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The second part of our England trip was a family reunion in Wolston our “ancestral home.” Its where my mother parents, the Ismays, lived. And many of our relatives on the Ismay side still live in the area.

The Ismay’s house in Wolston

Four out of the five brothers came to the reunion:

Simon, Tom, Matt and Andrew

outside St Margaret’s the village church

We had a Sunday luncheon at the Queens Head an excellent pub in Bretford with our Aunts and Uncle and many of their children and grandchildren. What a nice family:

That is Joe in the middle

We of course took the obligatory outdoor group photo and it came out really well:

The Ismays of Wolston

with their significant others and offspring

Almost of all of the photos in this section were taken by Eddy K. He is Matt’s long time friend and one of the worlds best photographers. Thanks Eddy!

Click here to see many more pictures of Wolston and the surrounding area.

Click here to see many more photos of the family reunion.

This will be a link to the canal boat section when it is finished.

Many years ago Lillian gave me a front end loader lawn ornament with spinning wheels.

It was a big hit in the neighborhood and proved to be very durable.  But after five or so years it was looking a little long in the tooth.

For my Birthday a few weeks ago Lillian gave me a “Tractor Farm Spinner” from the same company.  When I installed it yesterday it made me smile all day.

Great Gift Lillian.

Premier Kites has a web site.

The Three keys to success are:

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• Practice
  
• and Practice.

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It has been two weeks since I have written for the blog.  This is the longest I’ve gone without writing since I started last April.  Nurit and I were in England (without the laptop)

to celebrate my 60th birthday by walking along Hadrian’s Wall

and have a family reunion with my mothers family (Ismays) in Wolston.

It was a bit rainy (the worst July since 1952 or something) but we had a very good time.  Over the next few day I’ll post some pictures on Flickr of the trip.  Sections are likely to include:

• Hadrian’s Wall
• The Grand Reunion
• Signs of England
• Other Highlights: Canal Boating, Cambridge and the Lake District

I recently purchased at a very good price about a thousand historic postcards. They date from the 1950′s to the early 1970′s and were bought by someone on their travels and never sent.

Example one

The dilemma is do I send them out to my “postcard pals” or keep them as a valuable collection?

Example two

I’m trying to get away from collecting any more stuff and my old collection of cards is one of the reasons that caused me to start sending postcards. However….

Example three

I think that a postcard that was sent thirty years later is of less value than one that was never sent but getting them out into the world where many more people can enjoy them has a certain attraction also.

If you have an opinion about this interesting dilemma please send me a comment by clicking below and putting in the secret code that keeps the spammers away.

“A low handicap is a sign of a wasted life.”

Friar Fitzgerald

People who drive Hummers want the biggest baddest vehicle on the road or off.  But they also want unique.  How about importing the Soviet armies equivalent of the US military Hummer and making it roadworthy to US standards and selling it for $150,000.

Hummers

It might work for the Chinese or British equivalent also.  you will probably be able to sell 5000 a year.