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Ban the Wasp – life in Fife.

Welcome to my blog, originally set up for family history, now a touch point for friends and family worldwide. Older chaotic version available here.

Catch Mac22

It wasn’t planned, but I fell into writing up some family history today. There has been a lot of information retained from Windsor Road, which was my father’s home pre-marriage, and my aunt’s until her death earlier this year. . I have often read of huge families in the pre war years, but it hits…

October 29, 2019
Sideswipe

“If buying a caravan is the answer it must be a pretty stupid question.” Quoted out of context but it just made me laugh. Reading an article by Jay Rayner on what to take to a self catering holiday home, and nodding my head. Yes to sharp knives, no to glass chopping boards – they…

October 13, 2019
Glasgow style

As part of the on-going (and why not?) celebrations of our advanced old age, the 59ers hied to the fair environs of Glasgow on Monday, there to partake in an ethical jewellery making session, using reclaimed materials. Led by Stefanie Cheong, we spent a hugely enjoyable day learning how to choose, shape, solder and fashion…

October 10, 2019
Mulling it over

A random selection from our trip north, through stupendously beautiful areas of Scotland. …

September 18, 2019
Equine farewells

One of the many documents we have found lately, this funeral in 1905 was attended by horse drawn vehicles.

August 27, 2019
Ironmoulder

Neither my father nor my aunt recalled the name of any foundry in which their father worked. I have found this detail via Scotland’s People. See record no. 1920, employee 54. ScotlandsPeople (think you have to click twice to see it). The foundry, Forth and Clyde and Sunnyside, has an information page here. It closed…

August 27, 2019
Westering Away

Having had the great good fortune to visit many of the Western Isles, I was intrigued to find What We Do In the Winter, which I will be listening to in order to find out. Picture below of James GS Black Esq., MA, meeting the “Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Prince…

August 24, 2019
Random

So, à propos of nothing, here is a picture of Barbie as Darth Vader. Sold by a firm in Dalgety Bay called darksidetoys, found when looking for something completely different. That might be serendipitous. A conversation with my cousins recalled this song. it’s great when a…

August 23, 2019
Tunes

A fair raft of tunes is rattling around my head just now, for many reasons. This is on the radio a lot, and on my stereo. Karine Polwart and her fellow musicians play Dignity. And this, for good measure. Chance. One I haven’t thought of in years, from Everything but the Girl .

August 7, 2019
Play well

The word “lego” is derived from the Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well”. Really enjoyed seeing these Lego sculptures at Edinburgh Zoo, on a rather close and muggy summer’s day. All the models were of sea creatures, which brought this tune to mind. Stick with it for the chorus harmonies.

July 14, 2019

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