Flawed
No one in the family has ever heard of “Catherine” Wells.
Click on Wells relatives we do know existed and see if you can find Catherine.
What Really Matters
Allegiance to clan is more important that any personal, cultural, or political affiliation.
Click on any Paton, Wells, Watson, or L’Heureux family member to hear more…
The Bishop of Barf
My inner nine-year-old can’t resist a title like this.
Click on the white rock for all the gory details.
Two Score and Bumfit
Two score and bumfit ewes.
Click on the sheep to verify the count.
The Fab Four
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.
Two Badgers
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.
Where We Belong (the sequel)
Everything we are as individuals, everything we have become as a family started here …
Click on any Paton for the rest of the story.
Where We Belong
Our Grandparents would be very happy to be entertaining their 21st Century descendants at Gavinburn.
Click on Grandpa Billy for a Paton Family history tour.
Letting the Ducks Out
Stone Skipping is practiced worldwide and goes by many names.
Pitch a flat rock here for the whole story.
Not a Hero
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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Taphephobia
Edgar Allan Poe was the “shock jock” of the Victorian Era. Click on the macabre poet for details… Read more
Tin Foil Underwear
I can stand in front of my counter-height microwave oven while melting butter, without damaging the family jewels. Click on the cat for other applications of the Faraday Cage ... Read more