"Historical" Blogs & Blog Posts

A Bookworm's World is a stop on today's blog tour for The Home Front Girls - the first book in Susanna Bavin's planned trilogy.If you enjoy WWII historical fiction, you're  going to want to add The Home Front Girls to your 'to read' list!I was h...

Have you ever wondered how to make a tombstone rubbing? This article details how to properly create one. A tombstone rubbing is a way to document the surface of a tombstone. The practice has been around for ages, and It can be a way to preserve a pie...

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications.   I moved to Silicon Valley during the summer of 1981. I had no clue that IBM would introduce the personal computer a few...

The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Downton Abbey: A New Era The latest escapades of the Grantham family and the army of servants that look after them. Our Jilly went along to see how it...

I know that a lot of people outside of the UK only think of Mr Bean when they hear of Rowan Atkinson but, trust me, he is far funnier than that character. As has been alluded to many times, I am getting on a bit and can remember him in Not The Nine O...

I don’t think there is anyone out there who is unaware of William Shakespeare. You might not have actually been to a theatre to see a production but, paradoxically, that isn’t the only place to see Shakespeare’s words being performed. I don’t...

Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start… Before I get going, here’s a thought for a series of articles. How about first-time viewings of wildly popular films that I haven’t seen? I say this because I’ve never actua...