Arilx
The life and adventures of a mildly dotty old bird.
Monday, 29 February 2016
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Birthday boy
For once my friend A's birthday fell on a Saturday and even better I was free [usually I'm away dancing]. When we met for our Belta...
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Well what do you know....this "weed" has turned up uninvited in our garden. We pondered whether we should leave it alone [ after ...
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I don't know about others, but for me the travelling to and from a holiday destination forms part of the experience and unless it's ...
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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