The view from above

He's terrific, not terrible!

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July 6th 2011
Happy Second Birthday! The girl cousins came up from London to help celebrate this momentous occasion, and as is customary whenever UncleS and the family visit, it was a scorcher! Blue skies, hot sunshine, not a breath of wind. Actually it's always like that in our little corner of Britain, but we like to keep it to ourselves! On the day we all had breakfast in the garden, and Mummy ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more