A quieter month than usual
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| River walk at sunset unusually quiet |
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| Empty roads and roundabouts |
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| Deserted pathways |
- Wrote and posted 26 entries for the A to Z blogging challenge, this kept me busy for hours and finally committed me to writing something about my husband's ancestors
- Took daily walks, enjoyed the stunning weather in this part of the world in April
- Bike rides, ideal weather and flat terrain for this oldie
- Read and read some more - total for the month 12 books, mainly fiction
- Enjoyed the company of visitors to our garden including this cheeky peewee who often sits just outside the window where I am writing
- Tidied some of the genealogy files and shared some research and photos with interested relatives
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| As restrictions ease signs are less prescriptive |
Thank you to those who commented on my blog posts.
Family History blogs I followed
Anne's Family History An excellent series on the London of Anne's ancestors
Family History Across the Seas In depth look at gratitude across one lifetime and those of ancestors
Genealogy Challenges Some really interesting ancestors occupations here
GeniAus A wide range of a convict's descendants
Molly’s Canopy Awed by how much she can recall of her primary school years
The Curry Apple Orchard A very readable family history retold in story form
Other blogs of interest I enjoyed
Black and White Words and Pictures A fascinating series on English nursery rhymes and their block printed illustrations
A Heep of Everything Postcards received
Best Bookish Blog Book reviews, many already read and some I'll seek to read
Will I do April A to Z again? It does require a significant commitment of time, of which I had plenty this April. The positives - it commits one to writing, the negatives - artificially finding something to fit each letter of the alphabet is limiting but challenging. Yes, it was a quieter month than usual but I am satisfied to have finished the posts and to have found some new directions to research.
You’ve done well exercising daily and yes, a beautiful environment in which to do it. While we’re missing out on seeing friends, life generally doesn’t feel that much different as a retiree...or maybe my life is boringly uneventful.
ReplyDeletePerhaps not “boringly uneventful” but “contentedly satisfying “ .Having said that it will be good to get back to seeing folks in person rather than on screen and to have reasons for going out of the house for more than grocery shopping or exercise.
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