By George! It’s One Man After Another
In the few short years after finally becoming king, and not merely regent, George IV had a devil of a time finding good people to fill the post of Prime Minister.
The death of Canning meant, of course, that his Majesty needed to find yet another Prime Minister. Such a bother, particularly since his Majesties priorities were not necessarily those of the government. This was something that all concerned were deeply, painfully aware of. As the Duke of Wellington had said of Canning “Canning and all his present men had got their hold upon the King by indulging him in all his expenses and whims.” There was more than a grain of truth to this, but it was hardly fair to Canning. Indulging the the King was part of the job description Being PM to George IV wasn’t something just anyone could do. And it is certainly telling that Wellington didn’t take the job until he felt he had to.
In fact, the King faced the same problem that he did after the death of Lord Liverpool. Many fellows who would be right for the job, precious few who actually wanted it. Wellington, whose name always cropped up when a PM hunt was afoot, didn’t want it. I would imagine that at that point in his professional life the Duke would have considered wearing a placard around his neck with the word “NO” painted on it.
79/365 First Snow
It’s really hard to tell, but if you look closely at the mountains a little to the right, you can see the snow.
Vocabulary
Anyone know what an article of clothing called a “wife beater” is?
I was reading a vampire book and ran across this passage:
“As Butch stepped into the main room, he got a load of Rhage’s ensemble for the night: Black leather trench coat fell from his shoulders to his ankles. Black wife-beater was tucked into leathers. Shitkickers topped him out at six-eight or so.”
I was sure it was a kind of shoe, but that doesn’t fit here. So I checked my dictionary of costume and it wasn’t there at all. Then I ended up on Dictionary.com, and they didn’t have it. Wikipedia says it’s Australian for a sleeveless shirt, but that wouldn’t show under a coat, would it?
Ever heard of one before? What are they?
Another Dumb Award
This one’s a little different. You AREN’T supposed to link to the person who gave it out, and both of the people who “gave” it to me simply offered it to anyone who happened by. Well, I happen to love awards, so I picked it up. I now offer it to any of you who are interested.
The only thing you’re supposed to do on this one is give a grand acceptance speech. Here’s mine:
*Holding award up as high as my frail arms will allow, tears of gratitude running down my face, I offer a watery smile to my audiance.*
“Um…. Thanks! No, really! Thanks.
*Exit, stage left*
Well, you all should know by now I’m not good at following rules.
Simple Spinach Salad
1 bunch of fresh spinach
Mushrooms, tomato, onion, bell pepper, etc to taste
Spritz style salad dressing
Wash the spinach thoroughly. Reduce or remove stems. Add desired vegetables. Spritz on salad dressing. Serve.
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Word Up, Dog
Jill: Give it up, Jack. No matter how you try, you can’t pull off “Ghetto”.
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Today’s theme is word.
Previously in Jack and Jill Family
Saturday photo scavenger hunt
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76/365 Bike Path
Quit looking at the mountains. Over there, toward the left kind of snaking along – that’s the bike path.
Suzie’s House 133: She Should Have Known
Sorry, this one is entirely in the newsletter. I know, I usually put the first few paragraphs, before I get to the steamy stuff, here in the blog then the whole thing on the newsletter. I have my reasons for making an exception.
It’s been nearly a year since I sent anything out on the newsletter. My deepest apologies to those readers who have requested more of them. If you have any problems receiving it, or if you are a new reader and have only just signed up, then please contact me at AliceAudreyJ at Yahoo dot com. I’ll be sure you get a copy.
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The Talk
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“My mother says I’m an enabler. I think she’s right. The thing is, I want to be an enabler. I do. I want to enable you to do incredible things; photography, or writing, or something. I’ve been waiting all this time for a chance. I don’t think I should wait any more. Do you?”
13 Boxes of Cereal
I’m being lazy, but a few of you asked to see this in last week’s TT. So here it is, 13 of the boxes of cereal in our house right now. Ask again in a few weeks and it will probably be a completely different set.
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