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alcohol and research
Since I started on this research into the families of those who lived in the Big House, I've unearthed a great deal - often stuff I wasn't even looking for. And I've discovered one underlying principle: alcohol and research go together most effectively. Particularly in France. Especially in this village. Specifically with me.
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The population of Moux
These are the same three church bells, ringing the carillon known in French as 'le glas' The knell rang out this week for Huguette Durand, 'vieille-fille' or spinster of 86 on an extaordinarily dark, still evening. Or the lens cap was left on.
'Ask not for whom the bell tolls: it tolls for thee.'
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back from the past
Remember: the past won't fit into memory without something left over; it must have a future. Joseph Brodsky
If there was a thread that ran through my reading last year, it was mediaeval history - specifically the transition from feudal life and the emergence of early Europe. It was sparked I think, by the chance finding of a big book in English, by ( Read more... )
