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Land’s End And The First & Last House – Old Photos
The previous slide which I posted from Grandpa’s collection showed the most easterly point of the UK, Lowestoft. Now I’m posting a photo of the most westerly point on mainland England, Land’s End in Cornwall. My gran, Ivy Alice Hibbitt … Continue reading
Shutterfly Photo Books
A couple of months ago, I created and ordered a photo book from Shutterfly.com and gave it as a Christmas present. I couldn’t blog about it before as I didn’t want to give the game away. Anyhow, I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Hodge-Podge Recipe From Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book
(From the SOUPS section of my gran’s 1894 publication of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book and Household Guide’ – see this post for more information.) HODGE-PODGE. INGREDIENTS.-2 lbs. shin of beef, 3 quarts water, 1 pint table-beer, 2 onions, 2 carrots, … Continue reading
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Custard Sauce (For Puddings Or Tarts) From Mrs Beeton
This custard sauce recipe is perhaps something that might go down well with the Christmas Pudding. (The recipe comes from my great-grandmother’s 1909 publication of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery’ – see this post for more information about the book.) CUSTARD … Continue reading
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A Plain Christmas Pudding For Children From Mrs Beeton
(From my gran’s 1894 publication of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book and Household Guide’ – see this post for more information.) A PLAIN CHRISTMAS PUDDING FOR CHILDREN. INGREDIENTS.- 1 lb. flour, 1 lb. breadcrumbs, ¾ lb. stoned raisins, ¾ lb. currants, … Continue reading
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Outdoor Christmas Decorations
Today’s post is about outdoor Christmas decorations. Over the last 20 years or so, these seem to have taken off in a big way but when I was growing up I wasn’t conscious of outdoor decorations except for the ones … Continue reading
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World War II Christmas Cards
My grandpa, William Hellyer Geake, was called up on 1st January 1941 to participate in WWII and he sent this Christmas Card to his family whilst he was away. I believe it was 1941 as his youngest daughter would have … Continue reading
Memories Of Christmas Trees Past
For many years my grandparents had an artificial Christmas tree – the tree itself isn’t foremost in my memory. However, there was always one thing that fascinated me about it and that was the bundle of cotton wool which was … Continue reading
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Supporting The Magpies – A Wise Choice After All
When I was growing up I didn’t have a great interest in football. My elder brother used to be, and still is, extremely enthusiastic about the sport and so I adopted a favourite team when I was about 9 years … Continue reading
1910-1911 Post Office Street Directory for Tavistock, Devon
Old Tavistock Post Office Directory – the latest offering in the Online Shop is the 1910-1911 Post Office Street Directory for Tavistock, Devon. This transcript contains more than 1000 entries. Residents are listed by street for the town of Tavistock … Continue reading
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