Category Archives: Miscellaneous

There is something rather cathartic about the start of a year. The promise of potential. The ability to set your own goals, hopes, dreams, promises and intentions for the year ahead. Despite popular belief, these do not need to be … Continue reading →

Just before Christmas we headed across the border into Scotland to have a quick visit with our niece and to drop off Christmas presents for our great nephew and his sister. The highlight, as gifts go was a rocking sheep … Continue reading →

Firstly, this is a post written by me and does not reflect the views of any of the genealogical or other groups that I maybe associated with. This post has been in draft waiting to be published for more than … Continue reading →

At the end of August my niece gave birth to a little girl. Now almost four months old, and she will be blissful unaware of the whole Christmas hype. Her Mum shares regular photos with us.  She is changing every … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone! Whilst I was stirring the gravy to the appropriate thickness on Christmas Day, I began thinking of my childhood, family, my late Mum and maternal Grandparents and the influence they each had on me, and how … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas image – from the collection of Julie Goucher, 2021 I am writing this a few days before Christmas and we still live in strange times, so what is okay today might not be by Christmas Day, but irrespective … Continue reading →