Here’s a pretty amazing story from Scotland. In 1941 John Gray was standing duty as a firewatcher in Glasgow during a major Luftwaffe air raid on the Clydeside industrial area. The last thing he remembers of that night was some glass shattering. ” . . . that was the last thing I heard until I… Continue reading “Was Blind, But Now I See . . . “
Tag: Human interest
50,000 and counting!
During the small hours of this morning (local time) my 50,000th visitor arrived. That makes me very happy, given that this blog is less than 100 days old. He or she is in Botswana, a country I know and love. Botswana has some of the most beautiful natural scenery and abundant wildlife anywhere on the… Continue reading 50,000 and counting!
I love it when good luck finds deserving people!
From Sweden we have a real feel-good story. Last year Siv Wiik, 69, and Harriet Svenson, 64, went hiking to pick blueberries. While ambling around the countryside they kept their eyes open for traces of minerals, a hobby of theirs for many years. This time their hobby paid off – and how! Government surveyors believe… Continue reading I love it when good luck finds deserving people!
A maritime mystery solved
His Majesty’s Australian ship (HMAS) Sydney was a modified Leander-class cruiser launched in 1934 and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1935. She was the second vessel to bear that name in RAN service and was often referred to as the Sydney II, although the latter numeral did not form part of her… Continue reading A maritime mystery solved
Kebabs in the Arctic – with chilly sauce, perhaps?
It’s amazing how entrepreneurial drive can manifest itself. Iranian refugee Kazem Ariaiwand, denied political asylum in Norway, decided to head for the only place nearby that had no visa or residence permit requirements – the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago about 300 miles from the northern tip of Norway. (In terms of a… Continue reading Kebabs in the Arctic – with chilly sauce, perhaps?