The Speed Of Sound

I got to thinking about the speed of sound this morning and wondered just how they were able to accurately determine what this was, especially without the latest technology that […]

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Did We Really Listen To This?

I was browsing on YouTube over the weekend, searching for videos of music from my university days, and it made me ponder Did we REALLY listen to this? My browsing […]

A Nice Carvery At The Master Builder

We had a nice carvery yesterday at The Master Builder which is only a couple of miles up the road from where we live. The pub changed management a few […]

Sunshine And Heavy Rain

It’s quite easy to get fed up with life in the UK at this time of year, especially if the weather consists of sunshine and heavy rain. Granted it’s unseasonably […]

January Is A Brain Dead Month

After all the fuss about Christmas and New Years, I very often find that January is a brain dead month for me, and 2014 is proving to be no exception. […]

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My Introduction To Genealogy

My Great Grandfather, Joseph Hurst, who you can see here, was just one of the influences in my desire to become involved in genealogy, to research my family history. I […]

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The Thomas Hardy Family Mystery

The first time that I heard about any family connection to Thomas Hardy the famous author, was after my Mother passed away in 1997, and I had travelled back to […]

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A New Year And A New Beginning

As 2013 comes to an end and a new year is about to start, I decided to revamp our site and to make a new beginning in 2014. This blog […]

Have You Lost Your Writing Mojo?

It’s been six months now since I lost my writing Mojo, and so far I haven’t had any luck in getting it back. It’s not that I have any shortage […]