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“Away from the world and its toils and its cares,
I've a snug little kingdom up four pair of stairs.” (William Makepeace Thackeray)
“The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.”
William Makepeace Thackeray
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On a summer evening, in the soft light, small white stars twinkle among the different colored grasses.
Today I also think about the threat of war and those living in the midst of war. If only we could be warm and kind hearted to each other.
My summer meadow, Finland. / Wildflower 9. Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea.
🎧Bless You (John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band)
Thoughtfully;
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
William Makepeace Thackeray mentioned and I nodded:)
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Best regards & hugs my artist friend,
Sunny
Goldeneye Ducks are in fact sea ducks so they are very hardy birds despite being sea ducks they spend very little time in a marine environment . When the large gravel pits at Dungeness are windswept and rough in the winter often the only ducks left in the worst of the waves are Goldeneye . This male is in his winter / Breeding plumage of mostly white with a dark green head .
The way I sometimes use the last little daisy from a posy! One of my Simple Pleasures
“A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature.” Oscar Wilde
"When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole." William Makepeace Thackeray
Textures; 2 Lil Owls - Midsummer dreaming 5 and 7
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Chrysanthemum set: Chrysanthemums
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
10th July 2016 - Bae Test Pilot 'Nat Makepeace' shows of a stunning array of weaponry in his Tranche 3 Eurofighter 'Typhoon' FGR4. Slung underneath are a mixture of Meteors, Brimstone and Paveway munitions.
11th July 2016 - Bae test pilot 'Nat Makepeace' waits to join the active in Bae's latest addition to the development fleet. A Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
One of three shots I captured with my iPhone today in Toronto! Brilliant sunshine, 22 C feels even warmer and this is October! Loving it! Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
Thanks for your visits, enjoy each day!
Thoughtfully;
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
William Makepeace Thackeray mentioned and I nodded:)
.........
Best regards & hugs my artist friend,
Sunny
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Imagine there′s no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Ah, ah, ah-ah
Imagine there′s no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I′m not the only one
I hope someday you′ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I′m not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTjqxQVkz8c
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10th July 2016 Bae Test Pilot 'Nat Makepeace' blasts into the sky in the latest of Bae's development fleet. A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 Tranche 3 'ZK356' armed with Meteors, Paveways and Brimstone missiles at the Royal International Air Tattoo ar RAF Fairford.
"When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise." William Makepeace Thackeray
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Yannis Martynov Edit
See his work here:
Overgate, Dundee
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Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy and became its mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937, The character was created by Dudley D. Watkins, originally as an outlaw or ‘desperado’ (hence his name), but evolved into a more sympathetic type, using his strength to help the underdog.
He is apparently the world’s strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch.
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Desperate Dan’s Dawg is a character that appeared alongside Dan in The Dandy comics 1. Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy and became its mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937 2. Desperate Dan is immortalized in Dundee, his place of ‘birth’, with an 8-ft tall bronze statue in the city center alongside his ‘Dawg’ 3.
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Minnie the Minx, whose real name is Hermione Makepeace, is a comic strip character published in the British comic magazine The Beano. Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, she first appeared in issue 596, dated 19 December 1953. She was created as a female counterpart for Dennis the Menace.
She is known as “The World’s Wildest Tomboy” and causes trouble by doing what she calls “minxing” to others.
"A good laugh is sunshine in the house." - William Makepeace Thackeray
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The snow finally stopped late last night, leaving the city to wake up to something that looked a lot like a winter wonderland.
And just like that, the season changed. At least temporarily.
Oh well; at least it was a pretty sight. The majority of what fell yesterday has melted off, thankfully!
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
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The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London, located between Barbican and Smithfield Market, and to the north of what is now Charterhouse Square. In English, a Carthusian monastery is called a "Charterhouse" (derived from the Grande Chartreuse, the original monastery of the order), and thus the Carthusian monastery in London was referred to as the "London Charterhouse." As per Carthusian custom, the twenty-five monks each had their own small building and garden.
Since the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century the site has served as a private mansion, a boys’ school and an almshouse, which it remains to this day.
Residents of the almshouse are known as ‘Brothers’, which is a purely traditional term acknowledging the Charterhouse’s monastic past.
The story begins in 1348 during the Black Death, when the land was used as a burial ground for victims of plague. In 1371, the Charterhouse was built – a Carthusian monastery, which flourished throughout the later medieval and early Tudor period.
The life of the monastery came to an end in 1527 with King Henry VIII’s Reformation.
The head prior John Houghton refused to sign the Act of Supremacy, written to make King Henry VIII head of the Church instead of the Pope. Houghton and two other monks were hanged, drawn and quartered for their resistance.
With the dissolution of the monasteries, the Charterhouse became a mansion for wealthy noblemen and a refuge for royalty. Elizabeth I met the Privy Council here in the days before her coronation in 1558 and James I used the Great Chamber to create 130 new Barons before he was crowned. But it was in 1611 that Thomas Sutton bought the Charterhouse and established the foundation that now bears his name.
Thomas Sutton’s will provided for up to 80 Brothers: ‘either decrepit or old captaynes either at sea or at land, maimed or disabled soldiers, merchants fallen on hard times, those ruined by shipwreck of other calamity’ as well as Charterhouse school.
Since then, the Charterhouse story has continued. Wellington, Gladstone and Cromwell have all been Governors. The Charterhouse appears in the writings of Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Charterhouse
livinglondonhistory.com/8-secrets-of-the-charterhouse/
100x: The 2024 Edition
12/100 London landmarks by night
Notes: Not handheld: camera was resting precariously on the locked iron gate. Fringing removed later in Affinity Photo 2
“Take these seeds and put them in your pockets so at least sunflowers will grow here when you die.” — Ukrainian woman confronting an armed Russian soldier with seeds of Ukraine’s national flower. 🌻💙💛
Standing tall. Standing beside you in my heart. Standing for safety & peace for all of the humans and animals affected by war. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 #MakePeace
“The world is a looking glass, so be certain you are smiling” – Art Piece by Norbert Brunner
“The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
Taken onboard the cruise ship “Celebrity Reflection” on a Mediterranean cruise
Explore #19 (2021-01-05) - Thank you for stopping by and for your encouraging comments and favorites!
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards?
Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
William Makepeace Thackeray
If you can make any sense of this picture you'll be doing well!
"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face." (!) (how mortifying)
- William Makepeace Thackeray
I've been away again and am back for a little while before I go again..
And now I'm way behind with commenting but I hope to catch up with you in the next day or two. What have I been doing did you say - aha - will explain all next time...maybe! :))
mareagrau.blogspot.it/2017/04/happiness.html
Which of us is happy in this world?
Which of us has his desire?
or, having it, is satisfied?
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William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
In 1990, after the departure of the Soviet troops, the process of renovating the almost ruined Grassalkovich mansion house began, and although work continues, the majority of the Royal Palace is open to visitors as a museum and concert venue.
It was also one of the locations in the latest version of Vanity Fair movie written by William Makepeace Thackaray, staring Olivia Cooke as the timeless heroine Becky Sharp. It was set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars the palace was the hotel in Brussels where the English troops and wives had stayed.
During the 2011 Hungarian EU Presidency, informal international ministerial meetings were held in the Royal Palace. The main venues were the Baroque Palace's riding school and the reconstructed stables.
The town hosted The 10th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting, an inter regional forum of the 27 members of the European Union, the European Commission, the 10 members of the ASEAN Secretariat, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Australia, Russia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Norway and Switzerland.
In 2016 (July 28 through August 6), Gödöllő hosted the Men's 2016 European Lacrosse Championships. The championships consisted of 24 European nations. The matches for the tournaments were held on the ground of Szent István University.
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"An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through."
William Makepeace Thackeray