Monthly Archives: May 2015

Several steps forwards and a few less steps backwards

Posted on 25/05/2015 by Jo Graham

You’ll be pleased to hear that the planning of the planning of the Silly Girl’s Project to recreate my grandparents’ 1955 road trip to Monte Carlo is coming along nicely.  (Part one is here)  I’ll just say that the whole … Continue reading →

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100th Anniversary of the Sinking of The Lusitania

Posted on 07/05/2015 by Jo Graham

A less than jolly post today.  As some of you will know, The Lusitania, a Cunard ship first launched on 7 June 1906, was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland and sunk a hundred years ago today. One of my … Continue reading →

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One step forwards and more than one step backwards

Posted on 06/05/2015 by Jo Graham

I thought I’d give you (both) an update on the progress of the Silly Girl’s Project (also known as the Big Road Trip from Dunfermline to Monte Carlo).  Part one is here.  Look – my grandparents did it in 1955 … Continue reading →

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