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Beyond the Internet Week 2: Ancestral homes and their history

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Julie Goucher

One part of my family owned a great deal of property. Some was passed down through lines of direct descent, others through childless Aunts and Uncles. Nonetheless, the family had property and that means that somewhere there will be some … Continue reading →

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Guest Post at Cozy in Texas

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Anne at Cozy in Texas invited me to be a guest on her blog today.You can read my Guest Post HERE

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Weekend Cooking – Burns Night!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Julie Goucher

As this is the last Weekend before 25th January, I thought that I would write about Burns Night. Last year I wrote a guest post over at Geneabloggers last year about Burns Night, explaining how it is celebrated, the poems and … Continue reading →

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Master Chef Tom’s Burns Night by Tom Bridge

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Julie Goucher

A great and easy to read book. It starts off with some details of the very first Burns Supper in 1801. Over the following 200 years the celebration of Burns Night is known the world over. The book explains that … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2012

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Lynn Palermo over at The Armchair Genealogist blog has issued the Family History Writing Challenge and I’ve decided to accept. Here’s the details from Lyn’s page. The Family History Writing Challenge Feb 1st-29th A 29-Day Commitment to Writing Your Family History The … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking – Bread

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I have a bread maker, although it rarely sees the light of day and lives in the kitchen in a rather over crowded cupboard. Before Christmas you may remember I wrote about a programme called The Big Bread Experiment. Inspired by the programme, … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Internet Week 1: Church interiors

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Julie Goucher

On the very first visit I made to Puttenham in Surrey I just knew I belonged. There was a feeling of completeness. I walked up the main isle of the church towards the alter and stopped and sat down at … Continue reading →

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Wapperwell Lake

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Julie Goucher

The weather here in the South West of England has been dreadful, some really heavy rain and very, very strong winds. For Christmas I bought for Stuart a season ticket to the local fishing association and he has been itching … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Yesterday while I was sitting having my lunch I turned on the news at 1pm UK time and watched the tremendous firework display that occurred over Sydney as Australia saw in the New Year. My thoughts turning to my family … Continue reading →

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The Book Bloggers Cookbook 2011

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I recently became aware that this was available forthe Kindle. My Kindle isn’t available until after Santa brings it! but I downloaded the book and was able to read it via the iPad app made available by Amazon. What a … Continue reading →

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