The Life and Times of the Bleakley family series

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”

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”

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 ..”

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 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 .”