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Family secret #5

GSQ Blog Posted on August 17, 2015 by GSQ AdminAugust 17, 2015

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

Posted in family secrets, poetry, Tiggy, Uncategorised

Photograph

GSQ Blog Posted on December 15, 2014 by GSQ AdminDecember 15, 2014

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

Posted in Christmas, photographs, poetry, Tiggy, Uncategorised

A different kind of family tree

GSQ Blog Posted on July 21, 2014 by guestbloggerApril 1, 2019

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 … Continue reading

Posted in family tree, poetry, Tiggy, Uncategorised

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