There's this bloke I've known all my life.  He can be a real PITA, but he's house trained, can cook, clean, change a fuse or a wheel or a nappy, mows the lawn and always looks after his baby sister.

( My Bruvver )

Until Bro got married and had kids, the largest number of people in this country with the same surname as me was 10.  I was the first female in the UK with our surname born in the 20th century.

( My Family )

The Adorable Nieces (tm) through the ages

( Girls, girls, girls )

My aunt and uncle absolutely doted on their grandkids.


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My cousin Richard playing with his adorable children!

Richard is exactly 3 years younger (within a day) than Bro.  Sian and I had birthdays in the same month as Grandpa's and Rich and Bro had birthdays in the same month as Granny's.


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Life got all stirred up and I never started my 100 things.  I decided I was going to do "Stuff in my house" and on looking around and realising how many family photos I do have on display and how many more I don't have on display, I thought I'd start by posting pics of my fambly.  I was going to start with the Ancestors, but they're all on a ( Read more... )

You'd better start running, cos I'm going to be doing a long-ish running challenge meme.  Blame zinke, cos she was the one who signed up before me and pushed me (well, I followed her) into it.

I couldn't decide exactly what to do, but whilst looking through some old photos and staring at the *stuff* in my living room, the answer came to me.  I shall ( Read more... )