Tag: historian
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Time Pieces History Project Item 89: The Jade Pig
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The jade pig. The Jade Pig – Introduction to Item 89 When I went to Australia the first time, we had stopovers in each…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 88: The Greek Urn
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Greek urn. The Greek Urn – Introduction to Item 88 A few years ago we were lucky enough to be invited to a…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 87: The Makrana Marble Elephant
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Makrana Marble Elephant. The Makrana Marble Elephant – Introduction to Item 87 For our honeymoon, Mark and I went to India. We started…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 86: The Dala Horse
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Dala Horse. The Dala Horse – Introduction to Item 86 The Dala horse is one of three items in this section that represents…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 85: Maltese Fishing Boat
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the Maltese Fishing Boat. The Maltese Fishing Boat – Introduction to Item 85 Malta wasn’t somewhere that was even on my radar until a…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 84: The Hanging House
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Hanging House. The Hanging House – Introduction to Item 84 My younger brother has lived in Ghent, Belgium, for about 12 years, and…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 83: Flinders Street Station
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Flinders Street Station. Flinders St Station – Introduction to Item 83 I graduated from university in 2007, and in the summer of that year…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 82: York Minster
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – York Minster. York Minster – Introduction to Item 82 Although I’ve lived in the North East for most of my life, and it’s where…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 81: The Washhouse
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the washhouse. The Washhouse – Introduction to Item 81 As a family, we’ve been visiting Brittany in the North West of France for over…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 80: The Zoo
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the zoo. The Zoo – Introduction to Item 80 Zoos, like circuses, are somewhat controversial these days, although the few I’ve visited give the…