Posts Tagged ‘personal history’
Time Pieces History Project Item 10: The Guitar
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the guitar. The Guitar – Introduction to Item 10 This acoustic guitar belongs to my Dad, and when I was a little girl he…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Nine: Cricketers Arms, Bill Quay
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Cricketers Arms. The Cricketers Arms – Introduction to Item Nine The Cricketers Arms (or the Cricks, as it’s sometimes referred to) is in…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Eight: Milliner’s Dummy
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the milliner’s dummy. The Milliner’s Dummy – Introduction to Item Eight Our family home has always been full of things that have caught my…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Seven: Christmas Angel
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the Christmas angel. The Christmas Angel – Introduction to Item Seven Unless you’re reading this in December, then the appearance of a Christmas Angel…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Six: The Dictionary
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the dictionary. The Dictionary – Introduction to Item Six It probably won’t come as a surprise that I’ve chosen the dictionary as one of…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Five: Iron
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the iron. The Iron – Introduction to Item Five Until relatively recently, the iron more lived up to its name! These two belonged to…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Four: Pipe (and Tobacco)
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the pipe. The Pipe – Introduction to Item Four My maternal grandfather was a larger than life character and an enthusiastic pipe smoker. He…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Three: The Teapot
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the teapot. The Teapot – Introduction to Item 3 This particular teapot was given to me by my parents when I decided to be…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item Two: Fan
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – the fan. The Fan – Introduction to Item Two The mantlepiece of my teenage bedroom was cluttered with a random and sometimes tasteless assortment…
Read MoreTime Pieces History Project Item One: Pocket Watch
The Pocket Watch – Introduction to Item 1 As this project is called ‘Time Pieces’, it seemed only fitting that the first object was related to time, and I chose the pocket watch to represent my great-grandfather. He was lovingly referred to as ‘Dad the Old Man’ to differentiate him from my own father, his…
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