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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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A STAR IS BORN. . . . 2018 film

Posted on October 13, 2018 by annetbell

One of my friends reminded me that I had not  blogged a film review recently. She said she enjoyed  the filter through my eyes of the fall release of grown-up films  She was right so here go  my thoughts of … Continue reading →

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Watkins Glen New York

Posted on October 10, 2018 by annetbell

Watkins Glen will forever have a place in racing history.  On October 2, 1948, it became  the first post World War II race in America  hosted in the quiet village streets. Today, visitors can drive the original 6.6 mile Grand … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11/01

Posted on September 11, 2018 by annetbell

  Posted on September 11, 2014by annetbell  Reblog from September 11, 2013 by annetbell It was a  Tuesday and a crystal clear fall morning, September 11, 2001.  My sixth graders were in art first period, and I was doing planning for the week. The principal … Continue reading →

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