Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 100
March 28, 2016
The Origins of Perfume
Perfume is poetic mastery of some of the most exotic scents in the world and the artful combination of each in just the right quantities. So, its a little bit of this and a little bit of that to produce the desired aroma and even though the ingredients in a bottle of Channel No.5 are identical, the responses that it invokes in individuals is by no means the same
Most people are under the impression that perfume originated in France, after all Paris is the City of Love. But...
March 27, 2016
Easter 1916 – The Forgotten Battle
The GPO, Mount Street Bridge, The South Dublin Union these are names that resonate when it comes to Easter 1916 as the battlegrounds for what became Padraig Pearse’s ‘glorious failure’.
However, for some quirk of history, the success that took place in the sleepy town of Ashbourne, Co Meath, during the Rising has been largely ignored by the general public.
On April 24, Easter Monday morning, Commandant Thomas Ashe received orders from James Connolly to send 40 of his 5th Fi...
Babyhouse Lane Ancient Settlement, Cononley, North Yorkshire
Babyhouse Lane Settlement from the south-west.
OS grid reference: SD 9719 4628. On the hills a mile or so to the south-west of Cononley, north Yorkshire, near the top end of Babyhouse Lane there is an Iron Agesettlement or camp. This is thought to have been a Brigantian outpost that was still in use in the late 1st century AD when Roman soldiers marchedalong the Roman roadto the south-west and set up their fort at Elslack. For a time the Brigantes got on to some...
In the kitchen? really?
Last weekend I had what we call a “Ray Day” with friends in New Hampshire. A Ray Day is when we sit and watch tv all day while eating and eating and eating and eating. Anyway… so we watched a documentary series called Murder Maps on Netflix. WOW. And that is how I came upon this woman’s story- Marie Manning. I highly recommend watching the show, very informative and well done.
Marie Manning (1821 – 1849) was born in Switzerland, and became a domestic servant in England to Lady...
The Elusion of Happiness in Viginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway
On the 28th of March 1941, English writer Virginia Woolf filled her pockets with stones and drowned herself in the River Ouse, near Lewes, East Sussex during a bout of severe depression. Her entire life revolved around the fruitless chase of inner peace and happiness which she fervently pursued through the creative act of writing. Her novel Mrs Dallowaypublished in May 1925 is an example in which she explores the various facets of happiness through the eyes of a female protagonist...
March 26, 2016
Along the Ipswich River, 1860-1930
Followthe Ipswich River from the Mill dam to the Town Wharf. These photoswere digitally developed by the Town Historian from original glass negatives taken by threeearly Ipswichphotographers: …
Source: Along the Ipswich River, 1860-1930
Standrise Earth Circle, Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
Standrise Earth Circle/Enclosure, near Carleton-in-Craven.
OS grid reference: SD 9418 4846.Standrise Earth Circle is located above Elslack Reservoir at the north-west side of Standrise Plantation, some2 milessouth-west of Carleton-in-Craven,north Yorkshire, there is a large Iron-Age earth circle or enclosure. This quite well-defined earthwork stands upon Elslack Moor.And 160m to the north-west another, smaller enclosure is visible.The sitecan be reachedfrom the...
March 24, 2016
A Song For Mother: Last Letters of A 16-Year-Old Wisconsin Irish Immigrant
Irish in the American Civil War
Some Irish soldiers of the American Civil War were little more than boys. Despite their youth, they often fervently supported the cause for which they fought. Timothy Dougherty was one such emigrant soldier. His antebellum family story is one of hardship and hard work– typical of that of many Irish immigrants in America. During the war, he took the opportunity of his final letters home to display his fervent belief in the war effort, not only in words, but als...
20 March 1941: German Forces Preparing to Invade Gozo
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Citadel, Victoria, Gozo
INVASION BATTALION GATHERS IN SICILY
Information has been received by Malta high command that Gozo is the expected landing point for an enemy invasion. Reliable intelligence sources have confirmed that a German landing battalion with full boat and ferry equipment is heading for the central Mediterranean. The fo...
“Sweet Daddy (Deluxe)” | Stephen Petronio Company at the Joyce Theater, March 8-13, 2016….
Stephen Petronio Company in “MiddleSexGorge”
Pictured L-R: Davalois Fearon, Jaqlin Medlock, Joshua Tuason (in back), Nicholas Sciscione, Emily Stone. Photo: Yi-Chun Wu
The work of Stephen Petronio has always spoken to my soul. For me it is the intrinsic value of his work, the ways in which he portrays the human condition. He is one of those rare artists who has the ability to combine both the cerebral and the emotional aspects giving us a glimpse into that which has made hi...
