Author Archives: John Pullen

Can any of us say that we have never blushed? It is common to most under certain circumstances and very common for some people with particular medical and psychological conditions. It presents as a redding of the cheeks and sometimes can spread to the neck and other areas of the body. But most of theContinue reading “Why do we Blush?”

For the past year, “Feeding the Curious Mind” has concentrated on many historical stories about London; its places, its characters and its events. And I am sure you found many of them strange, but true, to say the least. But “Feeding the Curios Mind” is about more than one subject. It is about anything whichContinue reading “New for 2024”

The title is a slight variation on the famous book and movie “How Green is My Valley.” But, if we take the title literally, we come up with Green Park which is one of the main Royal Parks located in central London. We do not know who first named the park but we can assumeContinue reading “How Green is My Park?”

The cry of surprise in the title is not that it is any hospital, although I am sure all hospitals are special in their own way, but because this one is a world leader in what it does. The letters of GOSH are in capitals because they are an acronym for Great Ormand Street Hospital.Continue reading “GOSH! Peter Pan is in Hospital”

London is the capital of England and is still easily the largest, financially rich and holds more political power than either of the other three capital cities of the British Isles. And it would not be an exaggeration to say that London is still one of the great capital cities in the world. But, howContinue reading “Why London is London”

In 2023, Price Charles was coronated as King Charles III at a service in Westminster Abbey which, with a few exceptions, has seen such coronations for over 1,000 years. Besides  some new innovations, many parts of the service have survived from the beginning. And one of these is the Stone of Scone or as itContinue reading “How to get Stoned at a Coronation”

If for argument’s sake, we leave aside the religious aspects of Christmas along with the past festivals that were celebrated in the same season, we will look at how we arrived at three more modern elements of how we celebrate Christmas today. The aspects we will discuss are the Christmas tree, the Christmas card andContinue reading “A Victorian Christmas”

In 1666, London burned during the Great Fire. But that lasted for about four days. The fire I am about to discuss lasted one night and is thought to have destroyed more property than its predecessor. During the period of 1940 to 1941, London came under air attack from the German Luftwaffe. This time ofContinue reading “The Night London Burned”

Perhaps over the years, if we ask the question of which drinks sum up the British or in this case, the English, it might be the pint of real ale in a country pub or for maybe those wishing for a spirit, the gin and tonic. If you watch old movies, drinking a gin andContinue reading “Drunk for a Penny”

London is used to demonstrations and it has to be admitted that a minority of them can turn violent. And of course, London is not by any means the only city to experience such events. The Northern Ireland issue which has in one form or another, lasted for hundreds of years, has suffered its ownContinue reading “The First Bloody Sunday”