Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 16, 2009
When I was a child sleep was something that never came naturally to me. I never slept for more than about two hours at a time until I was about 5 or six, and even then it took a long time for me to drop off. I also could not seem to sleep in my [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 13, 2009
My Taid, Charles Harper, was one of twelve children born to Carwyn and Llinos Harper. Carwyn, who was born on the same farm as his children, was the second eldest of eight children born to Wynn and Mererid Harper. Taid was born on a farm at the foot of Snowdon and spent the first years [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 10, 2009
I don’t really remember much of my early years, by that I mean anything up to about five or six years old. But I do have some strong memories, that aren’t really about anything special at all. For instance, I remember sitting on the floor watching television with my mum at lunchtime. I remember watching [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 8, 2009
When I was about sixteen or seventeen months old, my parents took me on a week-long school trip with them. As my dad was a teacher when I was very young, he often took me into school with him on occasions such as sports days, Christmas and various other celebratory events. I have one memory [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 7, 2009
My dad was born, Robert Charles Harper, on March 17th 1944 in Llanfyllin, North Wales. He was, and obviously still is, the youngest child and only son of my grandparents, Mair and Charles Harper. His older sisters Ellen Elsie, known as Elsie, and Rosalind Zara were also born in Llanfyllin and they lived here until [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 4, 2009
I was born Rebecca Mair Humphreys on the 6th December 1990 in the Gloucester Royal hospital. My parents, Robert and Margaret were, I suppose, what is considered ‘geriatric parents’ as my mother was 36 and my father 46 when I was born. Apparently my birth coincided with a terrible snowstorm, which greatly affected the journey [...]
Posted by: agirlcalledbecki on: October 3, 2009
I was talking to some old people at work, and they were saying that it was such a shame that young people today have no idea about the lives of their parents or grandparents. I totally agree with this and I would love to know a lot more about my ancesters. Therefore I decided that [...]
