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Ship pictures misattributed
I believe I had some ship photos misattributed in my two posts of ship-of-the-line photos.Attributed as HMS Implacable, this is clearly a three-decker (probably a first-rate) but I cannot find a source...
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So we just had an earthquake...
Well, a couple of hours ago at about 14:30.latin_cat and I sitting on our sofa minding our own business. Vague noise/movement, we both look up at the ceiling in case there was something going on in the...
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Regency-era Court dress in fashion plates
Haven't posted in a while mainly because I don't generally have much to say, with one day being very much like the next. I have been delving into Pinterest of late, though, and thought I'd like to show...
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Last night in brief
latin_cat being out for the evening and today being bin day, I took the rubbish out last night before coming back upstairs to wash my hands. I was in the kitchen - I can't even remember what I was...
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Further to last night's shenanigans...
Well, we've had the boiler man out - he was due tomorrow to do a gas safety check anyway! He poked around, and came to the conclusion that something had come apart that he'd never seen come apart...
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And the consequence was...
Of course, the longer-term effects of last night's flood is that we have to be prepared to have the kitchen floor up so that the water can dry up/be drained from the space between our floor and...
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Help - source recommendations wanted
Does anybody know of any really good books/websites where I can find out about education in the eighteenth century - especially towards the end of it? I know the basic stuff, but I'm interested in...
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On books
latin_cat went into town today, having barely got out of the house yesterday and not having gone down to town in a week - most unlike her! She asked whether I would like a DVD, but on finding that HMV...
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Snowflake Challenge, Summer 2018 Edition
Day 1In your own space, talk about why you're participating in Snowflake and, if you’ve participated in the past, how the challenge has affected you. What drew you to it? What did you take away from...
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Thoughts on the 1995 P&P
Watching the 1995 P&P again - I do love it! There are some anachronisms/mistakes that I have noticed before, and I just wanted to make a note of the main ones I've noticed. They're all pretty...
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So... Calling on Girl Scouts/Guides
I had a thought. I have recently got back into Guiding, becoming a Unit Helper with a local Brownie pack, and it occurred to me that I know , OK, 'know' a whole bunch of folks from various different...
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Still here... just about.
I do occasionally feel the need to prove I Aten't Ded, though it's not like I've really got a lot to say about anything... which is why I'm not posting anything like as much as I used to.I'm heading...
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Slow down, you're gonna crash...
Well, my phone has basically bricked itself, so I need a new phone. Which... ugh. Is more of an inconvenience than anything, but is something I didn't darn need to happen. Such is life, though. Still,...
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Poem for Remembrance Day
Because I was otherwise busy on Remembrance Day...The Children1914-1918These were our children who died for our lands: they were dear in our sightWe have only the memory left of their home-treasured...
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Screencaps
Where I seem to have the same film or show twice, it's because the links go to two or more different sites, which may have slightly different caps, or different quality caps. I have tried to limit...
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Random bit of fun
For funsies... Stick GodsTeaser: (I really ought to rename my 'funnee stuff' tag.) comments
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Community recs for newcomers
To those new to DW people who've found me and friended me: Hi there!I'm not so active as I used to be, which I have been trying to change for a while now. I've been in fandom properly since 2005, when...
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Some links that might help recent newcomers from Tumblr
If you're trying to navigate DW and you've come over from Tumblr, take a look at the_great_tumblr_purge.There's also the Masterlist of Masterlists of Dreamwidth Communities. conuly has a post with a...
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Signal boost for Tumblr refugees
Signal boosting from potboyvia https://ift.tt/2RNCHJBtheotherguysride:theotherguysride:Hey there everyone! First of all: I’m backing up every tumblr that will let me.12/7/2018 is todays date, for...
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Despatches: State of Play (and please tell people about it!)
To those people who have recently joined my flist (yes, I still use LJ terms, though I've been here longer than I was at LJ!), I would like to take a moment to point you in the direction of despatches,...
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