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Advent Calendar 2010 – Holiday Foods

My Grandmother always used to buy hamper coupons from the Unigate milkman, I don’t know if she received any special discount as my Grandfather had worked for them up until he retired, but she always had the coupons and then … Continue reading

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Advent Calendar 2010 – The Christmas Tree

As a child we always had an artificial Christmas tree I think, usually a traditional styled green one with pretty coloured fairy lights and the fairy that my Grandparents used to put on their tree. When I married we purchased … Continue reading

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Start of the Advent Calendar of Christmas

Starting tomorrow I shall be keeping an online Advent Calendar of Christmas as “advertised” on Geneabloggers – here are the prompts: December 1 – The Christmas Tree December 2 – Holiday Foods December 3 – Christmas Tree Ornaments December 4 … Continue reading

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Goucher Video / DVD

Back in 1993 we had the opportunity to video a selection of material that my father in law had of his family. We recorded the material initially on a camcorder tape then transfered it to Video and more recently to … Continue reading

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Recipe – Wheat Wine

Recipe written by my Great Grandmother- Annie Prudience Butcher nee Harris. Written circa 1965 Recipe – Wheat WineOriginally uploaded by AnglersRest

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A Genealogical Wonder ……

Last week I heard once again from a contact in Canada with whom I share a distant connection, through the KING & EASTWICK lines of my family. The KING daughters, there were seven of them are alike to the daughters … Continue reading

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Christmas Cake

It is that time again, when we plan to make the Christmas Cake & Puddings. Each year Mum asks what size I am planning to make etc. We usually make then together and have a girly chat. Mum has used … Continue reading

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From Grandma’s Cook Book

All the chat on good_grub has made me think of my beloved Grandmother. I guess she was inspiration to me in the kitchen. Last night, having read through the comments other list members had made, I was thinking about the … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve reflections

All the presents are wrapped and under the tree. Stuart keeps having a prod and shake…what a child he is!!! I finally got chance to ice the cake today, not the best icing I’ve ever done, but it was tricky … Continue reading

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