`` Liar and a Dreamer''

  I have finally come across this an Irish Alternate History work written in 1918 cartlann.org  I have been reading the first 4 chapters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098111-the-professor-in-erin

 This is more like it. I did not realize how much leather the Tommies wore.  Sauchiehall Street is the name of a trench line  George McKay again. This is just a coincidence- A colleague mentioned 1917 at work.  One curious thing, seeing Adrian Scarborough as a British officer at the end broke my suspension of disbelief  I just remembered him from Gavin and Stacey. The film has a cast of British and Irish stage and screen stalwarts - Mark Strong, Mathew Doyle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth. With Richard Madden coming of his GoT fame The plot is simple and direct. Two men are sent with an urgent message to stop a British  attack  1917 is filmed in one continuous take - Something I have not seen since that Johnny Depp movie  I think it goes without saying that 1917 does a good job of portraying the horror of trench warfare. We see a world that is changing One Tommy rattles off a list of names of types of cherries Some sweet and some sour. He grew up on a farm with a small orchid  This

  It is a nice period piece, and probably the most sympathetic depiction of Neville Chamberlain I have seen in my lifetime.  The parties and pubs look very inviting, everyone dressed up. No screaming speakers, Chamberlain breakfasts on boiled eggs, butter and toast.  Chamberlain is shown as experienced politician but a warm hearted decent man . Chamberlain notes Adolf's relationship with Mussolini and plans to use that. Chamberlain speaks French to Daladier He befriends the lead character. Who is treated warmly by Great and the Good There are some anachronisms. There seems to be a black aide in Downing Street- I wonder if this is historically accurate. There is also a presumably Anglo Indian, or Eurasian secretary. The Nazi's are constantly referred to as racist, and not racialist. I am old enough to remember people using racialist instead of racism The swearing has been noted by others. The lead character's marriage seems to be out of time too. It feels like someone has wr

 14 Dead on the Streets of Derry

 A happy St Brigid's day I will return to Peru in March to spend the 17th of March with my Daughter My brother had his birthday My Brother in law, and my niece have been under the weather QPR won 4-0 against reading Birthday wishes to my friend Christopher who has returned to Disneyland My laptop has died. It seems to short out all the time, I may try to repair it, but it is not really necessary at the moment  It has been a long bitter laggard January. I have spent the month dry Well, from the 9th to the 6th - A 28 day month. I am however to embarrassed for want of money to splash out more this month