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Out of the Farlans: Fresh Fields


Here is the Publishers website where you can obtain a copy of the book to read http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=70836

As I blogged earlier my aunt has just published her first book “Out of the Farlans: Fresh Fields” Since receiving a copy I have been rivetted to the book reading it in every spare moment. I have found the book both interesting and addictive and also very informative. The book concerns my auntie Jean’s family line stretching back to the 1800s but track the progress of her ancestors all the way through to her own mother Mary Bella. Mary Bella I knew myself (but always as Mrs Findlay) and of course I have first hand knowledge of Auntie Jean’s own generation, so reading the book I was able to put a face to many of the characters.
Because of my personal knowledge of the people mentioned I also found it to be an emotional read for sure – particularly towards the end. I am not usually a reader – preferring to bury my self in technical manuals as opposed to fact and fictional stories. But this has been a real delight and an education. It was remarkable to receive an insight into the way my own ancestors might have lived. For example today we have the luxury of being able to communicate by voice text and even video at the touch of a button, but that was not the case in the 1800s and early 1900s when much of this book was set.
I read stories of people some of whom I know having set-off to start a new life in the USA and face the prospect of having little communication with close family except by letter or telegraph…. The latter being used only in case of real emergency etc…

That alone was a revelation and caused me to marvel at the things which are now possible through technology today. So many of these innovations we now take for granted but they were not always there. Electricity we now access at the press of a switch but in those early days even that was not possible….
In any case I would heartily recommend this book as a great and interesting read and would encourage all to take the time to read it.

I also want to say a big thanks to my Autie Jean for taking the time and having the perseverance to complete this work – I know that this has been a huge effort on her part and it is wonderful to see her heritage preserved in this way.

As you see below – even Abbie showed some interest!!!!!!

Keswick July 2010 – Windermere trip!

Went to Windermere today and it continued to rain… But we had a good time and was able to walk along the marina area during a relative dry spell 😉 You can see the happy campers below!!!

Lake Windermere is much higher than usual as you can see from the photo below! You can see that the floating jetty below is actually higher than the other jetty it is connected to!!!!


In the following photo you can see the same jetty with connecting jetty visible under the water level, with the swans and ducks swimming above it!!

Another great day despite the wet weather 😉