My Earliest, Scariest Television Moment

I found this meme over at Terry Snyder's, Desktop Genealogist blog, but it was started by Cherry Kinnick at Nordic Blue. My earliest, scariest television moment is without doubt the advert shown in the accompanying video. This ad was aired in the early 70s as part of a series of public information films and was … Continue reading My Earliest, Scariest Television Moment →

Some Weekend Muzak

This song will be familiar to anyone who was around during World War 2. It was a favourite of my maternal grandmother and she played it so often my younger brother became quite taken with it. As soon as he heard the opening bars he would jig about in time (or so he thought) to … Continue reading Some Weekend Muzak →

And now for something completely different

After the last rather long and detailed post, I thought a little light relief was in order. So here, for your delight and delectation, is some genealogical humour. That's jokes for you in the back 😉 We begin with a nice selection of genealogy jokes. I particularly enjoyed these entries in the Ancient Rules for … Continue reading And now for something completely different →

Photo (not mine)

(Photographer: Ian Britton Photo courtesy of freephoto.com) Rather nice photo from my home town of the Bancroft Gardens with, if I remember correctly, a wood yard in background. It always seemed an odd place to have one, but I'm guessing it predates the touristy elements of Stratford.

Because it’s Friday (again)

Here is some music. Once again, kind of, family history related. This was number one one the day I was born. Get your dancing shoes on . . . watch?v=Y_1QwoFZWpc