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Today was all about tracing the family ancestors on my grandfather’s side. We tracked our way from Driffield to Nafferton, then Burton Agnes to Bridlington. In Driffield we wandered through the main street which was also market day. The people were friendly. We bought flowers, bananas, strawberries, cheese and homemade biscuits. We stopped for a […]

Somewhere in London last night young school student, Jesse, slept the sleep of a child who spent the day getting into trouble at the Churchill War rooms museum. Seriously, what is it with the UK and school trips to museums where every child is dangerously brandishing a clipboard folder and completing some pointless busy work […]

By the power of technology today’s post is being written high in the sky above Kiev. We are all thoroughly sick and tired of flying and are desperately hoping the pilot will hit the accelerator. We flew into Singapore overnight. What a treat to have finally fallen asleep on that flight, only to have the […]

It’s quarter to ten at Brisbane airport and we’re about to get on the second leg of our trip. The first was Bundaberg to Brisbane. That’s less than an hour. I was surprised to get a free snack and drink as it was a Virgin flight. We have spent the last 8 hours waiting in […]

1. Turn 40 2. Register a business name and get an ABN 3. Clean out work office 4. Pack for a month overseas 5. Leave work 6. Go on holiday Currently we have finished up to number 3.

Now, you’re probably what’s interesting about that. Yes Wendy, we know you play the piano. You play for a choir, you teach the piano, you accompany students for exams. Blah blah blah. Today I actually played for myself. I pulled some music out of the cupboard that I used to play a lot. Classical music. […]

Some days work is filled with exasperation, endless email trails about things of little consequence and not much joy at all. It’s at moments like this that it’s wonderful to regain a little faith in the goodness of human nature. For me today this happened on arriving home to find a beautiful hand-made drawstring waiting […]

I feel like I’ve finally made it to another twitter level after Thursday evening.   I’m not a regular Q and A viewer, mainly because I’m usually not at home on Monday evenings. The other reason is because I find it an intensely frustrating television experience where the level of debate and discussion is superficial, […]

I’ve finally started going through the treasure trove of choir programs and newspaper articles that date back to 1977. I’m scanning them in preparation for my cultural heritage research project. So hurrah for me in making a start. Today this caught my eye in a program from 1982. I wonder if I will ever graduate […]

Could there have been a nicer start to the week than the gift of a pair of freshwater pearl earrings? I think not. After groaning my way to work on Monday morning and forgetting to put on any jewellery in the process, I was beautifully surprised by one of my dear colleagues who has just […]