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WICKED THINGS
at
Winter Faire
(Adult)
sllorinovo.blogspot.com/2013/10/wicked-things-part-one.html
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Gothic, Grunge, Shabby, Cemetery, Vampire, Zombie, Gor, Demon, Haunted, Oasis, Hangout, Vistors.
Sim Design,Swamp, Bayou,Haunted House, Clown,bloody, macabre, creepy,scarey,
Witch, Halloween, Twisted, Hunt, Grave, Spooky, Ghosts, Dead, RP, Morgue
Some days we do so much stuff, there's not enough space to post all the pictures I take.
Take Monday.
Monday was back at work day, a day of meetings and getting documents reviewed, but also I would go up to that London in the evening. For an event.
Sunday night we went to collect Jen's car so Jools had a car to drive to work, and I could go to the station after work.
That done, all was set.
Thing is, could I think of a good enough excuse not to go? Because as I get older, it seems easier to bail on things we have agreed to do, or even bought tickets for.
So, with banks of fog and mist sweeping over St Maggies through the day, I check train times to see if there were delays, or the weather to see if the weather would get worse after dark.
As it happens, despite fog and mist, trains kept running as normal. And there was no weather warnings for the evening either.
So, I worked through the day, looking out of the windows as the village faded from the view at times.
I would go I decided.
So, after the last meeting in the afternoon, I packed away the work computer and took the Audi to drive to Dover Priory, finding a place to park very near the station, much to my surprise.
A day return cost £37, so I bought that and went for a pasty and Coke in the buffet to wait.
A high speed train gets us to London in 63 minutes, and after that, a three stop ride on the Piccadilly Line to Leicester Square would take me to the centre of the west end where the action might possibly be.
The train wasn't full, only between Folkestone and Ashford when love-lorn school kids got on, gossiping about someone who might or might not fancy them.
Bless.
At Ashford the train even waited for a connection from the Marsh Line, something no longer thought happens.
But does.
And then on to London.
There really is no better station to arrive into London.
Not as busy as I have seen, but lots of people milling around with suitcases, ready to travel.
I was making my way to the Piccadilly Line for a short ride to Leicester Square and the bright lights of the west end.
Arriving at Leicester Square, I fine neon everywhere and a Christmas Market set up in the middle.
For the snapper, it was a target rich environment.
Across Leicester Square, and over Piccadilly Circus to look up the curving Regency masterpiece that is Regent Street, already decked out ready for Christmas.
Back and into Chinatown, where it was packed. I mean packed so there was people jams. Most were from the far east, it seemed, and always struck me as odd that they would come to England and eat on the same food as back home. But then little different to package holidaymakers from England going to Spain in the 1970, dining on fry up and egg and chips.
I walked to Trafalgar Square, bought a Cajun hot dog and a coke, and ate that sitting on a bench looking at the reflections in the fountain pools around Nelson's Column.
I saw St Martin in the Fields was open, so I went in. There were teccy looking people setting up mics for a concert, so I had little time, but rattled off a few shots before their icy glares drove me back outside.
Oddly, I wasn't that hungry, so snacked through the day.
I went to find the venue for the event, a pub on the backstreets behind theatreland, I had half an hour, so waited and watched people before going in for a beer.
The event was a "thank you" for patrons of the music podcast I support. Other patrons came from all over London and the country, a couple from Dublin came too.
A soundtrack of party tunes was playing in the upstairs bar, and my selection, What's my Scene by The Hoodoo Gurus was playing.
I meet some old familiar faces, we make small talk and jokes, most music based.
Sadly, I had to leave just before nine, as I had an audit first thing in the morning, and I really needed to catch the twenty to ten train back to Dover, even then it would be nearly ten to eleven before I got back to Dover, and then a ten minute drive home.
So, outside the pub I flag down a cab and he takes me up to St Pancras, so quickly I had twenty minutes to wait before departure, indeed the train wasn't even waiting when I went up from street level.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England parish church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. There has been a church on the site since at least the medieval period. It was at that time located in the farmlands and fields beyond the London wall, when it was awarded to Westminster Abbey for oversight.
It became a principal parish church west of the old City in the early modern period as Westminster's population grew. When its medieval and Jacobean structure was found to be near failure, the present building was constructed in an influential neoclassical design by James Gibbs in 1722–1726. The church is one of the visual anchors adding to the open-urban space around Trafalgar Square.
Excavations at the site in 2006 uncovered a grave from about A.D. 410.[3] The site is outside the city limits of Roman London (as was the usual Roman practice for burials) but is particularly interesting for being so far outside (1.6 km or 1 statute mile west-south-west of Ludgate), and this is leading to a reappraisal of Westminster's importance at that time. The burial is thought by some to mark a Christian centre of that time (possibly reusing the site or building of a pagan temple
The earliest extant reference to the church is from 1222, when there was a dispute between the Abbot of Westminster and the Bishop of London as to who had control over it. The Archbishop of Canterbury decided in favour of Westminster, and the monks of Westminster Abbey began to use it.[4]
Henry VIII rebuilt the church in 1542 to keep plague victims in the area from having to pass through his Palace of Whitehall. At this time it was literally "in the fields", occupying an isolated position between the cities of Westminster and London.
By the beginning of the reign of James I, the local population had increased greatly and the congregation had outgrown the building. In 1606 the king granted an acre (405 m²) of ground to the west of St Martin's Lane for a new churchyard,[5] and the building was enlarged eastwards over the old burial ground, increasing the length of the church by about half.[6] At the same time, the church was, in the phrase of the time, thoroughly "repaired and beautified".[6] Later in the 17th century, capacity was increased by the addition of galleries. The creation of the new parishes of St Anne, Soho, and St James, Piccadilly, and the opening of a chapel in Oxenden Street also relieved some of the pressure on space.[5]
As it stood at the beginning of the 18th century, the church was built of brick, rendered over, with stone facings. The roof was tiled, and there was a stone tower, with buttresses. The ceiling was slightly arched,[6] supported with what Edward Hatton described as "Pillars of the Tuscan and Modern Gothick orders".[6] The interior was wainscotted in oak to a height of 6 ft (1.8 m), while the galleries, on the north, south and west sides, were of painted deal.[6] The church was about 84 ft (26 m) long and 62 ft (19 m) wide. The tower was about 90 ft (27 m) high.[6]
A number of notables were buried in this phase of the church, including Robert Boyle, Nell Gwyn, John Parkinson and Sir John Birkenhead.
A survey of 1710 found that the walls and roof were in a state of decay. In 1720, Parliament passed an act for the rebuilding of the church allowing for a sum of up to £22,000, to be raised by a rate on the parishioners. A temporary church was erected partly on the churchyard and partly on ground in Lancaster Court. Advertisements were placed in the newspapers that bodies and monuments of those buried in the church or churchyard could be taken away for reinterment by relatives.
The rebuilding commissioners selected James Gibbs to design the new church. His first suggestion was for a church with a circular nave and domed ceiling,[7] but the commissioners considered this scheme too expensive. Gibbs then produced a simpler, rectilinear plan, which they accepted. The foundation stone was laid on 19 March 1722, and the last stone of the spire was placed into position in December 1724. The total cost was £33,661 including the architect's fees.[5]
The west front of St Martin's has a portico with a pediment supported by a giant order of Corinthian columns, six wide. The order is continued around the church by pilasters. In designing the church, Gibbs drew upon the works of Christopher Wren, but departed from Wren's practice in his integration of the tower into the church. Rather than considering it as an adjunct to the main body of the building, he constructed it within the west wall, so that it rises above the roof, immediately behind the portico,[7] an arrangement also used at around the same time by John James at St George, Hanover Square (completed in 1724), although James' steeple is much less ambitious.[7] The spire of St Martin's rises 192 ft (59 m) above the level of the church floor.[5]
The church is rectangular in plan, with the five-bay nave divided from the aisles by arcades of Corinthian columns. There are galleries over both aisles and at the west end. The nave ceiling is a flattened barrel vault, divided into panels by ribs. The panels are decorated in stucco with cherubs, clouds, shells and scroll work, executed by Giuseppe Artari and Giovanni Bagutti.[5]
Until the creation of Trafalgar Square in the 1820s, Gibbs's church was crowded by other buildings. J. P. Malcolm, writing in 1807, said that its west front "would have a grand effect if the execrable watch-house and sheds before it were removed" and described the sides of the church as "lost in courts, where houses approach them almost to contact".[8]
The design was criticised widely at the time, but subsequently became extremely famous, being copied particularly widely in the United States.[9] Although Gibbs was discreetly Catholic, his four-wall, long rectangular floor plan, with a triangular gable roof and a tall prominent centre-front steeple (and often, columned front-portico), became closely associated with Protestant church architecture world-wide.[10] In Britain, the design of the 1730s St Andrew's in the Square church in Glasgow was inspired by it. In India, St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras (now Chennai), is modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields. In South Africa, the Dutch Reformed Church in Cradock is modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Various notables were soon buried in the new church, including the émigré sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac (who had settled in this area of London) and the furniture-maker Thomas Chippendale (whose workshop was in the same street as the church, St Martin's Lane[11]), along with Jack Sheppard in the adjoining churchyard. This churchyard, which lay to the south of the church, was removed to make way for Duncannon Street, constructed in the 19th century to provide access to the newly created Trafalgar Square.[12] Two small parcels of the churchyard survived, to the north and east of the church. The Metropolitan Public Gardens Association laid them out for public use in 1887; unusually for the MPGA, it paved them with flagstones as well as planted them with trees. For many years covered in market stalls, the churchyard has been restored including with the provision of seating.[13]
Before embarking for the Middle East Campaign, Edmund Allenby was met by General Beauvoir De Lisle at the Grosvenor Hotel and convinced General Allenby with Bible prophecies of the deliverance of Jerusalem. He told General Allenby that the Bible said that Jerusalem would be delivered in that very year, 1917, and by Great Britain. General Beauvoir de Lisle had studied the prophecies, as he was about to preach at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
The Vision of the New Heaven and the New Earth...
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne say,
'See, the tent of God is among humans!
He will make His home with them, and they will be His people.
God Himself will be with them, and He will be their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There won’t be death anymore.
There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.'
The one sitting on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new!' "
~ Revelation 21:1-5
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~ prayerandverse.com/tag/presence/
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Faith, Hope & Love in daily Art meditations.
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One of the things I’ve learned is: “mystery is the imaginations best friend”. You cannot see her face but human nature will always put a beautiful look on a concealed identity, especially if the subject happens to be a young female with long blonde hair. I shot this candid on a crisp November day, my imagination made her beautiful in my mind; hence this picture is entitled “Beautiful November”.
the Salford Stick Man
Sounds - Please Right Click and select "Open link in new tab"
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Dr John Cooper Clarke, Things Are Going To Get Worse (Nurse)
while in sedona...seeing all of those big beautiful rocks and scenes...
it's these..little things that i love.
Diana Vickers – My Favourite Things
Flowers: Екатерина Рыбальская
Hair & Make-up: Марина Гулевская
2014
Stand in faith
Even when you can't see your way
Stand in faith
Even when you feel like you can't face another day
Stand in faith
Even when the tears want to flow from your eyes
Stand in faith
Knowing that our God will always provide
Stand in faith
Even when you feel that all hope is gone
Stand in faith
Knowing that He is always there for you to lean on
Stand in faith
Even when you feel like giving up
Stand in faith
Because He is there... saying, 'Just look up'
Stand in faith
Even in those times you feel so all alone
Stand in faith
Hold on and be strong, for He is still on the throne
Stand in faith
Even when it's hard to believe
Stand in Faith
Knowing that He can change your situation, suddenly
Stand in faith
Even in those times you feel it's hard to pray
Stand in faith ~
And believe that He has already made the way
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
So stand in faith
Because you already have the victory!
Nissa Armstrong
Wishing you all a beautiful day
Dear Ruth, We will all stand together
in FAITH & keep you in prayer today
& always, you are very dear to us all !!
Hugs & Kisses ~♥~
Nicole C. Mullen ~ For You Ruth **)))
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1. It´s cold :), 2. Flower and Sunset, 3. ♥, 4. A bit of Beauty, 5. Of course..., 6. Todo va a salir bien, 7. Untitled, 8. 3 tazas / Three cups (week 2), 9. Fence Friday: First edition...
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TAG - 20 things about me - Tagged by Kalea-chan, Azazelle, Delilah Dahmer, EdEl.wEn, PrinceZs, Brindfoliee and Nanaho !
Rules :
"1- Find a cool, random, picture that helps describe one of your questions.
2- Write 20 things that NO ONE really knows about you (if you don't have many things, you can shorten the amount)
3- After you're done, tag all your friends!"
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Alors alors, c'est parti ! Bon, il y a des choses que j'ai déjà dit dans d'autres tags, forcément... ^^
1. Parlons d'abord de cette photo. Elle a été prise cet hiver sous la neige, il s'agit de moi et de mon copain. Aujourd'hui j'ai plus les cheveux roux que rouges d'ailleurs, je change souvent, par périodes... Je suis blonde à la base.
2. Je suis une sacrée feignasse, et donc assez bordélique, même si j'aime pas ça (je suis un peu maniaque pour certaines choses, alors ça aide pas !).
3. J'adore emmerder le monde. Surtout les gens que j'aime bien. Chez moi c'est "qui aime bien châtie bien" puissance 1000.
4. Je travaille comme guide animatrice dans un parc archéologique sur la préhistoire, et j'adore ça !
5. Je suis droguée, au chocolat, il me faut ma dose tous les jours, sinon ça va pas.
6. J'aimerai avoir plein d'argent sans avoir à bosser, comme ça je pourrais voyager sans contraintes.
7. J'aimerai bientôt pouvoir acheter une maison. Avec un bout de jardin. Avec un arbre. Très important l'arbre.
8. Depuis que j'ai passé les 25 ans, je me sens vraiment "vieillir" (douleurs physiques, etc...) et j'ai horreur de ça.
9. J'ai un lapin nain "aux gros os et à la fourrure épaisse", Fluffy, qui va bientôt fêter ses 5 ans. C'est une sacrée saloperie <3
10. J'ai acheté un dizième lierre hier, dans l'espoir qu'il ne crève pas comme les 9 précédents T___T
11. Je passe souvent mes dimanches dans les brocantes et vide greniers, et je fais ça depuis toute petite. J'adore trouver de bonnes affaires.
12. J'aime les animaux roux. Ecureuils, renards,...
13. Depuis que je maquille les poupées, j'arrive beaucoup mieux à me maquiller moi-même...
14. J'ai énormément de mal quand il s'agit de ne pas respecter la loi ou les consignes en général.
15. Je dors avec deux peluches : Tipoupiou et Pruneau, alias "DoudouLapin".
16. Je suis dans le "monde des dolls" depuis fin 2005, et je pense n'avoir trouvé mon "style" en ce domaine que très récemment.
17. J'adore monter des meubles, c'est comme des Kinder Surprise géants, d'ailleurs il faut que je rajoute une étagère sur mon bureau IKEA, j'ai hâte ! Mais avant ça il faut que je range, je vous l'ai dit je suis bordélique. Et feignasse. Nyéééééé !
18. J'aimerais bien être décoratrice d'intérieur, ou organisatrice de mariages, ou un truc dans le genre...
19. Je voue une adoration pour le parquet. Si il a un aspect ancien, c'est encore mieux.
20. Bon, c'est pas tout ca, mais je suis carrément à la bourre dans ma couture, et la Japan Expo avance à grand pas !!! Je file m'y remettre !!!