Bluff ParkPhoto courtesy of Visit Natchez Officially established in 1716, Natchez is the oldest continuous settlement on the Mississippi River and teems with history. From the early 1800s to the Civil War, Natchez reigned as one of America’s wealthiest cities. In fact, on the eve of the war, the small town claimed more millionaires per capita than any city in the nation, though that count did not include the enslaved people who built many of those millionaires’ homes and fortunes. Roughly 300 of the town’s antebellum homes survived the Civil War and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with more than 700 other Natchez buildings. The famous biannual Natchez Pilgrimage Tours have provided visitors...
Rishi Sunak is a fan of Jilly Cooper's work, reports the Spectator. In yet another unlikely-sounding moment for British politics, Rishi Sunak is reportedly a fan of Jilly Cooper’s erotic romance novel Riders – perhaps the very definition of the 1980s “bonkbuster”. While a prime minister’s best-loved tome is usually a worthy affair, the current resident of No.10 apparently prefers something a bit more steamy – at least that’s according to the Spectator. One of Rishi Sunak's favourite novels is Jilly Cooper’s Riders, a tale about a Tory minister for sport frolicking in the fictional Cotswolds county of Rutshire.Sunak’s problem is that these days places like Rutshire might no longer be Tory safe seats.👇https://t.co/WFuDnuHp9d— Katy Balls (@katyballs) May 11, 2023 It’s worth noting the...
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Initially, it was thought that Joe Biden's open border policies were bad enough in contributing to a record number of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally during his term thus far, but it turns out there's much more to it.In fact, according to a revealing report published this week, the Biden regime has actually … [Read More...]
Saturday: John told me last night what we'd be doing for our day out today. I had no objection. Would it have been one of my top choices? Probably not, but it was something he wanted to do and he mentioned specifically why he wanted to be there. Good enough.First of all, I slept. Honey, I slept. I woke at 10:30 this morning! I seriously thought I was crawling out of bed only moments after John got up. No. John apparently was up at 8am, took a shower, which I never heard, left the room and had conversations with Katie and Caleb. I slept through it all. All. It might not be remarkable to anyone else, but I figure I...
