Category Archives: Language

Disappeared…

Posted on February 23, 2019 by rhbblog

Looking through some Yorkshire directories on a genealogy hunt last night I found two wonderful, if rather niche, job categories – Strickle Makers and Scribbling and Fulling Millers. It set me off, not least as I think my last job … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Language, Locality, People | Tagged family history, jobs | 2 Comments

Dark Rain Ahead, Hummingbird

Posted on August 11, 2015 by rhbblog

Originally posted on O at the Edges:
Dark Rain Ahead, Hummingbird The black-chinned hummer buzzes my flowered shirt, bringing to mind the letter H, its history of an inferior life among letters, and a Phoenician origin signifying fence. An aspirate…