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Chapter 1: Grandfather’s Journal

Posted on February 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

(I found one of my grandfather’s journals while I was looking in a bin of family artifacts. It was written in a service book. It seems fitting somehow as the anniversary of the First World War approaches.  This, combined now … Continue reading →

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The ‘Wicked Bible’ of Robert Barker

Posted on June 1, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

Adultery has been the seventh sin in the Ten Commandments for two thousand years- except for 1631.  In that year the King James Bible was published in London which stated, “thou shalt commit adultery.” Needless to say King Charles I … Continue reading →

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Canadian Children’s Primer from 1920

Posted on March 12, 2013 by brushedwithmystery
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Real World Vampirism

Posted on December 1, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

Youth: supple and strong.  Most of us would agree these are characteristics between childhood and maturity. But what happens when youth withers and dies? For some in pre-industrial society, the answer was vampirism. Abraham Stoker, the famous Irish author of … Continue reading →

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A New Turn for the Stop Sign

Posted on April 21, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

If you come to a red octagonal sign standing on a post by the side of a road, chances are you will know what to do without even knowing the language. The stop sign is an international symbol.  How did … Continue reading →

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