East Yorkshire local and family history

Here is another blog post from what is now the 'new normal' of lockdown. Like everyone I am missing seeing my friends in the f...

As this crisis continues I am forever grateful that I have a garden to walk round every morning. It must be so difficult for those who do no...

I am writing after we have been in 'lockdown' for a week and I suppose we are adjusting to the new normal. It seems odd not to ju...

The snowdrops are out and putting on a good display this year despite all the wind and rain of recent days. But all the dykes and ponds are...

Well - it's all over for another year and I hope all readers of my blog have had a good Christmas and New Year. I am taking decorations ...

Today is the second day of December and it is fine and frosty. Molly and I have just been for a walk and at last the standing water is retre...

It's that time of year again when Goole library hold their annual family history day - the 9th November. I have been going for years now...

I have been sorting kitchen cupboards and decided I was more interested in sorting old pictures. So here are some views from 2002 when the...

I have just come in from walking Molly and have picked up a few conkers from the road through Saltmarshe Park. I cannot resist them when the...

It's almost September and  it feels autumnal. The apples are doing well and we have had a few figs and greengages. I am hoping to pick s...