‘IF ONLY I’D ASKED’

Something light from the ginandgenealogy.co.uk

A Dry Gin January

My early prediction for this year is that dry January 2021 will be low on participants. I mean, does anyone in Tier … More

This gin was Mr Ginandginealogy’s choice. He picked it randomly for his lunchtime apertif at The Narrow, the riverside restaurant beside the … More

Very slowly and with caution archive offices are opening up again to the public following the lockdown period. How this is … More

These are strange and unprecedented times with the Covid 19 pandemic. There have been pandemics before but not quite like this … More

All at sea with Covid-19. The story of a hospital ship on the Thames.

For almost a month I have been in South Africa and what a busy time it has been. Cricket to … More

I’ve spent the last couple of days at Rootstech 2019 at The Excel in East London. This is a large exhibition … More

The Ashes have begun, the pinnacle of English Test cricket and the excitement of watching play is almost as exciting … More

It’s midsummer. The festivals are underway, tennis is on the tv and poppies are sprinkled among the cornflowers in the hedgerows. … More