Tag: History
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In the Lap of the Gods
A couple of months ago, I introduced Gerald to the world in a short 100-word tale called Legendary Circles. I feel that tale needs a little padding here and expanding there, so here’s the first part… “I don’t believe this!” Athena sat down in frustrated contemplation, swiftly using her mouse to scroll onto the next…
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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
WC Fields said that. William Claude Dukenfield, January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946, according to Wikipedia, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. I always thought that WC Fields was a woman, not meaning to be impolite toward the memory of WC, or to WC himself, I hasten to add. It’s an easy…
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Early start
I woke up thinking ‘what’s that smell?’ A pungent, rich, sickly, thick smell that was, well, vile. So bad, I had to smell myself (just to be sure, you know!) and luckily, it wasn’t me. I sat up in my bed, and realised that it wasn’t my bed. I was sleeping on some woven rugs…
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The A-Z of Everything… near enough!
I’m starting to think that I may, perhaps, be extending the incorrect impression of myself. My ‘about’ page goes into great detail about who I am, as do quite a lot of the posts I write. The title of my blog is currently Me! Me! Me me me!, which would tend to give a slight…
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Celebrating Sixty Glorious Years (and one song)
I’ve just finished watching the Diamond Jubilee celebration concert for Her Majesty the Queen, and I have been quite moved. The crowds… the music… the lights… the fireworks… the Keep Calm And Carry On… it was an amazing concert. I was moved not by the images from yesteryear throughout the Queen’s reign. I wasn’t moved…
The Mansionic Perspective 