Monthly Archives: November 2023

Normally, when you start with family history you begin by building a family tree stepping back via your parents, your parents siblings, your parents’ parents etc, and along the way you might find some interesting tidbits, like the time your … Continue reading →

Yesterday. I tooted a news story from RNZ about how a nineteenth century vibrator had turned up in charity shop in Nelson. Now when anyone mentions vibrators, one does tend to think of sex and sexual stimulation, but this wasn’t … Continue reading →

When we first visited Bologna back in 2003 the airport was a small regional airport, and you got there by bus from the city centre. From memory the driver put your bags in the storage area for you and the … Continue reading →

Like everyone, our travel plans over the last few years were disrupted by the pandemic. We had planned to go to South Africa in March 2020. For obvious reasons that didn’t happen, and while we got most of the money … Continue reading →