Forum: General Chatter

Beesby in the Marsh??? The area around the village was/is a bog? St Mary and St Peter with Stain, Mablethorp?? I hate to think - Mary and Peter up to no good? :D Someone know the orgins? Irene

Some friends were recently searching the Internet for a holiday cottage and they found one which really appealed, especially as it was in an area where there were several churchyards they wanted to visit (just as well we understand about the graveyards, they have had some strange reactions from...

Someone sent me this today: OBITUARY: The Sad Passing of Common Sense Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be...

I expect a lot of you have already found this site, but for those who haven't (especially those from outside the U.K.) the British Library have collected together snippets of converstion illustrating the various accents found all over the British Isles. You'll find it at...

My 7 year old Grandaughter, Eleanor, has had a very loose tooth for quite a while now and as we all know ....... these teeth are left under the pillow to be collected by the Tooth Fairy. Seeing as she uses them to build new fairy castles, she leaves a present, which was 6d. in my day, but...

My computer etc had always been plugged into a surge protector. Wonderful, I assumed, until a close thunderstorm last weekend trashed my modem. I hadn't realised the modem needed a surge protector unto itself. So to all you dummies like me, I say it is a lot cheaper to replace your surge...

Can you, once you have subscribed to a forum or site like this change your user name ? I wish i had used a nickname as i am not too comfortable finding my name on the web when i do a search on my name and the search for me brings back mostly forums and other sites i use. The fact that i would want...

On a letter c1900-4 to my great grandfather it has this written on it............We may add that Lady Blake is the daughter of the late Bernal Osborne and her wit is probably heriditery (!) Is Lady Blake Grace Osborne who married William Amelius Aubrey de Vere BEAUCLERK ?. Im assuming this...

I thought you might like a laugh to end the day (for all this side of the pond that is). I've had a really stressful week with the installation of our new kitchen, which caused several problems.....don't they always?? :( I was beginning to panic as it wont be finished by Thursday, when we...

I was trying to find the words to 'Land of Hope and Glory' on the web, and found them under 'Patriotism' on this site. http://www.poeticexpressions.co.uk/ Then I started to read some of the other sections, and have both laughed and cried. I'll leave you to find your own favourites among the more...

Looking at my site stats recently, I found that a Brazilian visitor had picked up a Portuguese translation of one page. It was one of the composite pages with Surnames, ED descriptions, and Street/Place names so I was curious as to how it had turned out. The ED descriptions and Street/Place...

OK, a daft question, but I would really like to know the answer! :D Whilst having a tea break (and a rest!) a couple of days ago, from the gardening, I noticed how blue the sky was ...... only a few, high clouds in it. Could someone please tell me why the sky is blue and not for example,...

Because of work commitments, I've had to take the summer out of searching for my Norfolk ancestors but four things have sustained me whenever I've managed a sneak read of BG.forums and the letters in my inbox from other researchers. 1. I read all the letters as it's like getting mail from...

Can any of you ladies tell me why you call what we call a fringe a bang or bangs ? :confused: In all my years doing this job not one of my American clients have been able to answer this question ! from a curious hairdresser

Looking at the heart rending TV pictures of people being winched to safety in New Orleans with a small overnight bag strapped to their waist, I fell to wondering just what I would pack if I found myself in a similar situation. First thoughts were a change of clothing and photographs. But which...