Apologies Blogging World - I've been a poor correspondent of late!

Apologies to any one following my blog. I haven't been on here for a few months, I can only plead busy life and work, but I'm back now to add a new refreshing blog.

I hope you all like these vintage labels from a lady's dressing table. They are fabulous images and would look great covering a bottle filled with rose scented water, talcum powders, face creams and the suchlike.

Imagine using this to wash your smalls! Beats the labels of today's detergents....

... and after a hard day's house work sit back and relax on a plumped up chaise lounge with beautiful cushions to prop you up whilst you sip a sweet tea and eat a sugary cup cake...

Remember, remember the 5 November...

Guy Fawkes

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators

Remember, Remember the 5th November, gunpowder, treason and plot...

So says the old nursery rhyme. Bonfire Night is not just about parties, fireworks, hot sausages and potatoes and sparklers. It has its roots in English history.

Check out the images above, showing Guy Fawkes and all of the Gunpowder Conspirators. Also for a more indepth insight to the Gunpowder plot and the people behind it check out these fantastic web sites:

http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/

http://www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk/

http://www.gunpowderplot.co.uk/

Most of all enjoy your Bonfire Parties and stay safe!

Happy Halloween

Thank's to Mary for her positive comments about my blog.

Happy Halloween to all!

Have fun and remember the turning of the seasons!

More posts soon....

Its been a while

Well I haven't submitted a post for months now, since June/July, and its nearly the end of October, but seeing as how nobody seems to read this blog anyway I don't suppose my posts have been missed. Decided to write a few words and add a few piccies as we are going into a nice time of year... All Hallow's Eve (which I always think sounds rather better than 'Halloween'), Guy Fawkes Night and of course Christmas, so I think I will add some rather autumnal/All Hallow's Eve pictures, thoughts and jottings. So if anyone out there who is interested in this blog reads this - hope you enjoy it!

The Birth of Chivalry!

"A knight should be bold, fair, courteous and well-mannered, generous and loyal, not foolish or rash, and should speak fairly without discourtesy. A knight should be all this, and also proud and fierce to his enemies, and kind to his friends."

Durmat, lines 12129-36, c. 1210-1240

Chivalry - The Doctrine of Love!

"...And, indeed, he seems to me

Scarce other than my king's ideal knight,

Who reverenced his conscience as his king;

Whose glory was, redressing humand wrong;

Who spake no slander - no, nor listened to it;

Who loved one only, and who clave to her."

Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Dedication - Idylls of the King (1859)

Chivalry

A knyght there was and that a worthy man

That from the tyme that he first bigan

To riden out, he loved chivalrie,

Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie.

Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre,

And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre,

As wel in cristendom as in hethenesse,

And evere honoured for his worthynesse.

Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales (c. 1390)