Leo print by Hermann Fechenbach

Leo's ruler is the Sun at the centre of the Solar System and that is where Leo's see their place in the world. Leo's are a powerhouse of energy, and few star signs have the same level of drive and motivation. At the heart of this Leo energy is the fire element, which is recognisable in every aspect of Leo's life—work, love or play.

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Gemini image from Hermann

Geminis are known as eternal students, always wanting to learn—and they don’t mind what the subject is. They are good at assembling a multitude of facts and then turning them into their next ’great idea’. However, they don’t always stay with this idea to the end, but it doesn’t concern them too much. What would concern them is not having the ‘great idea’ in the first place!
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Lazarus Fechenbach died on 9th July 1903

Hermann’s Grandfather Lazarus Fechenbach died on 9th July 1903 at the age of 84. A crowd lined Mühlwehrstraße on both sides, people lined up several deep to pay their last respects to the departed. The funeral procession moved slowly through the town and stopped before the Tauber Bridge to speak a last farewell to the departed.

Photo of one end of Mühlwehrstraße 2015 Patrick Mooney

Sinking of the Arandora Star July 1940

The British Government was sending a relatively small number of aliens to the British Dominions, but when the tragedy on the 2 July, 1940 with the sinking of the liner Arandora Star by the German submarine U-47, the British Government had to re-think its policy of transferring aliens. the Arandora Star was taking 754 Italians and 479 Germans from Liverpool to St Johns, Newfoundland for internment, many of whom had either been briefly interned in the Isle of Man or had relatives interned on the Island. 486 Italians and 175 Germans were drowned. This ended the British Dominions being used for internment and instead concentrated on internment within the British Isles, and so the Isle of Man became one of the main interment camps.