2026-06-02T02:26:07Z https://yabu.me RobertJackson https://yabu.me/npub1na6a9e9g096gu48qmhcyvdr0cr55qpdfh7l3dct4w0geppx8fqlsgrgnc7 https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/109/309/646/333/981/670/original/25d2f2e6f27ce761.jpg https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/109/309/646/333/981/670/original/25d2f2e6f27ce761.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2vv7j2nt9zn99cpfmsq27zah2wzrtke9zaelg3h544wrh4u7gr2czyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7ht8gyj #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/706/773/031/221/791/original/8258f3aaabd008a9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-07T03:50:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkznthm0n28f4ehu7p0dq6d3qd3p0mshuvdn7gqpcc7kk4429hsczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7xkhu9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqc6w5s92wnpvamf6l6clk0v2megljy6tgn9fqr8hzpwd5m97nnsmc96s4'>nevent1q…96s4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One is never lost in Venice. Merely somewhat confused. 2026-06-04T13:01:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswq096fadqjvl7656rlqya97crutl2a0l9tv0dmr4qq60fzyr662qzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7wm53ml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykl3vryg7m92h3fzzd93k4m33vye07vz2dgvhmms889la0hsw0ecrc7ehc'>nevent1q…7ehc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s been really good this year. 2026-04-02T08:43:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptmpvkm3h3235x3vxjznhc5tykyjw93mxterjmfxtgydt698j4qszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr72xrhvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmpn6avq653806ul77409s3yfdq929kh6uy9sgydcv2wkxt5twjcgnc6ee'>nevent1q…c6ee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That sounds really cool!<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen any works of hers outside the cartoon genre. 2026-03-09T22:34:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9q5nhja642gql0zrfy50fl43rjv2j7xvfz75dwm3r4wj55s6duqzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7rt99fx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlpyprzynja3g0gmnf425uht53as2mztja9jwlqft7q96d4gnndcs8k4ge'>nevent1q…k4ge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw a substantial collection of Beryl Cook&#39;s amusing work in a room at Stoke on Trent/Potteries museum in ?Hanley?<br/>Am not certain it might have been in their permanent collection. 2026-03-09T22:30:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7qrkt3mcelr22lz9420cr4euq30jajsgpdnu8xppwn6wtrxptwgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr74ete44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wdfe93zzwja9ksklyzshcs8u6zwcya5yls3ggfuq2ftv620j5nqg4xypy'>nevent1q…xypy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right .. thank you ...<br/><br/>I imagined you&#39;d made a subtle St David&#39;s day reference 😊 2026-03-01T15:55:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrh6zscwefgyxltz30pepmvejaf4v0gps7jy7znh30egdz2zlx8mszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7jg77e3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcxlju3z9mgpecmfqwygncqn4lrk6rfjpm53axc8ms7lk07ajh3q8rzwsf'>nevent1q…zwsf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>St David&#39;s? 2026-03-01T14:39:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypt7rqzzl68panlaa3zxdqu34fmjrpfcysqtzlrk3mc6pavjh3gqzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7ejzf6j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vx9cnswwn79akdhad6dupmsz6cf3mlyzjcq2jdlh2vqmlkdlrwc2wlh92'>nevent1q…lh92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The woodpile is my happy place. Not with a maul, as you have set up, but at a bench with an old iron vice to hold timbers while I saw or split with a smaller hand axe, wedges &amp; lump hammer.<br/><br/>Obvs horses for courses, but it&#39;s where I can lose myself for ages. 2026-02-14T18:59:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwsmwfxafjh0s5m0yh3cueq62httjavnw09l639xkpn4le06qd9czyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7vm3npc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqu57nnr7e92g4rkpeznex44ehkuz84u4uldpdrfy88tqr0pce6xcquz44x'>nevent1q…z44x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes .. I was the middle middle aged rellie at the time :) 2026-01-17T12:35:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswc00mf4y67jmwww24rwmdx3y7hjmaukcnrg68lk9a86yz2l4qkhszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr78uerwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq342472tfm389pue0jxpljteuwk3c3ea36ywkffss4za02zsvjggsl6lrm'>nevent1q…6lrm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One Whitsun the Staffs &amp; Worcs canal society had their annual trip to that part of the world.<br/><br/>We did Buckfast Abbey, the Totnes to Dartmouth boat trip and then back to Paignton on the train, with the coach filling in the gaps.<br/><br/>Lovely part of the world. 2026-01-17T12:18:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxr29mtqc5ewjv3ugdzvdhy7mthxnzy7sdhq74f3pg7s0z3ddmfszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr72lhv79 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5dckfcwh9fauzraq6l3zjkt2ghusek0wxngfht4yj3wyp9thhnqq9cev8'>nevent1q…cev8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My dad had a hernia operation ... I dropped him at the hospital then, before I could take my coat off at home, I had the call to come back and collect him again.<br/><br/>It&#39;s good that they&#39;ve got on top of hernias. 2025-12-17T20:41:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrl35u7svhg34ntxyzwyzdsz0da2f3ayya6mtsnrrvepa964yxrxczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7ej9nkt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxhur9waxrwya9acetdkucarn7kywgstnfv6nqkusrhqjjggqhjqwq7cg7'>nevent1q…7cg7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like they clenched the nails by knocking them part way through, turn over, bend the nail tip by 90 degrees, knock the nail the rest of the way and finish off knocking the point flat into the wood ... makes the &#34;clench&#34; into a proper hook shape with a buried end that doesn&#39;t catch on stuff.<br/><br/>Good!! 2025-11-10T15:30:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5zdg3f6g7xfvnvysc3pvu43y7nfgkptwjxleczehklnegfcj9uczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7hlx24f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rjnkeew5vljrrx396ygs7vdz44hy8fcn3e636muc6mckr5g9m7sxd6xa8'>nevent1q…6xa8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good grief!<br/>At the height of the Dutch Elm Blight! We lost our (elm) trees with that. But, that said, I&#39;ve still got elm suckers sprouting and growing to maybe 20/30 feet tall then developing the blight and dying (yes I know about the beetle). I&#39;ve a couple that wilted this year that&#39;ll be logged ready for 26/27 winter, DV. 2025-09-02T20:44:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyt4ujrdrszxgpvghevy52vyrajf8f62yqvkalmlqu5rt5cyxfu9gzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr783mzqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zjtnnpc4f559yknxryr7jmejf8759t8hrv39dggccemq70szxps858yg5'>nevent1q…8yg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That phrase &#34;warms us up&#34; ... I tend to include the other movements as well.<br/><br/>As a subset:<br/><br/>From woodpile into a container.<br/>Carry container out of woodshed.<br/>Carry from woodshed to back door.<br/>Carry from back door through house to near fireplace.<br/>From container into the fire.<br/>(This ignores random shuffling of the container on the fireplace but assumes you don&#39;t leave all the doors wide open from start to finish!)<br/><br/>From tree to fire it can easily tot up to over 20. 2025-09-02T11:59:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdfymkz5pv0cn6eaxy58gjlwu8htfn0z35d9u7kpvx8dyu65qyhqzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr76snpah In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstktyvk7pnxnxxe6vztsgr9m2j9zglw7xc3ra354tdpwz9xd4zchsj6h09m'>nevent1q…h09m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perfect procrastination.<br/><br/>Let&#39;s count the number of times the wood gets picked up before you finally put it in the fire :) 2025-09-02T07:34:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxk04eucxppqux8f8qjcg3kmtxq9g5vf6azv0cjjx4zkkm5fg03dgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7cs07f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9fe9h5v62mxeqha8cmx4tswjch4yy47dv5xdx0yk766fxkqgtgckqq7rr'>nevent1q…q7rr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sailed with my dad along much of the North Devon coast at this time of year in my teens.<br/><br/>Really spectacular &#34;blueing&#34; of the landscaoe/ cliffs some days. 2025-08-13T16:55:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhn79ca6r5un0knwxf7jaj6m646w0j8dytcs4yc05w7yr8rgpxuszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7dfeh6g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqraxj3fyu4syvfrxg9fww7g9cakq0yjf4gfarlxgj2kwz7lfvx2s0grun6'>nevent1q…run6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely this!<br/><br/>Hydrangeas would be lovely in my garden except they&#39;d be eaten.<br/><br/>I would have had some Holly bushes to trim years ago had the fresh sprouting tips not been a tasty morsel.<br/><br/>But they don&#39;t eat the weeds that are a nuisance.<br/><br/>:(( 2025-08-06T06:47:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypk4za3wfv2ddduqv6fc8c566gfj7ku0gzz4x7rkj38d7axjv4xszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7c43qef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8cv7ax394897adhdvxfqqkd5gmmhuq6m8dzrdjkc34n2zwk7lcqy9xdhp'>nevent1q…xdhp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My neighbours have rose bushes and more on the smorgasbord they set out for the visiting deer.<br/>Unwillingly of course! 2025-08-05T18:12:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90krvct809w8cyk4nmm7zmcn77pdp56p7p95vljptakygnejdndgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7mtyyuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6zzv0az7ww70wldjv9544ha9acsxpvddwjm0ltnzt35qmu80yncgntaxf'>nevent1q…taxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When my art history group went in 2004(?) I asked our tutor Frances why I did the statue make me feel uncomfortable. She put it into context part of which was that Donatello wanted to emphasise the magnitude of the achievement by a normal human being ... not a superhero.<br/><br/>Later the same day she took us past Mary Magdalene in the museum of the Duomo ... 2025-06-24T12:49:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8k0aerk0s84zl7skdh8uv3ul0pcgryzl2mmpw5ufkf0utwgdly0czyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7h33dvt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggncc03f8rjw42uh7jz33glf8q25ll9d29a22tkneyep44mz5q2q03ptar'>nevent1q…ptar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>.... the feather ...<br/><br/>That is all. The feather 👀 2025-06-24T04:17:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ggmw6d5hhd4xs3rr7lmvqy6matmafddjqs7wvuwkpgvsq224zlszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr79cn2w5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8zzpvppevflmhgdj7e5ujfmeu4azs7uc9d6wzzq8lt69ddke6zcta8670'>nevent1q…8670</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use the bridge.<br/><br/>The difficulty I have is finding folk on Bsky I&#39;d like to follow. At the moment it depends on someone bridged to M boosting a post by someone else bridged to M which tends to simply inflate the bubble rather than find fresh topics and thinking. (Or maybe my old Twitter friends.)<br/><br/>But yes ... opt out imposed is naughty imvho. 2025-06-20T15:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6d8mpu6q9uljsk9q4aq0xleewzy8e9kpjfk53czaaxhgm7ftyhgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7w3enh4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr033vw47r527fp52gwew425ya7qunuq395pen9a8rz70aj4lhnwq7utc85'>nevent1q…tc85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The team who maintain the dam of #RottonParkReservoir aka #EdgbastonReservoir in Brum uses a larger radio controlled version of this. I watched it one morning crawling sideways across the grassy dam bank ... very impressive. Otherwise they&#39;d have bods with strimmers on it. 2025-06-17T21:36:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy9ls33etl2t23qmzq00r9s8t8z3uuesyv7k2grv0f35ue0u7a7szyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7kt4qvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ldl8qp8cls06ans26f2vl9x0cvehy80562w9s7a5mxtvprmlj6cnsfv7n'>nevent1q…fv7n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How cool is that! 2025-04-10T17:10:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20ke3utysnfxrwgvjtyqlnjz26qt7t30arrj0p25z46zeclx28ugzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7k6r35w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0unvahpf38jvapcl27cfqnfqq7vswffaezncxw4trvwgm47zu4rshktcur'>nevent1q…tcur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My art history group visited Vienna a few years back. It struck me that the H. House, whilst beautifully whacky and of its style, wasn&#39;t designed with ease of maintenance in mind.<br/><br/>The building was becoming decidedly in need of TLC. 2025-02-22T12:44:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pj44t3ag3ku5p3ha5n3q6rpx5xt9ktkm8xs9fmpd9hksjtad75szyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7ewhte2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxm6789223x0j6f730pc5qylpev0jw5w5h5udp84yfjjsp3al9c4slquc5j'>nevent1q…uc5j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for posting this.<br/><br/>Somewhere on an SD card I&#39;ve my own snaps of this ... To be interpreted perhaps as viewing a library from the point of view of the inside wall.<br/><br/>We may never know the book titles.<br/><br/>I adore conceptual art ... 2025-01-20T21:10:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgw3g36mqk0tcfz4kmfk7kavndcc9l72y9favdmnhhecswcy2k8rczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7elffsa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrf78huaya0rglarddm2ceqd0cfprhpjw4tlggp0qmdzkl4hkl6cp94ecl'>nevent1q…4ecl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And to you in return.<br/><br/>Thank you for showing us your beautiful city day by day. 2024-12-25T08:14:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkk6ge0g2lvny2qq96jkdyyr6pwswwsu2fm53prp046xz29kspyqzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7f7w6u7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq03vy7z7gre77j474y9ptszt825ukh348npuct9scswtw9nkvutck6ng44'>nevent1q…ng44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for your posts, the interesting photos. Always get me to think. 2024-12-24T18:24:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8qunqparwd5qukuek5qq2pjmlpjajneut2tldvuvjmc7fsmh2kczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7afm9fl #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/696/894/956/289/768/original/862b0556e6177728.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-22T14:21:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrserr85fltt6r9sscq2q5g79eu42txs7xvmcng76kplthprquuczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7y6hqtn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd30u4gry0d6jtkqqq37de93etapujw32wl98ztnxc5ddeup8n2pg72k6rj'>nevent1q…k6rj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Iirc for my weekend back in the 1980s I was based at a hotel near Gunnislake ... On the Saturday I caught a bus to Tavistock and walked the length of the Tavistock Canal to Morewellham Quay, diverting along a footpath where the canal dives under ?? Morewellham Down ?? <br/><br/>Not sure how I got back to Gunnislake ... Bus? Taxi? Thumbed a lift? On foot?<br/><br/>Either way it was a long wet midsummer&#39;s day :) 2024-12-09T18:27:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5euttj64j2jxfvdsvwzp9nnpmu6tqzd9qnjsjz0qra4qx0w57aszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7gjfjpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0as3k04qn203wn56u00md552mq6g689dxzeusuqnkuzzk0cnjmgcdcac0j'>nevent1q…ac0j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the early 1980s I had a weekend exploring the remains of the Tavistock Canal and the Tamar Manure Canal (far more pleasant than it sounds!) which shouldn&#39;t be a zillion miles from there. 2024-12-09T17:43:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8g8ah0jnxp5ruxswqvqy2fumuu00cwrex6ug5rmtrt328gqj0h5czyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7v5gl0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8czqhnpvntw7asemlasnfrmvp2xl4drv7k4qlrwgh2t65u3nw8dcsw3cst'>nevent1q…3cst</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I visited the Grizedale forest briefly once in the 1980s following the RAC Rally.<br/><br/>We arrived in the middle of the night, kipped down in the car, woke to a frosty dawn &amp; some Audi Quattros zoooooming past then just moved on to the next stage but two.<br/><br/>(Couldn&#39;t see them at every stage, obvs, else we&#39;d have effectively been competing with the rally cars :)) 2024-11-27T11:36:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj03y5sy3mdwtlu2qc56xr56d5f86kc2tm555r5rhd9esah9xvhqzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr76gxvls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjtwcprq47ksnmdg64jvscuxe4lcr5vy8w445j4s0s0nw4fs067gyv3amn'>nevent1q…3amn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps try following the &#34;Bridgy Fed for Bluesky&#34; account here on Mastodon which provides a bridge to Bluesky ... it&#39;s a little quirky to use but fine one to one.<br/><br/>It&#39;s:<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bridgy Fed for Bluesky</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pqr…2sck</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-13T18:25:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgulrruykz0k3cm8egkjlhpeyvvvhhqq0c962ulwwwtvtkgcmftdczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7nnxs35 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23zfhuv5rncs0zrkxe85yx4sw39g3syy09cuh95m3chae880qw7gfv7p9f'>nevent1q…7p9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a photograph of my grandfather (somewhere!) taken maybe 70 years ago not far from that spot.<br/><br/>:) 2024-11-08T19:35:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfgxq933f7nhs4xlyd4qp50rtwpan6npq9gp9qn34lzpqxp0nltczyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7934jhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz23x35hh8epm8kjr628aeu8ra4f0sqa0nl0047w6nsdd6g3gm4sqn309a'>nevent1q…309a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes ... as long as you can find the good accounts to follow ... :) 2024-11-05T17:20:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj2mqhfw78nmw0whd34jehaj62hxmy6tl9ycxcuhsjw7424requszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7tlhs7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7qpjs5fqe3yhuv7cle8jlffppsv4q65astva302ftaskczulc2gp7fs04'>nevent1q…fs04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a saying that the time to reef the sails of a sailing boat is when you first think about it. 2024-11-03T09:21:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2f2rk299n2dmenusvkkumr9a5pvpunxa6a9yz99kfxz540w0w8cgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7kkwn78 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm6ltvru4wjfu0c8l8sda007v20q3684w8nt3mgjt52s64aze5eq6fk9dt'>nevent1q…k9dt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes ... although the post makes light of it we delve into our family history with our eyes open lest we wish we&#39;d rather not have started.<br/><br/>My great grandfather&#39;s father was his mom&#39;s uncle (she was a teenager living in as domestic servant to her aunt and uncle ... a cliché), though the birth certificate left the father blank the DNA confirmed the obvious. 2024-10-21T07:35:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8l65mmlgpe8hsw6egq9eu6yfeep0w7pkndpm387u3ddmya9zx9szyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7az8kyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsftfdztzmn62c3ua3uz8sjxkfwl7j85cg6hwucr8xsvued3elda5swxtuvz'>nevent1q…tuvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s been only a couple of years since there was talk of fracking in the Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire. <br/><br/>Thankfully the idea seems to have been dropped.<br/><br/>Not, of course, because anyone pointed out the nearby Severn Estuary with two major road crossings, a rail tunnel beneath and, ahem, two nuclear power stations ... albeit one being decommissioned. 2024-09-30T17:23:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xuq04z2m0j8gqmtgupcatg0ry2zgermj5jr2ckfu2push6ll9tszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr774aslt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyatjq0xku50v2d6wtmjz0tc5vafmlr8ffm2ccgpmurr5zp9kd9lguulxn9'>nevent1q…lxn9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>*Sings* &#34;There&#39;s a welcome in the hillsides, a welcome in the vales ....<br/><br/>Oh! Hang about.<br/><br/>That&#39;s Wales. 2024-08-31T17:12:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrc65zhm46rgle8yse7966naatz0x8x47gx6pa5lxdah0kzlpehszyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7rcde7p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8clnptw5ufnsenuu3mm30zyd0zwmnaky3v2rxwyhvcn3w65qpejqhhhn00'>nevent1q…hn00</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There will be experts out there who might be able to give you guidance ... and doubtless perhaps point you towards the resources you likely need to access.<br/>#FamilyHistory 2024-08-29T19:36:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzd8kc90t9ekvxyh9yp0vd2fk9xx47xxyaxahmt327kpxmsfec5gzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr75377pm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8e2jy36zhr5mnnd4c4j2vvacct52uq7kh275d4nwwh0u82nedp5g0n49jr'>nevent1q…49jr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. Puerpural fever killed my great grandmother.<br/>Followed by industrial accidents ... my mom lost a brother and a sister at work, and another brother and her father lost bits of their hands.<br/><br/>Their stories are as important as any to be told, whether received as oral history (to be verified, of course) or by research and discovery.<br/><br/>#FamilyHistory 2024-08-29T17:51:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdavegjjdcdqtcrn6qs7juyzf8ue7fuy4qrv46s8cjkzm79dhzgxgzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7g6xepq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dva94d69k8wprp8298gkagyps9frrkjepuaa77u02x6emgt35kql6kfmz'>nevent1q…kfmz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Recognised the railings and small park by the ferry landing ... from waiting for the ferry.<br/><br/>That was a lovely day with lovely companions ... the &#34;must do&#34; down to Dartmouth, Kingswear and the steam train back to the bus.<br/><br/>:)) 2024-08-24T08:43:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4aspmz6p5gdn03yckvy66qyrqu88eaeu42u4964jv527phg869qzyz0ht5hy4puhfrj5urwlq335dlqwjsq94xlm79hpw4earyyycayr7pxyvlh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pha3a8let4xz8ua2clcat28vwm2s57vqjwx6c55d6c5k29hczkqew2mhc'>nevent1q…2mhc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Totnes? 2024-08-24T08:13:38Z