Archive | February 2013

Liebster Award

Feb25

In German means “beloved” or “dearest”, I’ve just been nominated therefore for a Beloved Award! Sounds lovely 🙂

Nominees are required to state eleven facts about themselves, answer the questions provided below, nominate up to eleven people and provide them with eleven questions to answer.

So here goes…

First, starting off with eleven random facts about me:

1. The date of birth on my passport is wrong!
2. I have two sisters and one brother (who passed away 20 years this December)
3. I have been sewing for as long as I’ve been able to reach the treadle foot on Mum’s machine
4. Love reading
5. Wanted to be a graphic designer when I left school but slacked off too much in year 12
6. Have a cat named Zorro
7. Was an Aunty at the ripe old age of 13
8. Didn’t get my drivers licence until I was 30
9. Would love to travel around the UK, Germany and Poland looking for the places my ancesters came from
10. Still have one of my nappy pins from when I was a baby
11. Spent the compensation money from a car accident on retraining myself as a Travel Agent and now can’t find work :/

Questions: [I’m also passing these along to the nominees stated below]

What are your top three favorite books? Wuthering Heights, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and anything by Phillipa Gregory
If you could live in any other era, when would you choose? Edwardian….love the fashion and women were just starting to have a voice
What is your favorite Disney film? Snow White, although the Queen terrified me as a child!
Do you prefer sweet things, or savory? both
What fictional character do you feel that you relate most with? Bridget Jones
Who would you say has been the most influential or inspirational person in your life so far? My grade 6 -7 teacher Mrs Schubert
What is the one thing that you like most about yourself? My laugh
If your life was being made into a film, who would you choose to play yourself? Meg Ryan
And what three songs would you include in the soundtrack? These Days – Powderfinger, Acrobat – U2, Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
What are your thoughts on life after death? Still not sure on that one
If you were a superhero, what would your power be? Travel back in time and talk to some of my ancestors about everything!

I nominate the following bloggers:

http://merrilychaotic.wordpress.com/

http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com.au/

Michelle

Mum and Dad

Feb21

I’m going to have this printed up and framed to give to Mum for Mother’s Day…hope she likes it. Left to right in the top picture are…Gordon Jasper Edwards (Mum’s brother) Ray Camilleri (Dad’s childhood friend and Army mate) Dad (Malcolm Frank Scragg) Thora Alison Edwards (Mum’s sister) and friend Joan Dowling. The flower girl is my cousin Heather Scragg.

Mum and Dad

William Laity Morris my GGG Grandfather

Feb18

Honor Lawrey and Martha Morris 231262325William Laity Morris

William Laity MORRIS was born on 1807, in Gulval, Cornwall, England and was baptised on Sunday, 6 December 1807, in Penzance, Cornwall, England. William was a wheelwright, blacksmith & coachbuilder and owned his own business, MORRIS W.L. Coachbuilders, Wheelwrights, & Co on King William Street South, Adelaide. He died on Wednesday, 10 February 1897, aged 89, in Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia.
He married, aged 20, Honor LAWREY, aged 19, on Saturday, May 24 1828 in Gulval, Cornwall, England. The witnesses named at their wedding were William White and Elizabeth Hosking. They had eleven children. Honor was born in 1808 and was baptised on Sunday, 19 June 1808. Honour/Honora died on Wednesday, 4 April 1888, aged 79, in Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia . William and Honour are buried together in West Terrace Cemetery (R2, 15, W, 1) along with their daughter, Honor Lawrey Williams.

Sydney Frederick Ween my Dad’s cousin

Feb18

Sydney Frederick Ween my Dad's cousin

Sydney Frederick WEEN was born on Tuesday, 4 October 1904, in Upper Sturt, South Australia, to Walter John WEEN and Elizabeth Hannah SCRAGG and died, aged 69, on 2 Jul 1974 in Port Noarlunga, South Australia.
Sydney, aged 25, married Gladys Fanny TURNBULL, aged 25, on Wednesday, 5 February 1930, in St. Barnabas Church, Croydon, Adelaide, South Australia and they had two daughters. Gladys was born on Sunday, 17 April 1904, in Brompton, Adelaide, South Australia and died on Sep 15 1993 in Port Noarlunga, South Australia. They were both cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Syd played league Australian Rules football. He commenced his league career with West Torrens. When the blue and golds won their first flag in 1924, he was named as a reserve for the grand final clash with Sturt, which in those days simply meant turning up ready to play in case one of the selected players suddenly became unavailable. Needles to say, he ended up watching the match from the sidelines. In 1926, Torrens cleared him to Port Adelaide, and after taking a couple of seasons to find his feet he developed into a handy player. In ten years with the Magpies, he played 134 league games, besides representing South Australia twice at the 1930 Adelaide carnival. He was highly thought of at Alberton, and served as vice-captain from 1929 to 1931 and in 1934, and as captain in 1932 and for part of the 1933 season. He was a member of Port’s winning challenge final of 1928 against Norwood, and finished a commendable third in the Magarey Medal voting in 1931.

The weather today…

Feb18

I’m a bit over this heat, not very good for creativity it makes you feel tired. I’m going to do some of my family tree today I think and maybe add some pages to my own scrapbook. I do have gardening to do before my house inspection on Wednesday but there is no way i’m doing that today….I may pass out and need an ambulance!