St. Chad.  Over the rocks from beneath which the water comes is an inscription recording the fact that the mother of Major Frerick S. Savage, of the 68th Regiment, who died 31s March, 1866, in accordance with his wish, improved the spring and erected the memorial to him.  The place does not seem to have been called St. Chad’s Well until the above date, and it is not so named  either in the tithe map or in old deeds.  Tongue notes “General Tonic and Curative Purposes” here.

The Holly Wells of Somerset

 

 

Midsomer Norton

 

 

 

Want to spend some time on a beautiful pristine island paradise? Join us on the Egmont Key Ferry

 

 

A Peaceful Isle on a Busy Bay

It sets at the mouth of Tampa Bay just three miles off the northern tip of Anna Maria Island 

 

 

Historic Edgemont Key is all but deserted except for her visitors by ferry and other watercraft.   A small island two miles in length and a half in width.

 

 

 

Egmont Key | The Lighthouse and the Abandoned Ruins of Fort Dade the Ghost Town Island of Tampa Bay

 

 

It contains Fort Dade which dates to 1900 and was put there during the Spanish American War.  There is also a light house here–the sixth brightest in Florida.

 

 

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Egmont Key – Fort Dade – Egmont Key Lighthouse

The light house is still active —the original facility was destroyed by a hurricane in 1848, only  a few months after its completion.  The island itself was said to be  been completely covered by the hurricane generated waves– The lighthouse keeper and his family were said to have rode out the storm on the island in a boat attached to some trees (that were submerged but did not break or uproot)  The light house was restored in 1849, but I never heard if the original lighthouse keeper and his family returned or not—my bet would be NOT.

 

 

Welcome to Egmont Key State Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/Elenas-Mystic-Shop-406050740178025/

 

 

 

Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp—Volusia Co         

Florida—-March Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where Can Americans Travel Right Now?

 

Abbey of the Black Cross:  Kay carried Ywaine here to be healed after a treacherous attack on King Mark, and thus it would seem to be in Cornwall probably in a northern part of the modern country, within easy reach of Tintagel

The King Arthur Companion

Phyllis Ann Karr

(if you go back on this blog to June 2016 you can enjoy Cornwall—I stayed in Tintagel —with me.  I was there for a month all on my own—-lots of pictures and stuff about the area, and more.)

 

 

 

Chocolate Chip-Banana Muffins

 

 

 

Taken on a visit to Highgate

Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls 

 

 

Ok found one more thing before I put this out today:

 

 

 

 Feb. 19th – Apr. 3rd

FREE Parking!

 

 

Let’s Make Your 16th Century Visit, The Most Memorable Experience

This weekend is:

 

Bring your dog & pirate pals for our Pirates & Pups weekend! This weekend will showcase pup rescue groups, pup training demonstrations & contests for dogs. Not only are there activities for your pups, but also for you!

 

Next weekend

 

 

See the rest of the weekend themes:

  https://www.bayarearenfest.com/themeweekends/

 

MORE:

 

 

 

Dade City Florida Accommodations

I use to go to this but it was closer in Tampa then—use to get all done up—made my own costumes and we had SOOOO much fun…..I can’t say too much about the current one as haven’t been lately —-but it certainly looks like there’s all manner of fun stuff going on.  Check it out and see you might enjoy these things like me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally Some more of my pics:   this one immediately above is an interesting vase I saw in a local store.

                       and the one below is one of my church pictures in my wandering about the British Isles

Oh and the main picture is a Pub from the same group of pictures of England—-but  a bit less holy part of my rambling about the UK.

 

 

 

 

A life without cause is a life without effect. ~ Barbarella