tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7085349310036232491..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE STARS' TENNIS BALLS by Ann SwinfenMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-25076518559939104392015-03-22T15:55:38.867+00:002015-03-22T15:55:38.867+00:00I'm not saying yet, Ann! I like to keep my sto...I'm not saying yet, Ann! I like to keep my stories under wraps until I feel quite sure I've got hold of them.Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12142694655424197412015-03-21T11:45:51.594+00:002015-03-21T11:45:51.594+00:00What a bit of luck,Ann! Which year?What a bit of luck,Ann! Which year?Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50073645158586110502015-03-20T15:44:15.263+00:002015-03-20T15:44:15.263+00:00It was a bright sunny morning here in the West Mid...It was a bright sunny morning here in the West Midlands too. It didn't get very dark, but it got rapidly colder and felt rather eerie. I recently found out that there was a solar eclipse in the year in which my novel-in-progress is set, so was able to say I was 'doing research' while hanging around in the garden with a pinhole camera instead of writing.Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64252844163757191692015-03-20T15:35:16.564+00:002015-03-20T15:35:16.564+00:00Happy Spring Equinox to all of you! It was a beaut...Happy Spring Equinox to all of you! It was a beautiful cloudless morning on the east coast of Scotland (surprisingly) but the eclipse was a bit disappointing. I thought it would get much, much darker! Friend Simon was a horrid man, but we do owe him one debt. He kept extensive notebooks, which are a mine of information about his clients.Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41345326358280762062015-03-20T10:24:09.649+00:002015-03-20T10:24:09.649+00:00Enjoyed your piece very much, Ann - even though it...Enjoyed your piece very much, Ann - even though it's cloudy in Cambridge today, so I didn't get a glimpse of the Solar Eclipse! But I've written about such an event (one that took place in 1764) in my novel, Variable Stars, which begins: 'At the bottom of the bucket is the Sun. There it lies, a drowned Star, in the water...' Happy Spring Equinox!Christina Koninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275312730534980490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-48809566077984858522015-03-20T10:16:39.126+00:002015-03-20T10:16:39.126+00:00Astrology and pre-determination today are still im...Astrology and pre-determination today are still important beyond magazine trivia. I know two astrologers, both with science degrees, one of them a GP, who cast charts for people. I have a friend who is regularly consulted about auspicious dates for weddings etc. <br />Historically, I loved when reading The 13thc Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal to see that William Marshal and his wife were 'married under a fortunate star.' Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-89668504162729954212015-03-20T10:09:08.475+00:002015-03-20T10:09:08.475+00:00I agree, Sue - a con-man and rapist. What a charme...I agree, Sue - a con-man and rapist. What a charmer.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78907421979277397612015-03-20T08:28:03.371+00:002015-03-20T08:28:03.371+00:00Simon Foreman sounds like a nice chap - not!Simon Foreman sounds like a nice chap - not!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com