I love newspaper archives. I have waded enthusiastically in when one of my youngsters had had a project on the Industrial Revolution. When I had studied this turmultuous period at school, I had found it dull, dry and uninteresting. Wading into The British Newspaper Archives had taught me just how wrong I was. Perhaps having […]
Category Archives: The Good, the not Quite so Good and the Downright Quirky
My Grandmother’s Favourite Sayings
My grandmother had a wide variety of sayings which she used regularly. As they come to mind, I will write them here with commentary. You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die. I can personally attest to the truth of this one, given the things my son has put in […]
I’m back..
Welcome back to me. My blog got overtaken by my life for a while-getting youngsters through vital exams and a wide variety of other dramas. Instead of writing about history, I have effectively been creating my own. It is interesting to think about the way in which my story might be put together in the […]
My Quirky Cowkeeper Ancestor
Perhaps one of the quirky details about my ancestor was that he was able to keep dairy cows in the middle of London! Hard to believe the area which was once rural is now part of the busy metropolis. Unfortunately it would appear that the quirks of this particular ancestor were actually illegal, much as […]
My Quirky Ancestor who Joined up Accidentally
I used to love visiting my Grandmother. I am so glad I spent so much time with her and listened to her stories. She had been an attractive and cheeky redhead, whose fiery temperament at the time had led her into a few misadventures(including the time she had left her brother and his friends up […]
Quirks Galore
Quirk for the purpose of this blog is intended to cover a wide range of unusual behaviours(some of which may even be criminal!).
