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Elvaston Castle graveyard
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Very, very cool. Thanks for sharing!!
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Nothing quite that old in the U.S. So cool to see a world that existed before our country was even founded. At least in New England I see the oldest the States have to offer. But it's still in its infancy by comparison.
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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453
Nothing quite that old in the U.S. So cool to see a world that existed before our country was even founded. At least in New England I see the oldest the States have to offer. But it's still in its infancy by comparison.
Thanks Craig, we're quite lucky in Derbyshire there's lots of old country houses, alot of them need money to bring them back to life, but the national Trust performs miracles really trying to keep our national heritage from collapsing and saving it for future generations
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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453
Nothing quite that old in the U.S. So cool to see a world that existed before our country was even founded. At least in New England I see the oldest the States have to offer. But it's still in its infancy by comparison.
Those were my thoughts as well as looking at those great pics.
Interesting about the burial of the naughty wife.
Thank you for sharing Richard :)
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Originally Posted by richardhind1972
Thanks Craig, we're quite lucky in Derbyshire there's lots of old country houses, alot of them need money to bring them back to life, but the national Trust performs miracles really trying to keep our national heritage from collapsing and saving it for future generations
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It's a shame there's such a small handful of people who hold the majority of the money. It would be nice to see some athletes, musicians, CEOs, etc... use some of their "earnings" to save what's important. But, instead, they'd rather spend a million bucks on their 3 year olds bday party that the kid won't even remember. I guess that $2M dollar watch is more important too...
It's a shame we live in such a throw away society, too.
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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453
It's a shame there's such a small handful of people who hold the majority of the money. It would be nice to see some athletes, musicians, CEOs, etc... use some of their "earnings" to save what's important. But, instead, they'd rather spend a million bucks on their 3 year olds bday party that the kid won't even remember. I guess that $2M dollar watch is more important too...
It's a shame we live in such a throw away society, too.
I always think that too, alot of money is wasted big time,
theres been something on this site since 11th century so a fair while and I feel its worth saving for future generations
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I always think that too, alot of money is wasted big time,
theres been something on this site since 11th century so a fair while and I feel its worth saving for future generations
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Absolutely it's worth saving.
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Just saw an article pop up on my Google feed...
Cardi B just spent $80,000 on diamonds for her BABY!!! She said "If I'm gonna be blinged out, so is my baby".
Just imagine all the meals that could have provided, or shelter for people in need, or, well any number kind, charitable contributions that could have been made. But, nope, apparently $80K in diamonds for a baby is more important. Uggggh.
Anyway, just thought this was relevant to share based on our conversation yesterday.
Hope I didn't derail this awesome thread!!!!
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That is the coolest thing ever!!! So what did the wife do that was so bad?
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Way cool, man. Thank you very much for sharing.
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That is the coolest thing ever!!! So what did the wife do that was so bad?
Thanks, she slept around while the master was away and he found out
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You have some very intriguing & beautiful places...I love the contrast between the old knarly trees that do as they please and the precise flower gardens that
-with so much skill & talent applied- "behave". :D In the first photo group, where does that almost-covered over doorway lead to? that's where I want to go...:snake:
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You have some very intriguing & beautiful places...I love the contrast between the old knarly trees that do as they please and the precise flower gardens that
-with so much skill & talent applied- "behave". :D In the first photo group, where does that almost-covered over doorway lead to? that's where I want to go...:snake:
That's the family crypt, I'd like to look in there too, the coffins are all on different shelves in there,
I think the old gnarly yew trees where once full yew(taxus) hedges clipped to immaculate shapes, just been lost over the past few hundred years
The old walled garden was once the kitchen garden that grew all the vegetables for the house
There's some loverly old gnarly mulberry trees just outside of entrance to the walled garden that taste delicious in autumn if you get them before the birds and squirrels
There are actually grass snakes (natrix ) in the grounds but never seen any yet
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Just saw an article pop up on my Google feed...
Cardi B just spent $80,000 on diamonds for her BABY!!! She said "If I'm gonna be blinged out, so is my baby".
Just imagine all the meals that could have provided, or shelter for people in need, or, well any number kind, charitable contributions that could have been made. But, nope, apparently $80K in diamonds for a baby is more important. Uggggh.
Anyway, just thought this was relevant to share based on our conversation yesterday.
Hope I didn't derail this awesome thread!!!!
I agree, stooopid, senseless, selfish, narcissistic, a total waste, way over the top, etc.
There may be other people that think about world hunger when they hear about large snake collections, large Auto collections, or spending obscene amounts of money for professional sports teams.
But hey, this is America; Freedom, that’s what makes this country great and the most coveted country on earth. I’ll take Freedom any day over any other place in the world.
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