I thought I would start this year with a  fun fact that I never really thought about much ->Surnames.

The fact is that ones surname is  a large puzzle piece of our ancestry. This was the info that I felt pertinent to the subject-

Where did the surname originate?


"Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll - first levied about 1275, Surnames were also used by families before they needed taxation as a means  of  showing  their  connection  to  powerful  families  Surnames go back centuries."

With that said, lots of names make sense to me now like, Taylor,  in old English  its spelled different but pronounced the same "Talleur"
Now some others are easy as well- Walker, Hill, Stewart, Wood, Butler, Fisher, Cole, Wells, Hunter, Berry, etc. Mine is Kitchens in old English spelled "Cycen".  So take a look see what's the real spelling of you surname..

Hi all, Oh my has it been a while. Two computers later, and a few heart attacks.. Well  that does not seem to keep this old gal down!! LOL

 

Year of the dog, my favorite! I have my two Aussies still and loving them every day. With Yule behind us and spring approach's I feel a great positive coming our way .To be truthful I cannot wait for that warm sun on my face again. I have great plans for planting some specialty gardens this year. I'll try to add a few pictures for the past couple years of my comings and goings and new subjects too! So glad to be back here missed the blog terribly.

Oh yes ,My tribute to the New year happy 2018 All.