tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post9184660226388183061..comments2024-03-28T09:00:16.698-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: A new old thing . . .Bovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-51736313858317236962017-03-22T11:48:30.035-07:002017-03-22T11:48:30.035-07:00Hi Prairie Stitcher. I think Ancestry aren't ...Hi Prairie Stitcher. I think Ancestry aren't as helpful as they might be!! Thanks for the tips. It's very frustrating at times, trying to winkle out my missing folk, but I have to say, half the fun is in the search, and the joy in actually adding 2 and 2 and finding 4 is worth it!! I am still learning which "diminutives" lived in which London parish - as in Shepherd's Bush being in Twickenham, and Peckham is in Camberwell. Or it was in Victorian times. <br /><br />Then there are the ones who seem to have lived forever as I'm darned if I can find a death listing! We are convinced one is still lieing at the bottom of a Manchester canal with his gin jug clasped in one skeletal hand!!!<br /><br />I guess Quarter Horses are just built for the speed and all that muscalature in the hind quarters isn't the right sort for jumping! I used to have a penpal who sent me QH and Morgan horse magazines so understand a little about the breeds.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-11151531666529029912017-03-22T11:26:21.607-07:002017-03-22T11:26:21.607-07:00I too love horses and jump racing but we don't...I too love horses and jump racing but we don't have that here in Washington State, USA. Mostly Quarter Horses....who don't always jump, but if they did, would be very good for about a quarter of a mile before they gave out. Also have done genealogy work for the past 35 years. Ancestry takes some tweaking. I'm convinced they offer professional help so they don't have to explain the nuances of Ancestry; they just hope someone will hire one of their people. I'm not complaining (I used to be 'one of their people' when I was doing more work than now); I just wish they'd give more clues about navigating the site. For instance, I don't think they tell you any name entered in a search can consist of the first three letters, then an asterisk (*). That way you can get more spelling variations in the results. A name like GODBEHERE gets very mixed up in the U.S. Many clerks just give up and write GODBY. So, for the ones that got, at least, the first three letters correct, using GOD* gave me added, good, results. I also tried GAD* and found another one hiding in the lists. It's not easy, is it?prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00701390524119839644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-47967635269480380312017-03-22T06:59:31.798-07:002017-03-22T06:59:31.798-07:00The family history research companies bleed you wh...The family history research companies bleed you white. There's a military answer I want but damned if I am going to go and pay extra for it, and ditto for checking through the newspapers. I have to say, I don't find Ancestry terribly user-friendly, because you type in your person, and if you tick exact, half the time it finds you zilch. Remove the exact tick and you get half a million people to check through, most of whom have different names or are nowhere near the area you have specified. Perhaps I am doing it wrong, but I'm not that enamoured of it. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the photos of Hay. I enjoy exploring and will take the footpath up to the new-to-me well next time (there's a lovely spring-fed well down at the other end of town too.<br />Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-78186831928712500212017-03-22T06:56:46.638-07:002017-03-22T06:56:46.638-07:00Um, we rather had to make space too, but it does l...Um, we rather had to make space too, but it does look perfect in the hall now. I shall take a picture when I have tidied up down there.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-62085468558748601202017-03-22T06:01:08.630-07:002017-03-22T06:01:08.630-07:00What a beautiful bench :) Hope your wrist improves...What a beautiful bench :) Hope your wrist improves soon.<br /><br />Just catching up on posts - lovely photos of Hay on Wye and I read your family history research with interest. Trying to decide here whether or not to take a trial subscription to Ancestry or Find my Past. Or whether I should go to the library first and access them both for free to see which is the best. Tried to get on censuses last night and again you have to subscribe to get proper information - have come to conclusion family history research is not only time consuming but rather expensive!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-62759987992436020332017-03-22T01:39:37.834-07:002017-03-22T01:39:37.834-07:00I can see why that's a keeper. A friend of min...I can see why that's a keeper. A friend of mine offered me her slightly puppy chewed monk's bench a few years ago. I would have said that we didn't have the space, but we found it and here it still lives!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-67789837538883009902017-03-22T01:22:57.525-07:002017-03-22T01:22:57.525-07:00I have some arnica - pills and cream - I'm sur...I have some arnica - pills and cream - I'm sure, in the cupboard. Must go search them out. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-68104647754991998482017-03-21T23:48:31.763-07:002017-03-21T23:48:31.763-07:00DW - there are often pieces of furniture that we s...DW - there are often pieces of furniture that we see, and I think "Oh, that's nice" but this settle just spoke to me. I've always wanted one and this was too nice to pass by. We bought a good oak table with it too, but that is to sell on (hah - to pay for the settle!)Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-56179896845223249752017-03-21T23:29:54.802-07:002017-03-21T23:29:54.802-07:00Lovely settle! My husband swears by the power of ...Lovely settle! My husband swears by the power of his pot of 'horse-strength' arnica to sooth. I hope your wrist is soon properly on the mend.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-33624528977406047882017-03-21T15:29:57.575-07:002017-03-21T15:29:57.575-07:00Great to see photo of the settle. I'm not sur...Great to see photo of the settle. I'm not surprised you will be keeping it for yourselves!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-76830739004079935612017-03-21T13:03:59.343-07:002017-03-21T13:03:59.343-07:00Yes - the glass was saved. I'd have been so c...Yes - the glass was saved. I'd have been so cross to wreck my wrist again to no good purpose! That settle was definitely built to last - the supports are 4" x 4" oak and the planks an inch thick at least!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-81716912609029475182017-03-21T12:33:48.289-07:002017-03-21T12:33:48.289-07:00Love the settle, they built things to last back th...Love the settle, they built things to last back then, can't imagine Ikea stuff going on for 300 years, and Ouch! but hope the glass was saved Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com