Glad it was such a wonderful event. 😊Have ordered my copy. 😊

One of my aunts, who died last year at the age of 97, was utterly convinced that my great grandfather died at 104. I found that he was 93 (burial record accurate). I like to think that her belief led her to believe that she, too, could live a long life. We humans are so influenced by our beliefs.

I did the same. 😁

This rings true for me. 👍😁

The wrought iron gates with manor house

Disposable cup of coffee on a table with rhododendron flower posy in a small jar

Have arrived at the Tregothnan estate's open garden day in time for an ironic coffee. ☕ Beautiful place, beautiful day. Thirty acres of beautiful gardens and maybe the tea plantation to see. 😊

Mine arrived in the post today. 👍😊

What a wonderful read! 😊

😁 So are these manicule emoticons? 👉👈

Oh, congratulations to them! What a moment! 🥰

Thank you, Julia. 😊

Thanks, Jane. 😊 It's taken me a while to notice an early assumption, but I'm starting to get to grips with DNA research and that's helping. I've had fun doing the wrong research and now I get to do some more! 🤣

My main genealogy goal at the moment is to correct the early mistakes made when my brain was still greatly affected by post-traumatic symptoms. Thank goodness I can think straight most of the time now, and can begin to use DNA to clarify things. Back to work on a major mistake! #genealogy

Thank you! It's been a very special time for our family. 😊

Yes. There is a picture that was taken for a short piece in the local newspaper. It featured my mother's paternal great grandfather, grandfather, father, my mother and my eldest brother. We were given a print and it's something to treasure.

Yes - sending a message to congratulate my daughter and son-in-law on the one week anniversary of their wedding, about half an hour from now. 👰🤵🥰

Congratulations, Mark. 😊

Worth a read...

📢 DOODLES IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY ARCHIVES 📢

📜 Some fabulous examples of 'faces' and other scribbles in early modern wills being shared by this account, run by one of our project volunteers 👇 1/5🧵

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How interesting, what a lovely tradition. And I see what you mean about overgrown churchyards.

I had to look this up. What a lovely thing to do and I bet you feel good for having done it. ☯️😊

Happy #worldhealthday! 🌍💪

This year’s theme set by the World Health Organisation is ‘Together for health. Stand with science’.

Everything we share at Action for Happiness, our social posts, events, groups and courses are all backed by evidence-based research into the science of happiness. 🤗🌟

It looks to have been a lovely day. 😊

Thanks, Jane. Same to you. After all the excitement of our family wedding, R and I are enjoying "Leaster" - no fuss but plenty of happiness. 😊

I totally agree, Paul.

Thank you, Lorna. 😊 It was wonderful. 🥰

Thank you, Liz, we did. 😊Even the auntie who fell over dancing and sprained her wrist!

Flowers from my daughter's wedding yesterday, plus a small basket used by my granddaughter to sprinkle rose petals at the start of the ceremony.

A large flower arrangement used to decorate the table for the signing of the marriage register: roses, stocks, lisianthus, gypsophila, miscanthus, lagurus, eucalyptus of more than one kind, ruscus.

My daughter's wedding bouquet.

And now we're home, we have proof that it wasn't all just a dream...🥰🥰🥰 I will need to record the names of the flowers used, as best I can. The white stocks smell wonderful.

That's it exactly. 😁

This thought provoking article reflects my own outlook: Identity is closely bound up with personal experiences. For me, that includes things such as traumatic events, family size, birth order and an environment shaped by religious beliefs. Oh, and I should throw in gut health too, I guess. 😁

Ours - and I do mean ours - had a red top. A bright, garish, plasticky red.