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Welcome to this week's instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

In North Yorkshire, nestled just outside of the lovely town of Knaresborough, you'll find the birthplace of Ursula Southeil, or as she's more famously known, Mother Shipton.  Born in 1488, Mother Shipton is England's most famous prophetess.  During her lifetime she made several premonitions about some of the most significant historical events to take place in England, including the Great Fire of London and the Spanish Armada.  This week's post is about the life of Mother Shipton and how a rather fascinating recent find of mine links in with her story. 

So, as always, get that kettle on and get your crystal balls out as we take a look at the story behind my recent find and its link to Yorkshire's own, Mother Shipton... 

Happy Monday one and all!  It's that time again... Time for another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

During my rounds this week I found a rather fascinating piece.  A piece that I was drawn to through my love of folk art and the mystery of what the imagery on the piece could possibly mean.  I'm pleased to say that after some thorough research, I've managed to get to the bottom of this mystery and it's quite a fascinating story.  In fact, it has a connection to Britain's most important railway engineers of the 19th century and I just had to tell you all about it!

So, as always, get that kettle on, mind the gap and have your tickets out ready for inspection, as we examine a link between my folk art find and a significant event in the history of British and European railway...  *All Aboard...!*

Hello and welcome to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

I was visiting the Red House antiques centre in York last week when I got chatting to Matt and Val, the dealers behind the cabinet, 'Not Just Glass', in the centre.  We were sharing stories of recent finds and our love of folk art when they began telling me about their collection of something called 'Disaster Glass'. 

Now, I'd not heard of 'Disaster Glass' before so I was quite intrigued.  They told a story about one piece in particular which, while tragic, highlighted just how poignant these pieces are.  We agreed that this was something that needed to be shared, so I offered my blog writing services.

So, join me as we take a look at the stories behind these collectible pieces of glass, with one story so tragic, it's classed as the worst of its kind in British history...

!!! The following blog post contains material that may be traumatising to some audiences !!!

Ahoy there and a very happy new year to you all!  Thanks for joining me for the first instalment of 'Blog Post Monday' in 2022!

A new year must surely begin with a new find and a rather fascinating one at that...  A piece of memorabilia to commemorate a man, a soldier who some call a national hero, an educator, prolific writer, founder, and first Chief Scout, of the world-wide Scout Movement.  That's right, this week's post is about Robert Baden-Powell and a find linked to his involvement in the Second Boer War.

So, for the first time in 2022, get that kettle on, get your woggles out and let's dive into the world of Robert Baden-Powell and find out about this fascinating find of mine...

Welcome, welcome one and all to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

Now, I found an interesting little piece recently which has a connection to a very talented and courageous Woman, who just so happens to have a rather fascinating and mysterious story.  I know how much you all like a bit of a mystery so to that end, I thought I'd share this one with you.

So, as always, get that kettle on, fasten your seat belts and follow the in-flight safety demonstration as we travel back to the 1930's and fly non-stop from London to Australia...