I decided to share another of my poems this month. One of the things I love about writing my family history in poetry is that I’m not necessarily restricted to just the facts, which, let’s face it, are sometimes few and far between. But every single one of us likes to speculate about what those facts mean, or their effects on our ancestors. Poetry lets me do this. Family secret #5 He stole butter, sugar, a carton of eggs and … Continue reading
This time I wanted to share one of my poems that I think is fitting for this time of year, when we’re all thinking about loved ones, especially those we’ve lost. Photograph for Nana I would like to have known you before you served in the RAAF when your parents were alive before you married divorced had kids watched one die. I would like to have seen you smile like this more often and to hear you … Continue reading
Hello and welcome to the blog. My name is Tiggy Johnson and I will also be blogging here once a month. I am a relative newbie to genealogy, though I have now clocked up more than three years. I’d like to suggest what topics I might blog about, but I’m going to leave that as a surprise (to you and me both!). One thing I’m keen on, for genealogy and non-genealogy, is poetry. I am a poet and I’m writing … Continue reading
