Category Archives: Desk Ramblings!

It has been some time since I wrote here, let alone write a Desk Ramblings. I needed to take a step back and remove one stress factor. That said, I don’t view writing here as a stress. It has simply … Continue reading →

We are fairly recently back from a visit to Scotland where we had some challenging weather. I have been visiting Scotland, at least once a year for the last thirty years. In all that time, I do not think I … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, Happy December! I have had a reasonably long break from posting, that said, I note that I have had a surge in followers, so if you are new here, thanks for joining me! Why the break? Well this … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, It is good to be back. As you maybe aware, I took a posting break from about the end of January. It hadn’t been a planned break, but a series of events and hubby being incapacitated meant that … Continue reading →

I am not planning on turning this post into a discussion on COVID-19 because discussions are everywhere; and not all of it accurate. I am a news junkie, so I watched the news very frequently last week. Because of a … Continue reading →

Research resources are just about everywhere. They always were, but the internet has made them so much more visible and accessible. Of course, the downside at least in part, is the closures of some archives as they struggle with budgets … Continue reading →

Today in England we have a second public holiday, or as we call them, bank holiday. The 26th December is known as Boxing Day, or as it is officially known, St Stephen’s Day. St Stephen was the first Christian Martyr … Continue reading →

This is the 25th Desk Ramblings post that I have written and it was time for an image change. The use of my childhood Scrabble board in my Family Tree Magazine (UK) articles has been popular so I figured, if … Continue reading →

It has been a considerable time since I sat and did a general chatty post, but the last year has been busy and there always seems other posts and material to be written. Those of you who are subscribed to … Continue reading →