Category Archives: Uncategorized

Word Press 5 . . .

Posted on 16th November 2018 by The Author

Gutenberg himself. Word Press 5 has been a long time coming – we were warned about it some time ago but somehow it seemed to go off the boil, and one wondered if it was all a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Codswallop . . .

Posted on 3rd November 2018 by The Author

Alice Lough – “LifeStory” screenshot of Ancestry page I have for many years now been a subscriber to Ancestry and much of my family history research is kept there. Recently a relative of mine asked me why our great grandmother … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Codswallop . . .

Many Happy Returns . . .

Posted on 13th October 2018 by The Author

The year turns yet again . . . What will have happened by this day morrow in October 2019 ? Birthday Flowers.A nice way for geographically separated families to be together.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Many Happy Returns . . .

Let there be Light . . .

Posted on 12th October 2018 by The Author

Kirkcudbright is immersing itself in a “Festival of Light” this week, but the autumn weather is not helping. After a day of violent squalls of rain and wind which looked and sounded enough  to push the windows in, the evening … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Let there be Light . . .

Here we go again . . . :-(

Posted on 4th October 2018 by The Author

Yesterday I dug out a laptop that has been little used for most of the last year and totally unused since the fiasco of the Windows 1803 update.  The update failed completely on said machine, so having had enough trouble … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment, Computers, Technical Stuff, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Here we go again . . . :-(

Go Kingston !

Posted on 2nd October 2018 by The Author

New Toy. With the aid of Mr Memory, a firm I would recommend, (disclaimer : no connection, just a satisfied customer) this laptop on which I two fingeredly type has recently had its RAM doubled.  Flushed with this success, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Go Kingston !

What is a Tolbooth . . . ?

Posted on 30th September 2018 by The Author

The Tolbooth, Kirkcudbright. A tolbooth or town house was the main municipal building of a Scottish burgh, from medieval times until the 19th century. The tolbooth usually provided a council meeting chamber, a court house and a jail. The tolbooth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on What is a Tolbooth . . . ?

Wigtown Book Festival, Part the Second . . .

Posted on 29th September 2018 by The Author

Dr. Cicely Saunders Fortyfive years ago I was busy being a theological college student when Dr. Cicely Saunders and some of her colleagues were invited to come and conduct a seminar on death and dying. I was immensely impressed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Wigtown Book Festival, Part the Second . . .

The Moss of Cree . . .

Posted on 26th September 2018 by The Author

“The Moss of Cree” by Mary Cecil Gladstone The Wigtown Book Festival is on at the moment and this book about our local area caught the eye. I bought a copy and read it and we decided to go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Moss of Cree . . .

Storm Ali . . . the aftermath

Posted on 20th September 2018 by The Author

The fence repairers. Storm Ali having done its worst the fence repairers let us know that they were coming the following day with our new fence. They arrived before time and set to work straight away. New fence panels, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Storm Ali . . . the aftermath