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Royal Fairy Tale Weddings: Royal Scandals

The Queen Arrives at Royal Wedding The Queen of England arrives by carriage at a royal wedding. Times Have Changed Attitudes About Royal Marriage and Divorce At one time, divorce was not an option to even be considered for the royal British family. It was almost impossible to obtain a divorce among the royal class. But over the years there were some exceptions, probably beginning with King…

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Advice on Beating Writer's Block

Some days it seems like ideas for writing just flow through your fingers and onto paper. But then along comes the dark days when nothing you write seems to be right and there seems to be no new ideas. Writer’s block is seen as a condition where creativity is blocked, frustration and irritation tends to set in. Writer’s block occurs when the writer wants to write but can’t seem to find the right…

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Mother and Serial Baby Killer Marie Noe

What sort of mother will kill not one but eight of her ten children?? Marie Noe was a young Philadelphia woman who had ten children between 1949 and 1968. Two of those children lived only a short time and died stillborn or just a short time in the hospital, never making it home. The other eight babies Marie admitted to smothering to death. Marie was born as Marie Lyddy on Aug 3, 1928, in an…

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Telephone History

Early Phones Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 was the first person to patent a new invention known as the telephone. For many years the Bell telephone company would bear his name. Today in some areas the Bell telephone service is still in existence. Telephones have certainly become quite different from the original first telephones. We have moved from phones that were hard to hear on to smart…

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Memories of Covered Bridge

Covered Bridges once covered most of America’s streams and creeks, connecting towns and counties. However, today most are gone and have been replaced by unappealing but sturdy and safe concrete bridges. Beautifully structured covered bridges are now mostly just memories and pictures to younger Americans. Even I barely remember traveling over these bridges as a child. But in my area we do have a…

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Lady Spy: Resistance Leader Nancy Wake the White Mouse

Nancy Wakes Early Years Nancy Wake was a nurse, journalist, and the Nazi’s Gestapo worse enemy. She became a resistance fighter for France and a daring spy with a bounty on her head of 5 million Francs.  The German Gestapo gave her the nickname The White Mouse because of her ability to slip through their grasp. Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was born in Wellington, New Zealand on Aug 3, 1912 to…

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Puzzles and Soup

I am a puzzle addict and I love the thousand-piece puzzles. When I start a puzzle, I can spend hours working on it. But my time is limited so I don’t usually have much time for puzzles. Surgery on my Hand In December, I had surgery on my right hand and came home with a cast which left me only my left hand to use. Let me tell you having only a left hand makes doing so many things very difficult.…

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How Americans Have Recycled in the Past

How Americans Have Recycled in the Past

Recycling is not a new idea. People have been reusing and recycling what they could throughout American history. From it’s very beginning people were doing what is now know as recycling.  Waste and recycling are not new concepts although many young people may think it is since it has now been given the name “going green”. Actually, recycling goes back several centuries or more. I have heard some…

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Writing Advice

 Do it your way. Throw the rules away and write however you want to. You are who you are and must find your own way. The reason I say this is that after reading my own writing and then reading what others have written I am blown away by what others write. Then when I read my own writing, I see that I am trying to follow all the rules for grammar, punctuation, and all the other CORRECT ways I…

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Losing a Beloved Pet

Losing a Beloved Pet

The last several days have been some of the saddest of my life. I have had to watch my beloved cat Lucy slowly losing her battle with cancer. It’s been two years since she was diagnosed with cancer. It started with a small lump on her back and I blame myself for not getting her medical attention sooner. I guess I was afraid I would hear that dreadful word CANCER and she was only three years old…

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Mother and Serial Baby Killer Marie Noe

Mother and Serial Baby Killer Marie Noe

Marie Noe was a young Philadelphia woman who had ten children between 1949 and 1968. Two of those children lived only a short time and died stillborn or just a short time in the hospital, never making it home. The other eight babies Marie admitted to smothering to death. Early background of Marie Noe Marie was born as Marie Lyddy on Aug 3, 1928 in an area of Philadelphia, Pa. It seems that…

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Sacagawea Female Indian Interpreter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea Female Indian Interpreter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea the Young Indian Girl Many of us know that Sacagawea is the young Indian girl on the golden dollar coin but how many are familiar with her story. I, for one, probably learned about her in school but had forgotten what her story and accomplishments were that she was honored on a gold coin. So here is her story. Sacagawea became a major part of history due to her part in assisting the…

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Sacagawea Female Indian Interpreter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea Female Indian Interpreter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea the Young Indian Girl Many of us know that Sacagawea is the young Indian girl on the golden dollar coin but how many are familiar with her story. I, for one, probably learned about her in school but had forgotten what her story and accomplishments were that she was honored on a gold coin. So here is her story. Sacagawea became a major part of history due to her part in assisting the…

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A National Disgrace, Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Removal Act of 1830

A National Disgrace, Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Removal Act of 1830

The Indian Removal Act of 1830″ was probably one of the cruelest, most tragic acts to be passed by a congress and signed by President Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson Is Elected President In 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. He had promised that if elected he would have the Indians removed. Jackson had always disliked the Indians and had been involved in several…