@fone41

Writer and blogger. Quirky, light-hearted observations on life, science, history, books, gin, and non-league football. Latest book More Curious Questions

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Delighted that my new book, More Curious Questions, has now been published @AmazonKDP #KindleBooks amazon.co.uk/dp/B09K2QTDSK/r… Discover the stories behind some of life's intriguing mysteries. If you would like a free sampler, DM me with your email address
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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… How the ever-present risk of #dresses catching fire led to the development of #nonflam #flannelette #clothes #history

Flaming Ballerinas

It is always an artist’s dream to put on an incendiary performance but for ballerinas in the mid-19th century it was a living nightmare. Playing Zelika in the ballet The Revolt of the Harem, at the…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… My thoughts on The Cape Cod Mystery #CrimeFiction #BookReview

The Cape Cod Mystery

A review of The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Attwood Taylor – 260828 My exploration of Golden Age American detective fiction continues with my first dip into the world of Asey Mayo, dubbed the Codfis…

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Headline from my Non-League Paper column today where I describe my trip to the Isle of Wight to visit Britain's newest football stadium @Newport_IW_FC @official_FGFC @WessexLeague @WightFibre @NonLeaguePaper @VisitIOW @ThoseWhiteLines @NonLeagueCrowd @HampshireFA_CEO @Flwessex
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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… Not a challenge but a piece of #French #health advice in 1954 #France #wine

A Litre Of Wine A Day

“No more than a litre of wine a day” sounds like a challenge rather than a piece of public health advice but, strange as it might seem, it was the strap line of the “Santé Sobriété” campaign run by…

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After a sticky start and a comedy goal a commanding performance and comprehensive 8-1 win for @official_FGFC
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Today @official_FGFC host @FollandSportsFC in the @WessexLeague Div one. Printed programme @NLprogs #nonleaguefootball ##nonleague
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A pitch invader at @official_FGFC
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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… The story of the #bidet and why it was not a hit in #Anglophone countries

The Bidet

French for a pony, the bidet is in essence a sink which you straddle like a horse, probably explaining its name, in order to clean your private parts. Its origins can be traced to 17th century Fran…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… My thoughts on The Wind Blows Death by #CyrilHare #CrimeFiction #BookReview

The Wind Blows Death

A review of The Wind Blows Death by Cyril Hare – 260826 Some years ago, I was involved in a company which put on orchestral concerts in the grounds of stately homes. When deciding upon the programm…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… Watch out, there's a #flying #car #tesla

There Ain’t ‘Alf Some Clever Bastards – Part Eleven

Henry Smolinski We live in a world full of multi-functional devices. You are probably reading this on a device on which you can make phone calls, surf the internet, play videos, games and listen to…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… The first #fax machine was patented over 180 years ago #office #history #science

Early Fax Machines

I well remember the frisson of excitement that swept round our otherwise rather sleepy office in the early 1980s when our first fax machine was unwrapped and plugged in. Little did I know at the ti…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… When medals were awarded for prowess in the #arts as well as #sporting achievement at the #Olympics

Pentathlon Of The Arts

For the Ancient Greeks the perfect way to achieve harmony was to exercise both body and mind and there was a sort of coming together of the two disciplines at their major games such as the Olympics…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… The golden age of the hotel detective

The Hotel Detective

In an age before closed-circuit television (CCTV), when rooms did not have their own safes, when an unmarried couple checking in was still the source of potential scandal and the presence of workin…

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The golden age of the #hotel #detective
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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… My thoughts on Murder at Moose Jaw, reissued by @DeanStPress #CrimeFiction #BookReview

Murder At Moose Jaw

A review of Murder at Moose Jaw by Tim Heald – 260824 It was an early November evening when I arrived on business in Toronto. The weather was cold and fine, but when I surfaced the following mornin…

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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… Forget the #aspidistra, the real symbol of wealth in #decor in the 19th century was the #parlour #palm

The Parlour Palm

Forget the aspidistra, the real symbol of 19th century sophistication and wealth in the mid-19th century home was the parlour palm, the portmanteau name given to a variety of palms, ferns, and othe…

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Today I'm at @CoveFC_Official as they entertain @OfficialTmufc in the @thefavase 1st round proper #nonleaguefootball #nonleague
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@CoveFC_Official @OfficialTmufc @thefavase
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windowthroughtime.wordpress.… Unfurling the story of the world's longest #beard #pogonophiles

The Longest Beard

Here is one for pogonophiles and, perhaps, even pogonophobes. Not to be confused with Sarwan Singh, the Canadian who holds the record for the longest beard on a living man, measuring 8feet 3inches,…

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Lovely example of what I believe to be a Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota) on the perimeter of the #StKatherine SANG #Frimley
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