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Welcome to Gnomeville as Special Guests take over for Living in America Six

Welcome to Gnomeville as Special Guests take over for Living in America Six

We are going to another land, to a magical place all the way across this amazing adventurous continent which is North America that spirit that brought us here all the way across great track of discoveries makes anytning possible. Take a look, we ar eging to Gnomeville/

This is a place which actually exists, in the hearts and minds and garden of my uncle and aunt Larry and Jeanette.

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The Story of Thanksgiving that you thought you knew

The Story of Thanksgiving you thought you knew

Thanksgiving, made possible by only one word…

By only one man.

Those pilgrims they landed they tried and they struggled. Nothing worked. They really suffered. Nothing grew, all the seasons were wrong. They came down with all of the things that were just like at home but different, different enough to do them real harm. They even tried hunting, but even that was other than they had known.…

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Galdr

Happy Birthday Lars Magnar

Galdr

Lines of power lance the air

Pierce the essence of you

Lars Magnar is calling

From somewhere

To a place I cannot describe

So we are timeless

Tip your treasured runes

Devine a line of happenstance

Now quadrilate a statement

A patterned plan of self

The new you

We are learning how to state

Meditate

We are going to a place

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News About

About Adrian. I didn’t know you can do a page on WordPress, like webpages and all. I know I had an ‘About’ but now I have more.

Yes the big news. There is a now a shop.

You can shop for all about Adrian.

Now this is a new page so there are only a few products on the go at the moment. But there are a load of amazing things in the pipeline. Lots to come. So go buy the first things. Adrian…

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Freedom I am a visitor among around a third of a billion people, I don’t feel I can be one for Political opinion.

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Way of Living – Words of our Viking Chieftain turned to a poem by his Skald.

Way of Living – Words of our Viking Chieftain turned to a poem by his Skald.

Way of Living – From our Viking Chieftain

We have our land. We go raid no more. We here have plenty. Do not take like before. In our hearts we are Viking. People of Iron. In our town we are Viking. Viking Town. Shipbuilders come here. In iron nailed hulls. Bringing sightseers to us. They help at the sculls. Season by season. The world comes stay here. The reason is Vikings. They hold us dear. O…

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The Scary Porch – So Far Yes this is Hallowe'en We are part way into creating Scary Porch. This will be where the dead give out candy.

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When grazing birds fly

When grazing birds fly

When grazing birds fly

As I write I feel as if I am making this all up, for there in our patch we call the wild garden stand the tall decorative grasses which are now filled with dried seeds. Sparrows, or spuggies as my fellow Yorkshire-folk might call them, land in what appear to be their zillions. Each one lands upon the lawn below one of the tall grass stems. It then flies straight up to…

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My DIY Indie-publishing self-help guide for audio and printed matter

My DIY Indie-publishing self-help guide for audio and printed matter

My DIY Indie-publishing self-help guide for audio and printed matter

Yes this is my DIY Indie-publishing self-help guide for audio and printed matter. I don’t know anything. I am trying to find out. Heidi says this is my Research Progression. I am taking you with me on a journey. A journey to the end of the blog. It is my hope that by we get down there to the bottom of blog we will have…

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The Scary Pocket Knife

The Scary Pocket Knife

Even a simple blog can take half a day to put together…

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For sale on Bandcamp my amusing yet informative history of the Itchin bridge.

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Norse Offerings - Njardarheimr, Gudvangen, Norway

Norse Offerings – Njardarheimr, Gudvangen, Norway

Our great Chieftain Georg Hansen and team have developed a sacred area within the Viking Town and people place offerings there.

I have written this poem to inspire.

(I have put a small offering from the above selection in the post and asked Georg to place it upon the alter for me.)

Even a simple blog can take half a day to put together…

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Adrian Spendlow – A selection of stories to see and hear - Revisited

Adrian Spendlow – A selection of stories to see and hear – Revisited

Adrian Spendlow – A selection of stories to see and hear

 Beevis and the Dragon – (Pretty sure I’ve spelt it wrong)

 The Folklore of Fossils by Hobb the Ploughboy

Veikko’s Quest – A Finnish folktale

Red

I was inspired to remodel this old tale and soon as I thought of it I got it down, it might be a bit scary so listen to it without kids first).

Old Land –…

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Living in America Five - Now here is a challenge for you.

Living in America Five – Now here is a challenge for you.

Living in America Five – Now here is a challenge for you. It is your turn to send pictures. You all know I have been doing a series of picture blogs of my time in America; unusual things I have spotted that sort of thing. Well, I want you to shape the next blog.

For those who haven’t seen the blogs there are links below, (and the rest of you might enjoy another look too), I seem to make fun…

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A Special Feature for the Friends of UW Green Bay Viking House

A Special Feature for the Friends of UW Green Bay Viking House

You all are welcome to enjoy this blog which I hope will bring many of you to go and click to be a friend of our wonderful project.

Click and like – https://www.facebook.com/UWGBVikingHouse

Keep scrolling down here for all the fun movies.

Those of you who are already ‘following’ and may have been to events in the past will be pleased to see here a gathering of films and photos of our…

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The Chanters Stool - Part 2 of the Spendlow Lectures on How to be a Storyteller

The Chanters Stool – Part 2 of the Spendlow Lectures on How to be a Storyteller

Storytelling is… #6 The Spendlow Lectures Part 2 Chanters Stool

Storytelling is… #6 The Spendlow Lectures Part 2 Chanters Stool

Right, I am going to get strict now.

Storytellers must always tell traditional stories which they have learnt by listening to another storyteller. They must sit and not move and they must never ever utilise items – the sinful prop! Sit still and tell old things…

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Living in America for

Living in America for

only one reason; love.

For all of my friends in America; my pals Dave and Pauline in Britain sent this photo. This is how English people dress all the time, according to them.

The Hudson Family, York, Yorkshire, England, Britain. (Photo taken at Beemish)

Here are a few more snippets and pics of my times and travels (limited travels as yet).

I am happy here, and have adventures. The…

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Songs of Odin

I have been asked to repost this to accompany an event which will occur in Njardarheimr Village.

If you look at the powers of Odin; at the songs and runes, you see a different image than you would imagine. His words, his gathered powers, are for the betterment of all.

(Filmed in the Viking town of Njardarheimr,…

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