There have been a few civil wars in the British Isles for that matter, from The Anarchy between King Stephen and Queen Eleanor, the Wars of the Roses and those of various Pretenders.
There’s also Ireland to consider.
From "Nation.Cymru": Documentary follows football club started from scratch with dream of climbing Welsh pyramid. And there's silly me, thinking that the Pyramids were in Egypt!
My first reaction was the slag heaps at the coal mines. Perhaps not quite pyramids. Why on earth would you want try to play football on top of one? (Do the Welsh call them 'bings'?)
My first reaction was the slag heaps at the coal mines. Perhaps not quite pyramids. Why on earth would you want try to play football on top of one? (Do the Welsh call them 'bings'?)
At our local tip the non-recyclables go on a tip that is reduced periodically as trains remove a couple of thousand tonnes to dump in the North Sea. The tip continues to grow and its eventual size is debated.
In West Coast Today we are informed of an event in Fort William: Fun and games in the Fort at inaugural Family Drop-In Surgery. Bring in your unwanted appendix and we'll hold a party for you!
Not necessarily true. The primary school of which I am a Governor remained open during the termtime heatwaves although not all children attended. The afternoon session before hometime featured the hosepipe in the playground, administered by a staff member, for those who wished to get soaked! One child said it was the best day they'd ever had at school.
I apologize because this is not a headline, but I can't figure out where else I should post this.
I am reading a novel (irrelevant which one, but the writer was male, which may be relevant) and this description came up: "Keller's blonde wife was wearing a silk negligee thrown loosely over a nightgown as flimsy as a blue cobweb."
Now, ignore the fact that he only has one wife (so that "blonde wife" is not distinguishing between multiple wives). She wore a negligee thrown over a nightgown???? I can't even visualize what the writer is trying to describe. Any ideas?
I think the "blonde" is just trying to build a picture. But sadly, the picture it gives is not sexy. Maybe because I am watching The Walking Dead, but she sounds like she is dressed in rags thrown together. Not really covering her body.
So I imagine her slouching and trying to hide her privates. Unsexy in the extreme.
wearing a silk negligee thrown loosely over a nightgown
... I can't even visualize what the writer is trying to describe. Any ideas?
It sounds like a scene from a very old movie -
Female, attractive/sexy, lounging, possibly on a chaise longue, wearing a thin silk nightgown and 'negligee', that is, a matching robe, possibly with flounces and a ribbon bow at the neck. The whole ensemble does nothing useful such as warming or adequately covering her torso, and is just there to tittilate the male viewer.
I'm not sure such an outfit still exists, having been replaced with a nice warm dressing gown, or a onesie.
Perhaps a change in the use of language over time adds to the confusion; negligee used to mean a light informal robe whereas nowadays it tends to be used for underwear.
Perhaps a change in the use of language over time adds to the confusion; negligee used to mean a light informal robe whereas nowadays it tends to be used for underwear.
I think that is the problem. Thank you!
I keep hoping that the man is wearing a rumpled shirt thrown over his suitcoat....
I’ve never come across ‘negligee’ to mean underwear before, only the type of light frothy impractical gown described by Roseofsharon.
I’m very happy to believe I’m out of date, but which bit of underwear is it used for these days then?
I’ve always wanted to see a film where the heroine leaves the room ‘to slip into something more comfortable’ and comes back in her old slippers and comfy cardi.
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This is apparently an "in joke" among those who know who and what is being referenced. Could us ignoramuses get an explanation, please?
Ummmmmmm, WHOSE civil war? There have been Rather A Lot of them, globally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War
Archbishop William Laud was executed in 1645.
There have been a few civil wars in the British Isles for that matter, from The Anarchy between King Stephen and Queen Eleanor, the Wars of the Roses and those of various Pretenders.
There’s also Ireland to consider.
At least he is commemorated in a hymn: All glory laud and honour to thee...
At our local tip the non-recyclables go on a tip that is reduced periodically as trains remove a couple of thousand tonnes to dump in the North Sea. The tip continues to grow and its eventual size is debated.
Freddy Freeman falls down Dodgers dugout steps
Roller-skating event planned to help school children
Forget about those uncomfortable school buses. Roller-skate to school and be the envy of your friends.
Headteachers and school governing bodies will soon ban that. They can’t see any fun without banning it (as a sometime school governor I know this).
I am reading a novel (irrelevant which one, but the writer was male, which may be relevant) and this description came up: "Keller's blonde wife was wearing a silk negligee thrown loosely over a nightgown as flimsy as a blue cobweb."
Now, ignore the fact that he only has one wife (so that "blonde wife" is not distinguishing between multiple wives). She wore a negligee thrown over a nightgown???? I can't even visualize what the writer is trying to describe. Any ideas?
I'm also trying to imagine how you could throw a silk ANYTHING over a blue cobweb and not destroy the cobweb in the process.
Is this a candidate for the Bad Sex in Literature award? There ought to be some good passages in it, based on what you've shown us so far!
So I imagine her slouching and trying to hide her privates. Unsexy in the extreme.
It sounds like a scene from a very old movie -
Female, attractive/sexy, lounging, possibly on a chaise longue, wearing a thin silk nightgown and 'negligee', that is, a matching robe, possibly with flounces and a ribbon bow at the neck. The whole ensemble does nothing useful such as warming or adequately covering her torso, and is just there to tittilate the male viewer.
I'm not sure such an outfit still exists, having been replaced with a nice warm dressing gown, or a onesie.
I think that is the problem. Thank you!
I keep hoping that the man is wearing a rumpled shirt thrown over his suitcoat....
I’m very happy to believe I’m out of date, but which bit of underwear is it used for these days then?
I’ve always wanted to see a film where the heroine leaves the room ‘to slip into something more comfortable’ and comes back in her old slippers and comfy cardi.
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