2 March 2024
How can it be this long since I did a news update?!
Since the last update, we have moved house (again) and are now looking for another - the landlords do not want to renew the lease, rather going month to month... so we figure they either want to put it on the market, or move in. Such a shame, I love this house.
This house is a blog post waiting to happen - it was built (apparently) in the 1860s. I researched it back to the owners from early 1900s to about 1930. Such interesting stories.
The real big news I guess, is that I have turned pro... I am researching for other people now. It is so much fun and a lifelong dream. So, if you want reseach carried out, or want me to write up your research, hit me up.
I better get writing for my client :)
Until next time (hopefully a bit sooner)... Cheers, Georgie
20 November 2022
Well you may have noticed I have had an assistant posting for me - well, not really. My son is a chip off this old block and right in ancestry and history. He did his own research and I let post on here - his first blog posts.
My computer died yesterday - it's an All In One - the book was backed up, but the last time was a month ago. Hoping the IT people I have contacted can retrieve my files... There is probably a heap of other stuff on there - but the book is my main concern. If I need to rewrite, it's only about one family group and they didn't have a lot of children. So, I write to you now from my new PC.
In September I also got my old job back, so now I work remotely from Victoria for an office on the Mid North Coast of NSW. We also had our annual big family holiday with my parents, my brother and his family - our first since 2019.
The book is coming along - if only there was more time and inclination to get it done - writers block really hurts the motivation.
The boy starts a new school next year - my old school... hopefully he loves it. Exciting times ahead.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
11 June 2022
The book is coming along - woohoo! I have finished typing up my old notes and am working on "new" research. I have designed the cover and am working on other bits and pieces, likes maps and charts. I'm still not up to my direct family line and Xmas is very fast approaching. I don't think I will meet my deadline, but I'll give it a good crack!
So far we have lucked out and not got COVID, but we have all been crook with something the boy brought home from school. Thankfully we are all getting over it now. Work is going ok and we are looking forward to our annual family holiday in September - it will be our first with the whole family since 2019. Otherwise life is just work and writing, with watching a game of footy thrown in on the weekend.
Recent blog posts are consisting of excerpts from the book - it's a bit lazy of me, I know, but at least I'm posting!
Cheers, Georgie
26 February 2022
Well times are crazy - not that it's an excuse for not posting on here, but I have been busy. We settled in to the new house, school and jobs. It was tough with for the boy starting school half way through the year, three days in and COVID lockdown happened - we didn't do it in NSW, so home schooling was all new to us. We managed to survive and had a great Xmas with family.
The book is coming along really well. I have nearly typed up all of my notes and have been added in new research and photos along the way. The family tree chart I want to include is massive and will need to be reformatted to fit. I'm hoping to have it done by Xmas this year, we'll see. I'm 150 pages in and have not even got to my direct family line yet... nearly!
More typing ahead - stay safe!
Cheers, Georgie
26 June 2021
So much has changed and I need to update the About Me section... so at Easter my husband got a job (YAY!) Unfortunatley it was back in Victoria - so he moved at Easter and then last week the boy and I joined him finally.
I resigned from my job but I was offered a role in the same company for a Melbourne office. It will be very different, but at least I don't need to look for work. On the down side, I don't get the 6 month holiday to work on the book that I wanted to take - on the up side, I get to work from home and only need to go to the office once a week.
The boy is enroled in a new school and starts in a couple of weeks. We are closer to family which is good and now have two incomes which is awesome. I have two more weeks off before I start work again - maybe I'll write a blog post... stranger things have happened :)
Cheers, Georgie
17 February 2021!
Good lord it has been 2 years! So much has happened - the whole COVID-19 has come and nearly gone and I didn't even write about it.
My hubby is still cancer free, which is awesome. My son has start year 3 this year. I am still working, working, working. The book is coming along but I get so side tracked by other projects, that I wonder if it will ever happen.
Right now, it has been so long since I wrote anything here, I don't even know what I want to say.
My son has become virtually addicted to researching his ancestry. We are looking for royal connections and my have found a direct line back to James II of Scotland. That was very exciting, but since the initial discovery I have been unable to verify two generations (in the middle of the line)! I shall keep trying.
Stay safe and COVID free.
Georgie
5 September 2019
My poor neglected blog!
Well the surgery has come and gone. The good news is that hubby got the all clear and is cancer free WOOHOO! He's nearly finished a follow round of chemo to hopefully prevent it from coming back. It's good to see him pain free again and when he's not having treatment, he's virtually back to his old self.
Off for the annual family holiday soon - absolutely need a break. We are all looking forward to it, especially the boy.
I've actually been researching the last month or so... not necessarily for the book, but it's still interesting. Have taken a couple of lines back a few generations and expanded the tree. I'm still on the boring part of the story in the book, I just can't get past it. Maybe I should cut a few generations out? Stick to the family before 1900 - so undecided.
Cheers, Georgie
4 May 2019
Well, so much for it being a happier and healthier year :(
Our little cat Jack got hit by a car on April 1. He was so annoying and so cute. The night before was the first night he had slept on our bed. It was devastating and we still miss him terribly.
We did find out what was / is wrong with hubby... cancer! Since he was diagnosed, back in January he has undergone several CT & MRI scans, numerous blood tests and five weeks of chemo and radiation therapy. He has been in a lot of pain, but it seems the treatment has made an impact as he has improved somewhat. In 9 days he will have surgery - hopefully once he has healed, he will be back to his old self.
It has been a very bumpy ride since we moved here - it's a beautiful place and I love living here, but we have had so much bad luck. I question if it was worth it at all?
Fingers crossed all goes well with the surgery and our luck changes for the better.
Cheers, Georgie
1 January 2019
Happy 2019!
Has it really been this long since I last wrote on my news page? Has it really been nearly 12 months since I posted anything? OMG my poor neglected little blog. I would love to say that I will do better this year, but I know myself too well to even suggest it.
A lot has happened since my last news post, though not a lot of writing has been done. I'm in a "boring" bit of history and I can't get motivated to write about it. I need to, of course, or I'll never get past this bit and I'll never get the book written.
One good thing is we are still in the same house for over a year now. We sold our old house and have enough for a deposit on a new one of our own. We just need to start earning more money to be able to borrow enough. Unfortunately hubby decided that he didn't want all my stuff unpacked - my treasures, unseen since they were packed at the start of 2017!
Not long after we moved to Port last year we lost our little "pup" in an attack on the beach. Then last year we lost our boy (dog) - he was very old and we were surprised to even made the move with us. It broke our hearts, but we gave him a great life and we loved each other immensely. At the end of October we bought a kitten - not sure why, it's lucky he's cute!
Our human boy is about to start year 1! He loves school and is very clever, which is of no surprise to us. He always learned things easily. He received several awards throughout the past year and received the academic award for his class... so proud! We won't mention he lack of sporting ability, though he is slowly coming along with his swimming lessons.
Hubby has been crook for about the last seven months. We (hopefully) find out what the problem is at the end of the month. It has been a terrible time for us, especially him of course as he is in a lot of pain among other things. The diet that I was on before we moved we quite successful with me losing over 17kgs in around 12 months. Unfortunately I did put it all back on - however, I have started the diet again this week. Hoping for the same outcome and more!
Hoping that 2019 will be a happier and healthier year for us all. Hoping I also get some writing done for this book and a few more blog posts... fingers crossed!
Cheers, Georgie
28 October 2017
So much for doing lots of blogging after the move, though I did a few posts I guess.
Both myself and hubby have now found new jobs which is great. Mine is not quite as interesting as my old one, but the people are nice and once I get the hang of it, I'm sure something will capture my attention.
We are moving house again. The house we moved into was always going to just be temporary. We have found something much more suitable and should be moved in by end next week. We had orientation day at the primary school for the boy to start next year.
I did several months of good solid writing on the book. I think I am going over board a bit and might need to cut back on some of the later generations. Maybe stopping at 1900... so many people! But I guess if I stop there, I have the info already for book 3 (should I do one). Of course now that I am working again, I have not written a thing. Hopefully once we are settled into the new house I can get back into it.
The story of our lives this year has been packing - and that is what I need to go and do now.
Cheers, Georgie
13 June 2017
Well, the big move has happened. Today we finally got the Internet put back on - had been here for nearly 2 weeks without it. The boy was going crazy without his Roblox and Youtube!
Our new life is coming together - the first day of preschool on Thursday, for which we are all very excited. Hubby has applied for a couple of jobs, but now that the internet is connected he can apply to all those places that only take online applications. Once he's working, I can set about getting my book done.
Before we moved I had packed away my notes, so I haven't done any actual writing for months. However, I was still researching so have a lot to catch up on. The amount of information I have received from all over the world has been mind blowing. I'm so grateful.
Anyway, we have a lot to do!
Cheers, Georgie
24 February 2017
It was a sad day today with the passing of a dear friend I had known for 18 years - didn't seem that long, though sometimes it feels much longer. Rest in peace Sparkles!
Well, last time I posted about surprises coming our way and last week I had to make it official - silly rumour mill at work... We are packing up the house and moving interstate! The beach and hopefully a more stress free lifestyle is calling. I officially resigned from my job and in three months we venture into the unknown.
Stay tuned!
Cheers, Georgie
11 February 2017
Hmm, I thought I'd posted for the new year... guess not!
We had a great little break in Geelong for the New Year, somehow got a free upgrade on the hotel room so was able to watch the fireworks from the balcony. Can't complain about that.
Over the hot weather - 40 + degrees can go away fast, for a very long time. Even the AC is struggling to stay cool. But, one a good note, I bought a new computer and have now finally got it up and running today. Ancestry looks amazing on this huge screen. I can't wait to start typing the book up on this.
Speaking of the book, I did a heap of research over Xmas and it was progressing well, until hubby's laptop died. So he has my laptop which meant I had no computer to work on for a few weeks. That has changed now and I look forward to get back into it with a vengeance.
The future has also got some big surprises coming our way - but I'm keeping them secret for a while longer - no, not pregnant!
Have a great weekend, and if you are in Australia - keep cool!
Cheers, Georgie
23 December 2016
Well, another year almost done and dusted.
I have a very excited four year old who, when decorating the Xmas tree three weeks ago, declared "this is the best Xmas ever!" I hope he is always this easy to please.
The book is coming along and hopefully I get to make some real headway before I go back to work. I have found two companies that can print it, so when the time comes I'll be able to get a good deal - hope so anyway!
Summer is beating me up already... hate the heat. It's going to be around 40 all next week :( not looking forward to it at all I'm afraid. On the plus side, the cricket is on (or at least will be next week) and I have an AC duct in the perfect place to keep me cool in my study.
Merry Christmas, everyone. And wishing you all a happy and safe 2017.
Cheers, Georgie
11 October 2016
Unfortunately I have not progressed much on the book of late - life getting in the way, I guess :)
The holidays haven been and gone way too quickly. It was great catching up with all the family again. Looking forward now to the 2017 one.
So much for spring - we should be reaching temps of nearly 30 by now, but still in the high teens and so wet the town was cut off for a while. I won't complain about the heat (or lack of it) as I hate summer, but some sunny days would be nice.
Well, it's after midnight and I have to get up for work in the morning. I kind of just wanted to come on here so a had a recent update. I really need to do a new post. I miss writing on here.
Cheers, Georgie
27 August 2016
Well, it's nearly spring time here in Australia. I have holidays coming up at the end of September and am REALLY looking forward to that!
I feel terrible that my blog that I love so much is not getting any attention from me at all these days. All of my attention when on the computer is directed towards me book. It's coming along well, my draft is into it's third notebook. Sometimes I want to start typing it up to see how many pages I have so far, but this will totally distract me from the research and writing so will have to wait.
The diet is coming along - 12kgs gone! I've been sick with a cold so that has delayed my progress a bit. But, still going...
Back to the book now.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
6 June 2016
My poor little blog is being neglected. So is my Facebook page for that matter, Pretty much all of my time online is spent on Ancestry and Google whilst I work on my book. I haven't done so much research in years and the book is coming along nicely. I'm excited to see the finished product and I don't think I'm even a quarter of the way done yet.
Two weeks off work now, so I plan on doing some house work and lots of writing. My hubby has to work and it's too cold and rainy to do much outside. I don't plan on going away - time to just have a relax, for 6 hours a day anyway, while the boy is in daycare.
I started a diet four weeks ago and have lost almost 5kgs... go me! You can't tell from looking at me which is a shame, but I'm starting to feel better. My goal is to loose all the weight I have gained over the last 17 years and get back to where I was when I moved up here. 5 down, lots to go!
Happy Queen's B'day for next Monday!
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
8 April 2016
Well my week off came and went. I did manage to do a bit of research and writing, but not as much as I would liked. I finally was able to connect Herbert Bunston (an actor from the early 1930s) to my family. Was pretty excited!
I don't know how many pages I've written, but compared to the first book, it is all new territory - this side of the family was unknown to me 16 years ago. I must say that the internet makes this job so much easier and quicker. No more snail mail or trips to the library... well, I might still go to the library!
I have reconnected with a few old family members that helped out with the last book and have met some new ones recently who have given me so much already. I have also found some places that are still existing today that were run by Bunstons back in the 1880s.
Until next time, cheers, Georgie
22 March 2016
I love having my study! It has totally motivated me to start working on my follow up book about the Bunston family.
I have only been working on it for a couple of days, but the more concentrated focus on the family is already helping my research.
I have the week off next week, so hopefully I'll make some decent headway.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
26 February 2016
WOOHOO!!! The study is finished! Actually it was finished before last weekend, but mum and dad were visiting so I didn't get on here to post about it. This afternoon I start unpacking all of my hoardings again... let's hope I don't have to do this again for a while.
I am having a great time arranging everything. We bought our son a new bookcase with a toy box at the bottom, so now I have his old bookcase. This means I have shelves big enough for the albums and folders that would not fit in the other cabinet. Of course this also means I have a lot more storage space it fill... don't tell hubby!
Dinner time and then back to sorting and unpacking. Loving life and so happy to finally have my own space in our house again.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
24 January 2016
My study is nearly finished... the external wall has been moved over and the wall re-bricked. The interior walls and doors are in the process of being under coated. We have to wait a few weeks for the cornice to arrive and then we can get a painter in to finish it all off. So excited!
The last few weeks have been a bit eventful on the history side of this too. Not so much in the way of research, though I've done a bit. This blog got archived in Pandora by the National Library of Australia, so that was pretty cool. I've also been contacted by a distant relo who provided some information for the book back in 2000 plus another person who is writing something and needed some info. I also received some new pics from my father in law's cousin.
The nearly 4 year old is pressuring me to play cars again, so must be off.
Happy Oz Day for the 26th.
Cheers, Georgie
7 January 2016
Happy new year readers :)
Well we finally did get the quote from our builder and work begins next week. So I have spent the day packing up all of the stuff in my study that I had unpacked. The builder is also a cabinet maker, so hopefully I can get something done about the shelves on the buffet.
Xmas, as always, was hectic - travelling to visit family and friends. My three weeks holiday is nearly over and I do not feel very relaxed... maybe I'll get some time to myself when I'm back at work. As my husband says "there is no me time when you have a family".
I have a couple of posts on the go and once the study is built I hope to get them finished and posted. I have some big ideas for my research - the library I mentioned before as well a a full chart printed out... I wonder if that will even be possible!?
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
11 October 2015
Hi All,
Still no study, or quote from the builder... crazy! But two days after my hubby bought my desk he also got me a matching buffet / hutch. Almost perfect office storage, the shelves are just not quite tall enough for some albums or folders. But I can make it work, it looks awesome and I'm finally sorting all my hoardings.
You may have also noticed I have started writing a few more posts... happy days!
Cheers, Georgie
16 August 2015
Hi All,
Well, I'm super excited. My hubby bought me a new desk for my new study. I love it - still don't have a study yet, currently waiting on a quote from a builder. But, I finally have somewhere to work on my research.
My plan is to eventually print out all the records and certificates I have found and create a catalogued research library. Yes, I'm a hoarder and no, my husband is not thrilled by that!
Research wise I have been pretty slack. Occasionally doing a random search or two but that's about it. I also haven't posted on here because most of my posts were stories I had already written. Since everything has been packed away I couldn't really get my hands on things to write new posts... with my new space almost being ready for action I hope to finally get some things posted.
Cheers, Georgie
7 January, 2015
Hi All,
You may notice it's been a while since my last post. With a two year old climbing all over me, work being flat out and then the Christmas / New Year period I have really not had much time to think about a new post.
I have been researching, though, particularly on my husband's side. I have been finding some interesting new information, and with the help of other research provided by my hubby's aunt (as well as some fantastic photos) I hope to post on this side of the family soon.
I want to also expand on the pedigree charts that have already been posted and perhaps add more names to my surname list.
Once we get back into the routine of normal life again I shall hopefully get my act into gear.
I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and New Year and I wish nothing but good things for you and your family for 2015.
Cheers, Georgie
5 September 2019
My poor neglected blog!
Well the surgery has come and gone. The good news is that hubby got the all clear and is cancer free WOOHOO! He's nearly finished a follow round of chemo to hopefully prevent it from coming back. It's good to see him pain free again and when he's not having treatment, he's virtually back to his old self.
Off for the annual family holiday soon - absolutely need a break. We are all looking forward to it, especially the boy.
I've actually been researching the last month or so... not necessarily for the book, but it's still interesting. Have taken a couple of lines back a few generations and expanded the tree. I'm still on the boring part of the story in the book, I just can't get past it. Maybe I should cut a few generations out? Stick to the family before 1900 - so undecided.
Cheers, Georgie
4 May 2019
Well, so much for it being a happier and healthier year :(
Our little cat Jack got hit by a car on April 1. He was so annoying and so cute. The night before was the first night he had slept on our bed. It was devastating and we still miss him terribly.
We did find out what was / is wrong with hubby... cancer! Since he was diagnosed, back in January he has undergone several CT & MRI scans, numerous blood tests and five weeks of chemo and radiation therapy. He has been in a lot of pain, but it seems the treatment has made an impact as he has improved somewhat. In 9 days he will have surgery - hopefully once he has healed, he will be back to his old self.
It has been a very bumpy ride since we moved here - it's a beautiful place and I love living here, but we have had so much bad luck. I question if it was worth it at all?
Fingers crossed all goes well with the surgery and our luck changes for the better.
Cheers, Georgie
1 January 2019
Happy 2019!
Has it really been this long since I last wrote on my news page? Has it really been nearly 12 months since I posted anything? OMG my poor neglected little blog. I would love to say that I will do better this year, but I know myself too well to even suggest it.
A lot has happened since my last news post, though not a lot of writing has been done. I'm in a "boring" bit of history and I can't get motivated to write about it. I need to, of course, or I'll never get past this bit and I'll never get the book written.
One good thing is we are still in the same house for over a year now. We sold our old house and have enough for a deposit on a new one of our own. We just need to start earning more money to be able to borrow enough. Unfortunately hubby decided that he didn't want all my stuff unpacked - my treasures, unseen since they were packed at the start of 2017!
Not long after we moved to Port last year we lost our little "pup" in an attack on the beach. Then last year we lost our boy (dog) - he was very old and we were surprised to even made the move with us. It broke our hearts, but we gave him a great life and we loved each other immensely. At the end of October we bought a kitten - not sure why, it's lucky he's cute!
Our human boy is about to start year 1! He loves school and is very clever, which is of no surprise to us. He always learned things easily. He received several awards throughout the past year and received the academic award for his class... so proud! We won't mention he lack of sporting ability, though he is slowly coming along with his swimming lessons.
Hubby has been crook for about the last seven months. We (hopefully) find out what the problem is at the end of the month. It has been a terrible time for us, especially him of course as he is in a lot of pain among other things. The diet that I was on before we moved we quite successful with me losing over 17kgs in around 12 months. Unfortunately I did put it all back on - however, I have started the diet again this week. Hoping for the same outcome and more!
Hoping that 2019 will be a happier and healthier year for us all. Hoping I also get some writing done for this book and a few more blog posts... fingers crossed!
Cheers, Georgie
28 October 2017
So much for doing lots of blogging after the move, though I did a few posts I guess.
Both myself and hubby have now found new jobs which is great. Mine is not quite as interesting as my old one, but the people are nice and once I get the hang of it, I'm sure something will capture my attention.
We are moving house again. The house we moved into was always going to just be temporary. We have found something much more suitable and should be moved in by end next week. We had orientation day at the primary school for the boy to start next year.
I did several months of good solid writing on the book. I think I am going over board a bit and might need to cut back on some of the later generations. Maybe stopping at 1900... so many people! But I guess if I stop there, I have the info already for book 3 (should I do one). Of course now that I am working again, I have not written a thing. Hopefully once we are settled into the new house I can get back into it.
The story of our lives this year has been packing - and that is what I need to go and do now.
Cheers, Georgie
13 June 2017
Well, the big move has happened. Today we finally got the Internet put back on - had been here for nearly 2 weeks without it. The boy was going crazy without his Roblox and Youtube!
Our new life is coming together - the first day of preschool on Thursday, for which we are all very excited. Hubby has applied for a couple of jobs, but now that the internet is connected he can apply to all those places that only take online applications. Once he's working, I can set about getting my book done.
Before we moved I had packed away my notes, so I haven't done any actual writing for months. However, I was still researching so have a lot to catch up on. The amount of information I have received from all over the world has been mind blowing. I'm so grateful.
Anyway, we have a lot to do!
Cheers, Georgie
24 February 2017
It was a sad day today with the passing of a dear friend I had known for 18 years - didn't seem that long, though sometimes it feels much longer. Rest in peace Sparkles!
Well, last time I posted about surprises coming our way and last week I had to make it official - silly rumour mill at work... We are packing up the house and moving interstate! The beach and hopefully a more stress free lifestyle is calling. I officially resigned from my job and in three months we venture into the unknown.
Stay tuned!
Cheers, Georgie
11 February 2017
Hmm, I thought I'd posted for the new year... guess not!
We had a great little break in Geelong for the New Year, somehow got a free upgrade on the hotel room so was able to watch the fireworks from the balcony. Can't complain about that.
Over the hot weather - 40 + degrees can go away fast, for a very long time. Even the AC is struggling to stay cool. But, one a good note, I bought a new computer and have now finally got it up and running today. Ancestry looks amazing on this huge screen. I can't wait to start typing the book up on this.
Speaking of the book, I did a heap of research over Xmas and it was progressing well, until hubby's laptop died. So he has my laptop which meant I had no computer to work on for a few weeks. That has changed now and I look forward to get back into it with a vengeance.
The future has also got some big surprises coming our way - but I'm keeping them secret for a while longer - no, not pregnant!
Have a great weekend, and if you are in Australia - keep cool!
Cheers, Georgie
23 December 2016
Well, another year almost done and dusted.
I have a very excited four year old who, when decorating the Xmas tree three weeks ago, declared "this is the best Xmas ever!" I hope he is always this easy to please.
The book is coming along and hopefully I get to make some real headway before I go back to work. I have found two companies that can print it, so when the time comes I'll be able to get a good deal - hope so anyway!
Summer is beating me up already... hate the heat. It's going to be around 40 all next week :( not looking forward to it at all I'm afraid. On the plus side, the cricket is on (or at least will be next week) and I have an AC duct in the perfect place to keep me cool in my study.
Merry Christmas, everyone. And wishing you all a happy and safe 2017.
Cheers, Georgie
11 October 2016
Unfortunately I have not progressed much on the book of late - life getting in the way, I guess :)
The holidays haven been and gone way too quickly. It was great catching up with all the family again. Looking forward now to the 2017 one.
So much for spring - we should be reaching temps of nearly 30 by now, but still in the high teens and so wet the town was cut off for a while. I won't complain about the heat (or lack of it) as I hate summer, but some sunny days would be nice.
Well, it's after midnight and I have to get up for work in the morning. I kind of just wanted to come on here so a had a recent update. I really need to do a new post. I miss writing on here.
Cheers, Georgie
27 August 2016
Well, it's nearly spring time here in Australia. I have holidays coming up at the end of September and am REALLY looking forward to that!
I feel terrible that my blog that I love so much is not getting any attention from me at all these days. All of my attention when on the computer is directed towards me book. It's coming along well, my draft is into it's third notebook. Sometimes I want to start typing it up to see how many pages I have so far, but this will totally distract me from the research and writing so will have to wait.
The diet is coming along - 12kgs gone! I've been sick with a cold so that has delayed my progress a bit. But, still going...
Back to the book now.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
6 June 2016
My poor little blog is being neglected. So is my Facebook page for that matter, Pretty much all of my time online is spent on Ancestry and Google whilst I work on my book. I haven't done so much research in years and the book is coming along nicely. I'm excited to see the finished product and I don't think I'm even a quarter of the way done yet.
Two weeks off work now, so I plan on doing some house work and lots of writing. My hubby has to work and it's too cold and rainy to do much outside. I don't plan on going away - time to just have a relax, for 6 hours a day anyway, while the boy is in daycare.
I started a diet four weeks ago and have lost almost 5kgs... go me! You can't tell from looking at me which is a shame, but I'm starting to feel better. My goal is to loose all the weight I have gained over the last 17 years and get back to where I was when I moved up here. 5 down, lots to go!
Happy Queen's B'day for next Monday!
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
8 April 2016
Well my week off came and went. I did manage to do a bit of research and writing, but not as much as I would liked. I finally was able to connect Herbert Bunston (an actor from the early 1930s) to my family. Was pretty excited!
I don't know how many pages I've written, but compared to the first book, it is all new territory - this side of the family was unknown to me 16 years ago. I must say that the internet makes this job so much easier and quicker. No more snail mail or trips to the library... well, I might still go to the library!
I have reconnected with a few old family members that helped out with the last book and have met some new ones recently who have given me so much already. I have also found some places that are still existing today that were run by Bunstons back in the 1880s.
Until next time, cheers, Georgie
22 March 2016
I love having my study! It has totally motivated me to start working on my follow up book about the Bunston family.
I have only been working on it for a couple of days, but the more concentrated focus on the family is already helping my research.
I have the week off next week, so hopefully I'll make some decent headway.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
26 February 2016
WOOHOO!!! The study is finished! Actually it was finished before last weekend, but mum and dad were visiting so I didn't get on here to post about it. This afternoon I start unpacking all of my hoardings again... let's hope I don't have to do this again for a while.
I am having a great time arranging everything. We bought our son a new bookcase with a toy box at the bottom, so now I have his old bookcase. This means I have shelves big enough for the albums and folders that would not fit in the other cabinet. Of course this also means I have a lot more storage space it fill... don't tell hubby!
Dinner time and then back to sorting and unpacking. Loving life and so happy to finally have my own space in our house again.
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
24 January 2016
My study is nearly finished... the external wall has been moved over and the wall re-bricked. The interior walls and doors are in the process of being under coated. We have to wait a few weeks for the cornice to arrive and then we can get a painter in to finish it all off. So excited!
The last few weeks have been a bit eventful on the history side of this too. Not so much in the way of research, though I've done a bit. This blog got archived in Pandora by the National Library of Australia, so that was pretty cool. I've also been contacted by a distant relo who provided some information for the book back in 2000 plus another person who is writing something and needed some info. I also received some new pics from my father in law's cousin.
The nearly 4 year old is pressuring me to play cars again, so must be off.
Happy Oz Day for the 26th.
Cheers, Georgie
7 January 2016
Happy new year readers :)
Well we finally did get the quote from our builder and work begins next week. So I have spent the day packing up all of the stuff in my study that I had unpacked. The builder is also a cabinet maker, so hopefully I can get something done about the shelves on the buffet.
Xmas, as always, was hectic - travelling to visit family and friends. My three weeks holiday is nearly over and I do not feel very relaxed... maybe I'll get some time to myself when I'm back at work. As my husband says "there is no me time when you have a family".
I have a couple of posts on the go and once the study is built I hope to get them finished and posted. I have some big ideas for my research - the library I mentioned before as well a a full chart printed out... I wonder if that will even be possible!?
Until next time... cheers, Georgie
11 October 2015
Hi All,
Still no study, or quote from the builder... crazy! But two days after my hubby bought my desk he also got me a matching buffet / hutch. Almost perfect office storage, the shelves are just not quite tall enough for some albums or folders. But I can make it work, it looks awesome and I'm finally sorting all my hoardings.
You may have also noticed I have started writing a few more posts... happy days!
Cheers, Georgie
16 August 2015
Hi All,
Well, I'm super excited. My hubby bought me a new desk for my new study. I love it - still don't have a study yet, currently waiting on a quote from a builder. But, I finally have somewhere to work on my research.
My plan is to eventually print out all the records and certificates I have found and create a catalogued research library. Yes, I'm a hoarder and no, my husband is not thrilled by that!
Research wise I have been pretty slack. Occasionally doing a random search or two but that's about it. I also haven't posted on here because most of my posts were stories I had already written. Since everything has been packed away I couldn't really get my hands on things to write new posts... with my new space almost being ready for action I hope to finally get some things posted.
Cheers, Georgie
7 January, 2015
Hi All,
You may notice it's been a while since my last post. With a two year old climbing all over me, work being flat out and then the Christmas / New Year period I have really not had much time to think about a new post.
I have been researching, though, particularly on my husband's side. I have been finding some interesting new information, and with the help of other research provided by my hubby's aunt (as well as some fantastic photos) I hope to post on this side of the family soon.
I want to also expand on the pedigree charts that have already been posted and perhaps add more names to my surname list.
Once we get back into the routine of normal life again I shall hopefully get my act into gear.
I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and New Year and I wish nothing but good things for you and your family for 2015.
Cheers, Georgie
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