A F T E R N O O N T E A A T L O N G U E V U E
Our annual Afternoon Tea at Longue Vue Gardens will be held on Saturday April 5th this year from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. (Note new time.) Mark your calendars now. Call 324-6024 for information. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW . . .
P e t t i c o a t L a n e o f f t o a G r e a t S t a r t
On September 8th, the State President and State Organizer of Louisiana attended the Petticoat Lane chapter meeting to present their charter and pin their members. Read about the ceremony, and see the photos, at Petticoat Lane Chapter.
R e c i p e o f t h e M o n t h
This month find a traditional British recipe for Creme Caramel. It is especially good because it's not too sweet.
T h e B a t t l e o f t h e 1 0 0 A c r e W o o d
Continuing my love of Winnie the Pooh, I am reporting on a serious threat to Ashdown Forest, which contains many of the "enchanted places" in A A Milne's stories. The 100 Acre Wood was based on Ashdown Forest. Read more.
S p i k e M i l l i g a n
I'm in a reminiscing mood, and you can catch up on memories of The Goon Show at Spike Milligan. Also read some of his silly poems.
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British Words To Treasure |
Quotations written by Brits to inspire and entertain you.
"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." (Indira Ghandi (1917-1984))
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| The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. |
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PUB BECOMES EMBASSY TO BEAT CIGARETTE BAN
"Landlord Bob Beech is getting round next week's ciggie ban by turning his bar into an embassy for a remote Caribbean island. He claims the Wellington Arms in Southampton will be the only pub in Britain to allow smoking after 1 July – by becoming the UK base for tiny, uninhabited Redonda. Earlier this month a senior "attache" to its ruler named it as the UK consulate for the island, which is 35 miles off Antigua. As an embassy, it would be classed as "foreign soil", allowing smokers a haven – as well as VAT-free cheap drinks. The attache who granted consulate status is Redonda's official cardinal Edward Elder – a regular at the pub. Cardinal Elder, 72, said: "We'll be declaring our credentials to the Queen and will see what happens." The Department of Health admitted: "The smoke-free law will not be enforceable against premises that have diplomatic status." (Sun, June 27, 2007.) |
  
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