February 2012
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Feb 29th
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Feb 29th
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illegitimi asked: lovely blog
Feb 29th
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adialogue submitted: My tuppence worth Hello Hex,  I join the many who wish to submit my appreciation of your excellent blog for it’s high quality posts that are informative, interesting, well researched and very engaging.  You have the qualities of a very good lecturer or presenter.   About your remark on what to respond to (about people’s comments) with the understanding that this is my...
Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Apparently you get the most traffic when answering to praising messages (which I usually avoid). Guess I should do it more often, if it gets the word out. And here I was, thinking it was about what you post. Silly.
Feb 27th
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strawberryorange replied to your post: Jus naufragii What language is that? Latin. Jus (medieval spelling of ius) - law Naufragium - shipwreck
Feb 26th
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Jus naufragii
The jus naufragii (right of shipwreck), sometimes lex naufragii (law of shipwreck), was a medieval custom (never actually a law) which allowed the inhabitants or lord of a territory to seize all that washed ashore from the wreck of a ship along its coast. This applied, originally, to all the cargo of the ship, the wreckage itself, and even any passengers who came ashore, who were thus converted...
Feb 26th
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“Men who pray, men who fight and men who work.”
– King Alfred
Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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thoughtfulearthling asked: Thanks for making me smile, Hex. :)
Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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adialogue submitted: Nice to hear the world Pledge used when not describing dishwashing liquid. I also pledge to write the printed word. Yes! To quote one of my favorite movies: “People will read again.” P.S. You might like this as well.
Feb 23rd
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firstfruits asked: Oh my... Thank you so so so much for this blog. That's all I can say~
Feb 23rd
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enchantedengland asked: oh my goodness this blog is WONDERFUL! I am sitting here reading it post by post; pretty much drinking it in. Thank you for the time you have put into making it! **cheri**
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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“I have seen in diverse chambers, that when one had gone to bed they were full of...”
– The Goodman of Paris (Le Ménagier de Paris): a treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris, c.1393
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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WatchWatch
Medieval Ring on Antiques Roadshow (One of my favorite shows. I guess everything BBC is my favorite.)
Feb 21st
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giveitasqueeze asked: This is the best blog I've come across. And that's the truth!
Feb 21st
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Sonnet 18!
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Creaking of a big wooden ship… The sound of adventure and times long lost.
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE!!!
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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