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Two Badgers
5 Jul 2023

Two Badgers

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

In the UK, “pounds” is money, “stone” is weight, and “fortnight” is the average duration of a holiday.

Click on either rodent for other units of measurement.

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Imperial, Metric, Badger, Measurement
Where We Belong (the sequel)
4 Jul 2023

Where We Belong (the sequel)

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 5

Everything we are as individuals, everything we have become as a family started here …

Click on any Paton for the rest of the story.

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Paton, Scotland, Family, Gavinburn
Where We Belong
3 Jul 2023

Where We Belong

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Our Grandparents would be very happy to be entertaining their 21st Century descendants at Gavinburn.

Click on Grandpa Billie for a Paton Family history tour.

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Scotland, Gavinburn, Old Kilpatrick
Letting the Ducks Out
2 Jul 2023

Letting the Ducks Out

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Stone Skipping is practiced worldwide and goes by many names.

Pitch a flat rock here for the whole story.

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Stone Skipping, Skimming
Not a Hero
1 Jul 2023

Not a Hero

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Robert Burns should not be stripped of his title “National Poet of Scotland”, but ….

Click on Burns’ portrait if you care to hear my opinion on the lecherous bastard.

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Elizabeth Paton, Robert Burns
No Argument
30 Jun 2023

No Argument

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

If this guy handed you a speeding ticket, would you pay it?

Click on the High Sheriff of Lancashire for details.

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High Sheriff, Lancashire
Mopsy
30 Jun 2023

Mopsy

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

I am certain Great Grandma Agnes read “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” to Aunt Ena.

Click on the defiant rabbit in the blue jacket for details.

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Beatrix Potter, Ena Wells, Peter Rabbit, Windermere
Fly Pie
29 Jun 2023

Fly Pie

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 4

This treat goes by many names…

Grab a slice to hear the full story…

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Fly Pie, Currant Pie, Currant Pastry, Grandma Wells
The Only Option Available
28 Jun 2023

The Only Option Available

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 2

There is no concrete evidence to support the theory that Margaret Phillipson operated brothels.

Click on the amorous couples for circumstantial evidence.

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Margaret Phillipson, Brothel
Change the World
27 Jun 2023

Change the World

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 7

One of the many doorways Grandpa Bob would have walked through when he lived in Ulverston, and some guy wondering if the pigeons are aiming at him.

Knock on the door, and come on in.

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Ulverston, Stan Laurel, Robert Wells

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  1. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thank you. The story has been repeated many times with proper noun substitutions.

  2. Autumn Downey on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thanks. Good lessons once again.

  3. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    It shall, I don’t think the “Athenians” have the stomach for this much longer”….

  4. Judy Darvill on Win the War19 January 2026

    Sounds scarily familiar! Thanks for the history lesson and hope that this too shall pass.

  5. Russ Paton on Immortality18 January 2026

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