9 Derwent as it was then

More catholicism

In the previous post on the subject, you remember perhaps Grandpa mentioning "popery"as a possible reason for intolerance towards Catholics in...

 February 19 2014
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Catholicism...

...was an important aspect of life at 9DR. It didn't interfere a great deal with the happy holiday time which we spent when we came over though....

 February 13 2014
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Food at 9DR

Seen from the French perspective, this subject is a double-sided one, because throughout my youth (and still now, come to think of it) people...

 February 2 2014
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And the goose was a goose!

"Johnny Crow would dig and sow, till he made a little garden" Dear everyone, Were you read this funny book? I think it was one of Auntie Olive's...

 January 26 2014
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Signatures!

Over the recent months, I had kept some copies of signatures from the family, and then recently Noel has sent me many more, photographed from...

 January 5 2014
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AB's recordings

I hope AB won't mind me celebrating her accomplishments! Here are some recordings which are part of the treasure trove which Noël has brought...

 December 29 2013
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Our Christmased past

Merry Christmas! The title from this post comes from our Auntie Jo who, having answered my query of two years ago, which was for people of the...

 December 25 2013
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Monsieur Père was also a jolly good fellow

Monsieur Père (perhaps especially from this distance) could seem and sound a rather formidable man... If you check here , you'll notice the memories...

 December 21 2013
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More nursery rhymes!

Here is another batch of recordings with Tini and Vivi (somehow this wasn't yet "Helene and Yves"...!), which I rather fancy sound crazier and...

 December 18 2013
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Grandma's recordings

Here are the recordings of Grandma I said I would post - we've had some Internet worries lately (some *bumpkin* smashed into a telephone pole...

 December 17 2013
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