Family History.....and Growing Your Groceries

 I've mentioned before that our village library has been refurbished and is much more welcoming as a result.  At the moment they are running a free family history course and we decided to attend and give it a try.  It takes place one day a week and begins at 10am ( so an early start for me these days!) and lasts for up to 3 hours.  It is absolutely fascinating.  I didn't realise that there are so many free resources on the internet, although physical copies of birth, death and marriage certificates will still cost £12.50 each 😏

We wanted to research Graham's family, his father's side in particular and it is rivetting!

Even better is that accessing Ancestry on the library computers is FREE.  So far I have accessed census records as far back as 1871, found several new family members, and printed out the transcripts to read at home.  They can be printed at the library for 15p per sheet, so it's much cheaper than paying for a home subscription to access the information.  Each week we are given a sheet of information followed by an email at home with further details.  We feel so very lucky to get all this free of charge, and we have two more sessions to go.  

Next week the subject will be Military Records.....

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When we walked into the library this week the lady on the desk called me over.  She was just signing back in a book she thought I would like 😀

Yes...definitely! It looks right up my street .....

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This week I have managed to get out into the sunshine for just 3 days for my vitamin D fix. It's just been far too cold and windy.  Yesterday Gray went to the allotment for the day so I got stuck into lots of tasks that I had been  putting off,  cleaning the grease filter in the cooker hood, for example 😟which came up sparkling like new 😊I wiped down the kitchen cupboard doors on the top level (I will have to do the lower ones another day as my back was a bit delicate), cleaned the floor in the bathroom, then put on my shorts, took my lunch outside for half an hour, and sat in the sun. 

In the afternoon I spent just over two hours making cards for the shop, which was so relaxing....

I have donated 172 so far this year, not counting the batch made this week which I have yet to take in.  On Monday when I took in a new batch of 20, the basket in the shop contained just 3 cards.  I was in the nick of time 😊I really don't want interest in them to wane by having a near empty basket, do I !  I'll take another batch in next week as soon as I can get there.  Now I no longer have a car I'll have to ask Gray to drop me off as the shop is not within walking distance.

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Today, at lunchtime, we are meeting our daughter and son-in-law at the pub in the village after she finishes work.  Son-in-law is still awaiting results for job interviews and we can have a catch-up on all their news.  The men will have hot beef cobs and a pint, I'll share a cheese bloomer with our daughter and have a glass of lemonade to go with it.  Even tea is making my tongue sting at the moment.  It must be the tannin.  I'm totally off alcohol 😭I hope the D3 kick in soon.....

Thanks so much for popping in.  Stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,

Angie💗