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Board and Card Games

November 6, 2020 By Allison Symes 6 Comments

Were you a fan of board games? Perhaps you still are.

I have fond memories of playing various board games with my family over the years. I was fortunate enough to live in a big old Victorian semi when I was growing up with a separate living room and dining room.

The dining room was really only used for that for Christmas and other special occasions as we often ate in the kitchen but we also used this room as a kind of games room. The big table we had in there was ideal for board games and the like. And we could leave a game set up in progress if we needed to do so.

Feature Image – Board and other games. Pixabay

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Family Histories – pas devant les enfants

August 20, 2019 By chippy minton 1 Comment

tabby kitten

The Prologue

Many years ago, when my siblings and I were all of primary-school age, we went for a family walk around a country village a few miles from home.  As we walked from the car, my sisters and I spotted a sign outside a cottage: [Read more…] about Family Histories – pas devant les enfants

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