NSS Easter Bunny Pressie

I opened my NSS Easter Bunny pressie. Thanks to bookfrogster.

It contains three books from my wish list and my favourite bar of chocolate.

Final Appeal by Lisa Scottoline
Paradise Fields by Katie Fforde
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

Thanks so much bookfrogster, I am delighted. Happy Easter!

Chatting to LyzzyBee!

I saw that LyzzyBee was going to be on MSN messenger, so joined her online for a chat, for about half an hour. We're both looking forward to the BCUK Birmingham meet in Hay On Wye....I mean, where else could a group of booklovers meet, but somewhere that has 39 bookshops! On a month to go to Hay on Wye!!

Into town..

Mum and I wandered into town today. I didn't really need any groceries. I went to Tesco earlier in the week and had no intention to go today, and battle with everyone buying enough groceries to feed an army. We popped into the charity shops in town, my there are loads, to look at the books. Out of 5 or 6 shops I bought one book and even that isn't for me. I bought a rather aging book called The Fish we catch by W E Davies for hubby, another one for his collection of angling books. Town was fairly busy, lots of people down for the Easter weekend and school holidays. The sun even managed to put in a brief appearence.

Guild Journal arrives........

Well, it did earlier in the week, but I didn't get chance to read it until Good Friday, because, the whole population goes completely mad, and pharmacy is tremendously busy Easter week. There was an interesting article about Blogs, and creating one, for a one-name study. I've been cogitating since yesterday. I already have a perfectly good blog, albeit, it may be on the boring side to most people, it does actually mean something to me! To have a blog for my two one name studies.....might be a good idea......watch this space.......

Go on then.....I've given in.

ORLANDO

WORSHIP

Circle Of Crafters - Another useful craft site and forum.

Genealogy Blogs

The Genealogue Blog

San Francisco Genealogy

The Genealogist's Glossary
Added to my neverending wish list & blogged so I don't forget!

Italian-mysteries.com Website

Italian-mysteries.com Website

Traveling Heritage Express

Preserving Our Heritage - Heri POH!
Traveling Heritage Express

Grand National Flutter!

I'm not really a gambler, but I do always splash out with a pound each way on two horses for the Grand National. I dislike going into bookmakers, so have an online account with a well known one and each year have to look up the passwords! Anyway, mum and I both had a small flutter, for a bit of fun. My horses were Amberleigh House and Hedgehunter. Hedgehunter came in 2nd. woo hoo! Mum's horses were Hedgerhunter and Clan Royal, which came in 3rd.....so Mum can obviously pick 'em! Now, how are we going to spend our whopping three quid each!!.....Its the taking part that counts!

24-7 Family History Circle

Ancestry.com blog - 24-7 Family History Circle

The Original Record

I saw details of this somewhere on the web. I've had a quick look at it looks a useful site. Even finding a few Orlando references.
The Original Record

Missouri State Archives - Death Records Certificates

Missouri now has Death Certificates from 1910-1955 are online. The url also contain digital images from 1910-1920. The online certicates are searchable by name, county or month and year. Also the database includes info on occupation, parents, birthplace and marital status.
Missouri State Archives - Death Records Certificates

A quick search for my Orlando one name study revealed 53 results.

Avon.....why do they do that?

Why do big companies keep discontinuing products that sell? I simply love the Planet Spa, South Pacific range sea algae body wash, and have been buying for about a year, I went to order last month and there was none in the book,that sometimes happens. I tried to order from the latest book and still none. I checked the Avon web page, and its not listed. I contacted Avon, who announce its discontinued. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, They usually state in the book that it is being discontinued. Incidently, the item number was 06502

The really annoying thing is I bought some items from the Planet Spa range, but not the South Pacific, to send to someone in the US, as that had been discontinued, at that time they still listed my product and I didn't buy any.

Drat, Drat Drat!

All things Sicilian

A site after my own heart!

Italian food online, Italian recipes, Sicilian food recipes and much more!

Easter Bunny!

I completed buying the goodies for my Book Crossing NSS Easter Bunny pressie, so now all that is needed is something suitable for posting and it will be off in the post. I really enjoy buying for the BC NSS events. Selecting the book or perhaps books, the chocies and other bits. They are not compulsory to members of the BCUK list, but is a really nice addition to the group, and such fun!

About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws & dates

As we changed the clock last weekend here in the UK, and they change this weekend in the US, it seemed appropiate to blog this really useful web page about - Day Light Saving

Preserving our Heritage - Special Things

When I was about 2 or 3 my grandfather gave me a small leather purse, measuring about 1.5" x 1". Inside was a small coin, which is square. Its a little tarnished, but from research I did about 15 years ago, It was given to soldiers in Holland during WWII.

Anyway, thanks for this thread on the mailing list and for reminding me of such a happy event, my grandfather died in 1974 and I have treasured this little purse and unusual coin ever since. I might see if I can find more details online about it.

I had a closer look today, and for the first time noticed that on the back is some writing. At the top left it says Watchmaker. Scrolled across the middle it reads H Venables and at the bottom right it gives the address of Market Street Guildford.

According to the Kelly's Directory of 1963, H Venables was a jewellers whose premises was at 22, Market Street.

The coin has been difficult to photograph, even with a good camera, it has not been easy to get a close up of it. On one side is 5c with the date of 1939 and on the reverse KONINGRIJK.DER.NEDERLANDEN.

The great individuals on the BookCrossing UK Yahoo list have told me that that translates to Kingdom of the Nederlands.

Preserving Our Heritage

Each month a member of the group offers to lead the discussion on a particular theme. I had a look through the list and decided to volunteer for the topic titled "what to do next" at the end of November.

One Scrappy Site - Scrapbooking Idea Resource

One Scrappy Site - Scrapbooking Idea Resource

The Chocolates arrive!

The Chocolate I ordered from The Tasting Club have arrived. I had a quick sample to check they were OK for hubby to consume......and they were!

They were delicious! and come recommended.

A nice cup of .....tea, coffee, chocolate .....

I saw this book in Past Times last summer and it was one of thost books that I simply *had* to buy. This is a delightful little book. Illustrated with cups and saucers, proverbs, sayings from writers and some little pop ups!

One of my favourites is the chinese proverb:
"better to be deprived of food for three days than tea for one."

It is such a lovely little book, it deserves to be read by others, so having enjoyed the book for several months, it is now heading out on a bookring

UKScrappers - Home

UKScrappers

Singer Hand Sewing Machine - 1911

The machine displays a small plate with the serial number of F1985736. Research shows that this machine was one of 2,000 that was made at the Singer factory at Clydebank, Kilbowie, Glasgow during the period of July to December 1911. I am not too sure, but I believe this to be model number 99K. Out of interest by 1913, some 3 million Singer machines had been sold worldwide. The factory at Kilbowie opened in 1884 on a 46 acre site, emplying 7,000 people and finally closing its doors in 1980.

Obviously the machine and the lid does show some signs of use, after all, it is 94 years old! Some of the gold guilding has disappeared, and I think that possibly there should be a cover to the area where the handle folds into, as there is a small lip at one end. The metal plate that would cover where the spool goes is missing. There is a small area, about an inch square on the side of the lid where the veneer has been lost. On the side there is a lovely decorate silver plate, I have the original key, some spools and two packets of needles.

Chocolate....

I blame it on those BCUK'er! There was mention of the Chocolate tasting club. They rather helpfully provided the URL to the web page The web page said they operated a tasting club, so I signed up......I'm doomed!

Convict Connections

Convict Connections home page

Sicilian language course on line

Sicilian language course on line

The Girl From Botany Bay by Carolly Erickson

I was so looking forward to this book, following a review in "Your Family Tree Magazine" (a UK family history publication) that I ring jumped it....shhhh, don't tell anyone!!

I wasn't disappointed, It was a book that I was reluctant to put down and I've finished this in a couple of nights. Written in such a way that I became very absorbed in the story of Mary Broad and found the notes at the back of the book a useful reference point for further reading, as I have a interest in transported convicts of this period. Certainly one of my top ten reads for the year.

Here are the Journal Entries

Book Crossing - Not So Secret Easter Bunny!

The name of my NSSEB partner arrived today. Another excuse to send a book or two and a few goodies to a fellow Book Crosser. Now off to hunt for the goodies!

The Red Lion Hotel, Bredwardine - Near Hay-on-Wye

The Birmingham group of Book Crossers are having a day in
Hay on Wye; I've always wanted to go and wander around all 39 bookshops. Booked the accommodation today!

Bromyard History Society

Having found reference to Sarah Good recorded in the 1901 census as being born in Bromyard Hereford I did a quick Google search this morning and found a reference to the History Society.

Goucher/Good - Scarcliffe Derbyshire 1901

In 1995 we made a video of the documents held by my father in law relating to his parents. My husband's paternal grandfather had served in the First World War and later spent some time in Canada, so there was some interesting documents.

This morning I sat and watched the video. There were some photos on it of the Hindle/Rhodes connection then migrated to the US, and I wanted to refresh my memory. I was sidetracked. On the video was the details of the Passport that Ernest Goucher travelled on to Canada. I had a quick look on Ancestry.com to see if there was any passenger lists for 1932. I didn't think there would be, but worth a try. Anyway, I popped the name into the search engine on Ancestry and it showed the 1901 census image for Ernest (RG13/3133/97). Nothing new; I'd seen it before and have a copy in the file, but I suddenly noticed something.

Samuel Goucher, Ernest's father is recorded as a widower. Strange, he had remarried, after his first wife's death. Ernest's birth certificate for 1898 showed that. Mother Sarah Goucher, Late Goode, Formerly Davies.

I decided to search the GRO Indexes for the marriage of Samuel Goucher. Well, I searched the indexes from 1896 to 1906 and can not find any reference for a marriage for Samuel Goucher. On the 1901 Census details, I noticed something else too, Sarah Good born Hereford, Bromyard.

It just shows that it is certainly worthwhile going back over old ground, something new often rears it's head.

Finally caught up!

I have finally caught up and got three book boxes ready to be collected, and several books that were waiting to be posted. I hate having things hanging around the house, but the last few weeks have been frantic, then I've been off sick again. Second bout of Tonsilitus since Christmas, and hopefully I can now get back to normal.

Current Mood: accomplished

Create & Craft

Completed - What BC means to me Journal

Well, I finished this at the end of last week. I loved it. I've added a few pages of my ramblings and a few post cards and a few other bits. Don't want to say to much as caffcaff reads my Live Journal(and maybe Blog) and is the person after next for the journal, and there has to be a few nice surprises in life!

One of my statements in the journal is this "Books are so powerful, and to me a wonderful book is one that will leave a bit with you long after you've read it"......isn't that so true?

Current Mood: satisfied

Parslow Banjo

I was in the middle of looking at my PARSLOW information, spurred on by emails from someone I met via Rootschat. One of my Parslow's from Kinston Upon Thames was a banjo maker. I have been looking for an example of one for ages, not that I can play the banjo, but it would be lovely to see what one looked like. As luck would have it, I came across a photo.

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Live Journal, Journaleers Group - Favourite Artwork - Feb 27, 2006

What is your favourite piece of art? It can be either a painting, drawing, graphic or sculpture. Please describe it and why you like it so much. What kind of feelings does it evoke in you? Do you know the story behind the picture? If not (and even if), make up your won story. When and where did you see this piece of art for the first time?

I wouldn't call this favourite, I would say special piece of artwork.

My beloved Grandmother died in 1995 and at that time lived in Sutton, ooh, about 25 miles from Guildford, my home town and that of said Grandmother. I was walking through the shopping centre and in the window of an art shop there was the most beautiful picture. An original. The picture was called Swans on the Wey (named after River Wey which runs through Guildford) and showed, obviously a river and two very beautiful, graceful swans. It was a really special piece. As the shop was closed, I vowed to go back next morning and make the purchase. I got to the store about 9.15 the next morning and in that 15 minutes of the store opening someone had bought it. I was really upset and the poor women behind the counter must have thought I was barking as I dissolved into tears. In someway it felt just like loosing Grandma all over again.

Devon BC meet

TutleyMutley arranged to meet today for a chat, a cuppa and for me to pass on the book that I caught at Osytercatcher's several weeks ago. We turned up at Osytercatchers to find it closed. oh no! Anyway, we wandered across the road to the rather snazzy cafe which was decked out like an American diner.

After a natter and a late lunch I passed over the said book, and the recent book by the same author that one was of the Inspired reads with The Times.

Mood: Happy!

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

Last week and this week have been frantic, I went to Head Office on Friday, so that was 6 hours in the car and two in at an informal interview, then back to Devon. On Monday and Tuesday I was away on a course in Southampton. I had too much wine on Monday night, even though all my colleagues thought being on a course with my boss would cramp my style and the evening jollys....oh no it didn't! Then back on Tuesday night, to piles of emails and "proper" mail which included a few books.

Waiting amongst the pile of mail was this from a fellow Book Crosser, with a lovely Journal Entry. Thanks LyzzyBee. This just demonstates how lovely it is to be involved with Book Crossing, and the wonder of such friendships.

"Friendships are glued together with little kindnesses" Mercia Tweedale
(b 1915)

What it is to be British

One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?". Some of the emails are really very funny but this is one from a chap in Switzerland ...

"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign".

Great isn't it?

Comments on the What BC means to me Journal?

I've just read through the journal and its great. I'm going to really enjoy putting things into this. Perhaps we should start one for BCUK?

BC is to me a really friendly community. I share the same comments as other BookCrossers, meeting people and reading books that I would not normally have read. Others have put all sorts in the journal and I think it is great. I am wondering what "bits" I can put in. Some postcards and a couple of bits from my local paper.

Some LJ Success

I've only made three posts to LJ. I wanted to copy the post from Blogger to LJ about my NSSVS pressie. I managed the post, but could not load the photo on 14th.

On 16th I managed to work out how to load photos to LJ. So there has been some success. I still can't work out how to add photos to an edited entry on LJ, but I can't have everything!

Embroidery Table Cloth

I bought a great collection of material from eBay. Amongst the two suitcases of material was a lovely embroidered tablecloth. Pre printed with Little Bo Peep ready to be embroidered. Some of it has been done and some hasn't. The material is a bit grubby, but in a shade of pale pink. There are no marking of manufacturer, but I suspect this dates from the 1940s. I've shown the material to Mum and she thinks that it is a cotton linen mix. The material reminds me of something that I have seen before; I suspect it is a peice of material that my grandfather embroidered during 1940 when he was in Africa. That particular peice of material has been professionally framed and hanging on the landing.

What BC is to me Journal?

I am taking part in the "What BookCrossing is to me Journal" book ring. The journal arrived today with a few other packets, but this is the one I'm the most interested in!

What shall I put in it?
Here are the Journal Entries

NSSVS

My parcel arrived today from Tiggysbabes.

Thanks so much for a lovely pressie.

Border Terrier Cross Stitch

I spotted this great cross stitch patten of a Border Terrier on eBay and simply had to have it! Whether or not the finished version will actually look like this remains to be seen!

Monty Napping!

Doesn't he look beautiful?

I couldn't resist taking this one, with his little teeth showing. He was obviously dreaming about something as his little jaws were moving frantically!














Napping this morning on the settee, with his blanket.

CRAFTY Little Devil!

I was delighted to see that this crafty shop had opened in Town.
CRAFTY Little Devil!

As I walked past earlier I see they run two classes, one for Craft and one for scrapbooking, which typically I missed last week.

I've Caught a book!

A friend rang me today and we arranged to meet. There is a cafe in town and, as I ordered us some tea spotted a book under a pile of newspapers. I caught a book from here last year, so I delighted to find another!

Poem - Unknown Journey

I do not know where it will end, this journey I am on.
I only know that it will end just as it has begun.

I do not know what lies ahead or which path I should choose.
I only know some times I'll win and some times I will lose.

I do not know whom I will meet, who will affect my way.
I only know how I react to those I know today.

I do not know what each day brings when rising up at dawn.
I only know of yesterday and it's already gone.

I do not know what thoughts will come when pondering my fate.
I only know of memories and those you can't escape.

I do not know if all my plans will work out for the best.
I only know to make them now and time will be the test.

I do not know if all my dreams will ever come to me.
I only know you strive for them and what will be--will be.

I do not know whom I will love or love me in return.
I only know that I will love and love is what I yearn.

I do not know whom I will need when troubled unaware.
I only know that I will want someone to come and care.

I do not know how I can help if one is in distress.
I only know I will be there to try to do my best.

I do not know who'll come to me and need a helping hand.
I only know how I respond will measure who I am.

I do not know whose life I'll touch, how affected they will be.
I only know the ones I meet will also affect me.

I do not know the time that's left, I do not have a hint.
I only know the time I've had and that's already spent.

I do not know the distance or how long my trip will last.
I only know to forge ahead and not live in the past.

I do not know within myself if there will be tomorrow.
I only know I have today and even it is borrowed.

I do not know what they will say when my journey's through.
I only know there will be some who say, "oh, him, we knew."

I do not know who else will know when my journey's done.
I only know there will be some that know I've come and gone.

I do not know if some will mourn when at my journey's end.
I only know that on this trip I tried to be a friend.

I do not know what road you're on as you travel on your way.
I only know that it will end and it could be today.

I do not know where it will end this journey that I'm on.
I only know that it will end just as it has begun.

Unknown Journey © 1998 James A. Kisner

Reading - The Salt Letters

Here is the Synopsis from Amazon

"It is 1854, and with the certainty of land behind her, Sarah flees her home for the uncertainties of life in the new colony. In steerage, she joins the other unmarried women, where the horrors of their close confinement bring an unraveling of secrets no one can control"

Frankly I was disappointed with the book. The story wandered back and forth through the book and various threads were left dangling. This is such a real shame. It is wonderful that letters and other primary source material sent at the time (1854) have survived, and could have been put to much better use. I was irritated by the error on the first page that Birkenhead is near Portsmouth!

I had ancestors that left England for Australia as assisted migrants in 1854, and I had high hopes for details of what the voyage was like, and there is lots of details about this, but on the whole, for me, this book was disappointing.

The Journal Entries are HERE
The Journal Entries for the 2nd copy, which is out on a bookring are HERE

Live Journal

Ok, I've given in......I'll have a look at Live Journal. I did make my first journal entry. It is more complicated than Blogger and I prefer this, but there are lots of Book Crossers on LJ.......See, I'm weak I 've given into to peer pressure...LOL!

Live Journal

Haggis Pie

A colleague told me how to make Haggis Pie - nothing difficult or time consuming. As luck would have it, lurking at the bottom of the freezer was a Haggis.

Cook Suede and Potatoes
Defrosted Haggis (took from freezer yesterday) and then cooked for about 3 minutes in the microwave
Cut Haggis into sections and place in bottom of a dish, I use a Lasagna dish
Mash Suede and place on top of Haggis
Mash potatoe and place on top of Suede.
Place in Oven for (mine is fan assisted) so 20 mins until nice and brown.

Verdict: Delicious!

Frustration update!

I've spent some time today restoring the computer and uninstalling and reinstalling various things. I then finally decided to restore the PC back to mid January and gradually reinstalled the few things that I had installed since then to see if I could establish the problem. My gut feeling is that the anti virus is at the bottom of the problem.

Just caught up on journal entries for books and my backlog of books will be in the post next week.

The readers of alt.pcnews & soc.genealogy.computers were brilliant - if your reading this Thank you!

Book Crossing Frustration

I've been happily accessing the main BookCrossing web site for over a year, then about three weeks ago, it stopped. Clicking on the URL gave me the "We can not access the page...."
Last week it was back, as I posted previously it was anti virus....well, it wasn't, because access has gone again.

I've updated the anti virus, scanned the computer, pinged the machine (whatever that is!)
checked the URL is on the accept list for IE. I've even downloaded another browser, but still can't access the site.

I've now gone over to the newsgroups - alt.pcnews & soc.genealogy.computing for help.

Frustrated!

FIBIS Transcription Project 2006

I emailed the Society and volunteered to transcribe a small section. Yesterday, or perhaps the day before I received the email copy of the template, and example and the important instructions. Now just waiting for the actual sheets and then I'm off!

Book Crossing Devon Meeting - Walk from Castle Drogo to Fingle Bridge .....and Back

It was a beautiful day for a walk. There was twelve of us, including a well behaved 9 year old and four dogs. We set out from the car park at 11.15 and walked the mile down to Fingle Bridge. We all sat outside and had a rest and refreshment and of course had a look at a few books. The view on the way down was lovely, really breathtaking.

On the walk back, we walked along the river and then had the STEEP climb back to Castle Drogo. I became seperated from the group as I went back to see where my husband was. He had, I eventually deduced walked back the way we had come down, not realising the walk was circular. While hubby was walking back the way we came, I was walking along the river. This route was slightly hazzardous if, like me you are unfit! - Anyway, I didn't catch up to the others, but knew they were in front, by the messages they left with other walkers coming the other direction. Having negociated several hazzardous sets of steps, I started the steep climb up to Castle Drogo and the walk to the car park, where I was greeted by some rather worried Book Crossers and of course Hubby. Nevertheless, the views and River are lovely to see, especially as the sun shone through the trees onto the River.

I am exhausted, I've worked muscles that I'd forfotten I had. It must be 20 years since I had done this kind of walking.....A quick look at my CV shows I did my Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award in 1985!

The Wagga Quilt

I am in the process of thinking of making a quilt for one of our spare rooms. I was having a look online for quilting and stumbled across a reference to a Wagga Quilt and thought this would be a good one to find out more about, especially as I have lived in Wagga Wagga NSW, and some of my family still do.

A Wagga is a very basic rug made from recycled materials like old curtains and clothing. The term dates back to the 1880s when a couple of bush workers sewed some wheat bags together to keep themselves warm.

Further details:
National Quilt Register
http://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/archive/brown_quilt_gallery.htm
Australian Country Threads
Wagga Rugs

South West Sound FM (SWS)

South West Sound FM (SWS): "Ceilidh with Karyn McCulloch
Saturday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM"

Time Watch Programme - The Floating Brothel

Time Watch broadcasted their programme called "The Floating Brothel" here in the UK at 9pm. I remembered to video the programme for a member of the GOONS list who resides in paradise, oops, Australia!

What a great programme. Incredibly fascinating. It was well put together and a pleasure to watch. What was interesting to see was the visit to what is left of Newdigate Gaol. There is a Henry Goucher who was tried and convicted and received the punishment of death in 1811. His sentence was commuted to transportation to Australia and he sailed on The Guildford in 1812. The explaination of the Gaol was therefore of interest as it fleshed out the last days of Henry's life in England.

Here is a link to the trial details on the of web site of the
Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 - 1834

Sadly, we can not "claim" Henry, but it is fun to try and establish his origins.

FIBIS Transcription Project 2006

I saw a posting on the India list, hosted by Rootsweb, earlier in the week about a Transcription project. A trawl of the Archives today found the posting. I must have been delete button happy and deleted the posting. Lucky we are early in the year, otherwise there would have been loads to read through. Anyway, here is part of the posting

"FIBIS has negotiated with the British Library that our transcription Project for 2006 shall be the 'Arrivals & Departures' (Shipping Lists) of passengers to and from India. We shall be starting with those from theMadras Almanac, commencing in 1811. We are very fortunate that many of our team from earlier years have kindly volunteered to help once again. However, we would always be grateful for any further volunteers. All you need is a spreadsheet (Excel, or compatible), enthusiasm and a little spare time. We issue the data in the form of photocopies, by snail-mail, and a template with instructions on how to transcribe, by e-mail. You then return the completed spreadsheet by e-mail. If you would like to volunteer, would you kindly confirm by return of e-mail and I'll include you on the list.Please indicate your snail-mail address in your message. The photocopies are scheduled for mailing out in mid-February and the templates (in Excel) with full instructions for their completion, will be issued by e-mail once the final list of volunteers has been established. As you know, these transcriptions are placed in our searchable databases on the FIBIS Web-site for all to have access free-of-charge. Your efforts are therefore very much appreciated by the increasing numbers of family historians researching their ancestors who lived and served in India & South Asia."

Families in British India Society

Just how I am going to do I have no idea, but this is a worthwhile project, so I may volunteer.

Time for a nice cup of tea ? - How do you take your tea?

Following a recent discussion on BCUK about how we each take our tea, nice_cup_of_tea has got various comments on her Live Journal.

Time for a nice cup of tea ? - How do you take your tea?

I've even made a comment, and everyone knows I'm not keen on LJ!

Preserving Our Heritage

I've belonged to this group for ages, but find I struggle to keep up with the postings.....its an active and friendly list. Each month there is a share an ancestor spot,where a list member volunteers to share all known details of a given ancestor and everyone else on the list helps with research, suggestions and so forth. I've volunteered to present an ancestor in October.

What has happened to Blog?

07.43am
Oh no, what has happened to my blog? I seem to have acquired a photo of a lady all down the left side of the my blog. I have no idea who she is or how this happened. Yesterday, I read somewhere that there had been some issues over a blog server update. I didn't take too much notice of it, as I had not been affected.....Drat. Now where was that information.

08.15am
I've just emailed support and then checked blog, and guess what the picture that had been on the site has now gone. Support will think I am a complete twit! It must have been a glitch on the blog server. I still haven't found the web page I spotted yesterday.

08.20am
A quick Google and I located the page - Bloglines

I was born in the Year Of The Rooster!

1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005

People born in the Year of the Rooster are deep thinkers, capable, and talented. They like to be busy and are devoted beyond their capabilities and are deeply disappointed if they fail. People born in the Rooster Year are often a bit eccentric, and often have rather difficult relationship with others. They always think they are right and usually are! They frequently are loners and though they give the outward impression of being adventurous, they are timid. Rooster people¡¦s emotions like their fortunes, swing very high to very low. They can be selfish and too outspoken, but are always interesting and can be extremely brave. They are most compatible with Ox, Snake, and Dragon.

The Floating Brothel by Sian Rees

This was a fascinating book that I bought from Waterstones in the Autumn of 2004.

The Journal Entries on Book Crossing are HERE

Now Timewatch on BBC2 on Fri 3 Feb at 9:00 pm is running the following programme.

The Floating Brothel In 1789, England's first all-female transport ship set sail for the other side of the world - the struggling penal colony at Sydney Cove. Timewatch follows three of today's high-flying Australian women as they trace their ancestry back to a mischievous prostitute, a little street urchin, a wheat thief - and the extraordinary tale of the "Floating Brothel". Reprieved from the death sentence, and free of the stench of London, these young women from the Georgian underworld made the most of their voyage on "The Lady Juliana". The boardwalks became catwalks as they turned to prostitution to ensure that they arrived in the desolate Australian colony fit, fat and rich. Unearthing diaries, court records and documents, their descendents reflect on their twenty-first century lives, and discover they have inherited not just their genes - but also the incredible entrepreneurial spirit of their forebears.
Timewatch Website

Breakthrough Generations - The UK study of the causes of breast cancer

Breakthrough Generations - The UK study of the causes of breast cancer

Live Journal - journaleers - Community Info

journaleers - Community Info

I am not a member of this group. Although I have a Live Journal, I don't find it very comfortable to use, so I am sticking with blog! Looks an interesting group though.

Reading - The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas

This bookring arrived at the end of December. I was snowed under with bookrings; their like buses and all arrive at once! I started this and found the first 50 pages or so a bit slow. Well, I started again yesterday afternoon and have just finished it. I loved it!

Its a story set during the 1930s in America, money is tight and there is limited amounts of work. The Persian Pickle Club is a small group of town women who meet and stitch. Its a story of friendship, kindness and loyalty.

Here are the Journal Entries

Problems accessing the BookCrossing site

Its been driving me potty! Intermitten access to the main
Book Crossing site (www.bookcrossing.com)
Then this morning it started to load, but v e r y slowly,
and I wondered if it was my anti virus software. So I turned
it off and hey presto! access to the main site. So it looks
like, at least until my next anti virus update, that I may
have to turn off the anti virus to use the site then put it
back on afterwards. Fingers crossed the next update will
solve the problem.

31st January 2006 - The next anti virus update solved the problem, which is excellent news.

AngelSan Creation - Stitching Bloggers Webring

AngelSan Creation Stitching Bloggers Webring

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Your Birthdate: October 10

Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations. You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you. Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans. You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot. Your strength: Your ability to gain respect Your weakness: Caring too much what others think Your power color: Orange-red Your power symbol: Letter X Your power month: October

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Making Rugs

There was a posting on one of the genealogical mailing lists that I belong to on making rugs. It set me thinking about the rugs that my great grandmother, Annie Prudence Butcher, nee Harris who lived in Surrey, used to make.

She used to use string instead of knitting wool then somehow used carpet wool cut in lengths which then allowed the string to be able to be attached to the hesian back using a sacking needle. Looking front to back there was the wool at the front, string in the middle then the hesian back.

I might try and make a very small one as a sample, so that I can see the process that was used in making a rug in this tradtional way.

Book Crossing NSS Valentine

Completed my shopping for my Not So Secret Valentine present. I really enjoy pulling together these parcels. This will be in the post on Monday 30th to ensure it arrives in time for the 14th February.

Two Tier Fiction Book Box

To celebrate my first Book Crossing birthday I decided to organise a book box.
There are two tiers:
1. A book box that will travel - UK only
2. A book box that is virtual - for those who might be restricted by geography or just fancy a book box without the logistics of getting the box to the Post Office, or you can play both!

Here are the Journal details so you can see where the box travels and what books are removed and replaced in the box.

I spent an hour this afternoon looking through the books in my study choosing what to include in the box, then doing the journal entries and getting the box ready. It will be off on its travels in the next week or so.

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

I've had this book 20 years and the time has come to pass
it on through Book Crossing. I was just about to package
it up, ready for its trip across the Atlantic when I spotted
the following dedication

"I dedicate this
to all those who did not live
to tell it.
And may they please forgive me
for not having seen it all
nor remembered it all,
for not having divined all of it."

Isn't that a really beautiful passage? If you want to track
the book further here is the Journal entries.

F Worship - Sheffield England

Before Christmas last year Channel 4 (in the UK) ran a series called Not Forgotten about those who perished in the First WorldWar. There web site at http://www.channel4.com/ has a search facility where you can check not only for those who lost their lives, but also those who fought and returned from the war. A search of the site revealed there was only one Worship listed, an F Worship who appears on the memorial of Sheffield & Ecclesall Co-operative Society.
(Added to the One Name Study)

Rhodes, Worship & Hindle Research

I've had a great time this weekend researching the family of Annie Rhodes.

She's my father in laws maternal grandmother, who divorced Charles Arthur Worship sometime between 1901 and 1905. Annie moved to Philadelphia PA, USA and married a Henry (Harry) Hindle, they had one son who was christened Henry (Harry) Rhodes Hindle. I already knew that there had been a divorce and a remarriage in the US and that the Hindle's had a Fruit and Veg Merchant business in Philadelphia, so I knew where to research in the US. Without those details it would have been nigh on impossible. There are also photos of the Hindle's in the US that were sent back to the three children of Annie that sheleft behind, although there were adults, it must have still been difficultto adjust to, America was not as near as it is now in 1905! -

Anyway, digressing, I had a search through the immigration records for PA and found that in 1921 Annie now a Hindle and son Harry and travelled back to the US from Liverpool, so the family did keep in touch. A quick thought yesterday for the surname of Worship, well, I was glad that I had searched as it found Annie's eldest daughter Emily aged 23 heading off to the US in 1914. I don't know if this was a holiday to visit her mother or for good. A thorough search of the US census from 1870 located Henry Hindle Senior and then that of Henry & Annie together. Research also found Annie as a child in Manningham Bradford Yorkshire and that of her father Joseph Rhodes a young man in Manningham aged 17 in 1851.

I am delighted with my new Ancestry subscription!

KnitKnack PaddyWack Give a Blog a Home

Blog belong to one of my BookCrossing chums
KnitKnack PaddyWack Give a Blog a Home

Book Crossing 1st Birthday

I celebrate my first BookCrossing birthday today. I have been overwhelmed with the friendliness, generous and total accepting of fellow BookCrossers. What must be remembered is that we are virtual strangers, who come together, online through our love of books and reading.

Some of us do meet, but more than that, we pass books along either as part of book rings, rays and book boxes. We also leave books in the wild.

In short I have met, both virtually and in reality some great people, from all across the globe and read some great books. Thank you fellow Book Crossers!

Book Crossing Not So Secret Valentine!

The name of my NSSV partner arrived today. Another excuse to send a book or two and a few goodies to a fellow Book Crosser. Now off to hunt for the goodies!

Ancestral Paraphernalia or Scotland again!

We took the in laws home this weekend. Having spent Christmas & New Year with us, my father in law was keen to show me several bits that had been passed down from his mother and maternal grandmother. The surname in brackets indicates which ancestral link each bit pertains too.

Here are the brief details, I intend to do some research on these.

1. A table knife. Marked on the back with R McQueen, Newcastle (WORSHIP)

2. A spoon with the initial of W on the top of the handle. Marked on the back with R McQuade (WORSHIP)

3. A delightful butter knife with the following details on the back
PAT MAR 2 -15 1881 {R} Rogers {R} A1 (RHODES>WORSHIP>HINDLE)

4. One of the delightful implements used for unhooking ladies boots. No markings specifically, The Celtic patten is the same on both sides, and the word Sterling appears on the handle. I don't feel this indicates steriling silver, my hunch is that it was made in Sterling. (RHODES>WORSHIP>HINDLE)

Loch Maben

My in Laws live near the small town of Loch Maben in South West Scotland. One afternoon we stopped by the small loch and could see all the swans and ducks bobbing about on the water, well we could see them on the bit that wasn't frozen! Here are a few pictures taken.

New Years Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Every year I make resolutions and never usually achieve them, so this is hopefully going to be a year with a difference!

1. File and tidy my bursting study. If there had been a contest for the study with the most piles of papers I would have won it!

2. Keep up with my emails. I have a backlog of about, ahem, lets say several months. I want to respond to all those who have waited patiently for a response and then keep up to datte.

3. Clear out wardrobes, cupboards and remove the things that we have gathered over the years.

Cousin Lesley

We had a telephone call today from my father in law's cousin Lesley. She a descendant of the Worship family and used to be an actress. Now in her mid 80s, she sounded very elegant and I intend to find some of her films and watch them!

Top 10 books for 2005

In 2005 I read a total of 108 books.
You can see the complete list HERE, but the following are my top 10 reads, ranked in no particular order.

1. Home, The story of everyone who ever lived in our house By Julie Myerson
2. Magyk by Angie Sage
3. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
4. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helena Hanff
5. Stasiland by Anna Funder
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling
7. The Guests of War Trilogy by Kit Pearson
8. I have lived a thousand years, growing up in the Holocaust by Livia Bitton-Jackson
9. The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
10. The Namesake: a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
Books read in 2006

BookCrossing UK Not So Secret Father Christmas

I have unwrapped my wonderful NSSFC pressie and I am delighted. I received:
1 bottle of Italian olive oil
1 packet of Italian speciality spagettia
box of Almond Biscottia
set of coasters in a beautuiful lilac bag
a big bar of Whole nut
Indexers & Indexes in fact & fiction by Hazel Bell
Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell
Christmas card

Thanks so very much Tehuti. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

BookCrossing International Secret Santa

I took part in this and received several books from my huge wish list. Inside the parcel was a lovely card and a peice of Christmas cake.

Inside the card was the details that the cake was made using a receipe that originated with the lady's husband's grandfather, who had taken the receipe with him to Canada from England. Family history says that the same cake receipe that was served at the Wedding of Queen Victoria, and that it was fitting to send a peice of the cake back to England. Isn't that just lovely, especially as I have an ancestor who worked at the Royal Household and who emigrated to Canada in 1903.

Thanks so much Wendy, the books are great and the cake tastes wonderful!

Cheeky me, emailed Wendy and asked if I could have a copy of the receipe; and Wendy very kindly sent it to me. I'm going to try the receipe and see how I get on.

Jennifer Chiaverini

Published Order

The Quilter's Apprentice (1999)
Round Robin (2000)
The Cross-Country Quilters (2001)
The Runaway Quilt (2002)
The Quilter's Legacy (2003)
The Master Quilter (2004)
The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005)
The Christmas Quilt (2005)
Circle of Quilters (2006)

Chronological Order

The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005)
The Quilter's Apprentice (1999)
The Christmas Quilt (2005)
Round Robin (2000)
The Cross-Country Quilters (2001)
The Runaway Quilt(2002)
The Quilter's Legacy (2003)
The Master Quilter (2004)
Circle of Quilters (2006)

Author's web page - http://elmcreek.net

Scotland

We're in Scotland, just for weekend collecting my inlaws who will spend three weeks with us in Devon, so they will be with us for Christmas & New Year and a week of normality! The motorway was horrific, It took us 10 hours to get to Southwest Scotland, and thankfully only 6 and a half hours to get back to Devon.

While in Scotland, we went to the cinema to see The Nardia Chronicles: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, in, what has to be the smallest cinema I've been in, In Annan. Lovely friendly community and a super film. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it, as during my childhood I couldn't get into the books and don't remember any television series. It was an excellent film and well worth watching.

Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey

Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey by Lou Monte 1967 - MP3 Song

Now you can sing along!

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Santa's got a little friend,
His name is Dominick.
The cutest little donkey,
You never see him kick.
When Santa visits his paisons,
With Dominick he'll be.
Because the reindeer cannot,
Climb the hills of Italy.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Jingle bells around his feet,
And presents on the sled.
Hey! Look at the mayor's derby,
On top of Dominick's head.
A pair of shoes for Louie,
And a dress for Josephine.
The labels on the inside says,
They're made in Brooklyn.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Children sing, and clap their hands,
And Dominick starts to dance.
They talk Italian to him,
And he even understands.

Cumpare sing,
Cumpare su,
And dance 'sta tarantel.
When jusamagora comes to town,
And brings du ciuccianello.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Hey! Domini

Buon Natale

Worship One Name Study

I Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies the name of WORSHIP, which is the name of my husband's paternal grandmother. I've also registered the varients of WURSHIP, WORSHIPS, WORSHIPP. The database is a new one, but is gathering information from all across the globe.

C J Genealogical Collections

Established 2000

Main Website address
Our online shop at the Parish Chest

Genealogy Blogs

Olive Tree Genealogy
The Paper Trail
Past Voices
Ancestors at Rest
Family Bibles
Genealogy And How

I've been given BookCrossing wings!

Today, a very generous, unknown Book Crosser gave me wings! - Thanks so much for your generosity. Please drop me an email, so I can say a proper thank you.

Annual Christmas Ornament Exchange

Here is the lovely gift I received from Canada.
Thanks Lynda & Happy Christmas!

Italian POWs

Surrey Advertiser - Yesteryear

The crucifix in the bottle (Italian POWs in Ash)

Genealogical Journal Book Ring

Recycling Stamps for Charity

Guide Dogs for the Blind
P O Box 130
SLOUGH
Berks
SL1 4PU

OR

Post Pals
PO Box 278
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT23 4WN

OR

Handicap International UK
Waterman House
101-107 Chertsey Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 5BW

NSSS Pressie

Here is my lovely NSSS Back to school & Halloween pressie. Thanks Kittiwake!

National Novel Writing Month 1st - 30th Nov 2005

Official NaNoWriMo 2005 Participant

Spode Santa Mugs

This set is no longer made

2004 - American Santa

2003 - French Santa

2002 - Norwegian Santa

2001 - Russian Santa

2000 - Bishop of Myra

1999 - German Santa

1998 - British Santa

Guildford after the storm 1906

This is the latest additon to my collection of Guildford postcards and memorabilia.

Guildford after the storm 1906 - showing the approach to Woodbridge Avenue, where there was sadly two fatalities.

Annual Bookcrossing Ornament Exchange!

I'm taking part in this and sending this ornament along with a book (of course!) across
the Atlantic. HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!

Two Years with Booker

This is very ambitious - Good luck!

A fellow Book Crosser is attempting to read all the Booker Prize Winner books. Having just watched the awards on the TV recently for the recent winner, I am always amazed at just what books are nominated.

Anyway, I have a few of these books on my overwhelming to be read mountain; and will send possibly send them off.

Identification help - Eccles Lancs area Family History Local History

These photos were taken 1940-1950 in the Eccles area of Lancashire.

BookCrossing Birthday RABCK Experiment

Recieved from my Birthday RABCK buddy from Finland a lovely book from my wish list and a beautiful bookmark along with postcard.

Walkies!

We've just taken Monty, our beautiful Border Terrier into town for a walk. He is not very good with other dogs, so we usually take him to the Heath at Haldon where there are not many people or dogs, but thought we'd try something different today. He was so good, and to celebrate I released a book for Book Crossing for World Space Week. Now, Monty and I are both shattered!

Current mood: happy.

Barnes & Noble University

Book for October - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling

Excerpt from ' The Little Prince '

"And at night you will look up at the stars. My star will just be oneof the stars, for you. And so you will love to watch all the stars inthe heavens. In one of those stars I shall be living. In one of them Ishall be laughing. And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes allsorrows), you will be content that you have known me."

Antoine de St. Exupery, The Little Prince

Book Relay - A Kiss from Maddalena

This arrived today with a super Book Crossing logo book mark from sally 906. To follow the book's travel's click HERE

I found four boxes of books in the garage today and registered the lot onto my bookshelf at BookCrossing.

Current mood: exhausted.

Book Quotations

A Pound of Paper by John Baxter

Page 51-52."Collectors abominate lending libraries. ..........Restoring a library book to collectable condition is like trying to return a Kentucky Fried Chicken to the state of health where it can lay an egg"

Page 86."To me, bookshops have always seemed as rivers do to a fisherman; maybe it's a reflection of Melville's comment in Moby Dick that all thinking people will find their way, sooner or later, to running water."

Page 191."The best fishing, as every angler knows, is found where other fisherman are not"

Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbaines

Page 71
What a place to be in is an old library! It seems as though all the souls of all the writers, that have bequeathed their labours to these Bodleians, were reposing here, as in some dormitory, or middle state. I do not want to handle, to profane the leaves, their winding sheets. I could as soon dislodge a shade. I seem to inhale learning, walking amid their foliage; and the odor of their moth-scented coverings is fragrant as the first bloom of those sciential apples which grew amid the happy orchard."~~~~Charles Lamb, Oxford in the Vacation

Online Photos

Book Crossing wild release

My first ever wild release is caught.

We went over to a local pub for dinner with my cousin. On the way in, at about 7pm, I left a book, A twist in the tale by Jeffery Archer, by the time we left the book had gone. When I got home at about 10.30pm I had a journal entry timed at 7.40pm to say the book had been caught.
If you click the link above, you can see what happens to the book and where it is now.

Postcards

PostCrossing ~ www.postcrossing.net

Postcardx ~ www.postcardx.net

Reading Wish List!

The list is never ending; and is bound to get longer! These are books that I want to read, or if they are more historical, its because I want to look at them for something I'm working on. I just got fed up with piles of post it notes and slips of paper with names of books on, so I put the lists together in one place and the wish list, which will contain no more than 200 hundred titles is located HERE.

The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

This wonderful quote is from the book:

"Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens ..."

The Journal Entries for this book, which made my top 10 of 2005 is HERE

Patience and Fortitude Snippets

I borrowed a copy of Patience and Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes through a BookCrossing book ring. I came across this wonderful quotation and just wanted to record it......

"What a place to be in is an old library! It seems as though all the souls of all the writers, that have bequeathed their labours to these Bodleians, were reposing here, as in some dormitory, or middle state. I do not want to handle, to profane the leaves, their winding sheets. I could as soon dislodge a shade. I seem to inhale learning, walking amid their foliage; and the odor of their moth-scented coverings is fragrant as the first bloom of those sciential apples which grew amid the happy orchard."
~~~~Charles Lamb, Oxford in the Vacation

Patience and Fortitude by Nicholas A Basbanes, Page 71.
ISBN 0 06 051446-9

DVD Rentals

We somehow came across renting DVD's from Sainsbury's ~ here are those we have borrowed ~ http://www.sainsburysdvdrental.co.uk

Rented during 2005 ~

• Bridget Jones, the Edge of Reason
• Open Water
• 50 First Dates
• Ladies in Lavender ~ Excellent
• Terminator 3
• Garfield ~ Excellent
• Before Sunset
• Wimbledon
• I Robot
• How to make an American Quilt ~ Excellent
• The Santa Clause
• Santa Clause, The Movie
• Santa who?
• The Santa Clause 2
• The Terminal
• Spiderman 2
• Another Time, Another Place ~ Excellent
• American Cousins

Italian Snippets

I borrowed a copy of Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas A Basbanes through a BookCrossing Bookring. It is a fascinating book, with far too many snippets that are worth remembering.
ISBN 0 06 051446-9

Here are some that have an Italian slant to them:

"Don Fabrizio Massimo in the archive storage room of Rome's PalazzoMassimo, which contains records documenting more than five centuries of family history; the bookcase in the background [of the photo] was designed for the Massimo family by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680), a leading exponent of the Baroque style in Italy"
(Page not numbered; but a photograph and text are on the pages that are between page 44 & page 45)

Teignmouth in the Mist!