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Weltblutpumpe
23 Jul 2022

Weltblutpumpe

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Humanity is mad. It must be mad to do what it is doing.

Click the machine gun for details…

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Helleved, Andreas Bekker, WW1
Blood and Water
22 Jul 2022

Blood and Water

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Travel | 0

You never know how these things might turn out. One of us might be a nut, or a grouch.

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Andreas Bekker, Helle, Cousins
Sjaper Hunden
22 Jul 2022

Sjaper Hunden

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

The big store in Hellevad.

Click on the department store for details….

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Denmark, Andreas Bekker, Store, Hellivad
Our Old Home
22 Jul 2022

Our Old Home

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

I felt my ancestors presence here.

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Denmark, Fole, Bekker
Born, or Hatched?
21 Jul 2022

Born, or Hatched?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History | 0

“And I was living high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn’t born, I was only hatched”
– Hank Williams

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Born, Hatched, DNA
Gunslinger
19 Jul 2022

Gunslinger

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Next time you are in a gunfight, wait for the other guy to pull his gun first.

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Gunslinger, Niels Henrik David Bohr
Hörlurar
19 Jul 2022

Hörlurar

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth | 0

Tina Dico, wearing Hörlurar.

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The Iron Lady
18 Jul 2022

The Iron Lady

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

In the year 865, “a great heathen army” landed on England’s east coast.

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Viking, Ribe, Margaret Thatcher, Viking Disease
Holger Danske
17 Jul 2022

Holger Danske

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 1

“But should real danger come, old Holger Danske will rise in his fury…”
– Hans Christian Andersen

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Sound Toll, King Eric, Philippa, Denmark, Holger Danske, Kronborg, Shakespeare
Pull My Finger
16 Jul 2022

Pull My Finger

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

This isn’t our first trip to Denmark; we came in 2015. That was before I could spell.

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Denmark, Riley

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  1. Russ Paton on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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