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Two Score and Bumfit
6 Jul 2023

Two Score and Bumfit

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

Two score and bumfit ewes.

Click on the sheep to verify the count.

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Livestock, sheep, Yan Tan Tethera
The Fab Four
6 Jul 2023

The Fab Four

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

We missed seeing this statue on Liverpool dock, but we did get to meet some Fab people.

Click on Paul, George, Ringo, or John for details.

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Fallows, The Beatles, Albert Dock, Liverpool
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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Metric, Badger, Measurement, Imperial
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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Family, Gavinburn, Paton, Scotland
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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Windermere, Beatrix Potter, Ena Wells, Peter Rabbit
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

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