tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post7660736123140430202..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: For Bonfire Night: A Parisian Fireworks DisasterCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-62637951419014344572015-11-05T12:24:22.665+00:002015-11-05T12:24:22.665+00:00That is *very* odd; was it actually 5th November w...That is *very* odd; was it actually 5th November when they pushed their pram past?Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-25641858981269450992015-11-05T01:07:48.564+00:002015-11-05T01:07:48.564+00:00Try as I may I cannot forget the telly jingle..ple...Try as I may I cannot forget the telly jingle..please do remember , the fifth of November , light up the sky with Standard fireworks...<br />And for something odd , when I lived in Virginia of all places , a bunch kids went by one night pushing a Guy in an abandoned baby pram. <br />It was a hot evening and so I was quite confused.<br />And nowt tae do wi the disaster above either . Except for the ER all over England treating singed drunken twits.angus smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303387363518518545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-60079253037944664662015-05-30T20:04:34.355+01:002015-05-30T20:04:34.355+01:00An omen indeed!An omen indeed!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-48659206230609301632015-05-30T04:50:24.379+01:002015-05-30T04:50:24.379+01:00This reminds me of the botafumeiro, the huge swing...This reminds me of the botafumeiro, the huge swinging incense container at Santiago de Compostela. When Catherine of Aragon was on her way to England in 1499 to marry Prince Arthur, she stopped to worship at the cathedral. The botafumerio detached from its rope and went crashing through one of the cathedral's high windows. Prince Arthur died shortly thereafter, so she married Henry VIII.<br /><br />Should she have taken it as an omen?<br /><br />Here are two flaming accidents connected to royal weddings, and both queens had unhappy ends to their lives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032897221570599490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-35256928069581703512014-11-05T19:06:43.729+00:002014-11-05T19:06:43.729+00:00Quite a night!Quite a night!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-57551277068376150532014-11-05T19:03:16.887+00:002014-11-05T19:03:16.887+00:00...and isn't it amazing that a few miles away ......and isn't it amazing that a few miles away from me thousands are watching the Ottery St Mary flaming tar barrels being carried on shoulders through the town!<br />Gem Twitchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52351563872569725982014-11-05T17:33:54.397+00:002014-11-05T17:33:54.397+00:00Very wise words; I think it's so cute that you...Very wise words; I think it's so cute that you made little viewing places for your cats, that's lovely!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85468104393320601292014-11-05T14:22:49.034+00:002014-11-05T14:22:49.034+00:00And it's an accident that can still happen tod...And it's an accident that can still happen today, let's remember that, everyone; crowds panic. Let's all be really careful out there.... [not that I'm going out either. None of my cats at the moment care to watch fireworks so I don't have to make padded watching places by the kitchen window for them....]Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com