pferguson | January 29, 2022
Malta’s Siege Bell Memorial With commanding views of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta’s Siege Bell Memorial is located at the lower part of St. Christopher Bastion. The Siege of Malta occurred between June 1940 to November 1942 became one of the most heavily bombed areas of the Second World War. The island of Malta was […]
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Tags: George Cross, Grand Harbour, Malta, Michael Sandle, Psalm 140, Siege Bell Memorial, Siege of Malta, Soldier at Rest, Valletta (Malta)
pferguson | April 18, 2021
Radium – Light the catalyst… She’s wonderful isn’t she…her dance…her name is Loie Fuller [pioneer of modern dance and theatrical lighting] if you wish to see her again…she calls it… this dance…her fire dance…[Why?]…I believe its because she’s interested in the way flames move. Henri Curie speaking to Marie Skłodowska from Radioactive. Screenplay by Jack […]
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Tags: Bibliothèque nationale France, Chilliwack, Film History, Great War, Henri Curie, Jack Thorne, Loie Fuller, Malta, Marie Curie, Marjane Satrapi, Nobel Prize, Petite Curie, Radioactive, Radium. Polonium, X-ray
pferguson | April 15, 2020
Carved into the Lessons from History On 14 April 2020 the Daily Express presented the suggestion, made by Mr. Terence McIlroy, that in recognition of the bravery of the British National Health Service (NHS), during the Covid-19 pandemic, that the organization could be presented with the honorific award of the George Medal. Although the article […]
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Tags: COVID-19, Croix de Guerre (France), Daily Express, Distinguished Service Cross, Dunkirk, George Cross, George Medal, In Flanders Fields Museum, Malta, Medal of Honour (France), Military Cross, National Health Service, Pandemic, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Terence McIlroy, Verdun, Ypres
pferguson | January 31, 2015
The Tale of Despereaux As I wander through the day thinking upon what next to write about I cannot help but feel astonished by what presents itself. Though I continually search for stories with a Scottish Great War base it seems lately that I have been, wanting to continue upon the path towards creative thought […]
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Tags: Australia, Despereaux, Flanders, France, Gallipoli, Great War, Hospital, John Newberry Medal, Kate DiCamillo, Light Dark, Malta, Red Cross, Regeneartion, Roscuro, The Tale of Despereaux, Timothy Basil Ering
pferguson | July 24, 2011
There is something about the King of the Jungle, either as, the creature in person (animal!) or as carvings. I especially like to take pictures of them wherever I encounter them, as part of the Royal Coat of Arms, or featured on memorials, fountains, garden statues, crests, signs and what have you. Two of these […]
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Tags: 427 Squadron, Film History, J Arthur Rank, Lions, Malta, Mdina, Memory, MGM, RCAF, Sardinia, Valletta