Well we’ve still been busy painting….inbetween heavy showers. Luckily they didn’t wash the paint off the wall. I’m able to get up and down the ladder like a rat up a drain pipe now so that’s a major breakthrough for me who used to be scared of heights. Although I’m not looking forward to the really high bit of the last remaining wall to be done.
I was searching on the net last week and had a look at the 1911 census site. I’ve seen it before but they have recently put the details of Galway up there.
I found my nan and Grandad, which was great. My nan lived in a tiny cottage in Connemara,with her nan, her parents and seven brothers and sisters! How did they all manage? It’s really interesting.
I found out that my nan’s parents and Grandmother couldn’t read or write.
I don’t think I told you about this visitor we had a couple of weeks ago:
It’s not a great photo because I was on full zoom through a window, because I didn’t want to scare him. Anyway I had no idea what it was so I put the photo on flickr and have been told it’s a Pine Martin. Aparently it’s very rare to see them, so I’m delighted. I’ve been on the lookout for him again, but no luck.
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Great picture and I can’t tell that you took it through a window. I must confess I have never seen a pine martin and wouldn’t have known what one looked like. I suppose it looks like a sun-tanned ferret; in any case, a handsome chap.
Beautiful daisy photo – just beautiful. And I didn’t know what a pine martin was either!! Thought it was a stoat or a ferret or a weasel, but I guess they’re all from the same family! x
Lovely photos and isn’t he a sweetie?!!! We have urban fox cubs at the moment and they are beautiful too!
That census site is great. It’s amazing what you can find on it. Thanks for your comments re Paul, we have had a really tough time recently (as have a lot of people)
I hope you and yours are keeping well. I think of you often, and wonder how you are doing – even though i don’t have a lot of time to connect.
I have been tending my dad’s grave and find it very comforting. My friend has just lost her dad and is in the worst of it and I find it hard to comfort her. Llife goes on. Anyway, nice to hear from you Val. Keep in touch….love Pam in Dublin.