Monthly Archives: December 2008

Borders and royal books

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Anne

*giggle* Originally uploaded by librarian_triumphant   Tina Brown’s Diana is a great Christmas gift for “Your Grandma” according to the Borders staff.   I’m not sure what this says about the general perception of royal watchers (that we’re all 80 … Continue reading →

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By William's beard

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Anne

Evidently, the big topic with Prince William of Wales these days, is that he’s growing a beard. Or can’t find a razor. Whichever you think is likely. The issue seems to be when he will shave it off, as the … Continue reading →

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County visits

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Anne

For the people who didn’t spend their education memorizing the Norwegian counties as yours truly did; Norway is divided into 19 counties – which in turn is divided into municipalities. (If you’re interested in random factoids; there are 430 municipalities.) … Continue reading →

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“Our” royals?

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Anne

A lot of the time, when someone is about to make an argument against having a monarchy- if they diverge from the ever faithful “they’re living on our taxes” argument, or the “it’s an old-fashioned form of government” one- for … Continue reading →

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