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What Do These Things Have in Common? by Grace Elliot 7/30/2011 12:16:22 PM
What do these things have in common?
Cats, chocolate, computors, the sea and creativity?... more
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Bizarre Tudor Deaths. by Grace Elliot 7/28/2011 11:20:51 AM
...died picking corn-marigolds, testicles crushed whilst playing Christmas games, killed by an escaped bear....... more
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Welcome! Guest author, Melissa McClone. by Grace Elliot 7/20/2011 10:05:27 AM
Author of contemporary romance, Melissa McClone visits the blog. ... more
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The Secrets of Marocco- the horse accused of witchcraft. by Grace Elliot 7/17/2011 5:33:14 AM
NEW blog post.... more
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The Horse Accused of Witchcraft. by Grace Elliot 7/10/2011 8:12:12 AM
The true story of the horse accused of witchcraft (new blog post)... more
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Bisset's 'Cat Orchestra' and other performing cats. by Grace Elliot 7/3/2011 8:38:19 AM
My latest blog post looks at two cat acts from history - one successful, the other less so! ... more
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Where did I go? by Maralee Lowder 7/1/2011 10:53:07 AM
Continuation of A History of Life... more
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A Victorian Wonder. by Grace Elliot 6/15/2011 10:00:59 AM
NEW blog post - A Victorian Wonder.... more
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Miraculously Improbable - The Crystal Palace. by Grace Elliot 6/13/2011 12:16:00 PM
Did you know that the Crystal Palace, home to The Great Exhibition of 1851, measured exactly 1,851 feet long - in tribute to the year it opened?
More historical trivia and fascinating facts about the Crystal Palace.
Just f... more
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Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks: A Review by Holly Weiss 6/9/2011 10:37:12 AM
Geraldine Brooks - A Special Niche in Outstanding Historical Fiction... more
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Regency Panes. by Grace Elliot 6/8/2011 10:29:32 AM
Regency Panes - why windows are more interesting than they appear. ... more
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Breath of Death (part 2) by Grace Elliot 6/5/2011 10:08:31 AM
Discover how, in Victorian times, green wallpaper could be used as a potential murder weapon.
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Breath of Death. by Grace Elliot 6/1/2011 11:07:15 AM
New blog post.... more
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Memorial Day by Jeanne Treat 5/30/2011 4:25:07 AM
Have a safe and fun Memorial Day, friends! As for me, a wee bit of writing and gardening... To down load a free copy of my short story collection - "Dark, Mysterious, and Irreverent" - go to smashwords.com - find the book - and enter coupon code SZ23... more
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Book inspires fan to research his ancestry by Jeanne Treat 5/24/2011 12:25:09 PM
I'm back from the Smoky Mountain Highland Games...... more
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The Sin Tax by Grace Elliot 5/22/2011 11:17:14 AM
My weekend blog post looks at 'The Sin Tax.' ... more
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Aldric and Anneliese is available as e-book on Kindle & Nook by Harry E Gilleland 5/21/2011 2:40:23 AM
Aldric & Anneliese is now for sale for $5.50 as an e-book at both the Kindle Store at Amazon.com and at the Nook Store at Barnes and Noble.... more
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Cat Gut Your Tongue? by Grace Elliot 5/18/2011 6:23:27 AM
Traditionally what are violin strings made from?
A) Cat gut,
B) Steel wire or
C) Sheep intestine.
The answer, of course, is (c) – sheep intestine, so why then, do are the strings of violins, stringed instruments and tennis r... more
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Cats or Rats? Facing Phobias. by Grace Elliot 5/15/2011 10:31:04 AM
My mid week post involved the Emperor Napoleon and 30,000 rabbits. This reminded me of Napoleon’s reputation for being afraid of cats. Apparently this was an open secret amongst friends and adversaries alike. Indeed, during an important political deb... more
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Exit Napoleon Pursued by Rabbits. by Grace Elliot 5/11/2011 10:30:23 AM
My midweek blog post is a blend of animals, history and trivia- to stimulate and make you smile! This is an almost Monty Pythonesque tale involving the French Emperor Napoleon, his Major General ‘Berthier the Ugly’ and 30,000 rabbits.
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