Tag Archives: history

Day tripper… part 2… wait… why are there World War Two era U.S. soldiers in Liverpool???

Posted on July 23, 2015 by pouringmyartout

No way… are they filming another movie? Everywhere we go in England they are filming movies. What’s the deal? Yes, that looks like a movie camera. And that is a real bobbie closing off the street. And that is a … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged current-events, england, film, history, hugh grant, humor, liverpool, meryl streep, movies, photography, social-media, travel | 12 Comments

The real England… part 4… (or); Well, it ain’t exactly Downton Abbey, but…

Posted on July 22, 2015 by pouringmyartout

After our trip to the cemetery to visit a bunch of our no-longer-amongst-the-living relatives, our cousin took us to what they call in England a ‘stately home’. This term generally refers to huge estates and mansions, but it also includes historic places … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged architecture, art, downton abbey, england, history, humor, photography, travel | 13 Comments

The real England… part 3… (or); I see dead people…

Posted on July 21, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, we have reached the 6th day of our fabulous trip to Europe. I took Mollie on one of my patented early morning adventure walks. We set out from cousin Dot’s house at the crack of dawn, and soon found the old village … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged england, family, headstones, history, humor, photography, travel | 14 Comments

The real England… part 2… (or); trains, old trucks, and where the Pope sat…

Posted on July 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

There is my mom at the Preston train station. Preston isn’t actually the closest town to where our cousin Dot lives, but it is closest to the rental car place… It was awesome to get out of London and into … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged art, cars, current-events, england, history, humor, leyland motors, photography, travel, trucks, vehicles | 2 Comments

Selfridges… part 1…

Posted on July 13, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Some of you may remember that I wrote a murder mystery novel set in World War Two London. In fact, because I posted a lot of the book here, and many of you read it as I wrote it… (Okay, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged current-events, england, fiction, history, humor, london, photography, selfridges, travel, writing | 20 Comments

The Tower… the final chapter…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I think nothing sums up the history of the Tower of London like the new buildings that are popping up in the city around it… It is the juxtaposition of the ancient stone battlements and the ultramodern skyscrapers that is … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged architecture, art, history, humor, london, photography, the pickle, the shard, tower of london, travel | 26 Comments

The Tower… part 5…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, we are almost done with the Tower of London… the very first part of our very first full day in Europe… which gives you an idea of the number of pictures you have to look forward to. In the … Continue reading →

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The Tower… part 4…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The Tower of London is not only full of history, it is literally full of history… There are sets of armor and muskets and swords and guns and knives and other fun things like that… Many of the suits of armor … Continue reading →

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The Tower… part 2…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

If you are going to go on the escorted tour of the Tower of London, be sure to get Bob… Sure, any Yeoman Warder will do in a pinch. They were all noncommissioned officers in the Queen’s military for at … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged crown jewels, current-events, england, history, humor, london, photography, social-media, tower of london, travel | 2 Comments

I went back in time… part 4…

Posted on March 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

These are the last of the pictures that Uncle Bert took at the civil war reenactment. I love that one. He used a Photoshop filter to give it the sepia tones of the old photos from that era. I still … Continue reading →