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North American Porcupines
It is Tuesday all day long and half the night and Tuesday as we all know is creature day this week we have the North American Porcupine. ...
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Well hello everyone been pretty busy since Friday, so busy I didn't do a post on Friday I just didn't find the time in fact Friday...
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Hello everyone, how is everyone on this cold and wet Sunday morning? I am well been up since 4.30am did 70 minutes of exercises befor...
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I have been informed by my husband and daughters that I have become one cranky ass bitch well I disagree after giving it some thought I have...
I admit I don't get it. Perhaps you'll provide an explanation on another day.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Yes I will do a post about him sometime soon
DeleteOf course you wouldn't Janie, unless you are a military historian of Australian Wartime heroics in WW1 - viz: the Gallipoli Landings of 1915.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link for your information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick
Hope it works for you - or just type in John Simpson and his donkey, Gallipoli.
Cheers
Colin
Jo-Anne
DeleteI remember learning about John Simpson and his donkey when I was in Primary School in the Social Studies classes of the day.
I think whenever I saw a donkey way back then in the early 1950's I thought of John Patrick Simpson. I think he was awarded the VC for his exploits or at least the MC.
Cheers
Colin
Just checked - only the "MID" - "Mentioned in Dispatches" !!!
DeletePretty pathetic I think.
Colin
Hell yes he should had been given a VC, something more then only MID he was one brave man
DeleteKnow a little about Simpson and his donkey..
ReplyDeleteI will be doing a post about him sometime soon
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