Tag: History
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Loves of times gone by
St Valentine’s Day. A day to reminisce. A day to look back and ponder those loves from the past. Those important yesteryear moments. Sigh. Like the Lincoln biscuit. Gone but not forgotten. Round and bobbly and no longer around. Celery Soup. Tinned Celery Soup. I think that vanished from the shops some time in the…
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The Hippogryphe
Legend has it that a fantastically fast creature exists, somewhere, very well hidden.It’s speed can take it all around the world, not exactly in the blink of an eye, but pretty quickly. It can also use its speed to reach the Moon, if needed. Apparently. The creature? The Hippogryphe. Part horse, part Gryphon (more commonly…
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Which Phoenix? That Phoenix!
History.Mythology.Legend. The more you delve, the more convoluted it becomes. The more answers you find, the more questions you ask. Links appear and disappear like clockwork, characters crawl out of the woodwork and connections that you wouldn’t expect to exist appear within the framework. Everything and everyone in his, her or its place. And somebody…