Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Poppies on the Bench

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Today is Remembrance Day . I try to commemorate it on the blog every year. This year, I wanted to share a picture of a bench covered with po...
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Monday, 9 November 2026

Rome, City of Espionage

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I thought I would blog another entry in my City of Espionage series which I started earlier this year . And I thought of a city that is anci...
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Sunday, 8 November 2026

Free Poppy Wreath

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It is Remembrance Sunday today, so as it is November we are wearing poppies in this household. My wife loves poppies: she has them on mugs,...
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Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Ghostly Pig-Headed Bride

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 For today's countdown to Halloween post, a little known ghostly legend. As you may know, I have been reading on and off  Halloween Folk...
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Saturday, 17 October 2026

Folkloric Halloween Horror

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As you may remember, I started reading Halloween Folklore and Ghost Stories   last year. I am still reading it, kind of slowly, because I ha...
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Friday, 9 October 2026

Ghosts In The Walls

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I promised yesterday I would give a proper recommendation next time I blog about a spooky book. So for today's and this year's first...
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Friday, 2 October 2026

Aquila on Haunted Houses

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For today's countdown to Halloween post, I'm promoting the October issue of  Aquila Magazine . My son has a subscription and he alwa...
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Friday, 11 September 2026

25 Years of 9/11

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In case you haven't noticed, today is the anniversary of 9/11 .We tend to forget, what with what is happening in the US or because of th...
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Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Cutlass (Signature Weapon)

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Here is another post in my  Signature Weapons series, formally started this year. It's about weapons that could be used for a character...
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Thursday, 6 August 2026

Berlin, City of Espionage

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This is a new post in my City of Espionage series started in February this year , about cities associated with espionage, in history and fic...
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Sunday, 26 July 2026

Aquila on Ancient Civilisations

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Wolfie does not get mail very often, but when he does, he usually receives the best mail. And I know we are late in July, but I wanted to sh...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Le congé du 14 juillet

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 Nous sommes le 14 juillet aujourd'hui. C'est donc  la Fête nationale française , parce que c'est l'anniversaire de la prise...
Friday, 3 July 2026

Alexandre le Grand VS les éléphants

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 Photo prise dans un livre d'histoire sur la Grèce et Rome, un cadeau de mes parents que j'ai dévoré durant mon enfance. Vous voyez ...
Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Brussels, city of espionage

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 This post is another one from my city of espionage series, talking of cities in the world closely associated with espionage and intellige...
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Wednesday, 27 May 2026

"The Story of... Tea"

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Quick blog post to plug a documentary I watched on Netflix and really enjoyed: The Story of... Tea . It's part of a documentary series o...
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Saturday, 23 May 2026

Legends

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 I found another great crime series on Netflix and I wanted to share it/plug it here: Legends . It's both a crime drama and a true crime...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Ghosts in the Walls

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Is it okay to think about Halloween already? The weather has been kind of gloomy, in a good way (but then again I love gloomy weather), so o...
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Friday, 8 May 2026

"11 siècles de Normandie"

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Ma belle-mère a parfois des contenants cools. Comme cette boîte de biscuits, qui fait un résumé date par date de l'histoire de la Norman...
Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Tomahawk (Signature Weapon)

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 Here is another post in my new Signature Weapons series, about weapons that ought to be seen in crime fiction, either used by the heroes o...
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Saturday, 11 April 2026

Taureau hispanique

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Parfois, voyager quelque part nous permet aussi de s'imaginer ailleurs. Ainsi donc, j'ai pris cette photo aux Roman Baths  de  York ...