Lilian's Tree

Our world,  in the last three months  has been turned upside down as a result of this virus. Everything has changed and while some countries are relaxing the restrictions, we still have a long way to go before we are able to function at pre Covid - 19 levels. And I think it could be years, not months before that happens. SO, I'm issuing a challenge.   WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED BETWEEN 1 MARCH 2020 AND 31 MAY 2020? It can be anything that is POSITIVE. Here is my list. Books read - 31. Craft - Knitted 1 jumper. Finished it.             Finished a cardigan. Started it last year.             Finished a scarf. Started it last year. Cooked. (don't count dinners.)    2 fruit cakes.                                                      2 cold tea cakes. (cold tea i...

I don't know about you but sometimes I really wish my ancestors would give the FULL spelling of the child's name. Nicknames, abbrevations and names written in Latin are just some of the things that I have found. These two little books have been very useful. The first one Dictionary of First Names,   gives me the meaning, sometimes where it is from, if it is the feminine form of a name, (helpful when trying to work out parents) and famous people, with that name. It is so well used that it is now falling apart/ First Name Variants  was one of my first purchases, back over 30 years ago and I still use it. You look for the name, first, say Olivia and get the code, oli. Using that code, oli, you look it up and there are the variations, i.e. Livie, Nola, Noll.  Yes, if you anly have the variation, you look that up and get the code and find the name.  Some of the varations are so obscure that I don't think I would have found the name, if not for this book....

What do you like to read? Who are your favourite authors?  Books or Kindle? I love to read and can have as many as three books on the go, at once and I usually can read three a week! My book shelves are double packed!  When we went to Europe I had a dilemma, do I take clothes or books? The clothes one and I had to 'read' from my iPad. I did find two great bookshops in Paris and ended up with a couple of books. This year, in the USA I faced an even bigger problem. My iPad was running out of memory, so I deleted photos, (I had copies) and there was still a problem. In San Francisco, I bought a Kindle and transferred all my books to it. Now here is my problem, do I buy books or do I buy Kindle books?  I buy both. Some are just for the Kindle and the physical books are of authors, whose series I am collecting. Still can't go past a bookshop!  The Kindle is good and light weight for travelling but I still love the smell of a new book. In asking...