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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Dumfries House
I first read about Dumfries House last year, when I heard that the house and contents were to be sold at auction. Being me, I was very saddened to hear it, it sounded such a special place. Also being me, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Places to go
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The Steam Weekend Was Bat-tastic
Forgot to warn everyone that there is an annual weekend of vintage steam engines etc every June at the castle. But, I thought that the fans would know, so that’s ok. We started Saturday off with a wedding. We don’t … Continue reading
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Cyd Charisse
For those of you that haven’t noticed already, I’m a classic film fan! I especially love musicals too. I was sad to hear that Cyd Charisse died today, though she did make it to the grand old age of 86, … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Videos
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True Blood, Or Have You Read Charlaine Harris?
There’s hope yet for us Vamp TV addicts! I started reading Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire tales, aka the Sookie Stackhouse books years ago (when they first came out in the US) starting with Dead Until Dark. I just recently heard … Continue reading
Posted in Books, TV
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Any Foyle’s War Fans?
I love Foyle’s War. Or should I say loved…the final series just showed recently. I’m not normally a fan of WWII dramas, but Michael Kitchen is just a fantastic actor, and really sold Foyle to me. At the moment, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in TV
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A Walk By the River
On Thursday we ended up in Huntly, which is quite a large town not too far from where we live. For me, it has the particular distinction of Huntly Castle. I’ve pictured the ruins here before. We had a wander … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photos
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Give My Apologies to Georgette
Whilst I promised, and didn’t, forget about the Georgette Heyer Book Club I talked about aeons ago, I still haven’t found the time to sort something out for it. I was reminded about this as I’ve been leafing through a … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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Children’s Books?
Just a quick shout for help here. Don’t worry it’s not painful. I’ve decided to get the nephews some books to read on holiday. They love things like the Astrosaurs, but I am looking for other good series to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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How About This One Then – But There’s a Twist to the Tale
Many of you agreed that we should buy Tillycairn Castle. Hey guys, I’m still waiting for the mortgage money! I was amazed to see another beautiful historic property up for sale this soon, and so beautifully restored it made the … Continue reading
Posted in History, News
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Interesting History Stuff You May Have Missed…
I do keep tabs on interesting history articles that come up in the news, but often forget to mention them here. Two in particular caught my eye in the past week or so. Firstly, about Elizabeth I, and secondly Shakespeare. … Continue reading
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