Damascus

Hands-on with naked Goddess of Love

My very own Aphrodite was standing next to me in the glistening sea. We had just a few more minutes until sunrise. I was hands-on with a naked Goddess of Love, getting more pan stick onto her white bits with a sponge and then spreading it evenly to match the surrounding suntanned body. She was […]

JFK shot dead in Dallas, deadlines in Darlington

We couldn't find a photograph of American presidents in our library

I guess it was near 7:00 pm UK time when I heard the news flash on my car radio. President John F Kennedy had been shot in Dallas at 12:30 pm Texas time and that meant tight deadlines in Darlington. I was 20 miles from the offices where I’d just been entrusted with the editorship […]

Hitler spoils big day for the runaway bride  

First WW2 wedding in England as Germany's blitzskriek starts the war

A peaceful village wedding and the biggest military bombardment in history, taking place simultaneously… The first wedding bells and the first shots of World War II rang out as Hitler invaded Poland and spoiled an ancestor’s runaway wedding. It was a Friday like no other in the history of our family and the history of the world. By Terry […]

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