During the First World War (1914–1918) much of the fighting took place in Western Europe. Previously beautiful countryside was blasted, bombed and fought over, again and again. The landscape swiftly turned to fields of mud: bleak and barren scenes where little or nothing could grow.
Bright red Flanders poppies (Papaver rhoeas) however, were delicate but resilient flowers and grew in their thousands, flourishing even in
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28 years ago today, at 6:55pm Corporal Maheshkumar "Mick" Islania, who had served in the RAF for 15 years, and his 6 month old daughter Nivruti were gunned down in cold blood at a filling station in Wildenrath.
The Provisional IRA expressed "profound regret" for the death of the daughter, who they didn't know was in the car. Mrs Smita Islania, driving the car, was...
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Ok I have set myself a goal of becoming a case worker for the royal British legion and today I took a step in this path.
Today I completed a Mental Health First Aider course run through the military, this course was very insightful and has given me a lot more knowledge on symptoms and how to help people and more importantly who to go...
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I have decided to do a cosplay based either around my Sith warrior in Swtor or kylo ren or earth nilhius
The only issue I gave at the moment is funds but I'm willing to take my time
So which do you think ?
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, --and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of --Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager...
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There have been many books that have changed me but three stand out the most so let me begin.
The first book is the hobbit and lord of the rings I read them both back to back and it inspired me and allowed me to wander a myriad of paths. This is the book set that gave me a love of reading and made me...
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I'm trained in martial arts of several types
I love star wars
I love to cook
I love to treat a lady like a princesses
I gave spent nearly three years of my live in war zones and a further year and a half in the states
Ok I got annoyed by , and please excuse the language, a complete and utter cockwomble cuntweasel. Apparently I can't practice witchcraft or even be a Wiccan as I'm a bloke and despite me being calm and trying to explain it to the small brained prick ( he is the only guy I work with that I can't stand) he kept on an on as...
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