Tag Archives: World war 1 . World war 2

Roland Garros

Posted on May 20, 2014 by findmeahomespain

Inspiration has many sources for my weekly scribbling’s; the impending French Grand Slam tennis tournament lead my dear wife Katherine to mention she needed some facts to Twitter out as part of her job at William Hill. So quicker than … Continue reading →

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Jerez de la Frontera

Posted on November 14, 2013 by findmeahomespain

As newlyweds last autumn we tried to explore Jerez de la Frontera; non-stop rain however meant that we only managed the Tio Pepe Bodega and a couple of tapas bars before soggily driving away. So a return visit was on … Continue reading →

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Bomber Harris

Posted on July 23, 2013 by findmeahomespain

Arthur Harris was born in 1892; his parents didn’t think him clever enough to go to Eton as his brothers had before, so gave him the choice of joining the army or going to the colonies. He chose the latter … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Ecstasy

Posted on July 11, 2013 by findmeahomespain

Again the squirrels appeared out of nowhere sending this week’s missive spinning off in a obtuse direction. I was quietly minding my own business looking at a classic car collection when I spotted a figurine of 2 horses heads mounted … Continue reading →

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Monkey Business

Posted on February 28, 2013 by findmeahomespain

The title and photo came from a recent visit to Gibraltar as walking towards Main Street  we saw Monkey atop the railings, We were thrilled as usually they live high up on the rock. A little old lady reached into … Continue reading →

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Il Duce Part 2 – Mussolini

Posted on February 24, 2013 by findmeahomespain

Mussolini and Hitler both believed that when Germany invaded Poland, Britain and other countries would remain neutral. Mussolini also thought that Britain and France were finished as players on the world stage and that any war would be short lived … Continue reading →

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Il Duce – Mussolini part 1

Posted on February 5, 2013 by findmeahomespain

70 years ago a huge swathe of Europe was under the control of three dictators; Hitler, Franco and Il Duce – Benito Mussolini! Mussolini came to power in Italy in1922 a full decade before Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. He … Continue reading →

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