LIFE: June 18th-24th 2018
The fortnight began with dull grey days, until a wonderful return of the good weather with sun at 8am and sun at 8pm - and for us very hot, 82F some days, - and we are flagging a bit in the heat. Lovely, though to put on rarely worn light summer clothes and to go out at 9am, without thought of a cardigan,. fleece or jacket.
K. has asked if I can trace any of his descendants to let them know about the drawings - so I have put my family history research hat on, and have got some leads to follow up, thanks to very helpful input from Canadian genealogists.
LES MISERABLES - THE HIGHIGHT OF THE WEEK
Earlston High School's performance was brilliant, impressive and moving - the singing, acting, staging, choreography, and the 20 piece orchestra. Hard to credit that this was by students, no older than 17.
BLOGGING
"Memories of a Land Girl" has had a great response in terms of page views and has boosted my confidence with the Auld Earlston blog.
G. is down in Derbyshire on holiday and today is visiting the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire where Armed Forces Day is being marked. She e-mailed me this lovely memorial to the Land Girls.
A SHOW OF SCARECROWS
Earlston Civic Week began this weekend, and businesses and households were asked to take part in a Scarecrow Festival, with strange figures making an appearance around the village. A great photo opportunity, but too many to show here, but take a look at this sample of people's creativity and ingenuity.
Outside the Black Bull pub.
GATHERING MORE WW2 MEMORIES
Met
K. who was a child in the war, to gather her memories for our next Auld Earlston exhibition. She remembered the Czech army officer
who was billeted with the family He was a talented artist and left
the family a beautiful little pen and ink drawing Charles Bridge
in Prague, and a water colour of the view from their house onto the
White Hill in Earlston. After the war, he emigrated with his famiy to Canada,and there has been no contact since 1965. 
K. has asked if I can trace any of his descendants to let them know about the drawings - so I have put my family history research hat on, and have got some leads to follow up, thanks to very helpful input from Canadian genealogists.
LES MISERABLES - THE HIGHIGHT OF THE WEEK
Earlston High School's performance was brilliant, impressive and moving - the singing, acting, staging, choreography, and the 20 piece orchestra. Hard to credit that this was by students, no older than 17.
BLOGGING
"Memories of a Land Girl" has had a great response in terms of page views and has boosted my confidence with the Auld Earlston blog.
G. is down in Derbyshire on holiday and today is visiting the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire where Armed Forces Day is being marked. She e-mailed me this lovely memorial to the Land Girls.
A SHOW OF SCARECROWS
Earlston Civic Week began this weekend, and businesses and households were asked to take part in a Scarecrow Festival, with strange figures making an appearance around the village. A great photo opportunity, but too many to show here, but take a look at this sample of people's creativity and ingenuity.
Outside the Health Centre
More images on my general Facebook page HERE
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Recording my everyday life for future family historians
Recording my everyday life for future family historians
Developed from the "Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog Genea-MusingsI I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diar
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