Category Archives: Memoirs

Blanched Bones or Human Life?

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 211. When visiting a country such as Italy, with so much to take in of historical interest, it is perhaps all too easy to only have eyes for the ancient ruins and ignore everything else. The following inspirational quote is … Continue reading →

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At One with Nature

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 34. Every so often on Windows into History I have quoted from the very entertaining and interesting A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir. Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, … Continue reading →

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The Child Actor Who Caused a Riot

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 208.  Every so often a child actor rises to levels of fame that seems to eclipse that of their adult equivalents. It doesn’t happen all that often, but when a child actor makes a strong impact in a particular … Continue reading →

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Japanese Artistic Talents

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 206. Recently we have been looking at a few choice quotes from Notes of a Nomad, by Canadian author Lady Harriet Julia Jephson, published in 1918. For the most part it is a journal of her travels, but it starts in … Continue reading →

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A Harsh Swimming Lesson

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 30.  The following quote is taken from Notes of a Nomad, by Canadian author Lady Harriet Julia Jephson, published just over a hundred years ago in 1918.  For the most part it is a journal of her travels, but … Continue reading →

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Life-threatening Bureaucracy

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 29.  This month we are looking at some entertaining quotes from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir.  Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, a key figure in the … Continue reading →

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A Bumpy Ride in Knob Land

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 28.  This month we are looking at some entertaining quotes from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir.  Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, a key figure in the … Continue reading →

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Neighbour Dispute (to the death)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 27.  This month we are looking at some entertaining quotes from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir.  Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, a key figure in the … Continue reading →

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Not Worth Robbing (Again!)

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 26.   We previously looked at a quote from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, in which the author escaped being robbed on account of having little worth stealing.  Later in the same volume, he found himself in … Continue reading →

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A Rat in the Face

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 200.  Today marks something of a milestone on Windows into History, the 200th “snippet”.  If you will permit a little self-indulgence, I thought it would be nice to return to the subject of the very first “snippet”, from way back … Continue reading →

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