Bits and pieces

This is the place for posts which don’t fit into other categories… unless they were a category all to themselves!

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 29, 2015April 29, 2015

Zebedee Peskett

What a wonderful name, Zebedee Peskett! In Sussex where he lived, Peskett was not a common name, but there were several families who had it, spelled in slightly different ways. Zebedee was born in 1811 to Edward and Susannah and had several brothers and sisters, including Frederick, maria Frances, Mary Ann, Matilda and Philip. He was a smith; his […]

Spanish bluebells?

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 27, 2015

London marathon

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 26, 2015

Spoilers

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 25, 2015

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 23, 2015

The Donkey Field in spring

Cowslips… they are cousins of primroses, and they smell so divine… … a carpet of bluebells…

Spring is well and truly here

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 22, 2015

A mystery

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 22, 2015

Scruples

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 20, 2015

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 19, 2015April 19, 2015

Borwick’s and Howards’

Two things I always have in my cupboard are baking powder and bicarbonate of soda, so I was interested to come across adverts for both these products in my mum’s copy of Mrs Beeton, and very interested by the fact that the baking powder I have is Borwick’s, and that is the one mentioned in the […]

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 15, 2015

Richard King of the Romans

Not a very good photo, but an intriguing plaque. Many years ago I studied medieval history for A-level, but even so I had never heard of Prince Richard, son of King John who was crowned King of the Romans in Aachen (not Rome as you might imagine) in 1257. King John who we’ve been hearing lots about this […]