Tag Archives: France

Graves at Estaples

Posted on March 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery
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World War One Photo: Bullecourt

Posted on March 20, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The picture looks like ground zero. Soldiers and men, slowly emerge from the debris.  The back of the photo reads “near Bullecourt,” France. A village prone to devastation, it was destroyed in the sixteenth century, and then in 1917.  The … Continue reading →

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Bluebeard: Fairy-tale or Horror?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The Parisian Charles Perrault helped to establish the modern day fairy tale. His novel “Stories or Fairy Tales from Past Times with Morals,” was written in 1697. Rather than the clean aseptic fairy-tales we have today, his stories read like … Continue reading →

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World War One Photo: Mont St. Kemmel

Posted on March 13, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

In a shell hole… A brief respite;  return to mother earth.  Men that have seen too much bloodshed take a moment to shave.

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World War One Photos Found!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by brushedwithmystery

While in the basement of my infamous  family home, I found  a series of rolled up World War One Photos.  They are AMAZING!  I can’t wait to share them- I want to do some research first. My grandfather was a … Continue reading →

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