Lady Laura 
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Julie Howlin
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Writer of superhero stories. National Trust volunteer. Blogger. Creative person. Motorhome traveller. Based in Somerset, UK.
"It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day”: the opening lyrics to the Bobby Gentry hit, Ode to Billie Joe. 10 things you might not know about the song.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/06/3-june-ode-to-billie-joe.html
In his twenties he moved to London and worked for the architect Arthur Blomfield (famous for, among other things, the chapel at Tyntesfield in Somerset).
10 things you might not know about Thomas Hardy.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/06/2-june-thomas-hardy.html
In the final episode of Ted Lasso, when Rebecca is ready to talk to Ted, he’s sitting in seat 152.
10 fun facts about 152.
Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos
US poet Walt Whitman was a bit of a fitness freak. He advised brisk walks, frequent bathing, and growing a Beard as a barrier to germs. He was also a nudist and once said, “Nature was naked, and I was also.”
10 Walt Whitman facts.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/30-may-walt-whitman.html
Buckets have been used for thousands of years. Sculptures dating from around 3200 BC show Pharaoh Narmer with a servant carrying a bucket.
Happy "My Bucket's Got a Hole in it day"! Stuff you never knew about buckets.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/30-may-buckets.html
"Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it."
10 John F Kennedy Quotes
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/29-may-john-f-kennedy-quotes.html
Recruited by Joseph Goebbels’ Ministry of Propaganda and given his own radio show, “Germany Calling,” Joyce was actually one of several English announcers on that show who were dubbed “Lord Haw Haw”. 10 facts.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/28-may-william-joycelord-haw-haw.html
Ben & Jerry's produced an Ice cream flavour based on Imagine between 2007 and 2013. It was called "Imagine Whirled Peace" and was a Caramel ice cream mixed with Toffee cookie pieces and Chocolate peace signs.
10 things you might not know about John Lennon's "Imagine".
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/27-may-imagine.html
