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Latest from the Kitchen Renos

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

For the non-Australian read­ers, renos is short for renov­a­tions. Pro­nounced ren­OEZ
Behold: my new Zip tap.

Not only hot and cold run­ning water, we now have filtered col­derer and filtered boil­ing (ie: hoterer) water – right at the sink.
This is my Christ­mas present from Avril, and the only request I had for the kit­chen renos. At cur­rent costs, this […]

2008 in Review

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Inspired by the Del­ic­ate Genius’ Year in Review 2008
Firstly, what did I say last year
from Per­sonal and Pro­fes­sional Res­ol­u­tions for 2008

The home mat­ters
Weigh Less than 2008 FAIL! no change
Geeks Who Care mat­ters presen­ted at vari­ous Senior Cit­izen groups
Think simple, be social

I have really only suc­ceeded on #1 #3 and #4. On the home front, I spent many […]

My Relative from 18th Century: George Hodge

Friday, December 26th, 2008

This is page 2 of a con­tract between Charles and Robert Fall of Dun­bar, Scot­land and the fish­er­men of Crail, Fife, Scot­land.
Charles and Robert Fall held many interests in Dun­bar in the 18th Cen­tury. They also had fam­ily con­nec­tions in Fife. In an agree­ment signed by them on the 9th Novem­ber 1745, the fish­er­men of […]

Hoge’s of Duns, Scotland. Near Blackadder

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

It is pos­sible that my paternal ancestor, some 11 gen­er­a­tions ago, was born in Duns. Very close to Black­ad­der. Maybe not the same Black­ad­der, but inter­est­ing in a his­tor­ical sense.
Epic laughs.

12 O’Clock High Trivia

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Amongst the ladies with per­fect early 1960s hair-dos and dresses in a series set in the mid 1940s; and the euca­lypts of South­ern Cali­for­nia appear the epis­odes of 12 O’Clock High
And there is lots of smoking: even by the com­bat pilots in-flight! Maybe cigar­ette com­pan­ies were primary spon­sors of the ori­ginal shows as the screened […]

Kitchen Installed

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Kit­chen installed dur­ing a 13 hour mara­thon yes­ter­day. Caesar stone top to come late next week; and electrical/tiling to be com­pleted.
There be kit­tehs in this synth.

A Hole in the Wall

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Yes­ter­day, this was a wall.
Today, we are proud own­ers of a hole between our kit­chen and lounge.
Renov­a­tions have star­ted to pace up now. Yes­ter­day, the bath­room was rendered. Today, the under­floor heat­ing for the kit­chen was installed by Avril and Matt. Tomor­row, kit­chen tiling is com­pleted and the new kit­chen delivered. Fri­day is kit­chen installation d-day.

Bathroom: Ready for Rendering

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Private Angus Hodge

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

In the recent research of my paternal fam­ily his­tory, I found ref­er­ence to David Melville Hodge sign­ing the papers for an Angus Hodge. These papers were per­mis­sion given by David for Angus to join the Aus­tralian Infantry in 1916 for ser­vice abroad. He was only 18 years and 2 months old.
Private Angus Hodge was my […]

Hodge Family History Update

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

As pre­vi­ously blogged, my ancest­ors hailed from the east­ern shores of Fife, Scot­land. Exactly where golf was inven­ted.
NB: this page will be updated as more info is found. Dots will join back to here
Inspired by recent fam­ily events, I decided to revisit my June 2006 research and go fur­ther back. The pre­vi­ous searches had stopped at […]

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