Category Archives: Patrick’s Words

Interesting People From The Past…

Posted on 12/11/2012 by

Charles Spencer Chaplin – Dear Charlie Chaplin! Dear Charlie became Sir Charles Chaplin, receiving his knighthood from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 1979. His film career had spanned 54 years, and in that time Charlie made a total of … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 08/11/2012 by

In 1945 Josephine Leslie under the name of R.A. Dick published her wonderful novel entitled “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir“… Determined to make a life for herself and her daughter, Lucy Muir, a young widow moves into Gull Cottage on a wild … Continue reading →

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The Family at Santa Pod…

Posted on 04/11/2012 by

It was nice to get out to Santa Pod Monster Truck Venue, near Bedford UK on Saturday evening for a Fab show and Fireworks to round off the season… But ‘I Curumba’ – the cold weather! fair froze us… Anyway, … Continue reading →

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A World That Time Forgot…

Posted on 20/10/2012 by

Tuesday found Marilyn and me making a well overdue visit to the fantastic Natural History Museum at Tring in Hertfordshire England. Built in 1889 to house the private natural history collection of Walter Rothschild, the Natural History Museum at Tring … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 16/10/2012 by

Among my most favoured British drama movies of the 1940′s is THE SMALL BACK ROOM made in 1948. It was made by the Archer Team for London Films, and features Sammy Rice, a troubled bomb fuse scientist. Sammy is troubled … Continue reading →

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The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum…

Posted on 07/10/2012 by

This time the family made a visit to South Kensington for the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, both situated close to one another. Impressive buildings with impressive interiors and displays. Thousands visit the museums every day of the … Continue reading →

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The Leighton Buzzard Motorcycle Rally…

Posted on 03/10/2012 by

Saturday and the family made a welcome return to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire for the yearly Motorcycle Rally. The Rally attracts Bikers from all over the UK with hundreds of stylish motorcycles to be gazed upon, ridden upon, or just … Continue reading →

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The Avebury Stones…

Posted on 27/09/2012 by

The Avebury Stones. The village of Avebury is seen as a mecca for those who believe in Paganism, Wicca, and Druidry. The Avebury Stones surround the village in the fair county of Wiltshire England, a county renown for it’s fine quality hams and … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 20/09/2012 by

Episode Four…Competition Like an ancient dowager The Peoples Palace had marked the passing of time; its walls were cracked and bitten by a thousand winter gales. Now the evening was an earthy brown that hid its open shabbiness and rickety … Continue reading →

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Actress Enid Stamp Taylor and Polyfoto…

Posted on 13/09/2012 by

This remarkable set of pictures taken by Polyfoto in the 1930′s show a more unguarded and natural Enid Stamp Taylor and thought to be taken in one of London’s large department stores. They were given to me by Enid’s daughter Robin … Continue reading →

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