Genealogical Photos

Stuart photographed about 40 old photos for me and I loaded these to Flickr. It took a while, but was well worth it. You never know, I may get a connection! This is not the last batch,but will be for a while.

Gene's Reunited

We went out last night with my Cousin and her husband, and had a lovely evening. It was suggested that I renew my subscripton to Genes Reunited and I have already had a few enquiries!

Book Crossing Not So Secret Back to School!

Thanks to Suedo for a super NSSBTS pressie,
I had two books
- A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler
- Florence & its story by Edmund G Gardner

-Two bars of my favourite chocolate
-A packet of mini markers headed straight for my briefcase for work
-A small spiral notepad which I am going to use for my journal when we are away on our next holiday.

Thanks so much Sudeo.

Genealogical Photos

Stuart photographed about 40 old photos for me and I loaded these to Flickr. It took a while, but was well worth it. You never know, I may get a connection!

Genealogical Photos

Carrying on from earlier in the week I thought I'd spend some time over the weekend loading my Genealogical photos to Flickr Mainly from my Ellis family, including some that are simply wonderful....one of Robert Ellis born 1817 Elstead Surrey and died 1900 in Geelong Victoria Australia, he migrated with his family in 1855. Deep in the study I have the photos I took in 1991 of the Cemetary at Mount Duneed where the Ellis family are buried, I'll look them out sometime and upload them. Its just brilliant that they have survived.

Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear

I've just read the first two books in this new series, they are great. I soaked the two books up in two days and now feel sad and disappointed that I have finished them. They both score a 10/10.

Genealogical Post Cards

I spent a few hours this morning loading various genealogical postcards to Flickr. They are all scanned on the PC and backup to disc, but Flickr is a good way to share and archive the images.

Next up is the same with genealogical photos, and I have some more postcards in the study!

Journals Project

1000 journals

1001 Journals

Traveling Hope: Welcome to the Traveling Hope Project

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Fifty pages in and I was struggling. I did want to give up, PM the next person and get the book moving, but I kept feeling I'd read a page more just incase. The reality is I read the book, and I just had to keep turning the pages, and in a bizarre kind of way did enjoy it. Some of the characters I found infuriating.

I always feel that a good book is one that leaves you remembering it and pondering on it fo a while after. This is one of those books.

Fludder & Puttenham

I recieved an email today from BH about the Fludder family of Puttenham.

Book - The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart

I start this one early last week and soon became caught up in the world of Luc and his wonderful piano shop. The book was written in a gentle way and I found that I really did enjoy it.

I guess the historian in me was interested in the facts and figures of how many pianos were made - 50,000 in 1850 and 500,000 in 1910, of which 350,000 were in the US. I did a quick search on Ancestry.com for piano maker and that showed that 471 people were recorded as piano makers in England in the 1881 census. There were no later figures, but only because I searched for an occupation rather than a known individual.

I was slightly disappointed that the author didn't try and find anything out about the name and serial number that was found on his piano, but again that is the historian in me and didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book.

I did enjoy this book. It is one of those books that will leave me pondering and thinking about it after I have finished it and sent it on its way.

Here are the Journal Entries

Thyroid Research

A really useful and informative site.

More on the Banjo!

The sale of the banjo is complete. I was watching it on eBay....it sold for £237.00, Which reflects the condition and workmanship of the banjo. Congratulations to both the buyer and seller....neither was me!!

Eastwick Family

Received an email today from RH about the Eastwick Family. At initial glance, we have a connection!

Book - Who Moved my Cheese by Dr Spencer Johnson

• Change Happens
• Anticipate Change
• Monitor Change
• Adapt to Change Quickly
• Change
• Enjoy Change!
• Be read to change quickly & enjoy it again!

From page 74

Hidden House History

I Knit - Knit A River

I Knit - Knit A River: "The only rule is that the yarn must be blue and measure approximately 15x15cm." Supporting www.wateraid.org

Lolly Knitting Around

Flickr

Ephemera Blog

A fascinating and informative site.

J Parslow - Banjo Maker

The Parslow family of Kingston upon Thames appears in my family history. Ebay have a very nifty facility where it will send you an email when something of a given name is listed. The photos of this wonderful Banjo appeared on Ebay recently. This banjo was handmade at the end of the 19th Century by James Parslow 1850-1920.

There are other photos on my Flickr album, including one of the stamp from shop in Hammersmith where this Banjo was sold. By looking at a trade directory for London to see when this shop was trading we can get an idea of when it was sold.

Simply Moleskine Notebooks

moleskinerie: WELCOME TO THE WANDERING MOLESKINE PROJECT 2

Welcome | Harrison & Simmonds Ltd.

For my Mont Blanc refills!

Strength Within: Granger Chronicles by Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith

This book, I found to be a beautifully written, thought provoking and inspiring book. The family "story" has been told in such a way that I felt as though I was walking along side the author, as the book was bought to life with memories of relatives, photographs and further research. I especially liked that the footnotes appeared on the pages they pertained to.

I was intrigued by the details of Robert McSorley. Each individual has been wonderfully bought to life and the author's proudness of her relatives shines through. There is a sense of closure with the book in chapter 9, as the book draws to a close. I found the handwriting analysis of interest and it was a nice touch to such a book.

There is something rather special in seeing not only the name of an ancestor in print in an original document, but also on seeing a sample of their writing. I notices throughout the book that the author mentions that she has inherited items from her family home, the chair with some varnish marks missing, and the bucket of nails. They don't sound much, but there is something special, a kind of pull that makes you hold onto items from the family home. Even the incidental items. We all have our own bucket of nails that we treasure. In my case one of my most treasures items is an armchair, now residing in my study. It was my grandmother's and bears the marks on the end of the arms, where she would hold onto, to enable her to get up.

There is much in the book that reflects many issues of any immigrant family or individual. I have a particular interest, not only in genealogy, but also in my Italian ancestry. Although my own Italian line, didn't leave Sicily for England until the 1950s, a branch did leave the rural community of Sutera in Sicily and migrated to the US in the early 1900s. The hardship, heartache and courage of previous generations should be forgotten and this book echo's those sentiments.

I had been looking forward to reading this book since I signed up for the book ring. In the meanwhile, I located the author's web page. The book didn't disappoint. Without Book Crossing I would not have come across this book, so thanks, not only go to the author, for a great book,clearly written from the heart and making it to my top 10 for the year. They also go to Book Crossing and the Book Crosser that shared the book. I'm going to order one for my permanent collection.

The Book Crossing Journal Entries are HERE
The author's web page is HERE

Shoes in the wardrobe!

mood: chipper
music: Seagulls making a right racket!

Part of my New Years resolutions was to have a good clear out. Last weekend I wizzed through the kitchen cupboards and bunged a load on FreeCycle. Today it was the bottom of the wardrobe and a pile of shoes. Do you know that I had shoes that I bought 16 years ago.....Mum was here, and was giving me a hand, and was horrified that I was going to place a pair of shoes bought from Clarks in Guildford to take to Oz with me in 1991 back in the wardrobe. I only saw sense when Mum said "they are so old the leather has gone hard...you couldn't possibly wear them" Mum, you were right, and about those Reeboks that I also bought to go to Oz with, in the same year. I only stopped wearing those a few years ago when I did manage to buy an identical pair......I really am a creature of habit!

Canada Genealogy

Files Section

India, Ink.

I came across this on Live Journal - fascinating!

Address Books......

I have 7 address books. I have a wonderfully fading address book purchased from Liberty in 1988, I know the date as I date everything....it must be the historian in me! I had to find the address of some friends. Its their wedding anniversary on 11th and I needed to get their card in the post, but which address book. I eventually found their new address in the back of 2005's diary. Talk about disorganised. I rang Liberty, Do you still make the address books covered with Librerty print with leather corners I asked? No, was the reply. Drat! Mmm, I liked my faded address book, which has travelled around the world we me, been to Kenya where I got married, but its looking a little sad, faded and exhausted. No, I do need a replacement. After much deliberation I've opted for a nice leather one made by Ciak in Florence.

goucher blogs

Silver Spoon Cook Book

By Phaidon Press Limited, first written in Italy in the 1950s and now available for us all to share with more than 1200 pages. This book is heading towards my wish list!

Live Journal Upgrade

I've upgraded my Live Journal and all the bits that I found clunky and irritating have become easier to use, such as inserting and uploading pictures. I've customised it to look like Blog, and it feels much better!I'm still going to use blog, as I like the "Blog this" facility on web pages.

Craft, Sewing & Knitting Forum

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Welcome to our KnitAlong

Welcome to our: Welcome to our KnitAlong

A day on Earth 29th Sept 2006

I've been invited to take part, what a super idea.

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BBC - The Big Read

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel. Here are the books that made it to the top 100.

1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling READ
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee READ
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne READ
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell READ
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis READ
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling READ
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling READ
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling READ
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll READ
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute READ many times!
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams READ
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell READ
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher READ
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck READ
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky READ
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough READ
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens READ
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer READ
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

oohhh, 18 out of 100! Some of these though I read as long ago as my
O-levels, and some are loitering on my enormous TBR pile! I am not
going to attempt a read challenge as simply lots of the books do not
appeal to me!

Tioman July 1991

Having met Pete (skyring) over the weekend and chatting about Australia. I pondered on the time I spent in Tioman,Malaysia; on my way back from Australia.

This photo was taken in July 1991 with my trusty Pentax 35mm camera, long before digital was thought of.

being crafty

I came across a link to this site via Flickr.com

Merrow Residents Association home

A fascinating set of web pages regarding Merrow Guildford.

I have family links to the area, in particular the surnames of MATTHEWS, ELSTONE & BUTCHER.

UnConvention Release Walk

After an exhausting and very hot Saturday, those of us that stayed over met up in the hotel reception and went on a release walk. One via the Canal and one via the City centre. We opted for the canal walk, which was lovely and released lots of books. Pete, (Skyring) released one, well wrapped into the canal. I released one on to the roundabout situated along the canal.

After lunch at the Gourmet Burger Company we had a wander around the city, but it was so hot! In Victoria Square there was an open air concert & salsa dancing as part of the Latin America Festival, where Stuart could not be tempted to Salsa!

In the evening the last 8 of us headed off to Pizza Express for a delicious meal.

Pictures taken by Stuart & I of the entire weekend are HERE

And this has to be one of my favourite photos of the weekend. A photos of all the BookCrossing Live Journalers

The UnConvention

Logo is courtesy of GothMarcus.

The UnConvention was held next door to the Apres Bar, at the Mechu Louge. It was nice, spacious, but incrediably hot, and also a little dark. In fact, I don't recall a time I have ever felt so hot, as when I carried the goody bag inserts from weeblys car upto the lounge.......

The day was great, it has taken the best part of a year to plan this and the four of us on the committee, Vikki, Liz, Michelle and myself, had not been in the same room together until the day of the UnConvention. Three cheers to the internet and email!

There was the two author talks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, the tomola, raffle and a much chattering and swapping of books. It was a lovely day. I won two things on the tombola and was presented with a bottle of Champagne for helping to organise the UnCon.

The NSS pressies were exchanged. I had done two for the UnConvention , and Stuart had done one. I also did one for the BCUK mailing list NSSSS pressie. I am blown away, by the generosity and thought that everyone has shown me via their presents. I love these NSS pressies, I love the thinking of what to buy my recipiant and shopping for the items. Its a way of giving something back to something that gives us lots of pleasure......the world of Book Crossing is more than books, it is a whole community and is one of the most friendly.

In the evening, after all the packing up was done and we were suitably refreshed andrested, a group of us headed off for a meal at the Big Wok

A full set of UnConvention photos are online at the AnglersRest Flickr album.

Thanks to everyone who made this a very enjoyable weekend. It was lovely to meet everyone.

Leaving for the UnConvention

The postman arrived before we left and look what arrived in the post.

We ran late this morning and I didn't get to Birmingham for the UnConvention until nearly 3pm. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express, which is just around the corner from the Apres Bar, where some of us met on Friday afternoon watching the football. Not a particular fan myself, it was good to chat and meet the other Book Crossers - Lynne, Vikki,Carolynne,Jen, Steve and a few others.

After a shower and settling in, we met in the hotel reception and a group of about 8 of us went off to the Blue Mango for a delicious meal.

Knitting on an Island

An interesting Blog that I came across.....

Holidays......Horray!

Today starts the off 10 days of annual leave, well, actually two days time in lieu, five days holiday and two weekends, a total of 11 days off. Wonderful, bliss. I am so long forward to this. I am shattered. Work has been frantic since my last time off in April when we went to Scotland and then I had a long weekend off in May.

Keep watching the blog to see what I get up too.

The Ship at Cockwood

I went out last night with the girls from one of the branches that I used to be distict manager too. The long term locum, M, is leaving and heading back to Oz. We had a delicious meal and spent the evening chatting. Because there was a few of us, we ordered the meal in advance. One of the girls rang me last week with the options, well, it was a week ago, and I had trouble remembering what I had selected! Anyway, I had selected, Garlic Mushrooms to start, Halibut for the main meal and for desert, I had a rather scrummy Lemon sponge, drizzled in a lemon sauce and served with ice cream. It was great. I don't think that M wanders into Blog World, but if you do, Have a safe trip home, and keep in touch, the odd postcard of paradise would be welcome!

KnittingHelp.com

Secret Pal 8 & 9

Secret Pal 8: The Rules

Secret Pal Blog

Secret Pal 9

More through the window!

Well, yesterday afternoon the sun did come out and what started as a dull and overcast day turned into a bright, sunny and warm one. Having taken the photos of the Lily's yesterday, I was surprised to see that this morning, another Lily, in the same pot is flowering, but this time with a yellow flower. Amazing as the only other Lily's are cream and are nowhere near this pot. I guess this is one of the wonderful things about nature.

Through the window.....Garden Lilys

Garden Lilys
Originally uploaded by AnglersRest.

Yesterday I was peering through the Georgian door looking out into the garden and I wrote about the Lily's in the garden. It rained early this morning and when It stopped I went out and photographed the said Lily's, complete with water droplets.

Journallers Homework w/c 19th June

We all live in such different cities - I'd love to hear about the views from different peoples windows. That can be a metaphor - a snapshot of your day, or a physical or spiritual (looking through a stained glass window?).

What I may think of as boring, you may find fascinating because we come from all over the world, and from different backgrounds...

I was watching a programme on TV several months ago, it was about eyes and the fact the our eyes are taking pictures every day, thousands of them, and some we are not even aware of. Isn't that am amazing concept? In turn those snapshots, are only recorded by us as memories in our heads, and perhaps scrapbooks and journals.

What did I do today? Well, it was a work day, and I worked from home as I am on holiday from Thursday and I want to leave the decks clear while I am away. Even so though, I wondered into town to get a few things that are a present. Where is town? Town is Teignmouth, on the southwest coast of Devon (England). Its been dull, grey and raining today and that always makes Teignmouth look dreary and depressed.

Teignmouth, is on the coast, 7 miles north from Torquay and 16 miles south from Exeter. It has a population of about 22,000 people and swells during the Summer months. The kids have not finished school yet, so there are not as many tourists about as there might be later in the season. The area is fairly busy from mid July until the end of October and then everything closes down for the winter,there is a sudden burst for Christmas, then quiet again until Easter. Winter seems to last a long time here, and I don't like that. I enjoy bright, sunny days, I always feel as though I achieve more than on a dreary day. Perhaps I do, or maybe I just think I do.

As I type, I am looking into the garden, through the glass in the door that leads from our living room into the garden. It is still overcast, but nonetheless,some of the flowers have blossomed and there is bursts of colour, the red of a Geranium and the beautiful, vibrant pink of a Lily. Perhaps tomorrow the sun will come out.

Haylock Family Groups

Haylock Family Groups and Name Search

Getting ready for the UnConvention

I am disappearing under all the books in the study; and just when I can see the study floor I buy boxes more of books and cover the floor again - the lengths I'll go to, to avoid hoovering!!

I found some time today to cull the TBR pile, of the books that I am likely never to get around to reading, then I did the release notes. Sorry those Book Crossers who get release alerts for Birmingham!

The books, and I haven't counted them, will be taken to the UnConvention on Saturday and deposited on the table for others to take, what's left over, if any can be wild released or go into the Hudson's OBCZ.

Treasures TV

Treasures TV - antiques, collectibles, memorabilia and modern limited editions

Certificates arrived!

Back on the 12th I ordered three marriage certificates for my genealogical research. Well, even though it has only be just under two weeks, it has felt like ages! and they arrived this morning - horray!

The certificates do say exactly what I thought they would and confirm that I was on the right tracks.

1. John Matthews to Maria Flick - 1882
(John's 2nd marriage)












2. John Matthews to Elizabeth Spencer - 1871
(John's 1st Marriage)














3. Edith Matthews to Charles Jelley - 1902.

The marriage of Edith Matthews to Charles Jelley is crucial, not just to my research but also my sanity! I've been looking for this marriage or to establish what happened to Edith for 20 years. Edith was actually my great great aunt. We have a couple of photos of Edith, several with children and one of her wearing some kind of military or nursing overcoat. She would have been too old to have been nursing in the First World War, but could have been involved in The Boer War. Either way, she appears on the 1901 Census for Merrow Guildford Surrey and marries in 1902. So if you do connect to Edith, please, please drop me an email!

Plant ~ Brunnera macrophylla ~ 'Betty Bowring'

I am always interested as why some things are named after specific people, I clearly have an enquiring mind!, so this one was no exception, and as the surnme of BOWRING appears in my family tree I simply "had" to record it.

Brunnera macrophylla 'Betty Bowring' is a superb white flowered brunnera. The white flowers emerge in early spring and grow taller as the leaves come up. Then the dark green heart shaped leaves form superb groundcover in summer. The heigh is about 18 inches.

But who was Betty Bowing & why?

Quote - Eleanor Roosevelt

"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know
how strong she is until she's in hot water"

 

Eleanor Roosevelt

Lundy Island

Moleskin Journal

The journal arrived on 30th May and I've been wondering what to write. In the end I just sat and wrote, all sorts, about my hobbies and interests etc. One of the requests of the person who started this book ring was, if we could take a photo of the Journal and add it to the
Book Crossing Journal Entries
So here is my photo, taken with Monty our Border Terrier, small in size, young in years (he is 8) and big on personality!

Sad News

I heard today that my grandfather's first cousin passed away on 9th June, aged 95. I am deeply saddened by her passing and although I didn't see her too often, I shall miss her. Ivy was a font of knowledge about the family and shared with me many details and photographs. The funeral is next week, and I shall attend.

At Knit's End : Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

This is a fabulous book. Read the Journal Entries HERE
otherwise, for more of my ramblings read on!

There was so much about this book I liked, the author's humour, the quotations at the top of each comment by the author and the just the way the book contents triggered thoughts and reflections to my own life.

References on page 12 are made to the fear of running out of yarn when knitting something, then by the time you go back to the store they have sold out or discontinued the line. Its happened twice to me, I know that is careless! The first time was for our kitchen breakfast room floor. The room is 22 foot. we measured and bought enough tiles, only we hadn't. We were two boxes short. In the space of a few days the shop has sold out of the tiles, as had every tile or DIY shop in the County. All the DIY shops tried to trace more through other branches, but to no avail. We tried the company who make the tiles. Even if we had a special order and paid through the nose for it, it would be worth it. The company had discontined the line and when they do that they break the master tile. The bottom line was the floor had to come up, and we were gutted.

The second time was wallpaper, we bought the exact amount of rolls the decorators told us too, we didn't check, because they were professionals. We ended up a roll too short. We did source a another roll and were just lucky to trace the same batch number. Otherwise the lot would have come off and there would have been no negociations on that score!

Page 19 - I loved this comment. "Respect your inner compass" This is very true. I can smell a book,antique or craft shop at 20 paces, even if I have never been to an area, and of course I have to go in each one, it would be so rude not to! Although, Stuart is the same with fishing tackle shops and fisheries. Of course an ideal street would be a row of shops containing all our favourite shop weaknesses within easy walking distance of a fishery complete with a tea shop. Now that would be bliss!

Page 26 - Respecting that your partner doesn't want to be woken up with there has been a genealogical or eBay triumph, or when I am reading a book that is truely brilliant.

Page 37 - According to the author, in Devon (where I live) there is a tradition that the bride to be knits a sweater for her beloved. Mmmm, the jury is out on this one. As I am not Devonian I have no idea if this is true, but even if it is, I can not see the tradition focusing on a sweater. Does anyone know?

Page 71 - The author's comments about saving and savouring special yarns is exactly how I felt about some books, including this one. How many of us, when enjoying a particular book read slower, so to enjoy it for longer?

Page 72 - The author is right! Christmas is at exactly the same time every year, but why am I, and apparently the author never ready?

Page 83 - Traveling. I always pack extra bags if I am in the car or travel light if flying, so I can bring more bits home with me. As I pack now, I am amazed that the first time I went to Australia for a year I managed to leave the country with just 8Kg of luggage, of course, the return a year or so later I was subjected to extra charges having packed 66kg of luggage and I posted some bits home too.

Page 85 - What the author describes as the slippery slope. I'm on that slope, books, antique shops, craft shops and genealogy. Hopefully it will never end!

Page 288 - 289 This was a lovely story about friends, miles apart connected by emails and knitting. Hopefully we all have wonderful friends and many of these are made via the internet as we emerse ourselves within our hobbies & obessions!

Page 156 - reading helps me relax. This book didn't though, as I kept wanting to jot things down to record on here, but If I had just sat in the garden under the parasol with the sun out and a lovely cool drink and read this book I would have found it relaxing. On the whole though, I read at night and relax and drift into a wonderful sleep.

Page 162 - Now this was a fascinating snippet. Details of the knitting ability of a group of nurses that were sent from England to Newfoundland Canada-Newfoundland Outport Nursing & Industrial Association (NONIA) - thinking with my genealogist head on, how many researchers have "lost" ancestors or family members because of this scheme and researchers not knowing that this scheme existed. I must do a search on Google!

Page 165 - Remaining with my genealogist head on. Isn't it funny how in modern times knitting is fashionable, and a hundred years ago, if you knitted, as a Frame work Knitter (FWK) you were poor and a labourer, working in harsh conditions with little rest.

Page 164 - This page mentioned those who knit using needles made of panio wire, with 40-60 stitches to the inch. Is she jesting? I have enough trouble controlling regular needles!

Page 167 - here was a very philosophical statement. Sometimes it is not destiny to finish a particular peice, I guess this could apply to everything we do.

Page 169 - Packing - I spend more time deciding what books and craft to take with me when I travel than I do packing clothes. Actually, last time we went away I forgot several important things, but had a healthy stash of books. See I have my priorities right!!

Page 172 - I noted this page purely for the wonderful quote
"He who works with his hands is a labourer
He he works with his hands and his head is a craftsman,
He who works with his hands, head and heart is an artist" Francis of Assisi

Page 254 - And another quote
"A home without books is a body without soul" Cicero

Page 174 - Individuality is a good thing in life. What a profund and powerful statement.

Page 175 - This page talked about things, especially wool that is special to us. It made me think of things that are special to me, things that are preserved for the future and things that mean something to me and probably not to anyone else.

When my beloved Grandmother died there was a perfect shell in her bag. I put this in my pocket and when I began to feel better I left it at home on my bookcase. It has a special meaning to me. To someone else this is just a shell.

Page 179 - This was a lovely quote, written by the author
"I'm looking forward to getting older. As my memory fails me, I will
get the pleasure of finding it all again" What a lovely sentiment that is.

This was a great book It was thought inspiring and a enjoyable, funny read. The Author has a web page HERE

Family Research - Marriage Certificates

I've been in discussion with a researcher on Rootschat over the last few weeks about my Matthews family. I have just been onto the General Register Office web site and ordered three marriage certicates:

1. John Matthews to Maria Flick - 1882
2. John Matthews to Elizabeth (I'm hoping the certificate says the surname is Spencer) - 1871
3. Edith Matthews to Charles Jelley - 1902

They should arrive on 26th June.

Collecting our car

Isn't she a beauty!

More ramblings about A Nice Cup of Tea & A Sit Down by Nicey & Wifey

This is such a great book, it gets two entries!




The web site that accompanies this book is HERE and Journal Entries for my copy of the book are HERE

Eclectic Closet: Random Thoughts & Ponderings

Eclectic Closet: Random Thoughts & Ponderings

Mont Blanc Fountain Pen

Isn't it beautiful? There is something rather wonderful about writing with a fountain pen.

Moleskin Journal

The moleskin Journal arrived this morning.
Now off to ponder what to write in it!
Follow its progress HERE

To find out about Moleskin Journals look at the makers web page
A site about these journals in the UK is Here

The Paper House by Carlos Maria Dominguez

What a strange little book this was!

Page 35
"To build up a library is to create a life. Its never just a random collection of books" "You go on adding them to the shelves and they seem to constitute a collection.......

" And further down the same page"....We start with a reference to a book we don't have then, and when we have acquired that one, it leads to another"

How true is that?

Quilt by Donna E. Smyth

This was one of the books that was in the parcel from my BC penpal.

I had intended to take this book away with me this week when I head to London for a meeting as this this looked like easy train reading, but I started this and found that I read it in one sitting.

It is a beautiful story of a group of women in rural Nova Scotia who meet to stitch a quilt which is to be a raffle prize. As they stitch, their lives become as entwined as the threads.

This was such a lovely story that I shall offer this out as a book ray on the BCUK list. Thanks so much Mary-Anne for this delighful read. The Journal Entries are HERE

A Nice Cup of Tea & A Sit Down by Nicey & Wifey

I came home from work yesterday to find that another Book Crosser had sent me, what we call a RABCK (random act of Book Crossing kindness). It is a lovely book that was on my wish list and I was unable to resist starting the book last night. Thank you redhouse!

For me, 44 pages into the book, I relived some happy memories. The book talks about storing buscuits, that accompany tea in an old biscuit tin. Old because it adds credibility.

I remembered the buscuit tin that my Aunt had when I was a child. During my last visit, when I was offered a buscuit, which I declined, and asked if she still had the buscuit tin she had always had. Although showing a puzzled look, Aunt produced the said buscuit tin. It was the same one, and it has been in use for more than 30 years.

I don't actually know when I first starting drinking tea. My grandmother always had coffee and for 11 or thereabout and a cup of tea mid afternoon. Before she went to bed she always had hot chocolate. My mum doesn't drink tea, and rarely coffee, but does make an excellent cuppa! and I always drink tea, and rarely coffee, unless a generous Tia Maria is added to it! My tea preferences are probably verging on the boring side. I like Tetley's and am not fond of flavoured teas or Earl Grey. Although I did towards the end of last year receive a book box with some flavoured teas and I did remove and drink one that was a citrus flavour.

I went on a course last year. After dinner we were offered coffee or tea. I selected tea. About 10 minutes went past and the waitress arrived clutching a nice wooden box, the sort of box that hubby would store fishing flies in!, she opened it and revealed about 20 different flavoured teas. My colleagues, knowing that I like plain tea, of which I prefer Tetley's were looking in amusement at what I would select. Much to everyone's horror I said, "I'll have the nearest to Tetley's" to a rather bemused waitress.

I like my tea to have milk added, so it is a medium to dark brown with no sugar. I am not keen on powdered milk added to my tea, long life or UHT milk. Tea made in hotels using those little pots of milk never tastes quite right.

The section about tea pots is accurate. Why do they always leak? Actually hubbys says they don't and that I pour too fast. About 3 years ago we were in the Army & Navy store in Guildford. This has been rebranded as House of Fraser. We went up to the rather snazzy resturant on the 5th floor and I had a pot of tea. It arrived in a lovely solid metal tea pot that had an oriental feel to it. I asked if they were sold in the store and was told no. I was disappointed, but left it there. Then about 4 months later we spent a day in Honiton, having a wander through the antique shops, and there I spotted an identical tea pot. I bought it, and have used it only about twice, but I like it and its a nice addition to the kitchen and it doesn't leak when I pour.



The web site that accompanies this book is HERE and Journal Entries for my copy of the book are HERE

Parcel from my Book Crossing Penpal

This morning I received a wonderful parcel from my BC Penpal Mary-Anne. This was a delightful surprise and I have been very spoilt, and am very touched by your generosity. Thank you so much!

Collecting the books!

We went this evening to collect the books I won on the eBay auction. Its just as well we both went. I could never manage them to the car, and we had to make two trips. A quick glance and there looks some real beauties in there!

Mood: Exhausted!

Goucher & Goacher - Various - DBY

I stumbled across the surname index produced by Chesterfield & District FHS, which is loaded to the Derbyshire County Council web page. These are the results for Goucher & Goacher.

GOUCHER

Arthur Goucher Bapt 8th June 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Magazine July 1902
Notes - St Peters Calow

Cyril Goucher Bpt 8th Feb 1928
Source - Chesterfield Parish Magazine Mar 1928
Notes - Parish Church

Irene Goucher Marriage 4th June 1918
Source - St Thomas's Church Brampton Parish Magazine Jul 1918
Notes - James Wilcock

John Goucher Bpt 28th June 1936
Source - St Thomas's Church Brampton Parish Magazine August 1936
Notes - Son of Walter & Gladys

Lily Goucher Burial 5th Feb 1902
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine March 1902
Notes - Age 10 months. St Peter's Calow

Lily Goucher (twin) Baptised 24th April 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine August 1901
Notes - St Peters Calow

Lucy Florence Goucher Baptism 14th Jan 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine Feb 1901
Notes - St Peter's Calow

May Goucher (twin) Baptism 24 April 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine Aug 1901
Notes - St. Peter's, Calow

Reginald Goucher Married 29 December 1920
Source - St Thomas's Church Brampton Parish Magazine Feb 1921
Notes - Winifred Ethel Hubbard

Selina Goucher Bap 14 Jan 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine Feb 1901
Notes - St. Peter's, Calow

Thomas Goucher Baptism 6th Jan 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine Feb 1901
Notes - St Peters Church Calow

Thomas Arthur Goucher Baptism 25th April 1926
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine July 1926 Parish Church

Walter Goucher
Source - Newbold & Dunston Child Census 1893
Notes - P 51 Pottery Lane

William Levi Goucher Baptism 10th March 1901
Source - Chesterfield Parish Church Magazine April 1901
Notes - St Peters Calow

GOACHER

Beatrice Annie Goacher
Source - Census of Child Population 1892
Notes - Vol 8, P 26, Derby Street

Florence Goacher
Source - Census of Child Population 1892
Notes - Vol 3, P 99, Lordsmill Street

Irene Goacher Marriage 26th April 1924
Source - St Thomas's Church Brampton Parish Magazine June 1924
Notes - Frank Westbrook

John Thomas Goacher
Source - Census of Child Population 1892
Notes - Vol 3, P 99, Lordsmill Street

Levi Goacher
Source - Census of Child Population 1892
Notes - Vol 8, P 26, Derby Street

Thomas Goacher
Source - Census of Child Population 1892
Notes - Vol 3, P 99, Lordsmill Street

Jonathan Goacher - DBY - 1722

BOLSOVER - Settlement Certificate - 1722
Jon. or Jonathan GOACHER, wife and children Norton Cuckney

Live Journal Journaleers group homework w/c 15th May

Live Journal Journaleer group homework
20 years ago I was doing, or about to do my O levels

10 years ago I had been married for 3 years and was getting our house organised. We moved from Surrey/London to Devon into our lovely Victorian Villa. Sounds grand, but its a Victorian terrace on 3 floors. I was about to go to University as a mature student and do a BA in History. I also spent Christmas with my family in Australia, boy it was hot.....40 odd degrees!

5 years ago I had finished my degree and returned to Pharmacy, actually to the company that I trained with and am still working for.

3 years ago I was still working for the same company, but had a different job.

1 year ago I was still working for the same company and had a district manager job. My boss had left and I was exceedly frustrated. My new boss arrived in August and I began to feel that as an area we were achieving things.

So far this year I have gone for two roles within the company, and got both.I've read 35 books and am feeling OK with work and feel that I am now on the right track.

Yesterday I worked from home. I went to bed early clutching a pack of night nurse (3rd really bad cold this year) and slept like a log, and the coughing didn't wake me or hubby.

Today I am am heading out for a girly day with Mum.

Tomorrow I will be clearing the study to accommodate the 600 books I bought on eBay. It needs a tidy anyway, but I'm being optimistic thinking I can complete it in 1 day!

In the next year I will have had 2 weeks holiday in Hay on Wye and will feel refreshed because I love the area, poorer because next time I just know I shall come home with more than 8 books. I shall have completed the study clearing and got my genealogical notes in order, filed and totally computerised.I shall fully understand LJ, I shall read 60 books (I hope) and will hopefully still be in the Area support manager role, gaining more experience, expecially on budgets, then perhaps I might apply for the next role up. Things are uncertain at work with the Boots merger, but only because its all an unknown quantity. It is going to be an exciting, busy and demanding time.

Books, Books & More Books!

I've just bought 600 books on eBay. Babs posted the details to the BCUK list and when I got my email it had just over 3 minutes to go. I couldn't resist though. It is near to us in Devon, so there is no carriage to pay. I think £12.00 for 600 books is brilliant. But will hubby think the same! LOL

Hay-on-Wye weekend

We came back on Monday from being away since last Friday in Hay on Wye. It was wonderful! actually I felt more rested after 4 days in Hay than I did after a week in Scotland, but that was to do with the in laws, and another story entirely!

We stayed at the Red Lion Hotel at Bredwardine, which is just over the border into Herefordshire. A lovely 17th Century hotel, set in the country, serving lovely food, we had Gammon on the first night and the meal was delicious! The hotel also provided fishing on the River Wye to residents, so Stuart spent Saturday wading and fishing the Wye, even during the horrid downpour of rain and thunder, whilst I was in Hay at the bookshops. Alas, didn't catch anything, although he does assure me that he almost did.

I spent a lovely day in Hay, meeting with four of the Birmingham Book Crossers, Gill, Liz, Ali & Fritzi, meeting at 11am at Kilverts for a coffee, before starting the mammoth task of visiting the bookshops. The tourist information centre produce a small paper tifolding sheet of bookshops, and there are 30 bookshops in Hay, 3 auctions & bookbinders and 4 bookshops near Hay.
Together we did about 4 bookshops, although the girls carried on after I left them at 5pm and I did another one, (a biggie) on Sunday and the rest on Monday with Stuart.

I resolved myself that even though I have enough books in the house to read for the next 20 years, exlcuding all the book rings that arrive, I would still buy more books. Its compulsive, but there are more unhealthy addictions! Despite, every bookshop bursting to the seems with books, on shelves, stairs, on the floor, I did actually only buy 8 books. This was because there were so many to choose from. Here are my 8: The Castle Bookshop
The Love Letter by Cathleen Schine - 30p
More than a year in time by Jane Lassen - 50p
Stitches in Times by Barbara Michael - 50p
The Genealogists Guide by Geoffrey B Berrow - 50p
Social Register Boston (USA) 1968 by the Social Reg Association - 50p

Bookends
A kiss from Maddelena by Christopher Castellani - £1.00

Broad Street Book Centre
Fly Fishing by Stephen Windsor - £5.00

Cinema Bookshop
Heavenly Date & Flirtations by Alexander McCall Smith - £1.47

Oxfam shop at Hay
Fish Tales by Billee Chapman Pincher - £1.79

The Castle Bookshop was wonderful - set in the grounds of Hay Castle, this is a rather novel (no pun intended!) way of displaying some books, which have a fairly small value, but are a super way of using the space. The bookshelves are in the open, well most of them. If you climb the steps to the actual bookshop, there are about 10 bookcases all with open access, but with overhead cover. The open access bookshelves are open round the clock, and there is an honesty box to pay for purchases.

On Saturday evening we ate at the Pandy Inn at Dorstone. Which declared itself the oldest inn in Herefordshire. I can certainly recommend the Steak & Wild Mushroom Pie - it was delicious!. On the way back to the hotel stopping to have a look at Bredwardine Church.
On Sunday, we started the day at Brecon, then headed in completely the other direction to Bromyard the other side of Hereford. Whilst not an obvious choice for those on holiday, it is the birth place, according to the 1901 Census of Stuart's paternal great grandmother.
As we were so near, it seemed a shame not to visit and see the chuch and have a quick wander round. We did head back to Hay, and consumed a lovely ice cream from Shepherds, ice cream parlour. We ate on Sunday evening at a lovely resturant outside of Hereford, called The Bay Horse on the Kings Acre Road. The meal and the venue were delightful, and are highly recommended.

Monday once more, I headed for the bookshops. We managed to complete the rest and left to return home late afternoon.

Celebrating Summer Not-So-Secret Exchange

Recieved details of my partner for the Celebrating Summer Not-So-Secret Exchange,
so there's another reason to go book shopping. As if I haven't seen enough bookshops.....actually there is never a time when its too many bokshops!

March of the Penguins - DVD

I saw this advertised before Christmas, and when I spotted it in Tesco I popped it in the trolley.

An amazing account of the Penguins and their continuing fight for survival, with brilliant camera work & photography.

Live Journal Journallers group - Sightseeing "homework"

Over on the Live Journal Journallers Project we had the following question, and here are my answers.

Sightseeing The fairy grandmother has granted you a wish - you can visit three places anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why? (Places not meaning countries or citys, but sightseeing highlights, for example the Eiffel Tower or Ayers Rock...)

1. Travel around Fiji. I know this is a country, but I spent time there on my way to Australia, before I was married and I would love to go back with my husband, so we could have some special time together. Actually, I would love to do the whole trip again, but with my husband this time.

2. Wagga Wagga in NSW Australia, because I have family there and I lived there for a year, and it felt a more comfortable to live than my current place of residence.

3. Sicily, and especially Sutera, because it is where my "Italian" ancestry lies.

Current Mood: nostalgic

World War One: Carte de Route

World War One: Carte de Route

More books!

I went and had a trawl through the charity shops for books for the goody bags for the UnConvention. I couldn't see anything from the wish lists, but managed to come home with 7 books for my already enormous to be read mountain.

Recipe - BICERIN

BICERIN - Serves 3-4

3 ounces plain chocolate
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon flour
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 cup hot sugared coffee
3 to 4 tablespoons whipped cream

Melt chocolate over low heat.
Add milk, sugar, flour, and cream and heat gently for 1 minute.
Pour the sugared coffee in a champagne glass.
Add the warm chocolate mixture and top with whipped cream.

Delicious!

A bicerin is a short strong chocolate and espresso beverage made famous inTorino, Italy, at Caffe Al Bicerin and served in a tall glass.

TravelBlog - Travel Journals, Travel Blogs, Diaries and Photos

Travel Blog - Travel Journals, Dairies & Photos - Main site

My Travel Blog - not updated yet!

Bookprice24.co.uk

Bookprice24.co.uk - Price comparison for new and used books

BookCrossing Birthday RABCK Experiment

BookCrossing Birthday RABCK Experiment journal which was originally part of the Book Crossing site has now moved to a Flickr group

To Do List

What a great idea. I love lists, the help me get structured, organised and I often use one to plan my day.

Book Crossing Convention Toronto 2006

Alas, I didn't attend, but I did contribute a photo to the Book Crossing Collage. I was sent a photo of the collage by Margaret - Thanks!

Lockerbie Academy

Stuart attended Lockerbie Academy. On looking at the web page for something, I spotted the following:

Did you attend Lockerbie Academy?
If so, what was it like when you were here? When did you last sit in the Assembly Hall? Last climb the stairs of A Block; get on a school bus? Who were the teachers, and what were they like?

We're currently helping to compile a book about the history of our school - if you think you can send us your memories of school life.

http://www.lockerbie-academy.co.uk/index.htm

NSS Goody Bags for the Book UnConvention

Today I received the details of our Goody bag partners for the UnConvention in Birmingham.
There's another excuse to go to a bookshop or two!

Glasgow Book Crossers for lunch!

I met up with the two Laura and Deb for lunch in a rather fun pub in Glasgow. I can't remember the name of the pub, but the Strawberry cheesecake was devine!
On the way to meet the others Laura, took me into Borders bookshop. It reminded me of my favourite bookshop Foyles in London, and after lunch, when we parted, I went back to Borders and exchanged money for some books - naughty me!
It was a lovely day. It was good to meet up girls!

Caerlaverock Castle

Situated in Dumfries & Galloway (South West Scotland).

We were in a bookshop in Dumfries yesterday and Stuart spotted a lovely postcard of the castle. It said Dumfries & Galloway on the back, so we decided to locate the castle and visit. We took the A725 out of Dumfries and the road follows the River Nith. Just outside of Glencapel we pulled over and looked out at the lovely view. The river was calm, it was a beautiful day - sunny with a gentle spring breeze. The locals have started, what was described by the lady in the papershop as the Nith clear up, the removal of the rubbish from the banks of the River Nith. As we drove on, following the river, the river the widened, leading out to the Solway, and out eventually to sea. The road that lead to the castle turned inland.

Following a nature trail will lead to the ruins of
an earlier castle, which was sited closer to the Solway and abandoned 50 years later, because it was too close to the river. The castle itself was lovely, they built their ruins well! Including some grafitti, dated from 1820! Swans occupy the moat, and even a few fish.

The Galloway Falcons

In the town centre of Dumfries, by the fountain was a display with the Galloway Falcons centre. The Falcon, known as awkward was on proud display....a very beautiful and graceful bird.

Yothu Yindi - A Band with a Vision

I was in Australia as Yothu Yindi released their album Tribal Voice, and bought the tape before coming back to England. Now we're in the aged of music CDs and a few have joined my collection.

Homeland Movement (1988)
Tribal Voice (1991)
Freedom (1993)
Birrkuja Wild Honey (1994)
One Blood (1998)
Garma (2000)

Here is the band's web page
Yothu Yindi - A Band with a Vision

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant - TV Drama

Although I'm not a real Telly addict, I spotted the advertisment for the Drama of The Incrediable life of Mary Bryant, a convict from Cornwall, who is sentenced to death, but receives a pardon and is transported to Botany Bay. She manages to escape and after some time is recapured. Upon her return to England she is labelled a hero, and is pardoned, and returned to her native Cornwall. A sad story having lost her husband and children through the events.

The story line grabbed my attention as, I read recently, The Girl from Botany Bay, who although is refered to in the book as Mary Broad, is indeed the same person. The drama had been jazzed up slightly in places from the book, but, nevertheless was a very good drama and was well worth watching.

Fishing in Dumfries & Galloway

River Nith Improvement Association.

ooohhh the pain!.......

I got out of the car last Tuesday and felt a twinge, by Thursday I was really struggling and in a lot of pain in my back and the ribs, basically all the bits that were injured when the Nissan Micra wrote our BMW off in Dec 2004.

Thankfully, I was off Good Friday, the weekend and Easter Monday, so reached for the Co-proxamol and Ibuprofen 6oomg. All prescribed following the accident, which rended me off work of 3 months. The yesterday (sunday) I noticed my ankles swelling.....so I laid off the tablets to see if there had been any improvement. I woke at 4 o 'Clock this morning in pain, so back on the pain killers and anti inflammatories. After taking them, I decided to locate my aging BNF in the study and note that the Ibuprofen has the potential side effect of water rention, ankle swelling. Judging by the size of mine, I won't disagree with that!

Blogs/Live Journal Questionaire

I was reading ncot's LJ and spotted the link to the Save Live Journal (and me!) posting
I thought that I would answer the questions and, using the belt and braces approach record the details on both my Blog and my LJ. (I'm still struggling with LJ!)

1. How did you find out about LJ?
Through the BookCrossing UK mailing list

2. Why do you keep a Journal?
To record events, thoughts or just bits I want to save. How many of us see something that we want to make a note of then loose the note, or find their desk covered in post it notes? To me a Blog/LJ is somewhere I can record them. They show that a particular thing was of interest to me, and I guess enables a reader to build a small profile of me.

3. Do you also keep a paper diary?
Yes, two of them. One is events and appointments, the other is a handwritten and records all sorts of things, that I want to record for the future and so I don't forget them. I've kept every journal,notebook and diary I've written since 1982!

4. How long have you had an LJ? How long do you think you'll keep writing in it?
I've had my Blog since August 2003 and my Live Journal since September 2005, and Shhh I prefer Blog!

5. Have you ever lost whole LJ entries or parts of them? How did you feel about it?
Touching lots of wood, no I haven't, but the thought of loosing part of my Blog or LJ gives me a really sicky feeling.

6. What's your favorite thing about LJ? Your least favorite?
My favourite thing about the concept of LJ & Blogs is that I can, and often do get lost in them. You can start reading and follow a link and read about something that is personal and important to someone else. This is actually a really good example. I read an email on the BCUK mailing list by ncot and followed the link to her LJ, which then lead me to this questionaire.
My least favourite thing about LJ specifically is that I find it more complicated than Blog.

7. Would you want all or part of your LJ to survive you? Who/where would you leave it to?
I want it all to survive. As a historian I love reading journals and papers that have survived from previous years. I want my research notes, and there are lots of them, and both my written Journal and online Journals to survive the test of time. Its my way of saying I was here, and this is what I felt, did and thought. I would like to leave it to my cousin's daughter. She is a very special young women with a family of her own.

::ETA:: If an archive or library asked for a copy of your LJ for research purposes, whould you give it to them?
Yes, I'd be happy to. What is important to remember is that a LJ or blog may look boring or dull, but it means something to the person who it belongs to. A peer to Samuel Pepys may have thought his Diary boring, but look at historical value they have now.

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.