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Beware the Dark Furry Beast!

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Hello Everyone! It’s been a long time since we cousins have posted anything on this blog, so I’m wondering how many Followers we still have. But for those of you who are, and for readers who have just clicked on, … Continue reading →

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A Heater? Whatever For?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

“A Stove Now? Can Ye No Take A Bit o’ Cold?” This story comes from the days when stoves were being installed to heat the churches in Scotland.  Of course this bit of creature-comfort or “catering to the flesh” met … Continue reading →

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“Certified” Mail

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

One sunny afternoon Mavis Gilbert took up her cane and set off to visit her good friend Annie Mitchell. Since Mavis’s husband Charlie passed away the two ladies had fallen into the habit of having afternoon tea together at three, … Continue reading →

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The Vances and Turners Loved Poetry

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Vances and The Turners Loved Poetry by Linda C Butler The Vances and Turners enjoyed reciting poetry and spent countless hours memorizing. There was drudgery in farm work and in the days before radio and television, poetry was a … Continue reading →

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