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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Spring Sunday

What a beautiful day today.............spent most of the day in the garden.......had surprise visitors........a swarm of noisy bees invaded the back garden, had to take shelter in the house until they went away..............shades of Hitchcock for those who can remember that far back!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Reunion Stuff etc......

It's now just over 4 weeks SINCE the Saunders reunion...........it was a great weekend, caught up with a few cousins I hadn't seen for a while and others I had never met before or had not known of in some cases!
However, we now have quite a group in an email loop and hope to keep in contact with them all. There was some talk of another reunion in 2012, which will be good.
Since the reunion, more family info has come to light.....including photos etc., always good to have.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

The Saunders Reunion

Four weeks today and the Saunders reunion in Portland (Victoria Australia) should be well underway.......Have been burning the midnight oil putting together a booklet about the family. Nicholas Saunders and Elizabeth Tytherleigh arrived in Portland in 1857, although on the same ship, we are fairly certain that they didn't start the voyage knowing each other, however the romantic in me imagines that they may have indeed started their romance on board the 'Mary Ann'. They married in Portland in on 4th September 1860, 150 years ago, hence the reason for the reunion!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Where does time go..............it's been a few months since my last blog......have been busy with lots of things, not least of which is my family stuff.......have been doing a lot of work on the Higgins side of the family.......with lots of help from new cousins.............
The Saunders Reunion site is no longer......however the reunion will go ahead regardless................

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Have just had a few days with my favourite Uncle, lots of discussion regarding the Saunders Family Reunion.............note with concern that the reunion web site has all but been dismantled.....not sure why.
Off to the footy in an hour or so........hope to see the mighty Saints beat the Bombers!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

ANZAC day has come and gone................a day to remember those who fought and died for our freedom......

Monday, April 12, 2010

Weekend Wanderings........

Where did autumn go.....................it feels as though winter has arrived early..........but we have had some more lovely rain so not going to complain about that! It's been a busy week, back to work, went to the footy Friday night and saw the mighty Saints clock up another good win........the usual Saturday shopping/lunch and a lovely day at home yesterday catching up on family tree matters................have found a Dyson/Sherlock cousin through genesreunited and a distant Appleyard contact through AUS-Tasmania Genealogy. Not to mention our Dennis/Bird/Rowden riddle.................

Thursday, April 1, 2010

My holidays are almost over but I've had a great time..............had 10 days in Townsville catching up with my brother..............was there at the same time cyclone Ului was threatening, however it made landfall further south except for some heavy rain a few days later.

Happy Easter one and all, take care if out and about.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

More rain.......

It's been a very wet long weekend, lots and lots of rain, not just here but over areas that have still been in the grip of the drought.
It's also been a busy weekend for me, we celebrated my 60th birthday (a week early) with family and friends.......we had a lovely lunch on Sunday, my son and daughter in law came all the way from Perth to surprise me.......it was lovely to catch up with them............

Monday, March 1, 2010

Just back from a Rotary gig in Halls Gap, 2 days of training for the in-coming Presidents, plus a fait bit of rest and relaxation......
On the family history front, things are ticking over nicely. Our Dennis cousins keep coming up with tantilising 'pages' from the past and the Saunders reunion is shaping up quite well.
And so it goes...............

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

It's raining at last.................

We've had quite a bit of rain but still very muggy....................

Wednesday again......

It's been a while, still plugging away at the family stuff, we now have 7 Dennis cousins in an email circle with descendants of Ethel Rosie (2), Ernest James (2), Harry Harold , Frederick George & Lydia Ann, all children of Henry Dennis & Fanny Higgins. Amazing stuff!
Weather here quite humid, still waiting for some decent rain.....

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wednesday Words

Day after Australia Day (spent relaxing by the pool), following up more Dennis doings, this time Dorothy Lyla, daughter of Ernest James Dennis & Lucinda Bird. Seems she went to South Australia to live with 2 of her Bird aunts...............Dotty died in Adelaide SA in 1919 aged 19! Waiting on her death certificate in the hope that it gives up a few clues.......

Friday, January 22, 2010

Friday Family Update

Family business going very well, in particular with the Dennis mob. Have re-established contact with Peter Dennis, who is descendant from Ernest James Dennis's first family. I sent him 2 photos of EJ, never thinking that they would be the first photos he had ever seen of his gr.grandfather!!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Family Doings

Here it is, Sunday evening, weather damp and cold (good old Ballarat summer) but it is a welcome relief from the very recent heat!

Lot's doing on the family front.............the Saunders reunion, the Dennis mob, Jane Scott and her mysterious family, etc etc etc!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Happy New Year

It's been a while, have been very slack with the blog but quite busy discovering a few new cousins, one through Jane Scott and the other through the Dennis's........very exciting........