Preparing to discuss our latest read, Candice Millard's, "Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill", I had a moment..... what, wait, what??? Boer War? What exactly is the Boer War..... Boer, the Dutch and Afrikaans name for farmer, tags the revolution against the British Empire. Really so much more but let's get prepared with a little 3 minute video from youtube:
Stop! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-9sd5Q_ifQ
More curiosity ensued with descriptions of Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston's mother. Feeling every so dowdy and dumb, I had to see what this lovely creature. Jenny Jerome(named after Jenny Lind), was all about. Two hundred lovers indeed:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1083772/Earls-counts-future-King--200-lovers-younger-son-As-new-documentary-reveals-wonder-high-society-wits-called-Winston-Churchills-wayward-mother-Lady-Randy.html
Look!
Listen! Churchill's speech impediment, not an impediment at all, given his passion to speak. Hear his linguistic gift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYajy1quyr4
Looking forward to our desert escape with WC.
Which is your favorite? From Trudy:
"The Baker's Daughter" Sarah McCoy
"Beneath a Scarlet Sky" Mark Sullivan
"Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder" Caroline Fraser
See you soon and happy reading!
LK
