Letting the Ducks Out
Stone Skipping is practiced worldwide and goes by many names.
Pitch a flat rock here for the whole story.
Not a Hero
Robert Burns should not be stripped of his title “National Poet of Scotland”, but ….
Click on Burns’ portrait if you care to hear my opinion on the lecherous bastard.
No Argument
If this guy handed you a speeding ticket, would you pay it?
Click on the High Sheriff of Lancashire for details.
Mopsy
I am certain Great Grandma Agnes read “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” to Aunt Ena.
Click on the defiant rabbit in the blue jacket for details.
King Henry’s Powder Horn
When Henry VIII died in 1547 leaving Catherine Parr a widow, she grieved for a couple of days then remarried.
Click on Henry’s horn for the full story.
Fly Pie
This treat goes by many names…
Grab a slice to hear the full story…
The Only Option Available
There is no concrete evidence to support the theory that Margaret Phillipson operated brothels.
Click on the amorous couples for circumstantial evidence.
Change the World
One of the many doorways Grandpa Bob would have walked through when he lived in Ulverston, and some guy wondering if the pigeons are aiming at him.
Knock on the door, and come on in.
A Warm and Welcoming Place
The Fallows family lived here, in the shadow of a Peel Tower.
Click on the ancient fortification for details.
New Milk, and Fresh Eggs
Here I am, standing on a street corner exercising my obsession.
Click on the neurotic for further information.
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At the Bottom of the Atlantic (revised)
The red dot on this map is where the S/S Danmark sank in 1889. My Danish great-grandfather was aboard that ship. Fred Bekker survived the ordeal and spent time on the Azores Islands... Read more
