The last day of July. It’s one of the first endings of the year. Well, there is the end of winter but no one regrets that. And the switch from late spring to early summer never really leaves a ripple. But… July. Spent the other evening watching dusk arrive at a nearby conservation area, listening … Continue reading "Your Beery News Notes For The End Of July And The Beginning Of The Back To School Ads"| A Good Beer Blog
House slave, Annie (Suzanne Parker) considers herself fortunate and protected working on the Llanrumney estate; a sugar plantation in 18th Century Jamaica, owned by the Morgan| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
A new client of mine shot me a pic of this coin she inherited from her great grandfather (who once worked at a grist mill!), and I immediately had to stop what I was doing to research it ;) I didn’t get a pic of the obverse, but wanna take a guess of what it […]| Coin Thrill
One of the books that’s been on my shelf for a while is Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson’s hefty work The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England’s Legends, from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys. It’s almost an encyclopedia of folklore from across England, peppered with references to the primary material from … Continue reading A few tales of historical spooks for you this All Hallow’s Eve| History Research Shenanigans