tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post5867824356014595285..comments2024-03-28T16:10:45.421+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Bella & LizzyJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24540806356902697502018-03-13T13:32:18.928+00:002018-03-13T13:32:18.928+00:00What a fabulous photo!What a fabulous photo!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84011745526415727172018-03-13T04:10:44.112+00:002018-03-13T04:10:44.112+00:00Bella and Lizzy - interesting that they share a na...Bella and Lizzy - interesting that they share a name. Lizzy, of course, is short for Elizabeth. Bella could be short for Isabella, which is a form of Elizabeth.<br /><br />Somebody liked that name! <br /><br />Lovely picture, John.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11301407753118243072018-03-12T23:55:22.519+00:002018-03-12T23:55:22.519+00:00I am a part of a family that is always looking at ...I am a part of a family that is always looking at the past<br />The stories are so beautiful and often so sad <br />Then there are the surprises when you suddenly get to see the ancestral home!<br />Just happened to me <br />:)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5908028031722340222018-03-12T16:29:28.525+00:002018-03-12T16:29:28.525+00:00Calder Lothian Calder Lothian John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46673119342320710272018-03-12T13:21:01.175+00:002018-03-12T13:21:01.175+00:00Hope you are getting better John and now comfortab...Hope you are getting better John and now comfortable. My father always wrote on the back of our old photographs- names, location and date. It was very helpful as most of them I had never met but heard about.countrygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704550039926708801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8147300228489068592018-03-12T12:26:06.964+00:002018-03-12T12:26:06.964+00:00Nice story. With the Scottish connection you must ...Nice story. With the Scottish connection you must be entitled to wear a kilt made from the Gray clan tartan. But watch out for sudden gusts of wind as you are walking the dogs!<br /><br />See:- https://www.kinlochanderson.com/tartan/gray Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76342184616837939022018-03-12T12:12:29.093+00:002018-03-12T12:12:29.093+00:00Thinking of photos, don't forget I have a pile...Thinking of photos, don't forget I have a pile of your old photos still abandoned in my cellar.Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28459368803462550052018-03-12T11:15:30.910+00:002018-03-12T11:15:30.910+00:00I do not have nearly as many old photos of relativ...I do not have nearly as many old photos of relatives as I would like. Hope your well, ya sodding bloke ;)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25265554810656393012018-03-12T00:32:43.849+00:002018-03-12T00:32:43.849+00:00Photos were so much rarer even one generation ago,...Photos were so much rarer even one generation ago, let alone two or more. It must be lovely to see one you hadn't seen before.<br /><br />Feel better soon. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10334851482159277062018-03-11T22:33:41.784+00:002018-03-11T22:33:41.784+00:00I hope you are feeling much, much better.
That pho...I hope you are feeling much, much better.<br />That photo is precious. I don't have any photos of relatives other than immediate family, and feel the lack.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88132330598763938242018-03-11T22:31:29.046+00:002018-03-11T22:31:29.046+00:00I love this stuff. Connections are at once tenuous...I love this stuff. Connections are at once tenuous and frequent. I have photos of Victorian relatives - including aspidistras. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59177302846649350812018-03-11T22:02:36.763+00:002018-03-11T22:02:36.763+00:00That drawing pin hole says so much doesn’t it ?
H...That drawing pin hole says so much doesn’t it ? <br />Hope you feel better in the morning John. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56418372192512509722018-03-11T20:48:00.970+00:002018-03-11T20:48:00.970+00:00Not really Rosie , thank you for asking. Am off to...Not really Rosie , thank you for asking. Am off to bed , early xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10961487455645667032018-03-11T20:45:11.034+00:002018-03-11T20:45:11.034+00:00How are you feeling today? Better I hope xHow are you feeling today? Better I hope xRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707124572356999782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88516967085004386472018-03-11T20:37:57.241+00:002018-03-11T20:37:57.241+00:00A lovely photo and a lovely story. xA lovely photo and a lovely story. xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67745311683404595162018-03-11T19:43:25.337+00:002018-03-11T19:43:25.337+00:00I have photos of my family from over 100 yrs ago &...I have photos of my family from over 100 yrs ago & would love to meet them xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42768004751632547402018-03-11T19:11:38.770+00:002018-03-11T19:11:38.770+00:00Interesting.Interesting.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77026072755997062422018-03-11T17:58:52.612+00:002018-03-11T17:58:52.612+00:00And I am sure they helped that recuperation.And I am sure they helped that recuperation.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20946755111972072592018-03-11T17:56:30.882+00:002018-03-11T17:56:30.882+00:00The pin hole is almost as important as the photo i...The pin hole is almost as important as the photo itself.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57200811219529746202018-03-11T17:51:32.033+00:002018-03-11T17:51:32.033+00:00Please let us know which part of Scotland they hai...Please let us know which part of Scotland they hailed from.Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31150036577465185862018-03-11T17:38:35.603+00:002018-03-11T17:38:35.603+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2059194728171511682018-03-11T17:12:37.239+00:002018-03-11T17:12:37.239+00:00I have great appreciation for those engaging in fa...I have great appreciation for those engaging in family history research. It's a hard and sometimes frustrating activity, but always interesting and mind opening. Kudos to your sister for her genealogical efforts!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67504057348977776102018-03-11T17:00:53.196+00:002018-03-11T17:00:53.196+00:00It's so difficult to be the last person lookin...It's so difficult to be the last person looking. Good for your sister, and good luck to her.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55961111835408058692018-03-11T16:39:11.632+00:002018-03-11T16:39:11.632+00:00Your sister's work will be appreciated by your...Your sister's work will be appreciated by your family in years to come. Loved hearing of your kin and must admit I teared up a little over the pin hole issue.At Rivercrest Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068816102263605128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61590821790239049232018-03-11T16:37:50.641+00:002018-03-11T16:37:50.641+00:00I need to find out about the sisters. My grandfath...I need to find out about the sisters. My grandfather died around 1965 I don't remember himJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com