By: Kayleen West.,
on 8/14/2007
Bright Bridge reflections Oil $450 Again my blog has been quiet as so much has been going on but here I am again. I woke absolutely exhausted this morning as I have been up from midnight till about two or three am most nights for a couple of weeks now. Paid work has been quiet however I have had plenty to consume me of late. Working for oneself demands flexibility, commitment and mental
By: Betsy Bird,
on 5/16/2007
Ian Fleming, author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has recently been . . . . . what?
Oh.
Fine. He wrote some Bond stuff to. Sheesh.
Anyway, as I was saying, Ian Fleming may have played a hand in getting a woman arrested for witchcraft. I know. It didn't make any sense when I read it either. She was the last woman to ever be arrested for it in England too. Here's the deal; during WWII a woman by the name of Helen Duncan claimed she could put families in touch with the dead sailors of the HMS Barham. Seance type stuff (ectoplasm an extra). Then there's this:
Helen Duncan became the last person in the UK to be jailed for witchcraft. Now there is a suggestion that James Bond author Ian Fleming, who was involved in the intelligence services at the time, helped have Helen prosecuted because he though her clairvoyant sessions were a threat to national security.Which, if true, is the oddest damn thing I've read all day. Here's a Windows video with the same info and here's the official Helen Duncan Pardon Site.
Kayleen, this is a gorgeous painting. I checked your website, and the Sunflower painting is a "wow" also!
Thanks Jean.
Sounds like you are doing well to me Kayleen. Keep chipping away!
Hi Kayleen, have you read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho? The characters in this story follow "omens", little signposts, you could say in life, that we should take notice of. I recently read this book on my last trip up to Far North Queensland. Worth borrowing from the library.Cheers, Dave
Hi Lauren an Dave.Thank for the comments. No I havent read that book. I will hunt it out.