Lilian's Tree

 Back in January I wrote about what I was 'planning' for this year. You can read it here,  What will it bring, As a year 2022 was better in some ways, as were weren't locked-down and were able to travel but in other ways, it was difficult. Rain, rain and more rain, with some towns, even now still under flood warnings, seems to have been a main topic of conversation. The brutal invasion of Ukraine, still has the world holding its collective breath. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, platinum jubilee, was a piece of history that probably won't be seen again, followed by her passing in September and the accession of Prince Charles to King.  Closer to home, I did do what I said I would.  No A-Z Blogging Challenge and my total of blogs reached 31, for the year. I did do blogs for both Women's History Month and National History Month. No Goodreads Challenge, but I read and wasn't worried about meeting a target. Some weeks I hardly read, while others I read several books...

  Jill Ball reminds us to do this each year, so here is my 2022  1. I got the most joy from, the Coffee 'n' Chat group I started in 2020, during Covid, via Zoom. It is still going strong and I love the chats we have. 2. The Covid situation gave me an opportunity to, tidy up files, work on my tree and play with DNA. 3. I managed to attend a face to face event at,  FHDU at Castle Hill, this first genealogy event I've been to since Rootstech in 2020 4. My main focus this year was on a One-Place Study that I've started on a cemetery at Mummell, NSW. 5.  A new piece of technology or skill I mastered was, my new phone. It took some time to get the photos off the phone and onto the computer. 6. A geneasurprise I received was, when a cousin showed up in my DNA results, I hadn't  know she had tested. Yes, it does prove that we are cousins! 7.  A Facebook Group that helped me was. History Goulburn, with information for my study. 8.  My 2022  social med...