Category: Family history

Memories of Mansfield (2023)

A trip down Memory Lane to our first marital home.

The opening of a new bridge, a trip away, and some family history.

Happy Christmas – 1908 style!

Words are not enough, but these will have to do.

Visiting the village where my mother grew up.

Whisky, walking and family history – what’s not to love about Islay?

The Centre of Britain is also central to my life in many ways!

Living in Sheffield during the Ripper enquiry.

Recalling my student days through my first visit to Sheffield in 25 years.

Nostalgia, a new friend and a new challenge.

Celebrating our 37th anniversary and looking back on how we met.

Originally posted on It was always sunny:
On the 21st October 2016 I became a nonagenarian. When I was a wee girl I was very proud to have been born…