tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post5173110843425553540..comments2023-06-02T20:09:51.987+01:00Comments on Linda Acaster: Research: Tomb Chests and Hanging HelmsLinda Acasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-22259490505534124472018-05-31T08:17:43.578+01:002018-05-31T08:17:43.578+01:00I must've been so busy with the WIP, I neglect...I must've been so busy with the WIP, I neglected to consider this as story material: now, what might I do to include this in...?stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-85742085776709275202018-05-30T17:17:19.370+01:002018-05-30T17:17:19.370+01:00And apologies to you all for the delay in respondi...And apologies to you all for the delay in responding. I've been up to my eyes and Blogger didn't bother to flag me that you'd called by. If this lack is something new to do with GDPR...! [runs around screaming at the very mention]Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-63609805484595998992018-05-30T17:15:10.947+01:002018-05-30T17:15:10.947+01:00What's worse, we used to live in the village i...What's worse, we used to live in the village in days of yore (hangs head in shame!). "Cisterian" duly changed. Slip of the fingers and blind as a bat, obviously.<br /><br />You'll just have to wait re Dave's "less law-abiding ancestors". They are simply glimpses in the murk at the moment. Let's just say, he has relatives in Australia(!) Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-5714283934712102722018-05-30T17:08:02.917+01:002018-05-30T17:08:02.917+01:00True, Stuart, about graffiti, but it still made me...True, Stuart, about graffiti, but it still made me cringe to see it. And using the knight's actual helmet as a coal scuttle..!!<br /><br />It is, of course, as is your experience, all great fuel for writers of fiction.<br />Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-56826045081975456372018-05-30T17:05:12.077+01:002018-05-30T17:05:12.077+01:00Glad you enjoyed the post, Sharon. It was certainl...Glad you enjoyed the post, Sharon. It was certainly a fascinating couple of hours, which doubtless will lead to days of research - when I can fit it in!Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-85182769293049627032018-05-29T06:56:01.398+01:002018-05-29T06:56:01.398+01:00So close to home, and you only just found it. Alwa...So close to home, and you only just found it. Always the same. (btw, Linda, you have 'Cisterian abbey' for Cistercian). And when are you going to tell us about Dave's less law-abiding ancestors? Soon, I hope.<br /> Alan Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233113660219449640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-29635769788160414052018-05-28T16:37:23.946+01:002018-05-28T16:37:23.946+01:00Grafiti is no modern phenomenon, of course. Some y...Grafiti is no modern phenomenon, of course. Some years ago, Valerie and I climbed the monolith in Rhodes that gives Monolithos its name. Around 600 feet high, and with sheer walls on 3 sides, the tall stone block is accessed by a winding track that climbs steeply up the 4th side. Atop the rock sit 2 Greek churches in the typical half cylindrical shape. The modern one, although this rock is miles stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-81561692212585622092018-05-27T05:47:04.856+01:002018-05-27T05:47:04.856+01:00Wow! I can hear your brain whirling around from he...Wow! I can hear your brain whirling around from here.Sharon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193245448316594808noreply@blogger.com