Category Archives: Miscellaneous

At Last!

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Magicfingers

For the first time in over three years, come the morning I shall once again be heading off to drag Baldrick, kicking & screaming, doubtless, around Flanders’ soggy fields. 

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World War II in Flanders Fields

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Magicfingers

Twenty nine months on, and at last I found myself back on the battlefields again. 

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2022 – Post-Pandemic Plans

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Magicfingers

Accompanied by a few photos of the flagpole and poppy memorial at the entrance to Randalls Park Crematorium in Leatherhead in Surrey, let’s take a look at the state of play of theBigNote as of April 2022. 

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Mystery Item No. 2

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Magicfingers

Hot on the heels of Mystery Item #1, what might this battered relic be, do you think? 

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Magicfingers

Somewhere, the future’s brighter.  Have a safe one, folks.

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Ten Years After

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Magicfingers

On 27th November 2010 I posted this single photograph of Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery, with just three words, ‘In Flanders Fields’, typed beneath it. 

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Virtual Tour & Extra Headstone (snappy title eh?)

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Magicfingers

For anyone who might find it of interest, which is all of you, on Wednesday 11th November a friend of mine is leading an online virtual tour of the war memorials around the Whitehall area of London.  It should be … Continue reading →

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