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Showing posts with label family lore. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 03, 2013

Just one more chapter....? Magpie #154

Central Library, Manchester, U.K., by Robin Gosnall** 

I'm under the covers
Rapidly reading the thriller
My flashlight dims
Just as he kills her
"Hey-go to bed-
and turn off your light"
"Mom please just one more chapter
 and then goodnight?"
~~~~~~~

How many of us have had this conversation?
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**Work began on this magnificent Central Library, designed by Vincent Harris ,
 in 1930 and there was a grand opening in 1934 by King George V.
Only 9.25 km from the town of Worsley where my ancestors
came from ages and ages ago. The story my father used to tell
around the dining room table was that one of the Worsley's
took up with the local barmaid and then they emigrated to the USA...
back when it was still a colony.
Who knows if that's true or just a "family dinner legend". 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worsley