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Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
Tornadoes are known in South West Britain,but there is no mention of one that day. Disposal of the body at sea is a good theory, as the sea is not far away from where the disappearance happened. but there are three methods of disposing of a ...
frankbeswick, on 07/22/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
Interesting tale. Perhaps he was taken out to sea and disposed of elsewhere. If his tales were close enough to being true he might have been wanted by those others who were double crossed. Yet another possibility comes to mind. In North ...
blackspanielgallery, on 07/21/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
Owen was building up a bad reputation, so there could be a number of reasons why some people wanted to kill him.
frankbeswick, on 07/21/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
They were simple and superstitious folk. If he sat at the gate talking Chinese and doing magic tricks it would be natural for them to think he was doing black magic and witchcraft. Witchcraft trials were within living memory for some in England ...
Veronica, on 07/21/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
We may find a link between the girl's skeleton and Parfitt's sudden disappearance to sail the world as a privateer. As the remains were found in a house belonging to his cousin, with whom he had a relationship, it is not unreasonable to ...
frankbeswick, on 07/21/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
If he did fall victim to the local villagers getting revenge, then I suppose in a way, he did get snatched by the devil. Intriguing story.
candy47, on 07/21/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
To the end of her days Old Susannah believed that the Devil had come to claim the body and soul of her younger brother. I don't suppose that it was a nice thought for the kindly old lady to have on her mind.
frankbeswick, on 07/21/2016
Jaegerschnitzel - The Unbreaded Truth
Well said, Ron. Thanks for the comment! :)
chefkeem, on 07/20/2016
Jaegerschnitzel - The Unbreaded Truth
I was stationed in Stuttgart/Bad Canstatt in the 80's. I have had jaegerschnitzels both breaded and non-breaded. I have had equally both good and not so good experiences depending on what ...
Ron Hlinka, on 07/20/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
You have hit on the right solution, I believe.
frankbeswick, on 07/20/2016
Into Thin Air: the Shepton Mallet Mystery
I have just looked in the newspaper archive as I hadn't heard of this fascinating tale.
There are newspapers articles throughout the years about this story . It seems that because Parfitt had sailed the world as privateer, a "legal pirate", ...
Veronica, on 07/20/2016
Cambodian recipes: Green Mango Salad
Sounds yummy, thanks for the recipe.
MBC, on 07/20/2016
Pickmere, Cheshire
There are some Saxon names locally but Wythenshawe is largely Norman. Wythenshawe it self is an Anglo-Saxon name Withen scaga- Willow grove. Saxfield in Wythenshawe is another one, Poundswick . William the Conqueror though granted the lands to ...
Veronica, on 07/20/2016
The Aviation Park Festival 2016
Yes a wonder to behold but environmentally a nightmare.
There were several steam vehicles. Imagine all those steam vehicles next to the runway so the planes were still taking off next to the festival. The whole event was excellent and as I ...
Veronica, on 07/20/2016
The Aviation Park Festival 2016
The Concord must have been a wonder to view. I am, however, glad they were decommissioned after the accident in France. They flew so high their exhaust may have been a problem for the ozone layer.
Is that a steam auto in the parade image?
blackspanielgallery, on 07/20/2016