Reading time: < 1 min Three Auntiques My grandfather, Jack Handley, had 3 sisters and a brother. I remember my 3 great-aunts well. We called them the Three Auntiques and they were interesting characters.
Reading time: < 1 min The French knight My ancestor Joseph Haydon Starie is presumably a descendant of the Haydon or Heydon family. They are descendants of the French knight de Cardon who fought in the battle of Hastings in 1066.
Reading time: < 1 min Grave hunting It’s fun to uncover ancestors’ tombstones and discover what’s engraved on them.
Reading time: < 1 min Research doesn’t always reveal interesting stories The Starie fore-fathers were farmers, as far back as 1590 for sure. My research didn’t bring out a story of general interest but here is a summary.
Reading time: < 1 min Putting the story in context When writing about my ancestors, I need to understand the local context and the surroundings of where they lived. I can find a lot on internet but visiting the places […]
Reading time: < 1 min Write the story first, improve later. I’m spending too much time making perfect prose for parts of stories. I’m now going to focus on writing the stories themselves and will expand later.
Reading time: < 1 min Now back to writing! After a two-week break in Valencia, I find it difficult to get back to writing again. There are distractions: sunny spring weather, jobs to do outside, etc. I’ve lost momentum. […]
Reading time: < 1 min What I learnt from the Writing Challenge I learnt a huge amount during February’s Challenge, and felt part of a writers’ community.
