Arilx
The life and adventures of a mildly dotty old bird.
Monday, 29 February 2016
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'If you've got nothing nice to say....Come and sit with me.' A spot of acerbic wit from Alice Roosevelt Longworth for today. A...
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I'm leaving today's post in the very capable hands of The Cure. Was a huge fan back in the day and still enjoy hearing their unique...
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Once upon a time there was a married couple called S and A who went to Kernow on their holiday. Whilst in Tintagel, they decided to get a ...
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Last Saturday we travelled over to Newbury for a pub lunch with Mr GBT's siblings plus their partners. It's been years since we...
I imagine it was the only time that stone cutters were given carte blanche. They certainly amused themselves.
ReplyDeleteYou would think so but it's more likely that they were actually commissioned. The medieval mind seems quite insane when seen from our modern perspective but these were god fearing folk who also completely believed in evil spirits, dragons etc.
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The grotesque detail is quite beautiful (in an ugly sort of way) stuff of medieval nightmares I suspect :)
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