King Henry’s Powder Horn
When Henry VIII died in 1547 leaving Catherine Parr a widow, she grieved for a couple of days then remarried.
Click on Henry’s horn for the full story.
Mopsy
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.
No Argument
If this guy handed you a speeding ticket, would you pay it?
Click on the High Sheriff of Lancashire for details.
Not a Hero
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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.
Letting the Ducks Out
Stone Skipping is practiced worldwide and goes by many names.
Pitch a flat rock here for the whole 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.
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.
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.
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 Score and Bumfit
Two score and bumfit ewes.
Click on the sheep to verify the count.