tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61559015619174575212024-03-14T00:10:31.778-07:00Journal Jottings Recording for future family historians my everyday life in the Scottish Borders.
ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-15502699337054634462018-11-25T04:32:00.002-08:002018-11-25T07:22:18.686-08:00Journal Jottings Online is Coming to an End<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For various reasons, I have decided after one year to call a halt to my blog Journal Jotting, recording my everyday life for future generations. In many was I have enjoyed the challenge of writing it and featuring my photographs, but feel a change is now appropriate. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Thank you to all my small band of loyal readers for your “Likes”. I have much appreciated your support.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I shall still be writing about my activities and thoughts on a word document, which hopefully future family historians might find of interest in reflecting the times we live in. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Blogging is something that has given me a great deal of pleasure and it suits my style of writing. So I am continuing with my <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/">family history blog</a> which will appear on the related Facebook page and also the local history blog I manage -<a href="https://www.blogger.com/audearlston.blogspot.co.uk"> Auld Earlston.</a></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With kind regards - Susan. </span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>One of the many cards sent back home by my grandfather </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>from France</i></span></span></b></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With my granddaughter and the Military Expert </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at the Antiques Road Show, Floors Castle, Kelso</span></b></i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br /> </i></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Last of the Tommies </i></span>- An oral history project gathered over m</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">any years. The three programes followed the course of the war and featured reminiscences from soldiers, filmed when they were in their 80's and 90's. The films also showed so graphically what my great uncle George Danson must have experienced as a stretcher bearer in the field facing shells and gun fir, as he recovered the wounded and the dead. The men recalled their memories of the horrors of a war which remained very vivid in their minds, but rarely spoken about - as was the attitude of my own grandfather<i> (below)</i> who won the Military Medal for gallantry and fought in the mudbath and bloodbath of Passchendael. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <i>My grandparents - William and Alice Danson </i></span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPJR3OghifzAp8EBdWSEU0xPyImVX7DHvAUL_-6VNxWv15qYxGrwYnDwlWxbqvmOxDQ8H6euLo7rdoLAgOlutLwQuZUqzGk90oz15Bn-hMVQkG8l6GLalaOKp8glSLKdM1HsBhZx_TFiw/s1600/Harry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPJR3OghifzAp8EBdWSEU0xPyImVX7DHvAUL_-6VNxWv15qYxGrwYnDwlWxbqvmOxDQ8H6euLo7rdoLAgOlutLwQuZUqzGk90oz15Bn-hMVQkG8l6GLalaOKp8glSLKdM1HsBhZx_TFiw/s200/Harry.jpg" width="151" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I thought back to the time of commemorations fo</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">r the evacuation from Dunkirk </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in 1941. My Uncle Harry had been among the men, wading into the sea to reach the rescue boats. I asked Harry if </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">he had seen any of the </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> TV programmes. I knew immediately I had made a horrible mi</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">stake, as his eyes filled with tears and he was quite emotional. He never talked about the war, but memories of what he had witnessed so many years ago could still move him so deeply. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i> </i></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The Final Hours - The Day War Ended</i></span> - the drama-documentary with silent actors, solemn narration and contemporary film, depicted the negotiations that led to Germany's surrender in the railway carriage in a forest, deep in northern France. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">learned a lot from this engrossing programme. The negotiators were the Allied Supreme Commander Marshal Foch, a British Admiral Rosslyn Wemys and a German politician Matthias Erzberger - the latter two names new to me. Up for discussion were 14 principles put forward by US President Woodrow Wilson with the intention of never allowing Germany to wage war again - heavy financial reparations to Belgium and France, surrender of all weapons, Alsace-Lorraine returned to France and a naval blockade stopping supplies reaching the people of Germany.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />I ended up feeling quite sorry for Erzberger - he could do nothing but accept the terms of peace. But amidst chaotic scenes of civil unrest in Germany, he returned home and was assassinated by naval officers who felt he had betrayed them. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />A first class history programme, essential viewing for anyone studying those tragic times, with the scene already set for another war just twenty years on. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Festival of Remembrance in the </span></i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Royal Albert Hall </span></i></span></b></span>-</i> This opened with the beautiful solo voice of a choir boy, singing "Keep the Home Fires Burning". Highlights for me - Bryn Terfal singing "Rose of Picardy", the cello playing of the Young Musician of the Year as the audience stood, holding photographs of their loved ones killed in war, the Cumbrian couple recalling the death of their daughter in Afghanistan,and the parade of the servicemen and the national flags of Commonwealth countries whose contribution has often been ignored. How could anyone not be moved? <br /><br /><i>S<span style="color: #990000;">ervice at the Cenotaph and at Westminster Abbey </span></i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The four-year long programme of commemorative events ended with the German President Mr Steinmeier laying wreaths at both the Abbey and at the traditional Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, with the march past of veterans - and new this year - a 10,000 strong People's Procession with the public invited to request tickets to walk from Buckingham Palace, to pass the Cenotaph, and pay their own tribute I would have been proud to take part in memory of my extended family. </span></b></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Great uncle George Danson - </i>as stretcher bearer, killed on the Somme in 1916, aged a week after his 22nd birthday.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br /> </i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Great uncle John Danson - died whilst in army training in 1917, leaving his only child an orphan. </i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br /> </i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Great uncle Arthur Matthews - killed during the ill fated Gallipoli Campaign of 1915, leaving a widow with four young children. </i></span></b><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My Cousin's Grandfather </span></b></i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Edward Ingram Smith - </i> troubled by his experiences in the First World War.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My husband's great uncle Frederick Donaldso</i>n - killed on the Somme in 1916. <br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My father John P. Weston </i>- who in WW2 landed at Omaha beaches with the Americans in 1944, moved through Normandy, Paris and Luxembourg, fighting in the winter Battle of the Bulge, before crossing into Germany. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My uncle Charles Weston</i> - captured at Singapore as a Japanese Prisoner of War</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My uncle Harry Danson -</i> evacuated from Dunkirk and fought in North Africa and Italy.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My uncle Billy Danson</i> - in the naval forces. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My aunt Peggy Danson</i> - who served in the WAAF and worked on the barrage balloons. <br /> </span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I can understand the disillusionment of soldiers at the end of the First World War, as they returned to the harsh reality of a life that was far removed from <i>"The Land Fit for Heroes"</i> as promised. But I
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">LIFE: 29th OCTOBER - 4th NOVEMBER 2018</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wrote three posts for my blogs - <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/">Family History Fun, </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/auldearlston.blogspot.co.uk]">Auld Earlston </a>and <a href="https://scotsuejournaljottings.blogspot.co.uk/">Journal Jottin</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">gs</a> </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My bearded great grandfather </i>- for the “52 Ancestors in 52. Weeks” prompt </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of "Beards". <br /><i><br /></i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Journal Jottings for October </i>- update<br />I am still dithering on whether to carry on with this online journal. I began it a year ago and in many ways I enjoy trying to make it interesting to others with catchy headings and attractive photographs. But I struggle to come up with effective titles for the posts,and the number of page views is dismal - despite a handful of loyal readers. <br /><i><br />Might I be better composing it on Word just for myself, which has the advantage of giving me more freedom of expression? Watch this space! </i></span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">The film of “An Inspector Calls” by J. B. Priestley, starring a sinister Alistair Sim</span>.</i> I remember first seeing this play in my teens with my parents, and was impressed with it then. G. studied it when it was a set text for her Higher English and saw it at the theatre in Edinburgh. <br /><br />Set on one night in 1912 in a well-off middle class home, the Inspector questions the family about the suicide of a young working-class girl. It was regarded as a criticism</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> of the hypocrisy of Edwardian English society and an expression of Priestley's socialist principles. Brilliantly acted and very thought provoking. </span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The Apprentice (UK) </i></span> - one of those programmes which is so awful, it is watchable. The candidates are so arrogant and full of themselves, which is probably why they got through the audition process I stage. The format of the challenges has hardly changed over the years and could do with being updated. In one, the two teams were being sent to Malta for the "treasure hunt" task In the car taking them to the airport, one girl remarked <i>"Does anyone know where Malta actually is?"</i> AGH! <br /><br />I just wish that the two panelists who closely monitor the teams were given more opportunity to air their views. The start of each programme is irritating and time wasting, with a candidate dashing down stairs in their nightwear to answer the phone at an esrly hour (surely a large London townhouse would have a phone connection upstairs?), to be told <i>"The taxis will be with you in 20 minutes". </i> I defy any girl to shower, wash, dry and style her hair, put on make up, dress in formal business wear and be out of the house in 20 minutes!! <br /><br />The best part is everyone back in t he Board Room, where Lord Sugar lets them talk themselves into one person being told <i>"You're Fired".</i></span></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Weatherwise this has been a good month, colder, with little rain and bright, sunny days. I am just sorry I have not been able to get out and about with my camera. But there is still colour in our garden, with these photographs taken last Monday. </span></span></b><br />
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theme of <i>"Earlston in War and Peace: 1914-1949" </i> drew a large audience throughout the two days.
Visitors had the chance to browse through information panels vintage
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life in the first half of the 20th century. Among topics featured were
Earlston soldiers, prisoners of war, the German air crash of 1943,
Polish troops in the village, and the sterling efforts of the community
to raise money for both national causes and local war comfort
charities. Drawing particular interest was a table of the weekly
rations available for one person in 1942. </span></span></div>
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a contrast, the displays on the inter-war years focused on Earlston at
work and leisure, including a look at housing, wages & prices, and the 1934 Ercildoune Pageant which depicted scenes form local history. </span></span></span></span></div>
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audiences who enjoyed a tour around Earlston's people and places,
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history and anecdotal commentary sparking lively discussion. The
programme ended with a unique short film of Earlston in the 1930's,
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All in all a great weekend and very satisfying to hear such positive feedback from visitors. But I was shattered afterwards! </span></span><br />
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charity that invites us to knit or crochet squares. These are sent to
Africa and then sewn up into blankets by the various communities and distributed to orphanages and nurseries, primarily for children suffering from AIDS. The theme
this month is "The Seasons" - right up my street, as I particularly
like interpreting them in colours, with my first four squares below. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Autumn is my favourite month. I recall as a child </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">scuffing my shoes through the leaves, and enjoying the crunchy sound - this still appeals to me!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I
love the colours of brown, bronze, burgundy, green and gold. Has this
anything to do with the fact I was a "September" baby - as were my
grandmother, mother, aunt, two uncles and husband? These colours were
staples in my wardrobe in the days when I was a brunette, and still
feature today in my home decor. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"> LIFE: SEPTEMBER 5th -16th, 2018 </span></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><i> <span style="font-size: normal;">TALKS, TV, MUSICAL DELIGHTS, BLOGGING & AN ORGANISING SESSION </span></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><i>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>“Away with the Fairies “</i></span> was the intriguing title from the Wednesday Club speaker, who took us on a journey to the Isle of Tiree in the Western Isles to look at the folk tales and superstitions linked to fairies - I can’t really say it grabbed my interest.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The theme of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship</i></span> was much more to my taste with the Women’s Group talk. Tara Gray related her experiences in setting up and developing her photographic business, along with helping her husband on their small farm in the Borders, with their Highland Cattle regular models. She had diversified into greeting cards, framed prints and fridge magnets, with word of mouth, Facebook and Instagram her best form of advertising - a fascinating, engaging and impressive presentation.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <i>My photograph of young Highland cattle on the Isle of Mull, looking across to Iona. </i></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><i><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: normall;">ON THE BOX</span> </span></span></span></b></i></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Vanity Fair - </span></i>I am enjoying this latest adaption of William Thackeray's novel - a stylish production, beautifully acted and costumed and no expense spared with the street scenes. My only reservation - it is on ITV, so every 15 minutes I am catapulted from Regency England to modern days adverts, and I do not like it! </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Last Night of the Proms</span> </i>- English eccentricity as concert goers let their hair down for the traditional end with flags waving and patriotic songs sung with great gusto. But the star for me was the Canadian baritone soloist, Gerald Finlay - he sang the soliloquy from the musical Carousel with such feeling and in the section on World War One songs, his interpretation of "Roses of Picardy" was beautiful and very moving. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Three Tenors Concert</i></span> - I was so glad I caught this by chance on Sky Arts - a programme on the making of the Three Tenors concert in Rome in 1982. My favourite tenor by far has always been Placido Domingo and to hear him sing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTtixNqKVk">"You are my Heart's Delight </a>and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxdiJ74AL5Y"> E Lucevan le Stella</a> from Tosca - sublime with a strong "tingle" factor. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Strictly Come Dancing 201</i>8</span> - The launch of this year's show was way over the top, I cannot say I liked the professional dancers' skimpy costumes and there was not even a glance of an acknowledgement towards the ballroom dances. But I shall definitely be watching it. There has been a lot of criticism in the media about Z list celebrities - I only knew three of the names, but that does not bother me. I knew few last year, but it did not stop me getting to know them and enjoying the show. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I enjoyed the recap show of looking back over the years of SCD, though some of the celebrities I could not place. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A BUSY BLOGGING TIME </span></span></i></span></b></span><br />
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<li><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-man-of-many-parts-my-uncle-harry.html"><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My Uncle Harry Danson - A Man of Many Parts</span></span></b></a></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-maternal-and-mysterious-grandmother.html">My Grandmother Alice Danson, nee English</a> - with a mystery about her early life</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/09/wedding-flower-fashions-sepia-saturday.html">Wedding Fashions & Flowers</a> - A Look Down the Decades 1865-1971 </span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/09/on-job-look-at-occupational-records-52.html">On the Job - A Look a Occupational Records </a></span></span></b><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My uncle's wedding in December 1946 - I am the little bridesmaid. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A busy time writing fact sheets, photographIc captions, display headers and then laminating them all. Below is one of my favourite images of a fancy dress parade in 1943 for "Wings for Victory" week. Cities, towns and villages across BritaIn were given targets to raise money for bombers. Earlston's target was £12.500 and the sum raised was over £22,000 - a magnificent community effort and equivalent to over £786,000 in today's money. <span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Source: National Archives Currency Converter)</i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b> MY LIFE IN THE SCOTTISH BORDERS: </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b> 27th August to 3rd September 2018</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">At the Wednesday Club - </span></i><span style="color: black;"><i> </i>A visit</span> <span style="color: black;">from a docile and friendly greyhound and a West Highland terrier - with a representative of the Borders Canine Trust whose prime activity is
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Casmir would <span style="font-family: serif;">have</span> made a lovely "Pat Visitor". </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Earlston Church held a Christening Robes exhibtion, following its successful Wedding Dresses event a couple of years ago. The robes were beautifully displayed and I had to admire the skill and workmanship in their making - and in their laundering as they looked so fresh. Several dated from the 19th century and one had been used down seven gernations and worn by 40 babies - very impressive.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our back room is overflowing with books, files and pape<span style="color: #990000;"><i>s</i></span> and the only solution seems to be - build upwards. Then this week I came across an ideal full length shelving unit and I bought it. The only things is it involves a major reorganizing and moving around of our current book shelves. Cue - granddaughter to help shift stuff. This is the picture of my family history collection at present in our bedroom . Delivery date next Tuesday - and I trust my shelf measurements are correct! </span></span></b><br />
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disappointment! The left (operated eye) is brilliant, but the right
vision now seems much worse than I thought and I feel very
disorientated. I am almost better not wearing the distance glasses at
all. I also have to learn at juggling two pairs, but at least the
reading specs do help me at the computer and I am not "nose to the
keyboard”, as before. The good news is I am down to be "fast tracked"
to get the right eye done - but quite what "fast track" means in our
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #990000;">THE WEATHER </span>-</i> the perennial British conversational gambit. April in August has been the weather theme with some pleasant sunny periods when I got the grass cut and weeding done, but intermittent showers, sometimes heavy - bad luck if you got caught in them, as you would have been soaked! Still it is good for the garden. </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Galashiels to be fitted for new spectacles following my cataract operation. </b></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Our local garden centre - for a browse and lunch in its new look cafe. </b></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Earlston Horticultural Society Show - display of flowers and produce; plus a crafts section. I must get my act together for next year and </b></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>enter some classes - notably photography n oerhaps crochet. </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>"Move It or Lose It" Exercise Class - a very enjoyable way of exercising to keep those joints and muscles in good working order - to lively 50's and 60's music. </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>WDYTYA (UK) featured Para Olympic sprinter Jonny Peacock. <span style="color: black;">O</span></i></span>f most interest was the life of his 19th century ancestor, Louise Boss who was an agricultural labourer (Ag. Lab.) - a hard working life in all weathers - who had four illegitimate children and was forced to seek help in the Workhouse. That struck a chord with similarities to the life of my great great grandfather's second wife, who came to the marriage as a spinster with three illegitimate children - no father named on the baptism records. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">A brilliant Proms concert<span style="color: black;"> f</span></span>rom the Royal Albert Hall, London in a programme of Hungarian music - Brahms, Liszt, Sarasati with two virtuoso violinists-playing foot tapping Gypsy/Roma pieces and a soloist on the </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><b>cymbalom</b> - a bit akin to a xylophone and zither. The only thing lacking - some dancers! </b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Another Proms performance "On the Town" <span style="color: black;">- a </span></i><span style="color: black;">concert version of the 1940's musical </span></span> by Leonard Bernstein. The orchestral playing, and the actors/singers were first class, and it is fascinating to watch an orchestra and the way the musical themes move from one instrument to another. But I cannot say I really liked the music, though I can see how it represented a change in classical style. The only song I knew "New York, New York". I much prefer "West Side Story". </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A bevy of Scottish related enquiries on the group Facebook pages I read - so I enjoyed adding my comments. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>An interesting enquiry from a reader asking if what she was writing was a family history or a family bible. What was the differenc? She did n''t seem to realise that the Bible was a book of scriptures of the ChrIstian church - and often in the past was a prized family possession that was used to record births, marriages and deaths. Mm - makes me think about current education! </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i> <a href="https://auldearlston.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-earlston-murder-execution-1823.html">"Murder and Execution in Earlston in 1823"</a></i> was the latest topic for the Auld Earlston blog that I write and<i>it </i>is proving a popular one as regards page views. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Prepared two blog posts for publication next week, so for once getting ahead. </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond under investigation for harassment.</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> No further details have been given, not even to the accused. </b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The latest photograph f</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>rom G. and Nh </b></span>of "the boys" - their pet guinea pigs. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">For various reasons, Granddaughter Nh has spent much more time with us this summer holiday. Having fun was on the cards, involving (with some help), </span></span></span>draping blankets and throws over the
whirly, pegging them together, making sure there were gaps for an entrance and window, setting out the folding chairs and a
picnic table - and us all enjoying a snack in her tent. </span></b><br />
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Fairy Buns was a happy and lengthy occupation, accompanied by a continuous commentary, as Nh concocted different toppings, as if she were a chemist or a magician, mixing potions. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Wednesday Club resumed after a summer break. I have to admit the thought of a talk on "Earlston Community Council" was not much of an enticing prospect, but the speaker managed to make it lively and interesting with audience interaction on local issues. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A quiz followed on music from the 1960's, to identify the singer and the song from the snippet we heard. I was pretty hopeless - I recognized the music but not the names. but all very nostalgic. So do you remember such performers as Guy Mitchell, David Valentine, the Carpenters, the New Seekers, Matt Monroe, Dusty Springfield, Dans, Petula Clark, Adam Faith, The Batchelors, Connie Francis - and many, many more? </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">INSPIRED INTO ACTION</span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/07/13/12/43/girl-160169__340.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Girl Books School Reading Learning Happy S" border="0" height="200" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/07/13/12/43/girl-160169__340.png" width="136" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Community Council talk had me fired me up to record my protest on three local issues:</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The proposal by Scottish Borders Council to remove school librarians frmm High schools and replace them with pupil volunteers -obviously the powers that be think librarians do nothing but stamp books out! </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Failure to put a notice in the Square bus stop that it was out of action during High Street road works. <br /> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Poor design of new bus timetables at bus stops - feint, small print that is difficult to read, often placed too high to be read and confusing , in particular for visitors (as I have seen in Melrose). The previous format was far better. </span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A
committee meeting where we discussed out forthcoming exhibition in
October"“Earlston in War and Peace: 1914-1949". Much of my time is taken
up with searching old newspapers online, printing photographs, writing fact sheets, and preparing
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i> A patriotic Certificate awarded to children </i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>n the First World War for their help in </i></span></b> in the fund raising efforts for Soldiers’ Comforts. </i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Dragons Den</i></span> has returned where budding entrepreneurs pitch their case to be offered investment by five business men and women. It is a bit false as we only see a very edited snippet of the negotiations and I cannot see the point of the warehouse/jail likeb setting. But I enjoy the discussions and hearing what can help make a good new business. </span></b></div>
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498386116l/35512560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell" border="0" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498386116l/35512560.jpg" title="The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell" width="248" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The author Shaun Bythell owns "The Bookshop" in the book town in Wigtown in south-west Scotland. Specializing
in second hand books, it is the second largest such shop in Scotland,
with over a 100,000 volumes. Shaun gives us a day by day account of his
life and trade over one year as he deals with the trials and
tribulations of the job - his staff, notably the eccentric Nicky, his
customers (most of which he seemed to dislike), travelling to collect
stock, and above all his hatred of the Amazon mammoth machine in
destroying independent booksellers.<br /><br />I came across this book at
Melrose Book Festival in the Scottish Borders and was attracted by the
colourful book jacket, the title and the book’s format, with each day
ending with a note of the cash through the till and the number of
customers. <br /><br />My opinion of it was rather mixed. It could get repetitive “Nicky in late as usual”
etc was a frequent day’s opener. I can't say I took to the author. I did not like his unconventional approach to customer
service which bordered on being rude. Yet there were more sympathetic moments, as
when he visited relatives to clear book collections after a death, and
his delight in finding a rare or signed volume. <br /><br />I would like to
have known more about how he listed, catagorised and shelved the books
(so he could find them again) - that is the librarian in me coming out again;
also,about how books were chosen for each Random Book Club member (an
interesting initiative); I also felt I did not get a true picture of the
finances, and how on earth he remained solvent, particularly based in
an old difficult-to-heat building which ate up money in maintenance. He
seemed generous in what he was often offering to sellers, but the till
sales seemed slight apart from Book Festival Week. <br /> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Despite these criticisms,
there was something about the book that kept me turning the page, with
enough anecdotes and witty observations about customers, staff, the
local community and the odd titles requested. to maintain my interest. I
particularly liked the chapter headings with quotations from George Orwell on books and
booksellers, which led the author to add his own comments, A different
kind of read, but a must for anyone interested, like me, in books and the book trade. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Talking of customer service - When I worked at the Tourist Board,<i> (left) </i> I benefited from a wealth of customer service training - done the course, got the certificate and wear the badge! So I am very aware of the lack of good service and human nature being what it is, we often remember the awful situations rather than the happy encounters. </span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The man at the collection desk at Argos Cataloguing Shop. who I turned to for help when I couldn't read the small print in the printed catalogues. We had quite a chat about our eye problems! </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sid at Car Warehouse who didn’t make me feel stupid at my lack if technical knowledge and was very patient with my search for a new mobile phone that suited me. </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Corner Computer Shop- it doesn't look much from the outside, but the staff have been very pleasant and helpful with my IPad problems. </span></b></span></b></li>
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- the man stacking vegetables, who took me where I would find pod peas
- I had no intention of wandering up and down all the veg. aisles to
hunt them out - I love fresh peas raw in a salad. </span></b></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Plus the smiley checkout assistant, with a foreign accent, who complimented me on my shopping bag! </span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This blog developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt <span style="font-family: serif;">y</span>on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings. </a></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary. </span></span></b></div>
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ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-36976902588478693782018-08-07T04:45:00.005-07:002018-08-07T06:46:46.945-07:00Boggle, Baking, Blogs, Blooms & Butterflies <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">LIFE:30th July - 5th August 2018</span></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You can tell from today's title that I like alliteration. </b></span></span></span></span></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A dull start to the week, weather wise, with grey days, but it brightened up a lot by the weekend and we were back to the warm dry weather of this summer. - still very little rain. </b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Who remembers this fun word game? We must have bought it for our daughter in the 1980's. Our granddaughter recently found it in an old toy box I kept and we have had great fun playing it - a noisy rattling the box of letters to see how they fall is as much a part of the fun! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>This was the other key activity with Nh. this week, afte</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>r she borrowed this cook book from Melrose Children's Library. So we made Chocolate Nests, Mini Pizzas and a two tiered Sponge Cake.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>"Colour" was the theme of this week's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks " blog prompt. Tricky! Then I came up with a look at <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-trio-of-colourful-lives-52-ancestors.html">"A Trio of Colourful Lives" </a>, with short profiles of:</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> My great grandmother, with an apocryphal family story of her being descended from ship wrecked Spanish sailors. Do I have Spanish blood in me? </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A 19th century step mother with an eventful past - not a widow as I first thought but a spinster with three illegitimate chidlren before she marrie my G.G. Grandfather. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A very distant family link but a colourful story of a butler secretly marrying an heiress Maud Ward-Fox, and changing his name to hers. I was delighted to find this photograph of him, looking very suave, in the British Newspapers Online at <a href="https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers">FindMyPast. </a></b></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The Sepia Saturday weekly blog prompt was tricky too, with a photograph of a man's profile superimposed on a street view. My eye alighted on the subway station, so featured subways that I had been on across the world from Glasgow and London to Paris, Munich, New York and Washington DC - in <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/08/travelling-by-tube-sepia-saturday.html">Travelling by Tube.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i> sitting </i></b></span><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>against the mural at Bastille Metro S<span style="font-family: serif;">tation in Paris </span></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Bastille Metro Station pays homage to French history, notably events of 1789. In the centre of this picture is patriot <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="color: black;">Marianne</span>,</b></span>
wearing the Revolutionary tricolour cockade in her cap. The origins of
Marianne are obscure, but she became a prominent national symbol in
France, a personification of the new Republic, with its principles of
Liberty and Reason. Statues of Marianne appear across France at civic
buildings and law courts and her image features on French euro notes
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Delighted with the success of this tub in the garden - one of the best I have managed to do. </span></b></span></span><br />
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ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-71954981338482932612018-07-28T08:06:00.005-07:002018-08-07T06:47:16.856-07:00Catch Up on The Heat, Family Time, Local History & A Good Read <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">LIFE: 9th -28th July 2018</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>A catch up on my activities, following a cataract operation, done for various reasons, under a general anesthetic. I am pleased to say it went well and Borders General Hospital staff I could not fault. My left eye distance vision is miraculous - everything is so vivid. But I have to wait six weeks for things to settle, before I can get new glasses, so things still remain rather blurred at the moment with my old specs. </i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">One day of light rain in five weeks and we are sweltering this week, with temperatures around 75F here and much higher down south, breaking all records. Nothing compared to a friend in California who is coping with temperatures reaching 100F! </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The "boys" (Nh. guinea pigs Chocolate and Marshmallow) were finding it much too hot and had to be taken inside to cool down. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Little" brother and sister in law came up from the south of England, so we had a lovely family get together including a buffet lunch and a walk by the river. . </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nh.
for three days this week - good that she could spend time with her
only great uncle on Monday; Tuesday was a baking day of brownies and
cup cakes, plus a walk in the woods (a scramble on Nh's part up & down slopes and over logs} whilst I followed sedately behind with eyes skinned for the hazards of tree roots and big stones on the path; Wednesday was a Melrose library visit, where she enjoyed choosing three books, followed by an ice-cream
and visit to the apple orchard in Priorwood Gardens, where the chance to climb a tree was too tempting for Nh.; plus back home some water play when she cleaned out our little lily pad water feature in the garden. You can tell she is an active, country girl,and not a girly, "all things pink" child. but she keeps me active - I'm
exhausted in the nicest possible way! </span></b><br />
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return in my energy levels, so had a grand session on the garden, before it got too hot - grass cutting, edges, weeding, feeding. The garden tubs at the front
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The blog post on <a href="https://auldearlston.blogspot.com/2018/06/life-as-earlston-land-girl.html">"Memories of an Earlston Land Girl" </a>has had a great response. I have managed to get on with items for our October exhibition where I am pulling together material on how the village was affected by the two world wars. <a href="https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers">The British Newspaper Archive online</a> is invaluable for information and it is great that the small weekly Border newspapers are indexed there. </span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">GOOD READS</span></span></span></i></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Fighting on the Home Front: the legacy of women in World War One</i>, by Kate Adie </span></span></b><br />
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<a href="https://www.hodder.co.uk/assets/HodderStoughton/img/book/679/isbn9781444759679-detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://www.hodder.co.uk/assets/HodderStoughton/img/book/679/isbn9781444759679-detail.jpg" /></a><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A vivid, compelling, readable account of how during the First World War, women came out of the shadows of their domestic lives to play
a a part in the fight for victory - as munitionettes, as land girls, nurses, nursing, lady police, in fund raising, charity work, and entertainment, plus providing auxiliary support for the armed forces. </span></span></b><br />
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war correspondence, she draws on her family in Sunderland for many
of her anecdotes and concludes with an assessment on the achievements of these
pioneering </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> women and their legacy for the future. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Points that struck me - that
on the outbreak of war, there was already an “army” of society women
with influential connections, who were experienced in organization and fund
raising for charitable causes; new to me the role of Flora Sanders from
Poppleton, York (where I lived for four years), as a serving soldier in
the Serbian Army; the rise of the Women’s Institute in breaking down
the isolation of farm workers’ wives and extending their horizons; the
petty, patronising focus (e.g. on dress) adopted by the military chiefs on
women taking on auxiliary roles, and the intransigence of the Church of
England to granting women increased involvement in church life - it was
to be 80 years before the first women priests were ordained in 1994.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in social history and the
pathway to female emancipation.
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So pleased to see the return of two of my favourite TV programmes - </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">WDYTYA (</span></b>Who Do You Think You Are)</i> and <i>University Challenge</i> - I am lucky if I can answer five questions, usually on history and classic literature, but I still enjoy it under the genial chairmanship of Jeremy Paxman - even better this week, Glasgow University beat Emmanuel College, Cambridge in a close contest. </span></b><br />
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seems ages ago already, but I timed my convalescence well with the
second week of Wimbledon tennis, heading for the finals, including the
longest match ever whcih lasted six hours and went onto 26 games in
the fifth set - the only sport I really follow and Wimbledon beats all
other championships - I do like to see the players wearing all white
against the green grass, rather than the black, grey or purple you see
at other grand slams. which seems quite slovenly by comparison. </span></b></div>
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ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-61126264886295033012018-07-10T01:14:00.000-07:002018-07-10T03:40:26.014-07:00A Theatre Visit, More Scarecrows, & Flowers are Blooming <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">LIFE 3RD-8TH JULY 2018</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;">"It's Too Darned Hot"! <span style="color: black;">goes the song from the musical "Kiss Me Kate" - and that was the weather this week - not that I am really complaining, as it is so unusual to have such a good long spell of all day sunshine. The only gardening I did was to water the plants. </span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An all singing, all dancing cast, full orchestra,and an impressive staging of the musical at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre in front of a packed, very appreciative matinee audience - bright, breezy, escapist entertainment at its best. And I cannot get out of my head the star numbers for me "Another Opening, Another Show" and the foot tapping "It's Too Darned Hot". </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I always enjoy our city theatre visits with a friend, with a leisurely lunch beforehand at our favourite Italian <span style="color: black;">restaurant</span>. The streets were very busy, and however much I like going up to the city, I love the feeling of leaving it behind when we head home over the Border hills - the countryside at its best. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">I was crazy enough to take a longer walk than usual in this heat, largely because I wanted to do something different. I enjoyed it but the idea of taking photographic views over the village was thwarted by the height of the hedgerows. I was glad to sit down and take a breather - and have a drink - once I got back to the square. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;"><i>Hotel Inspector</i> - I like watching this programme, with my former tourism hat on, where "the hotel inspector" goes into failing hotels, and bed & breakfasts and advises on the way forward - though I could do without her need for swearing so much. A "first" came with her very truncatted winter visit to the Borders which I was looking forward to. The new laid back owners decided very quickly they did not want her advice - and so "cheerio" - having presumably agreed to participate and have the TV crew etc. up there. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">G. has been down in Derbyshire for the week, staying in a converted small barn on a farm - had a wonderful time, and has regaled us with lots of photos from visits to the National Memorial Arboretum on Armed Forces Day, Chatsworth House, Alton Towers and the National Tram Museum. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b> A Bakewell Tart from Bakewell, Derbyshire </b></i></span><br />
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getting a message on my main computer that my server could not send
e-mails and to "please contact your server provider. " I could not
face dealing with BT India, so turned instead to my I Pad and everything
was working fine there. By the next day full service was resumed on
the main computer which I need to send attachments. So much relief! </b></span></div>
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then I realised my charger for my I Pad was broken - my fault in trying
to use it whilst charging on a short flex which pulled out and broke at
the connection. So a quick trip the next day into Galashiels to get a
replacement. I am far too dependent on my I Pad these days - and to
think G wondered if I would make much use of it when she and N. gave it me for my
birthday! </b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>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. </b></span></i><br />
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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. </b></span><br />
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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. </span></b></span><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></b></span><br />
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staging, choreography, and the 20 piece orchestra. Hard to credit that
this was by students, no older than 17. </b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">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.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>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.</b> </span><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></span></i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">A great photo opportunity, but too many to show here, but take a look at this sample of people's creativity and ingenuity. </span></span></b></span><br />
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<br />ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-20534709930800819482018-06-17T11:33:00.000-07:002018-06-29T14:31:53.937-07:00A Book Festival, A Coastal Visit, and a Busy Blogging Spell <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I like a regular dose of history, culture and politics, so this was a good week for me at
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I listened to Rory Bremner interviewing William Hague - former Tory party leader, who proved to be a witty speaker, with lots of anecdotes on his career in politics and his later career on writing historical biographies of William Pitt, Britan's youngest prime minister, and William Wilberforce who led the campaign to abolish slavery. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The second speaker I saw was former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown, who gave an impressive impassioned talk (without any notes). He looked back to growing up as a son of the Manse and his early introduction into politics, but said very little on his time as Chancellor and PM. His focus was on the current worldwide political scene with the polarization of extreme views and lack of coming together to find a common ground. We needed messages of hope! His talk was not without humour and he came across as relaxed and likeable. He admitted, though that he was not comfortable with TV and social media and the intrusion any politician now faces in their personal and family life. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I enjoyed both talks immensely - as did the rest of the 550-strong audience in the main festival marquee, with both speakers receiving prolonged applause. My only gripe - I would have liked more time given for audience questions. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Festival has grown in stature since its launch in 2004 ago and is a great advert for Melrose. We had to contend with frequent heavy rain showers throughout the day, but these had not deterred the large crowds in the setting of Harmony Gardens, with lots of families enjoying the children's events. People were very good-natured and friendly and I chatted with visitors from across Scotland and the north of England.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We came to the end of our sunshine spell and were back to grey days and temperatures plummeting to the 50sF/12C. - which meant I was more inclined to be on the computer. Then Thursday we faced Storm Hector and the highest winds I can remember experiencing for a long time. For our weekly walking group, we decided it was too risky to go in the woods and contented ourselves with a safer route. Friday brought a thunderstorm and more rain - at least good for the garden and saved me watering. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Among recent posts on my <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/">Family History Fun</a> page</span></b></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-shetland-isle-family-52-ancestors.html">A Shetland Island family </a>- the story of my cousin's ancestors.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/06/my-dad-52-ancestors-in-52-weeeks-week-24.html">Memories of my Dad</a> - in the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks". </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-policemans-lot-sepia-saturday.html">A Policeman's Lot</a> - three policeman tales from my family history. </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/06/churches-choirs-conductor-52-ancestors.html">Churches, Choirs and A Conductor Ancestor </a>- </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> in the "52 Ancestors" </span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.com/2018/06/alone-on-beach-sepia-saturday.html">Alone on a Beach </a> - memories of visits to Isle of Iona.</span></b></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After feeling in the doldrums at the lack of response to blog posts for my local heritage group, <a href="https://auldearlston.blogspot.co.uk/">Auld Earlsto, </a> page views have suddenly shot up - thank you to my readers - a good morale booster. </span></b></span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>The Hotel Inspector</i> - with my ex-tourism hat on, this was not one of the best. The hotel was in a beautiful location in Devon on the route of a long distance path and had been taken over by a couple with NO hotel experience at all - what a leap om the dark! Not surprisingly their occupancy rates were low to the point of them running out of money. But Alex Polizzi (the hotel inspector) focused on the "drab, monochrome" bedroom decor (all be it good quality and modern} and gave next to no attention to their marketing activities or even their website. It took the mystery shopper guests to mention drying room faciltiies for walkers and cyclists, and secure storage for cycles overnight etc. <br /><br />I am looking forward to next week's when she is in the Borders in a country pub/small hotel where we used to go for bar meals. </span></b></span></b></li>
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highlight of my week was talking to a local resident who during the Second World War worked as a land girl on a poultry farm at Georgefield, near Earlston - all part of Auld Earlston's gathering memories project. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>B.was living in Morningside, Edinburgh, had left school at 14 to work in a solicitor's office in the New Town (actually built in the 18th century). Then in 1944, she was conscripted to join the Land Army, with her sister sent to Munitions. Can you imagine teenagers today coping with such a massive change in lifestyle on the order of the government? </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>For B. it was working 7am until late, mucking out the hen houses, feeding them, carrying 100cwt of meal sacks, and rounding up the free range hens at night to shut them in away from prowling foxes. Living quarters in a bothy were primitive and she learned to cook on a coal fueled stove. Yet she felt they ate well - macaroni cheese o<i>r</i> mince and tatties. A huge bonus was getting a dozen fresh eggs a week which she often took home on her weekends off. Making do with dried eggs was one of the mosthated aspects of wartime food. Leisure time meant going to the dances , often twice a week, in the Corn Exchange, Earlston, where the band of the Polish soldiers based in the village was a great draw. <br /><br />B. met her hsuband in Earlston when he was home on leave, they married in 1948 and so Earlston has been her home for 70 years. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normall;"><b>Highlight of the week was a visit with the Earlston Women's Group to the 18th century </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normall;"><b>Mellerstain House, approached down a long narrow straight road, through the gates into the parkland and the house. Set amidst 100 acres, it is </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>a grand Georgian mansion, </b></span></span>that remains almost as it was when Robert Adam designed it over 240 years ago.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b> It took me back to my tourist board days when I visited there on a Fam. Trip (Familiarisation Visit).</b></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b> I
always felt I could move into Mellerstain - of course as a society
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magnificent Adam ceilings and friezes, and wake up in the spacious
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terraces and down to the loch. </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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century - and think of the staff having to carry water, chamber pots and coal up and down all those stairs - on one short visit, they took its toll on my arthritic knee! Life wasn't quite as gracious as we like to think. </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>It must have been quite an isolated life, living on the estate. Although it was part of Earlston parish, it is long, long walk to the village, unless you were lucky enough to get a lift there and back on a horse and cart. The 1861 census listed 130 people living in estate cottages, with occupations ranging from agricultural servants, ploughmen, poultry keeper, blacksmith and gamekeepers, to joiners, millers,laundry maids, farm steward and schoolmaster. In the 54 rooms of the big house lived George Baillie Hamilton and his wife ( </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>Earl and Countess of Haddington) with with four servants. </b></span></span></span></span> </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">More looking back on history, when I met with elderly resident R. to gather her childhood memories of the war for the next Auld Earlston Exhibition. Her father, was in a reserved occupation working for the local timber firm, but also volunteering in the Home Guard. R, recalled him taking her into the garden at night to see the searchlights south of Edinburgh and his distress at what he witnessed at the site of the German bomber that crashed near Earlston in 1943, killing all the crew. She had happy memories of the Polish soldiers training in the village before D.Day - they held a Christmas party for the school children where they were given a Polish badge and a hand made toy. </span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>"It's always raining in Scotland"</i> is a comment you often hear</span> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>Well not this month, as the brilliant, dry, sunny weather continues. Let's just hope this is not our summer! There have been blips - 72F on Monday, a chilly 52F on Tuesday. before the warmth returned mid afternoon Wednesday. No wonder the weather is such a popular point of conversation. </b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Walk it Group went to Tweedbank, around the loch and down to the River Tweed - one of my favourite walks, but I could not get my camera to work! I had charged it earlier and kept checking I had put the battery and card back in correctly. It was only when I got home, I discovered that the dial was still set at viewing my photos not taking new ones - Ach!! What a stupid mistake -but at at least it was not a camera fault. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By the River Tweed </span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Abbotsford House, home of writer Sir Walter Scott (1771 -1832)</span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A statue in the grounds - I have no idea who it is - but I like it. </span></span></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The dry, sunny weather has to mean gardening. The local Horticultural Society held their annual plant sale in the Square, so I came home, (with husband's help) with geraniums, begonias and fuschia - our favourite plants to add some colour to the shrubs. especially now the daffodils have faded. So I planted, cut the grass, did the edgings and hoped it would rain overnight, to save me having to water the garden. Given the way the state of the lawn after the snows, it is looking not
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The official name now for our new exercise/movement class. At the last session we walked tall, as we thought about our posture and deportment. So if you happened to see any of us on the High Street, we are the people with head up, eyes ahead, tummy tuckee in and bottom tucked under - as long as there were no uneven pavement slabs or potholes to catch us out! Not recommended if walking on stony paths with half hidden tree roots underfoot, where I need to keep my eyes skinned to the ground. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At the Wednesday Club we had a talk by the local vet<i>,</i> followed by something a bit different - an intriguing quiz when he passed around ten items of equipment/tools of his trade, and invited us to guess what they were for. It helped if you watched all those supervet programmes on TV. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We heard about one funny incident, where a member reported the sound of a cuckoo in her garden - but was puzzled that it was not the season for cuckoo calling. She then realized that the sound had come from a neighbour's cuckoo clock - oops! Much embarrassment. when she admitted her mistake! </span></span></b></div>
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<b><br /></b>ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-2537495821575251262018-05-08T07:48:00.001-07:002018-06-29T14:30:45.076-07:00A Scottish Heatwave to brighten a Typical Week’s Activities <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I have been all awry with my days this week, given we travelled back from Perth on the Monday, so Tuesday seemed like a Monday, catching up with house tasks etc.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Auld Earlston Meeting<i> -</i></span> the AGM the quickest ever, with everyone willing to stand again and no issues arising. We confirmed details of the October Exhibition on the theme of <i>“Earlston in War and Peace: 1914-1949”</i> plus the Slide Show where we will show old cine film on the village taken in the 30’s and 40’s - it should make an interesting two days and include material we have not shown before.</b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> A Children's WWI Certificate issued to schoolchildren </b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> <span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="color: black;">Wednesday May 2nd</span> </i></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Musical entertainment at the Wednesday Club with Border Folk</i></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i> </i></span> - a group of accordion, concertina, mandolin and guitar - playing Scottish and Northumberland jigs, reels and songs. Very enjoyable. It is ages since I heard “Bobby Shaftoe”, “The Keel Row” and Blow the Wind Southerly”. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>It took me way back to my primary school days when once a week all classes gathered to sit on the floor in the hall to sing folk songs and patriotic songs. My favourites the stirring Welsh “Men of Harlech” and then “Scotland the Brave”- never knowing that ten years later I would be living in Scotland! We especially liked sea shanties and enjoyed swaying side to side as we sang “ What Shall we Do with the Drunken Sailor”. I doubt if children these days get to learn many of these. At least in Scotland our granddaughter has learned at school "Scotland the Brave", "Flower of Scotland" and "Highland Cathedral". </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Thursday May 3rd </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>A lovely day which meant gardening</i></span>. A short Mill Meadow walk, then home to
cut the grass, do the edges and weed the flower beds - the result I was
exhausted! Still the garden looks much better and is colourful with the
daffodils, camelias and Heather in full bloom.</b></span></span><br />
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the latest Mary Berry cookery programme</i></span> to find Britain’s Best Home
Cook, that the BBC has been heavily promoting. I will reserve judgement
on it as it seems to be cobbled from elements of “Bake Off”,
“Masterchef” and “The Apprentice”. Still way beyond my cooking talents
as the contestants had to make a hamburger dish, a dish where nuts were
the main ingredient and cook asparagus with a poached egg in hollandaise
sauce. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>A lazy day, after yesterday's gardening took its toll</i></span>. </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Could not even be bothered to go on the computer. </b></span></span>Relaxed in our little sun room, or out in the garden, reading my library book and crocheting some squares for KAS (Knit-A-Square) charity. Seems crazy working with wool on such a nice day, but I enjoy combining the colours and crocheting a square is much quicker than knitting one.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Saturday May 5th </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The promised heatwave for this weekend has arrived!</i></span> Went out with my camera for a short walk along the river and Mill Meadow. Posted the results on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/746642532134993/photos/">Bonny Border Views Facebook page</a> that G. and I are enjoying, </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A major sort out was on the agenda for the day, given the dry forecast. G. came round to go through all her stuff stored in our garage, which meant carrying boxes onto onto the lawn, and then getting it back in better order. I kept her company by doing the same for the garden shed. A good job done! Then relaxed in the garden. Very hot by our standards - it must at least be around 70F/22C.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">May Bank Holiday and another hot day.</span> I weeded around the shrubs in the front garden and then called a halt to activity. So a relaxing time in the garden and minimal time spent on meals. It is all due to change tomorrow! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I still managed to write three articles, though two of them were adapted from earlier posts. </b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The prompt for "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" was "Close Ups", so I contributed the profile on <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-life-in-portraits-52-ancestors-week-18.html">Edward Stewart Ingram Smith</a> (my cousin's grandfather). The many close up photographic portraits of him trace his life as an artistic looking young man to a man broken by his world war one experiences - a poignant tale.</b></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><br /> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The Sepia Saturday prompt photograph was of a 1920's happy seaside scene - I had an ideal match, plus featured my own memories of a typical 1950's beach family holiday a music hall song to set the scene - <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/sandy-moments-sepia-saturday.html">" I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside"</a> <br /><br /> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Plus of course - the previous week's Journal Jottings update. F<a href="https://scotsuejournaljottings.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/frazzle-frustration-but-also-fun-plus.html">razzle, Frustration plus some Fun & a McGonagall Poem </a></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>It was way back in July 2017 when G. Nh and and I had a great day at BBC's Antiques Roadshow filming at Floors Castle, Kelso - and the programme has only just been broadcast. We didn't appear, but it was a good episode with some interesting finds, and a lovely advertisement for Floors. </b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>With my granddaughter meeting the military expert with my collection of World War One memorabilia from my mother's family. </i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Recording my everyday life for future family historians</span> </span></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary</span></span></b><br />
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ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-20503838155699156952018-05-01T07:08:00.000-07:002018-06-30T06:06:20.931-07:00Frazzle, Frustration, but also Fun + a McGonagall Poem <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>At 8am I phoned our Home Care Service provider to report the problems we had with the electricity cutting out when we had the grill on - </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>strangely always at Sunday lunchtime when I was grilling bacon for sandwiches. I was quickly given an appointment and our usual friendly electrician </b></span>was here by 9.30am to identify we needed a new element and he would be back Wednesday to fit it, but warned the fault it could happen again in the meantime . I could not ask for better service than that! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>We made great use of our free bus pass to travel to Perth where N. had a meeting followed by a formal meal. I was not going to miss the chance of a weekend break away, with a good hotel,overlooking the River Tay, with an attentive young staff and lovely meals. I ate too much, but took some walks along the river and made the most of being near High Street shops. Apart from one torrential downpour, the weather was sunny and we even managed a picnic lunch (courtesy of Marks and Spencers), sitting by the river. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> It was only when the assistant tuned round that I saw the message printed on the back of the grey top -<i> </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>"</i><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>i</i> </span><i>Know - Let Me Inspire You!" </i> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>We had quite a laugh abut that slogan and the comments it received from some wits. I would want to cover it up, if I was dashing out to the shops at lunchtime. . </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>What a contrast to the staid formal uniform of my day - though I was proud of my Douglas tartan kilt, and it helped that then (late 1980's) kilts were a fashion item. Plus the fact the staff were generally part-time, seasonal and from an older age-range - many of us would look like mutton dressed as lamb in today''s casual style - and no tartan in sight!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Beautiful silvery Tay,<br />
With your landscapes, so lovely and gay,<br />
Along each side of your waters, to Perth all the way;<br />
No other river in the world has got scenery more fine,<br />
Only I am told the beautiful Rhine, </b></i></span></span></div>
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who became a poet and tragedian of Dundee, penning over 200 poems. But
his fame rested on hm being widely hailed as writer of the worst poetry
in the English language. The verse above is typical of his style! </span></span><br />
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Jottings</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></i></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Recording my everyday life for future family historians</span> </span></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></b></div>
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of us gathered for a new exercise class in the village, aimed at the over 60’s - so no
writhing about on the floor - but gentle movements to music to keep our joints,
muscles and balance in good working order - all very enjoyable and I
will be back.</span></span></b><br />
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into Galashiels for odds and ends and discovered a new little wool
shop. My stash is big enough, but of course I could not resist buying
some of variegated wool which always appeals to me in knitting for the <a href="http://www.knit-a-square.com/">African Knit-A-Square project.</a></span></span></b><br />
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back - my parents married on 18th April 1938 at St Chad’s Church,
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newspapers are proclaiming “Heatwave Hitting the UK” - well not in
Earlston - I was still wearing my winter garb of warmer tights, jumper
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The
good weather arrived - ideal for the Walk-It group travelling to Tweedbank
for a dander around the Loch and along the River Tweed. Came back home
and did some gardening. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">WI (Women’s Institute) in the evening when we
had a lively talk on the <a href="http://www.scotlandstapestry.com/">Great Tapestry of Scotland</a> - the community
stitching project to depict Scottish history in embroidery, from the Ice Age in 8500BC to Andy Murray's victory at Wimbledon in 2013. We heard
about the inspiration for the project, how the stitchers came together,
how the panels were designed and lots of anecdotes on the project which is soon to find a new permanent
home here Galashiels, once a centre of the Borders thriving textile industry. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>The Statistics</i></span></span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Over a 1000+ voluntary stitchers</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">160 hand-stitched panels </span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 metre (3 feet 3inches) square panels </span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">143 metres (469 feet) long masterpiece - twice the size of the Bayeux Tapestry. </span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">160 hand-stitched panels </span></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Arrived early to enjoy as much as possible of the first day - and even better the sun came out and whilst G and Nh headed off to book activities, N. and I enjoyed a picnic lunch sitting outside. enjoying the rare warmth of the weather. Just as well l as we were back to normal the rest of the week, with solid grey skies - not that it stopped us. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Returned to Earlston after a lovely family break together - and it is amazing how after such a short time away, home looks so welcoming - with even the garden beginning to flower. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A return to the domestic scene of washing, ironing and tidying up - plus putting all our photographs on the computer. We have had two fine days, so I set to and put fresh wood stain on our garden trellis and back gate - a question of seizing the day when I was not doing much else. Relaxed in the evening by watching the foot tapping musical "42nd Street". </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Life 26th March to 7th April 2018</span></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Come again another Day! </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And
that children's rhyme sums up our weather - snow, sleet, day-long heavy
rain temperatures as low as 3/36F and, very occasionally some sunny
periods. I cannot remember such a bad Easter week as we have had this
year. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>The scene outside on the afternoon of Easter Monday. </i></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "c" sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></b>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: normal l;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">MORE GOOD READ<i>S</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It has been ideal for curling up with a good book! </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">T<i>he English Girl </i> <i>by Margaret Leroy. </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One of
the best books I have read recently. I
loved the author's style in painting in words the sights, sounds and scents of Vienna in the changing seasons. 17
year old Stella sets out in 1937 from
her sheltered family life in Britain to study music in the Austrian capital.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> She
experiences her first love with a young Jewish doctor and a growing awareness
that life is not always what it seems,
in a city facing the threat of Hitler's invasion. Told in the first person, the writing is
evocative and sensitive, with twists towards the end. I was totally engrossed
in the characters and the poignant tale - it would make a wonderful, moving
film! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Miss Emily, by Nuala O’Connor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A slight 230 page book telling the story set in mid 19th century Amhurst, Mass.of the growing friendship between American poet Emily Dickinson and the family's young Irish immigrant maid, Ada Concannon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The short chapters give alternating viewpoints, and are beautifully written with an economy of style. I was captivated by it from the start - the elegiac descriptions of the garden, the smells of cooking, and the blossoming courtship of Ada and her suitor Dermot. The side characters are equally well depicted - Ada's kindly uncle, Emily's extended family. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I knew virtually nothing about the real Emily , and initially was impatient with her self-absorption, and preoccupation with her writing. But the gentle nature of the domestic scene changes for Ada in a brief two-page chapter, depicting powerfully (but not graphically), the brutal attack on her, and its dreadful aftermath. Emily overcomes her reluctance to meet the outside world by supporting Ada against the moral indignation of her family. Ada's feisty Irish spirit shines through. A page turner of a book. </span></span></b></div>
<b><br /><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">MURDER AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At the Wednesday Club we had a lively talk from a local historian who has written books on the haunted Borders, murders in the Borders and. in his latest work, breaches of promise of marriage. He regaled the story of a murder that took place in 1877 in the Commercial Inn at Earlston, which many in the audience were unaware of. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mountain Rescue was the theme of the Women’s Group meeting. when we had speakers from the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue and the Borders Search and Rescue Team, plus the star of the evening, one of their rescue dogs. We saw how she was trained and how she found a hidden "casuality.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The volunteers show a high degree of training and commitment and did a sterling job in the recent snows, deliverer prescriptions to vulnerable people n the countryside and helping to ferry care workers and staff to hospitals. etc. Among their anecdotes, we heard about some fell runners in the Cheviot Hills, dressed in trainers and T-shirts who got caught in a snow storm and had to be rescued, some suffering from hypothermia. </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">BLOGGING UPDATE</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Got ahead with the "52 Ancestors" prompts - posted a profile of my <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/52-ancestors-wk-13-grandads-house.html">Grandfather's House.</a> a profile of my <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/52-ancestors-wk-14-my-maiden-aunt-edith.html">maiden aunt (Aunt Edith)</a> and for the theme "Storms" turned to N. 19th century <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/mariner-ancestors-in-storms-at-sea-52.html">maritime ancestors</a> who sailed out of South Shields on Tyneside. Plus caught up with Journal Jottings and a article for the Auld Earlston blog. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Easter at Kings</span></i> - An evening of Easter Music sung beautifully by the choir at Kings College, Cambridge = one of the very few acknowledgements on TV that Easter is a religious festival and not just for chicks, bunnies, lambs and Easter eggs. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Mastermind Fina</span>l -</i> a worthy end to the quiz competition with the contestants neck and neck after the specialist round and the winner striding ahead with a brilliant general knowledge round. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>University Challenge</i></span> - some very close nail biting contests. We were pleased to see both Edinburgh and Newcastle in the semi finals - helping to break the dominance of the Oxbridge colleges. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Masterchef Amateurs</i></span> - we have been keen followers of this series with such a talented tentacled, likeable set of contestants. I cannot remember seeing such a high stand-rd of cooking before on the programme. Even when someone goes out, he/she is full of praise for for the whole experience and how much they have learned. I like the fact there is no cash prize but the prestige of winning. I cannot stand the comment you often get on reality shows where the loser say "I am gutted"! </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;">TO END ON AN OPTIMISTIC NOTE </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="readable"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: normal;">By the end of this week,</span> it has been getting warmer, thank goodness and even daffodils in the garden are coming into flower. Just in time for us heading off with G and Nh to Center Parcs in Whinfell Forest, Cumbria, where they will throw themselves into activities and N. and I will relax and have some gentle walks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Recording my everyday life for future family historians</span> </span></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary</span></span></b></div>
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ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-80516793232349260312018-03-25T11:35:00.002-07:002018-06-29T14:34:27.109-07:00A Weather Rhyme, TV Favourites and Some Silent Screams <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">No wonder we talk about the weather so much in Britain </span>- in the space of the last seven days we have been out sweeping snow, been blown away by gusty winds, walked through icy rain and, as a bonus, enjoyed lovely Spring days of sunshine - which meant we were able to sit in our little sun room. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>But so we don't get too hopeful - the forecast is for a wintry Easter weekend!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I was reminded of the rhyme, made famous by Flanders and Swan in the 1960's. </b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>January brings the snow</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>makes our feet and fingers glow</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>February's ice and sleet</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Freeze the toes right off our feet</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Welcome March with wintry wind</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Would thou wert not so unkind</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>April beings the sweet Spring showers</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>On and on for hours and hours! </b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A<b> good timely choice of speaker with the topic "Spring Gardening" with a demonstration on planting pots for the patio and the opportunity to buy some blooms - which I did!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A new series with Michael Portillo on <span style="color: #990000;"><i>Great Indian Railway Journeys</i></span>. </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I
must admit my knowledge of the country is very sketchy - I know some
place names but not where they are in a map. His first journey was
Amritsar to Shimla at the foothills of the Himalayas which in the days of the Raj was was the summer home for the British. A fascinating
programme with great credit to the cameramen - and I learned a lot, both about the history of India and India today. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Masterchef</i> </span>- the latest series featuring amateur cooks puts<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>me
to shame! There are some brilliant entrants, with a lot of ethnic
influences in their cooking. <br /><br /> I know at home we eat healthily (high in our 5
portions of fruit and veg a day), but my range is very limited and
preparing meals does not come high on my priorities of how I spend my
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- some good formats of questions recently. One round featured a list
of book titles (two per author) and contestants were asked to name the
author. There was a mixture of familiar classics e.g. "Kidnapped*
& "Treasure Island"; "Sense and Sensibility" & "Emma" etc. and
also modern novelists e.g. Dan Brown, John Grisham. <br /><br />One contestant was quite
prepared to admit on national television <i>"This is a hopeless round for me - I don't read"!!! </i>Does she realise what she is missing out on in her life? <i><br /></i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">I COULD SCREAM! </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Lost Pos</i>t </span>-</b> on the main computer. I drafted a post for the Auld Earlston blog; finished it and went to do lunch. I decided on my IPad to check it over once more before I clicked "</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publish" - I don't know what on earth I did, but suddenly the page was blank and Ihad lost it. I must have deleted it by mistake!!!! So back to the drawing board and a test of my memory of what I had written. Computers certainly do test my patience as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Friday afternoon - no sign of the van in the Red Lion Hotel car park. I went into the hotel and "no", they had no word of its non-appearance. Ditto another shop. I can quite understand that a situation might arise e.g. snow, vehicle breakdown. staff illness that stops it coming, but surely there is an obligation to get a message to the village? <br /><br />By this time, my hackles at this lack of customer service were high! Came back home, looked up "Post Office" in the phone book, was referred to the entry under Royal Mail who were singularly unhelpful, (nothing to do with them), but gave me a number to ring - all I got was an answerphone, so I fired off a complaint on the post office website - it has been acknowledged but I await a reply with interest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had Nh after school a few times this week and enjoyed playing card games and "Articulate". She has developed an interest in chess and it is lovely to see her playing it with her Papa, as it has never been a game that appealed to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary</span></span></div>
ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-2490819894153121112018-03-18T11:50:00.002-07:002018-06-29T14:46:32.797-07:00Hassles & More Snow, plus a Colourful Blanket and Blood Bikes. <div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A week noted for hassles of one kind and another, </span></span> with mixed up appointments, confusion over dates, major computer problems (yet again!) and a brief power cut. </span></span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I finished my winter project</span></span></i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> - a crochet blanket for KAS - </span></span></b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Knit a Square charity (www.knit-a-square.com) - the brief - to make bright and colourful squares for blankets, beanie hats, handwarmers, soft toys and blankets for distribution to nurseries and crèches for young Aids orphans in Southern Africa. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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viewed some fascinating old cine film of the 1930’s, transferred to
disc, with views of the horse and hounds gathering in the Square,
children excitedly leaving school,and taking part in school sports,
horse drawn vehicles, harvesting and a society wedding with a military
guard of honour, the women in fox furs and the men in top hats. It will
make a great new item for our next show in October.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /><i><b> </b></i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The W.I. (Women's Institute</i>) <i>Meeting</i></b></span> welcomed two Blood Bikers, with their motor bike parked outside, They were volunteers who provide an emergency, usually after-hours, courier service, transporting medical items such as bi-opsies, platelets, drugs and notes between hospitals,mainly between the Borders and Edinburgh. A fascinating taalk and another example of volunteer efforts and community spirit, . </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The computer had been giving us problems, taking ages to log on and log off and seemingly endless sessions of "configuring" - and we were warned it might need to be taken away to be sorted. <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So I had a mad session clearing e-mails and writing posts for my three blogs</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A charming advertising blotter of my mother's second cousin Elsie Oldham, who ran a hairdressing busines from her home, using the more refined name of Elise, promising "</span></span></i><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: norma;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Bobbing, Shingling and Marcel Waves".<br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://auldearlston.blogspot.co.uk/">Auld Earlston</a> - given =i it is three years this month since the blog was launched, a look back at some popular posts. </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOBsKoeY53F7JE0GvTPbcVcNsEP-detHNtRejXcO6_NB4XfreZ0qmHRXbRmhnpk0E9RPe4WTcP8m_58-md3C6myMnsSZxAcO2OPjpCTOsvooIhbYTl0GNAgfrEQMUt6dBWXnxN3c-o18i/s400/Reading+Room+2.jpg" width="400" /><br /><i>Earlston Square c.1900 with the Reading Room and the Corn Exchange.<br /><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://scotsuejournaljottings.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-city-visit-different-carmen-and.html">Journal Jottings</a> on the previous two weeks’ activities - the highlight the theatre visit to Edinburgh to see "Carmen" with a difference. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Amazing what you get done when the computer isn’t there. I had a major session updating the organisation of our household papers and files - ditto my family history material and sorted out my wool basket. I even did some polishing - something that tends only to,get done ahead of visitors!<br /><br />On a sad note, I attended the funeral of a neighbour, held at the Borders Crematorium, nestling under the Eildon Hills - a beautiful, peaceful setting, and so much better for grieving families who until a few years ago had to make the stressful journey to Edinburgh.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> LIFE: 5th-11th MARCH 2018</span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">he week began with a thaw, with the result we reached the mucky stage of the snow piled up at the side of roads. By the Friday morning we could actually see grass in the garden - and now the rains have come. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Earlston Square just after the snowstorm and before the gritters got to work.</span></span></b></i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></b></i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Took the bus up to Edinburgh on </b>a bright morning for a very enjoyable day out with a friend. A lovely journey, with the sun glinting the snow still covering the hills and fields, yet once we reached the city, you would never know they had had any snow - quite a contrast. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We enjoyed lunch at an Italian restaurant - tasty lasagne and a yummy choice of desserts - I had the ice-cream selection: peach & amaretto, strawberry and Belgian chocolate. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had time to browse the bookshop nearby - so much for the digital revolution calling the end to book production! The range of stock was impressive and I was pleased to find a little history book for Nh’s latest school project.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"CARMEN" WITH A DIFFERENCE</span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Across to the Festival Theatre to see Ballet Hispanico. In some way, to call themselves ballet was a misnomer - forget any ideas about seeing tutus and girls dancing on pointes. </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The company, from the USA and making their debut in Europe, focuses on presenting the Latino culture
through contemporary dance - so it was very much outside my comfort zone of
classical ballet, but for me the attraction was the Bizet music and the
chance to see something different </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> It was not what I was expecting - which was something to be a colourful antidote to the winter weather! Plus the chance to hear Bizet's powerful music. But there was no Flamenco style dancing, no wild gypsy flounced skirts, no bright colours. The minimalist set did not bother me, but I did wish for a bit more variation in the costumes - everyone (men and women) wore white, apart from Carmen in black and it was often difficult to tellwho was taking the other principal parts. Fortunately I knew the storyline which helped. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Still the innovative, energetic choreography was brilliant, athletic, lyrical at times, moving, and dramatic - warmly appreciated by the audience. Indeed a different "Carmen" and I am glad I saw it! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">COMPUTER CATCH UP </span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Usual drafting and publishing of blog posts. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For</span><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> "</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks"</span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> wrote a profile of my great aunt <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/52-ancestors-wk-10-my-feisty-great-aunt.html?spref=fb">Jennie Danson (1897-1986</a>), the youngest
child and only daughter (born after eight brothers). She displayed a
feisty spirit, determination and commitment to her family throughout her
life.</span><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Disappointed at the response to the Auld Earlston blog post on <a href="https://auldearlston.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/earlston-woollen-manufacturer-john.html">John Simpson,woollen manufacturer.</a> It somehow did not capture attention with only 11 pageviews to date - one of my lowest ever, though I tried to make his life interesting, as an example of the many self-made Victorians who made their mark. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wrote more book reviews for the library - an enjoyable task. especially after Melrose Library circulated my first listing to the other libraries in the region to use in their displays. It is not all that arduous, as I cut and paste, and edit, reviews I have already written on the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/">Good Reads</a> website. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style= ;"><span style="color: black;"><span style=;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style=";">A FRIGHTENED VISITOR</span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/10/09/10/05/chestnut-tailed-starling-2832927__340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chestnut-Tailed Starling" border="0" height="105" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/10/09/10/05/chestnut-tailed-starling-2832927__340.jpg" title="Chestnut-Tailed Starling" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I
had heard this funny noise in our kitchen, and could not work out what
it was. Then a starling suddenly appeared fluttering it wings and
darting about. My first reaction? Call </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">my husband of course! He
managed to usher the bird into the hall and out the front door - and
fortunately no mess left. <br /><br />The major puzzle - how had it got into
the house? The back door had never been opened that morning, the
bedroom, bathroom and kitchen windows I had opened for some fresh air
into the house, but we live in a bungalow and the window openings are
very slight. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: black;"><br /><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">A THANK YOU TO FACEBOOK</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/24/07/28/facebook-2170419__340.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Facebook Face Facebook Icon Facebook Logo" border="0" data-lazy-srcset="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/24/07/28/facebook-2170419__340.png 1x, https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/24/07/28/facebook-2170419__480.png 2x" data-lazy="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/24/07/28/facebook-2170419__340.png" height="200" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/24/07/28/facebook-2170419__340.png" title="Facebook Face Facebook Icon Facebook" width="200" /></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">In the past, I
have not been a fan of Facebook, largely from reading the adverse press
coverage on teenage use, trolls, trivia etc. I came late to it, when
it was suggested I was not making </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: norma;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">the best use of social media in
promoting my <a href="https://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk/">family history blog </a>- I never realized there was such a
wealth of support out there from the various genealogy groups. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">However
praise where praise is due - and it has been a force for the good
during the snowstorms - how on earth would so many people have been kept
easily informed on school closures, road closures, bus services still
operating, events cancelled etc. etc. Plus there have been some wonderful snow images published by amateur photographers - my favourite site on Facebook <a href="https://www.blogger.com/">Bonny Border Views. </a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Recording my everyday life for future family historians</span> </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155901561917457521.post-43683742110730807382018-03-04T06:03:00.003-08:002018-06-29T14:39:00.331-07:00One Word - Snow, for Life 19th Feb. to 4th March 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lovely Early Spring Days</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Hard to believe now, but we had a short spell of beautifu</span>l blue skies and temperature up to 7C/44F. I even managed some tidying up in the garden. But so we don't get too optimistic, the weather forecast is already making dire predictions about icy blasts coming in from Russia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tuesday Feb. 27th and we
woke up to -2C and snowing - been on and off all
day; one minute bright sunshine, then dark and heavy snowflakes. We
have already heard that the school are off tomorrow - there will be the
usual criticism, but the Council is damned if it does and damned if it
doesn't. Police gave a severe weather warning with advice not to travel unless absolutely necessary. G. told not to travel to work in Edinburgh and instead went to the Galashiels office - but came home early and it took 50 minutes to drive the 8 miles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But worse was to come, notably overnight on We<i>dn</i>esday 28th when we woke to 8" of snow from what the media are dubbing "<i>The Beast from the East". </i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Very grateful that G.
and N. called at the Co-op for us, and walked round with some
essentials - but no deliveries of milk or newspapers had got through.
The worst snow we have had since 2001, when we lived in Hawick and the town
was cut off. I could not get to work for 3 days - not that I was
bothered, as I had just been made redundant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Little change by today Sunday - a slight thawing, but some more light snow showers - schools have been closed all week. We have had, no post deliveries since Tuesday - not even the usual junk mail and shopping catalogues and no bus services from Earlston to Galashiels and Melrose but the Edinburgh buses are getting through. Fortunately I have been well stocked up with food, with an ASDA grocery delivery just before the worst of the weather, and G. has kept us going with essentials<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><i><b>Not All Doom and Gloom </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nh loves snow clearing and at the end of a stint had fun playing at Snow Angels in the back garden. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"On the Job" was the theme of a prompt from a fellow blogger who asked us to list the paid jobs we have had over the years - a fun, nostalgic post to pull together and to choose the photographs. - my title "From Fish Girl to Family Historian" - with student jobs, history, tourism and librarianship serving me well. </span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My latest blog post was a profile of John Simpson (1856- 1919) of the local mill Simpson and Fairbairn. He was typical of so many self-made Vistorians - he began work in a tweed mill at the age of 15 and became a leading entrepreneur in the Borders woollen industry. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i> Simpson & Fairbairns at Rhymer's Mill, Earlston, early 1900's <br />It became the largest employer in the village </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Apart from the usual quizzes, a dead loss for me on TV, so we have been enjoying the new Gilbert & Sullivan DVDs that we bought online to replace the videos we could no longer play on our new machine. Brought back many happy memories of my time years ago singing in them with the Savoy Opera Group in Edinburgh. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Developed from the "</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Genea-Pourri" prompt on Randy Seaver’s blog <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/">Genea-Musings</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I decided to change his title for my own version of this weekly online diary. </span></span></div>
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