Cultured Views

My Genealogy site

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My other sites, Hamilton Family History and Mums Finance, are well up and running now. Trying to maintain three blogs can be time consuming but I particularly am enjoying working on the genealogy blog. It was an ambition of mine to publish my family history at some stage so being able to document it all on the blog is very satisfying. Talk about a lot of work though!.

I started doing family research some years back; the trick is to talk to as many older relatives as soon as you can and write everything down as you go along. It is amazing the kinds of things that our older family members hang onto over the years and often, sadly, the valuable things they tend to chuck out.

For instance, my Mums auntie had a stash of photo’s that were taken during the first world war and yet when my grandmother died they got thrown out in the ‘clear out’. Lost forever those particular pictures but fortunately Mums sister managed to save even more items.

My advice is to ask your grandparents for any old photo’s and make copies of them. Even get them restored as the process these days can restore them to almost an almost new condition. Just remember; don’t throw anything out!.

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Global warming is not happening here!

To anyone who is considering making a move to the ’sunny’ south of France, think again. Or more to the point, make sure you have somewhere to go in the winter. Now, I take into account that there is something sinister happening to the world’s climate, but, I refuse to believe that global warming is a danger here!.

I grew up in Australia. In the summer we wore as little as possible when I lived there not too long ago. In the winter we wore a jumper, maybe a pair of jeans/slacks and some shoes. A raincoat if it rained. Then I was talked into moving to the south of France where I thought a coat would suffice in the winter.

It is winter now. I am currently wearing three layers of clothing, two pairs of socks and a scarf. The two sparrows outside who forgot to fly south keep trying to fly into my kitchen. I find myself collecting firewood for the fireplace as gas bottles cost money. My nose turns purple everytime I go outside. The wind howling past the house drowns out the television. What I used to know as ‘rain’ actually turns into ’snow’ before it hits the ground. I hate snow because I slip over on it.

Maybe the penguins in the Arctic do have something to gripe about; but then maybe they would like to come and live here. If global warming is attacking their home then maybe we can swap places!. 

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Xmas shopping with bonus coupons

Believe it or not but you only have another ten days of real Xmas shopping left. If you are like me then you are probably running a bit behind schedule and are wondering how to stretch out that Xmas budget as far as possible. Here is a great way; do your last minute shopping using coupons and save heaps of money while you do.

If you have someone special in your life then why not use a Blue Nile coupon to buy some exquisite jewelry?. They offer a gorgeous range of diamonds and precious stones all set in  a variety of settings to wear around your neck, on your wrist or on your finger. You make the choice!. Blue Nile coupons & discounts will ensure that you make someone very happy this coming Xmas Day.  Don’t leave it any longer.

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