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EB Awareness Week
Today is the start of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness week. You can read about my involvement with DebRA, the charity that helps those suffering from EB, on my DebRA page . You can also learn more about EB by visiting … Continue reading
Original family history documents
Whilst the internet speeds up genealogical research it lacks the buzz of discovering an original document and holding it. From a preservation point of view digitisation ensures that old documents remain available to all for ever. Whilst many smaller archives … Continue reading
Family history research
Genealogy and family history is now the third most popular search on the internet after food and porn. Wondering about one’s forebears has always been of interest to many people and this has increased with the onset of TV programmes … Continue reading
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Long-stay travel
Retirement has the advantage of flexibility regarding time. This means that travel can be taken over extended periods and a more intimate knowledge of places visited can be achieved. Although travelling alone can be exhilarating and different one misses the … Continue reading
Travelling alone – a new experience
Travel should be an opportunity to tickle the senses, but in practice it is not always that simple. Business travel creates an opportunity to visit places, but in a cocooned environment of first-class hotels, fine restaurants, and business class flights. … Continue reading
Don’t retire from life
Retirement from paid employment comes to us all, but it should be no excuse for retiring from life. It took me two years to wind down from the state of wanting another full-time paid job which was confirmed when a … Continue reading
From little acorns …or oak seats
Sitting on the polished oak seats of Bristol’s Central Library on many week day nights between 1965 and 1970 was not much fun. For me it was a necessity as I faced the monotony of completing the H Foulks Lynch … Continue reading
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