Research After an extensive search made by Justin Martin (genealogist) based in Dublin, Ireland, there are no proven records of our Bleakley family. However, with the information I have, added to the data that Sue Huggins has accumulated, we had come to a very probable conclusion about our Irish forebears. Bleakley and Huggins have beenContinue reading “The Life and Times of the Bleakley family series”
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Keanu Reeves Has Worn Same Look For 30 Years — He Modestly Donates Millions While Matthew Perry Attacked Him in Memoir
By Philippa Masinde Jan 13, 2023 08:00 A.M. Keanu Reeves is a box-office darling with an impressive catalog of movies to his credit. He is well-liked by colleagues and crew because he is a joy to work with. He is also known to be a down-to-earth person who relates easily with people from all walksContinue reading “Keanu Reeves Has Worn Same Look For 30 Years — He Modestly Donates Millions While Matthew Perry Attacked Him in Memoir”
Torvill and Dean
Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) are English ice dancers and former British, European, Olympic, and World champions. At the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics the pair won gold and became the highest-scoring figure skaters of all time for a single programme, receiving twelve perfect 6.0s and six 5.9s which included artistic impression scoresContinue reading “Torvill and Dean”
Denzel Washington turns NYT interview into Christian sermon: ‘In heaven, there are going to be two lines, the long line and the short line, and I’m interested in being in the short line’
News Actor Denzel Washington, 66, spared no details on his Christian faith during a recent interview with the New York Times. What are the details? For a discussion about his latest film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Washington told Times interviewer Maureen Dowd that his sole focus for his remaining time on earth is to “attemptContinue reading “Denzel Washington turns NYT interview into Christian sermon: ‘In heaven, there are going to be two lines, the long line and the short line, and I’m interested in being in the short line’”
The Man From Snowy River
The Man From Snowy River is more than a blockbuster movie. It is symbolic to Australian heritage & our pioneering history in arguably the last wild part in southern Australia. It perfectly portrayed the mountain culture & traditions that sadly have been outlawed by beauracratic rules, regulations & a shift towards control – people &Continue reading “The Man From Snowy River”
A World Of Spin
Our world is on an axis as we spin from West to East, revolving in circumference around the sun for light and heat. One revolution to establish date and time, weather systems come and go, the process so sublime. Everyone’s an expert, the world is full of spin, bombarded with their bullshit and we takeContinue reading “A World Of Spin”
Rare photos of Princess Diana, who was among the most photographed people in history
October 14, 2022 Quotesworld The photographer recognised he had captured something unique after taking this picture. He didn’t fully appreciate how unique it was until he looked at the negative image. Lady Di is regarded as the person who altered Britain and the monarchy and is often referred to as the People’s Princess due toContinue reading “Rare photos of Princess Diana, who was among the most photographed people in history”
OId woman abanoned by her chiIdren cries in a nursing home for 5 years: “l’II take you away”, says a femaIe voice: the story of the day
Patricia had been praying for the well-being of the sons who abandoned her and hoped to see them again. Instead, someone else shows up with an intention to turn her life around. The attendants at St. Johns Nursing Home said that Patricia’s speaking voice was too soft. But she knew that God could hear her.Continue reading “OId woman abanoned by her chiIdren cries in a nursing home for 5 years: “l’II take you away”, says a femaIe voice: the story of the day“
Snowy Brumby Photography Adventures with Michelle and Ian
Gunned down in a hail of bullets Killed in such an inhumane fashion Vale Daps and his mob We must never forget this atrocity Please read the captions on these photos I better get a tissue, tears, true Michelle xx DapsBushfire survivor. Took his mob and lead them to safety. One month after the firesContinue reading “Snowy Brumby Photography Adventures with Michelle and Ian“
LET THE SLAUGHTER END NOW ..
Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBarkPoet His stance is so regal his mien so proud a tall dappled grey who stands out from the crowd he may just be a brumby – but look in his eye he has the genes of grandeur – How could you deny that the blood of proud forebears is thereContinue reading “LET THE SLAUGHTER END NOW ..”
Mat and Savanna Shaw
Traveler On the Backroads
optseS11fhfc30i597au4ghi · WHEN THE NOISE gets too much when the chaos is makin’ me nuts i head for the hills i know and love . WAY BACK YONDER is where i go off the interstate on a back road ’round the bend and over a hill cross the ol’ stone bridge and take it toContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“
Traveler On the Backroads
66fih0S4gp8os2ot3f2l0e4h · Think I’ll kick off my boots and enjoy a cuppa joe and sit here for a spell and dream … . my dreams are simple enough i reckon i don’t need much just my loved ones near and the feel of your touch . these are the things that down through the yearsContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“
Paraprosdokians :
First time I heard about paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and frequently humorous. (Sir Winston Churchill loved them). 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurtContinue reading “Paraprosdokians :“
Traveler On the Backroads
57m · Listen . And you will hear the breeze brushing softly through the trees birds singing . the frost embracing the trees the plants in a protective silence . And in this silence, your heart beating your soul awakening God whispering . I made this for You . ~ poem “Soul Awakening” by MichaelContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“
Traveler On the Backroads
there are places places on earth that are magical . that no words can hope to describe . where your soul empty and drained is restored . where the whispers of angels shimmer through the trees as if on a mist . perfectly and peacefully . and gently floating on the warm spring breeze .Continue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“
Traveler On the Backroads THE TALES OF LONG AGO kept drifting through my mind .
i could feel the words whispering on the wind rushing headlong pastthe canyon walls –.the rocks and stonesspeaking to me as the currentbubbled over them.swirling around and betweenon their way downstream.THIS PLACE FELT ALIVEnot just in my mind no, more than that;i could feel it in my soul –.from the shafts of lightthat reached downContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads THE TALES OF LONG AGO kept drifting through my mind .”
Traveler On the Backroads
You sent me a friend just when I needed one most . funny but i didn’t really believe you’d come through in the end . and now that you have i don’t know . where to begin . i seem to ignore you ‘cept when i find myself in a pinch when my tanks runnin’Continue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“
Traveler On the Backroads
The measure of a man is not his muscles or money The true strength of a man is most evident when his soul shines and no one is looking ~ Michael Traveler, author/poet ..Photo by David R. Stoecklein http://stoeckleinphotography.com/ .