669. “A Poor, Ignorant Girl”: Mary Anning

She hears all sorts of words like these. One fellow enters her shop and, we can hear his disdainful description, “a little dirty shop, with hundreds of specimens piled all around.” She writes to a friend “the world has been unkind to me” and “the world has sucked my brains from me.” Ouch! Look at …

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629. Kingsbury Ancestors (2)

Winterborne Whitechurch St. Mary's Parish Church There is no other good way to visit the three villages associated with William Henry Kingsbury. So, I cough up 120 pounds for three hours. Although Vince, our driver, doesn’t know much about Winterbourne Whitechurch, Milton Abbas or Morden, he is a safe and pleasant driver. I’m not entirely …

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625. Walking in the World of Celtic Saints: Their Legacy

Mary has arrived. We speed into full tourist mode. This mode of travel has worn me out more than my slow-travel. In slow-travel, I’m exhausted physically with the hard walking; in tourist mode, I’m exhausted physically and mentally because of all the varied and conflicting sensory input. Traveling by trains, buses, and taxi. Coastal views, …

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