Category Archives: blog

India, the World’s Largest Democracy Takes Her Responsibility and Right to Vote, Seriously

Posted on April 8, 2019 by annetbell

National Elections in India are coming  beginning on April 11 and ending on May 19.  Imagine, there are nine phases and yes, people stand in line for hours to cast a vote. Then they  soak a finger in dark ink … Continue reading →

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Gandhi’s Ashram

Posted on February 17, 2019 by annetbell

ash·ram Dictionary result for ashram /ˈäSHrəm/ noun (especially in South Asia) a hermitage, monastic community, or other place of religious retreat Sunday is a perfect time to visit Gandhi’s Ashram in Ahmadabad. In fact any day in the midst of … Continue reading →

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More Sad . . . . Blackface News from The Wall Street Journal

Posted on February 16, 2019 by annetbell

University of Oklahoma President James L. Gallogly talks to students and others during the Rally to Stop Racism on the university campus in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 22. PHOTO: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. Colleges Continue to Confront Blackface on Campus From … Continue reading →

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British Hedge Wall in India

Posted on February 15, 2019 by annetbell

ba   My friend Page forwarded this article from the Washington Post. Walls or ” the wall”  are so prominently in the news making this a most topical article. Gandhi’s march to the sea is mentioned and I have seen … Continue reading →

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The Favourite . . . . A Film

Posted on February 11, 2019 by annetbell

After Mary Queen of Scots, I was so anxious to see The Favourite staring Queen Anne  of England. Her reign was 1702-1714,  She was the last of the Stuarts making her a descendant of Mary Queen  of Scots.  (1540-1567 ). … Continue reading →

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Re-blog Dan Wescott . . . . . Another Battlefield

Posted on January 30, 2019 by annetbell

A heartwarming story of one of our  WWII heroes and a young woman, M B Henry,  who wouldn’t let his story die! Dan Wescott – On Another Battlefield

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Mary Queen of Scots. . . . . The Film

Posted on January 27, 2019 by annetbell

All through the film the wild and wonderful Scottish landscapes fills the screen, demanding  the viewer’s attention and compliment to  the queen’s fiery temperament.Though she spent much of her life in France as a child and as a bride and … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2018 by annetbell

Grave of my brother, who gave his life on  D-Day +2,  fighting to liberate France from the Fascism of Germany                                          … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Spirit

Posted on December 23, 2018 by annetbell

British and German soldiers lay down their guns to sing Christmas carols on December 25, 1914. How could this happen?  Pope Benedict XV encouraged a Christmas truce but the idea was rejected.  But the Christmas miracle began on Christmas Eve … Continue reading →

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Handel’s Messiah

Posted on December 16, 2018 by annetbell

The New Music Hall on Fishamble Street, Dublin where The Messiah was first performed 1742. George Frederic Handel For many people attending a performance of The Messiah is the beginning of the Christmas Season.  The ancient scriptures set to the … Continue reading →

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