Further About Great Granny Flo'

Lent Day 3
Today I have spent my 'blogging hour' writing a piece for Julia Wenlock's Customer Guest spot for Toot Sweets Shrewsbury. (http://www.tootsweetsconfectionery.co.uk/) Please have a look at it and visit her lovely website.

Lent Day 4
Today I completed and sent above blog and started thought process on letter in support of BBC Local Radio to Daniel Kawczynski MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham.

Lent Day 5
Worked on email above, which I will send tomorrow.

Lent Day 6
Email sent to Daniel Kawcznski in support of BBC Local Radio. Diverted from blog writing for rest of week by outbreak of chickenpox at Joel's nursery. He was spotty and could not attend. I was therefore childminder for next 3 days.

Lent Day 10
Cooking and partying with chums. Found the next photo of Flo' for blog wearing a fetching cloch hat and now a lady of 'traditional' build circa. 1927 with my father aged about 2 in Rhosneigr. Will post when it is scanned.

Lent Day 12
Planing a day out to Records Office in Hanley to do some research into newpapers, births, marriages, deaths and Censuses for all my Mrs Swinnertons. Then I can really start to put some flesh on their bones. This will be my blog hour and several more on Tuesday, Day 14.

Some might say I had failed on my Lenten challenge by not keeping up every day last week but I disagree. The idea of a challenge like this is that at the end of 6 weeks it should be an automatic part of my life. It needs to be something flexible enough that real life can get in the way where necessary and not bring it to a halt. As long as the intention to continue and entertain is maintained, the challenge is being met.

Since today is Sunday, I will post this chapter and apologise to readers that it does not give much more of my family. I will start tomorrow by outlining who I am going to look for in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday and give some background to the beginnings of F Swinnerton & Sons Ltd, Caterers of Snow Hill Shelton Stoke-on-Trent. I have depressing photos of what their homes and premises look like today.