The City That Fell Off a Cliff: a once lively port transfigured into a symbol of loss.
Popped up in my FB memories today: Famous men and their motorcycles
Readersheds is the home of Shed of the Year and the Great British shed in all its forms. (via Web Curios) Enter your shed in the 2023 contest by May 31, 2023.
Freeze ahead breakfast burritos
Sky Couches are a long-haul traveller's dream.
The Western folklore tradition’s ultimate MacGuffin: The Holy Grail of Grail Stories (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese)
Excerpts from notebooks kept by Marilyn Monroe while she underwent psychoanalysis. (via The Morning News)
The Perfume Concert of Sadakichi Hartmann: It was meant to be a journey around the world via scents. Hartmann recited a travel monologue as fans blew scents toward the audience.
This is a sweet story: Bonnie, the beagle ran away from home and entered a dog show. (She won 3rd prize in the rescue dog category)
These fairy tale dresses, designed by Sylvie Facon, appeal to my inner princess.
"Imagine going to spend your hard earned money on a full English and they bring it out on a BLOODY SPADE" (via Memo Of The Air)
That time a photo of Abraham Lincoln looking “normal” was needed to dispel a narrative that he was grotesquely ugly: Backstories of some of history's most iconic photographs
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations is a descriptive list proposed by Georges Polti in 1895 to categorize every dramatic situation that might occur in a story or performance. Each situation is stated, then followed by the necessary elements for each situation and a brief description. (via Kottke)
Welcome to MemeCam (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese)
Because you seek medical attention to get well not sicker: How to stay safe in a hospital or doctor's office
The largest blossoms in my garden are the fragrant tree peonies but they aren't nearly as big as these: The Five Largest Flowers in the Natural World
The photo of Lincoln is only the tip of the iceberg at that site, there's many more interesting photo/stories.
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If my martini were served in a plastic bag, I might have to kill someone.
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