Facing up to Father

A recent post about Marble Hill led to a reader (RDN) commenting about the Marble Hill imprint. I bought an MH book on instinct.

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Tick the Box

This ballot box was used in a ministerial by-election in Pontefract in 1872.

Otter Things

There may be a few otters depicted in churches but they are usually relatively modern; like this window in Newcastle Cathedral. It references a legend that St Cuthbert prayed standing up to his neck in the North Sea at night and in the morning was warmed up on the shore by otters.

Going Dutch

Bertie spent a large part of yesterday with Lucy and her dogs.

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Palms for Oblivion

I watch two of my investments more closely than the others.

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Herts and Sole

In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen. This month in the SE of England it’s an Indian summer and yesterday Bertie and I went to Hertfordshire.

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