Mal's Web Party

Welcome to this general interest site. Come in and meet my other online friends. Although most of the contributions are reblogs, there will be originals from me, including a few from my One Minute Money Magazine. Mal

[lizclimo]

[oneminutemoneymagazine]

Warning: New Telephone Scam

As background, sales people and scammers already have my full name, telephone number and address from somewhere. Fortunately they don't know my date of birth. The latest scam is designed to discover dates of birth, which would be a major help in accessing personal information etc.

This scam is being executed very skillfully. The person claimed to be from a government department, used good English and sounded like a government administrator (which is good) as opposed to a call centre person or someone with sales training.

They confirmed with me that their records of my name and address were correct, said that they were sending my personal alarm and explained how I should wear it round my neck and operate it in case of emergency. Then, in a matter of fact way, they asked for my date of birth and the penny dropped. It was a phishing call.

I continue to await my personal alarm, but don't really expect it to arrive. In the meantime, beware.

(13/08/2023)

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Hippies on their way home from the Isle of Wight Festival, 31st August 1970 :: Bridgeman Images :: [Rock photo gallery]

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“He was moving through a new order of creation, of which few men had ever dreamed. Beyond the realms of sea and land and air and space lay the realms of fire, which he alone had been privileged to glimpse. It was too much to expect that he would also understand.”

 ― Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey

[via "alive on all channels"]

[malswebparty]

I’ve been at this location, which is Ryde Pier.  You can see the town of Ryde, Isle of Wight in the background and just about see the railway (which goes all the way to the pier head) to the left of the picture.  Behind the photographer is the pier head with boat crossings across the Solent to Portsmouth.  Happy memories of summer holidays, thanks for posting, Mal

[caravan66]

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Attributed to Giuliano Pesello, The Celestial Hemesphere in the Sagrestia Vecchia ca.1442

[unusualrussia]

[malswebparty]

Russian Playground

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

JLB by CTB (by Dreaming in the deep south)

Out for a 1915 drive. This is my grandmother, peeking over her shoulder at  my grandfather.  They were just becoming “an item.” Sometimes I think that this is how the ancestors peek in on us.  They  have that loving expression on their faces.  They wish us well.

dreaminginthedeepsouth

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“A journey is like marriage.

The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”

― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

[jeff-rees-jones]

The snow arrived earlier this week, it lasted just three hours. This is a pic from an old quarry about a four-minute stroll from my house...

[chokrihizem]

Many poeple think that aloe vera is difficult to grow, but let me tell you that it’s actually quite easy. Given the proper care, your aloe vera plant will grow and thrive for many years. In this detailed guide, I will show you everything you need to know to successfully grow and care for your aloe vera plant, from watering, light, soil, fertilizer, and much more!

How to Grow Aloe Vera

Many poeple think that aloe vera is difficult to grow, but let me tell you that it’s actually quite easy. Given the proper care, your aloe v

[malswebparty]

It wouldn’t survive the winter outside here in England, but it really thrives as an indoor pot plant.  I love the way it produces baby plants complete with roots around its perimeter and the ease with which they can be potted and then just watered in line with this handy guide.

[catcups]

[kateschechterxthorwasmyfirstotp]

The pop up ad at the bottom for no ads is so extremely irritating.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Pete Seeger, Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 1968. © Elliott Landy

“I’ve never sung anywhere without giving the people listening to me a chance to join in - as a kid, as a lefty, as a man touring the U.S.A. and the world, as an oldster. I guess it’s kind of a religion with me. Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race.”

-Pete Seeger

[Elliott Landy Photography]

[jeff-rees-jones]

Found 1930's roof tiles in the garden, each one printed 'Rosemary'

[malswebparty]

What a great discovery, especially if they match the ones currently on your or your neighbour’s roofs.

[malswebparty]

Apologies for Absence and Plans for Future Return

Thank you to all readers for staying with me during the recent absence.  I’d love to return in full, but various essential projects make that impossible at present.  Rather than press on half heartedly, I’m going to take a break until the completion of some of the projects hopefully in Summer next year, but definitely intend to be back.

I’ll be torn between the niche oneminutemoneymagazine and the more popular malswebparty, but that’s a decision for next year.

Best wishes to all readers, Mal

(23/06/2022)

[malswebparty]

80th Jubilee for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

The Duke (who is the Queen’s cousin) inherited his title at the age of six in 1942.  He is still an active member of the Royal Family, being involved with over 140 charitable organisations.  These include the University of Surrey, where he has been Chancellor for over 45 years.

All good wishes to Prince Edward when he celebrates 80 years as Duke of Kent on the 25th August this year.

(23/06/2022)

[crownchronicles]

William and Catherine thank the public for celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

William and Catherine thank the public for celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked the public for a ‘fantastic’ weekend celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, saying they and their family had an incredible time. The couple also released some new images from across the weekend, including the couple at a street party in Kensington to mark the occasion. William and Catherine attended a street party. (Kensington Palace). The couple…

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[malswebparty]

Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres in The Sheik (1921)

The brilliant and charismatic Rudolph Valentino plays Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, an absolute ruler in his part of the Sahara.  He is conflicted between his Arabic upbringing and his education in Paris, which makes him complex and often dark in character.

Agnes Ayres is also excellent as Lady Diana Mayo.  She is determined to explore the desert and local society on her own terms, even though it sometimes puts her and others at risk.

There is physical attraction between the two, but their strong characters impede even friendship.  The film is mainly a love story, but it is also about a perceived clash of culture and, to a lesser extent, an action thriller.  Omair, the bandit, is rather one dimensional, but the other parts are well drawn, especially the Skeik’s old friend Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert (Adolphe Menjou).

I know that regular readers are very concerned about social attitudes, so here’s partial reassurance.  When the film is seen to the end, the attitude towards women is enlightened.  It does, however, view western society as far superior to its probably inaccurate perception of Arabic society.  Sorry I can’t change a portrayal made a century ago.  Overall I am pleased, however, that I watched this complex and well made film.

(11/07/2021)