Kong is a treat toy, stuff it , freeze it or whatever , keeps her occupied while I try and do things ... She likes to take things apart, I save OHs old slippers for that as firm favourite , likes to rip rope toys apart too and spit the bits out for me
Happy St David's Day to everyone. I've been to Llanfair PG. I also learned how to say it. I love Wales, so does my Mum - she was evacuated there during the war.
Goldi, happy birthday! I also did my degree in Wales. The bit of family history I'm researching at the moment is for a Welsh name but so far I've not found the Welsh connection - have traced it to Devon! Most of the people I've found have been living in London and home counties. Yesterday I got an email from someone who is distantly related to me - we have a common ancestor - in my case 5 generations ago.
We got Alfie a kong (its a chewy toy) and within a day it had disappeared, I strongly suspect its in one of my raised beds!
Lottie - I have a few ancestors from Devon too. I think a lot of people used to come from North Devon to Swansea (short boat trip!) as there was so much work here in those days. One of my lot were around South Molton but there were so many people with the same name it took some sorting out . If you ever need anything looking up in the Swansea/West Glamorgan Archives just let me know. I'm often around there as its the same building as the Library and practically next door to where OH works.
Part of my family went to S wales from wiltshire. Their name has been difficult to trace until you think about accents then you can see how it changed. Fascinating, have that branch back to the Commonwealth. It's my other bits and pieces that are proving brick walls!!!
One from Devon as well,
As far as I can tell a lot of people moved around the country.
I went on a course and she said it is fairly easy to trace the well to do and it is fairly easy to trace the paupers as they would be on 'the parish' and detailed records would have been kept. It is the hard working 'poor' that prove difficult as they did move around and left few records .
More partial Welshness here though don't know how far back: maternal grandad was a Powell. My surname (ex OH's) is Davies which I usually have to spell whereupon the writer says 'Oh, Daveez,' and I, say no, Daviss, it's Welsh!'
Bryan Terfel singing to us on Classic FM now, am singling along, which you wouldn't want to hear. this Welsh woman can't sing a note. Risca MVC too, used to go to the Rising Sun in Risca (of Chartist fame)
Hello and welcome GG, always best to pitch in! We're very friendly,
Mouth coming back to life after dentist, trying not to dribble my tea.
No wonder you can't sing. Glyn, with a numb mouth!
OK, have picked out a couple of photos from the Snowdrop walk. Rather a grey day though the sun did appear for a little while. Looking forward to going back when things warm up - lots of stuff about to burst into bloom
Moo moo and thrice moo, the uploader is not playing ball I'll try again later.
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Kong is a treat toy, stuff it , freeze it or whatever , keeps her occupied while I try and do things ... She likes to take things apart, I save OHs old slippers for that as firm favourite , likes to rip rope toys apart too and spit the bits out for me
Happy St David's Day to everyone. I've been to Llanfair PG. I also learned how to say it. I love Wales, so does my Mum - she was evacuated there during the war.
Goldi, happy birthday! I also did my degree in Wales. The bit of family history I'm researching at the moment is for a Welsh name but so far I've not found the Welsh connection - have traced it to Devon! Most of the people I've found have been living in London and home counties. Yesterday I got an email from someone who is distantly related to me - we have a common ancestor - in my case 5 generations ago.
We got Alfie a kong (its a chewy toy) and within a day it had disappeared, I strongly suspect its in one of my raised beds!
Hello Ben, welcome to the madhouse.
Lottie - I have a few ancestors from Devon too. I think a lot of people used to come from North Devon to Swansea (short boat trip!) as there was so much work here in those days. One of my lot were around South Molton but there were so many people with the same name it took some sorting out
. If you ever need anything looking up in the Swansea/West Glamorgan Archives just let me know. I'm often around there as its the same building as the Library and practically next door to where OH works.
Part of my family went to S wales from wiltshire. Their name has been difficult to trace until you think about accents then you can see how it changed. Fascinating, have that branch back to the Commonwealth. It's my other bits and pieces that are proving brick walls!!!
One from Devon as well,
As far as I can tell a lot of people moved around the country.
I went on a course and she said it is fairly easy to trace the well to do and it is fairly easy to trace the paupers as they would be on 'the parish' and detailed records would have been kept. It is the hard working 'poor' that prove difficult as they did move around and left few records .
Caz, thanks for the offer! I've not traced anyone back to welsh Wales yet but I'll let you know if I do!
More partial Welshness here though don't know how far back: maternal grandad was a Powell. My surname (ex OH's) is Davies which I usually have to spell whereupon the writer says 'Oh, Daveez,' and I, say no, Daviss, it's Welsh!'
I'm also one eighth Maltese so perhaps that explains the liking for bunny dinners. Or the liking for Maltesers.
Gary, love the Phorkers Philosophy
Croeso Grandma!
Have tiptoed through the snowdrops. Pic. later.
Just dug out with a lot of choice language my spireas , talk about root fest
Bet March 17th will be worse - bound to be lots and lots of Irish ancestry!
I have a completely out of control Bridal Veil Bunny - I think I'll leave it alone, then
Hello and welcome GG, always best to pitch in! We're very friendly,
Mouth coming back to life after dentist, trying not to dribble my tea.
Glyn
No wonder you can't sing. Glyn, with a numb mouth!
OK, have picked out a couple of photos from the Snowdrop walk. Rather a grey day though the sun did appear for a little while. Looking forward to going back when things warm up - lots of stuff about to burst into bloom
Moo moo and thrice moo, the uploader is not playing ball
I'll try again later.