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England Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture

Royal Reviews are In

We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.

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England Existential Angst Heros Heros - NOT

Humble Orthodontia

Today we explore the State of British Orthodontia, as seen through the teeth of Paula Vennells.[Thanks to Sally T. Intern for today’s topic!] But first…. A Little Background Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd during the final three years of the British Post Office scandal, which occurred between 1999 and 2015 and involved […]

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England Movies Music

The Legend of Tam Lin

Yesterday’s BLOTT, about the childhood of Joan of Arc and the prominence of the Fairy Tree in her childhood, led the WLBOTT historical archives team to wonder: Just how bad-ass were fairies during the middle ages? These were not Tinker Bells[1], by any means. They could be pretty mischievous and sometimes wicked. Probably one of […]

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England Music Texas Uncategorized

Celebrating Slim Whitman

Think back to Christmases in the late ’70s, and remember the Slim Whitman TV ads (All My Best).“[Slim] was number one in England longer than Elvis and The Beatles.” A little Wikipedia research revealed many amazing facts about Slim Whitman, but here is one of most interesting: Whitman was a self-taught left-handed guitarist, although he […]

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Adventures of the Elders Current Events England

Celebrating the Winter Solstice

First, a little solsticology…. (not to scale) The Stonehenge Solstice Stonehenge is the place to be for a Solstice party! Solstice Experience for the Elders WLBOTT Father Confessors Celebrate the Solstice WLBOTT Priestess Solstice Celebration

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England New Zealand Will there be a buffet?

Exploring Cook

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during […]