Monthly Archives: March 2011

Sunday Salon – Books & Quilts

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I have not written a fuller Sunday Salon post for over two weeks, although I did write last week about the situation in New Zealand. The last few weeks have been busy, with work and proof reading the final days … Continue reading →

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Ancestor of the week – Willliam James West

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Julie Goucher

This is the belated post from 26 February. William James West was born in Aldershot Hampshire in 1898, the son of William Arthur West, a military man and, Emma Jane Ellis (Harris). I had always known that my Grandfather’s first … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 6 – Books

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I love books, always have done. I especially like old books and the musty smell they share. I don’t know if I had a fabric book, you know the sort that babies have that can be chewed, sucked and washed! … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – Wk 9 – Sounds

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Week 9: Sounds.Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different. This challenge runs from Saturday, February 26, 2011 through Friday, March 4, 2011. This week’s prompt … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 4

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 4 — Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. Any family stories about the wedding day? Post a photo too if you have one. I do … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking – Memories of a snake!….

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Recently, over on Dizzy C Book Blog the question was posed, of what was the strangest thing we had eaten. My comment post was snake and I promised a post about it. On the way back from Australia I stopped … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – Wk 10 – Disasters

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. This challenge runs from Saturday March 5 through … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 5

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 5 — How did they meet? You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit. Do you know the story of how your parents met? Your grandparents? My Grandparents met through, I think my Grandmother’s brother. Her brothers used to … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 5 – Association

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Isn’t it funny how something you see, hear, smell can be associated with a memory or a thought? The human brain is complex and I guess that this is one of those complexities. Yesterday I read on a blog that, … Continue reading →

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Book Blogger Hop – Book Villian

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Julie Goucher

From the Crazy-For-Books web page “the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book blogger and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book blogger to … Continue reading →

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