Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Hyperlinking to the last day of Christmas
A hyper sort of day - and yet calm too.
I have needed only my bedroom slippers on my feet and have been no further than the garage -to get an onion for tonight's dinner.
In the past I have had hyperkalaemia and at times might suffer hyperventilation.
Today I have hyperlinked - no, not another medical condition!
I promised myself and others who had shown an interest that I would get back to the family history.
And last week there was an extra enquiry from a second cousin of Bill's who we have not met - yet.
Today I looked again at the web pages I produced - I can hardly bear to think that over 6 years have passed since I put that lot together.
I did a good job back then - but never a complete job; indeed there is lots more to be done and lots more statistics to feed in for there have been births marriages and deaths in those years.
Actually, what I produced then is good, well good enough. It will not be difficult to continue with things and update things.
The hyperlinking involves being able to click from one name to another or to a place - and after a bit of work I seem to have that sorted out now.
I would still have to sort out how to create new sections. But at the moment most relations already have a section just waiting to be crammed with information and photos.
This will be a long job, but, bit by bit, I will work at it and hopefully by this time next year I might have a good up to date history ready for people..
I have asked Bill to take control of the family tree programme - sorting out all the dates for everybody whose name appears.
In addition to this work I have described and listed a few more bits for EBay.
Tomorrow I will have the first EBay auctions to finish for some time - and these were a bunch of things that had been listed before. Happily a fair few have bids.
Now today was always the traditional last day of Christmas - woe betide you if you haven't got your decorations down by midnight!
And so, before we let it go completely I will share with you pictures taken last Sunday when we were able to add more to the Christmas of Felix and Otto (and Ruth and Jenny) with the presents from Wiltshire.
If you haven't got all the pictures up, rest assured that I am trying to put things right. Though I think it might just be a temporary blip on the blog site.
Yes - Felix loved it all.
I have needed only my bedroom slippers on my feet and have been no further than the garage -to get an onion for tonight's dinner.
In the past I have had hyperkalaemia and at times might suffer hyperventilation.
Today I have hyperlinked - no, not another medical condition!
I promised myself and others who had shown an interest that I would get back to the family history.
And last week there was an extra enquiry from a second cousin of Bill's who we have not met - yet.
Today I looked again at the web pages I produced - I can hardly bear to think that over 6 years have passed since I put that lot together.
I did a good job back then - but never a complete job; indeed there is lots more to be done and lots more statistics to feed in for there have been births marriages and deaths in those years.
Actually, what I produced then is good, well good enough. It will not be difficult to continue with things and update things.
The hyperlinking involves being able to click from one name to another or to a place - and after a bit of work I seem to have that sorted out now.
I would still have to sort out how to create new sections. But at the moment most relations already have a section just waiting to be crammed with information and photos.
This will be a long job, but, bit by bit, I will work at it and hopefully by this time next year I might have a good up to date history ready for people..
I have asked Bill to take control of the family tree programme - sorting out all the dates for everybody whose name appears.
In addition to this work I have described and listed a few more bits for EBay.
Tomorrow I will have the first EBay auctions to finish for some time - and these were a bunch of things that had been listed before. Happily a fair few have bids.
Now today was always the traditional last day of Christmas - woe betide you if you haven't got your decorations down by midnight!
And so, before we let it go completely I will share with you pictures taken last Sunday when we were able to add more to the Christmas of Felix and Otto (and Ruth and Jenny) with the presents from Wiltshire.
If you haven't got all the pictures up, rest assured that I am trying to put things right. Though I think it might just be a temporary blip on the blog site.
I guess Felix now believes that life is just one succession of people with presents for him!
Thomas is a great favourite.
He was very excited with a Thomas the Tank Engine Annual that he opened a little later.
He spent a little while on his new jigsaw.
He posed with his lovely new "car" - the Cadbury's biscuit tin, which proved doubly exciting when he realised there were chocolate finger biscuits inside.
He posed with his lovely new "car" - the Cadbury's biscuit tin, which proved doubly exciting when he realised there were chocolate finger biscuits inside.
Simon and Nicki had been so looking forward to seeing Felix opening this big present. I took a series of pictures to try and capture Felix's joy.
Yes - Felix loved it all.
When he saw the set of books from Megan he excitedly said "Lola"..... don't think he managed both the names, Charlie and Lola. But, for sure, he knew the characters.
I must comment on something I have spotted on Felix in these photos. Perhaps others have seen it already. He is showing a slight "bald" spot amongst his curls at exactly the same spot that his Grandad's hair first turned white and then fell out to create a small bald spot.
Or am I imagining it?
Otto, at not quite 4 months, really has not twigged what all the fuss is about.
His eyes investigate the bright colours of some new bibs.
And there was an aunty to dribble on and smile at.
He might soon have a couple of teeth to show for all the dribbling.
But for now he can feed easily, whilst the modern mother reads poetry to the assembled company!
