2010-01-30

steepholm: (Default)
2010-01-30 12:23 pm
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Butler Records - Part 6

As well as great-grandfather Thomas’s careful inscription of family letters and poems, and his family tree, I also have a still larger book of Butler records.


Butler Records

This is essentially a scrap book, filled with newspaper cuttings, and fragments of handwritten letters and verse. I’ve ignored it in the past, partly because much of it is in, or about, Esperanto, of which I find a little goes quite a long way. However, inspired by my recent researches I’ve taken another look, and I see that there are actually some very interesting things there – interesting to me, at least.

Snippets )

The sad state of the Church of England )

Taking Arms against “The Flood of Figment” )

How to get out of World War One – the accountant's way )
steepholm: (Default)
2010-01-30 12:23 pm
Entry tags:

Butler Records - Part 6

As well as great-grandfather Thomas’s careful inscription of family letters and poems, and his family tree, I also have a still larger book of Butler records.


Butler Records

This is essentially a scrap book, filled with newspaper cuttings, and fragments of handwritten letters and verse. I’ve ignored it in the past, partly because much of it is in, or about, Esperanto, of which I find a little goes quite a long way. However, inspired by my recent researches I’ve taken another look, and I see that there are actually some very interesting things there – interesting to me, at least.

Snippets )

The sad state of the Church of England )

Taking Arms against “The Flood of Figment” )

How to get out of World War One – the accountant's way )
steepholm: (Dr Schnabel)
2010-01-30 10:19 pm
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When you Visit the Flamingo Enclosure...

...and the flamingos are flamin' gone, it's disappointing. At least they sent their egrets:

Dr. Schnabel

And I got a new LJ icon out of it. A touch of Gonzo, to be sure, but I prefer to think of him as Dr Schnabel, plague doctor.
steepholm: (Dr Schnabel)
2010-01-30 10:19 pm
Entry tags:

When you Visit the Flamingo Enclosure...

...and the flamingos are flamin' gone, it's disappointing. At least they sent their egrets:

Dr. Schnabel

And I got a new LJ icon out of it. A touch of Gonzo, to be sure, but I prefer to think of him as Dr Schnabel, plague doctor.