Margot MorrellOct 22, 2023Caring for the crew...In mid-winter 1915, Orde-Lees had an attack of sciatica (generally pain in the lower back or leg). He was nursed back to health by...
Margot MorrellOct 21, 2023"the greater becomes my admiration"Thomas Orde-Lees Orde-Lees began his journal as an extended letter to his wife and maintains the same chatty voice throughout the...
Margot MorrellOct 31, 2022Wisdom from a Fortune CookieI just opened a fortune cookie that says - "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." What a great...
Margot MorrellAug 30, 2021"Day of Wonders"On August 30, 1916, Shackleton and Worsley and Crean arrived aboard the humble Chilean vessel, Yelcho to rescue the crew on Elephant...