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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Name Days, Birthdays & Holiday Attractions
Maria – say it loud and there’s music playing; say it soft and it’s almost like praying…(West Side Story) Princess Maria Hermenegild (1768-1845) was the wife of Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II. It was for her Name Day each year from … Continue reading
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Flowers at the wedding of Hannah Smith & Greg Lakin
15th September 2012 Hannah Smith & Greg Lakin were married at Lillibrooke Manor If Love like wheat might ripen in the fields We’d husband well the crop the sunlight yields. We’d plough Love’s field with furrows straight … Continue reading
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Governor Romney gives it straight on gay marriage
Gay Marriage is one hot potato in the US Election. This link takes us to a conversation Governor Romney has with a gay veteran in the swing state of New Hampshire. The content is interesting as is the way the ABC & … Continue reading
Wigmore Hall: Ability & Disability
Helena Juntunen (soprano) & Eveliina Kytömäki (piano) Schumann, Strauss, Thomas Adès and Sibelius Last night’s recital was memorable for two reasons. There were some haunting and beautiful songs – some beautifully sung by Helena Juntunen and geogously accompanied on the piano … Continue reading
Andy Murray US Open Champion 2012
Flushed with success at Flushing Meadow Any Murray at the fifth attempt finally lifted a Grand Slam trophy in his own right. Earlier this year I commented here on the change that had come over Murray and though I’m … Continue reading
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Part Two: Edward VI’s Inheritance
Part Two: Loving Cups and Poisoned Chalices History has suggested many explanations for the sequence of dramatic events that were the reign of King Henry VIII. From the brutal judicial murders ofEmpson and Dudley; through the early wars; through the … Continue reading
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Democrats after Charlotte
Electoral College Obama : 332 Romney: 206 Senate Democrats 46 Republicans 47 Tied: 4 The course of the final stage of the US election is now set and uncertainties hang all around but has the democrat donkey finally broken … Continue reading
H.O Evennett: The Cardinal of Lorraine & The Council of Trent
Who was the Cardinal of Lorraine; what was the Council of Trent; and, why should you care? The first question is most easily answered. The Cardinal of Lorraine is the title of Charles de Guise, second son of Claude Duc de Guise … Continue reading
The Wedding Toast
The minuet from Coming of Age Curtain – there are four dancers singing in the style of a madrigal whilst dancing the minuet. We raise a glass of wine, to love & to romance We drink a toast to lovers … Continue reading