Well here we are the first part of the Halloween special is here. It has turned into an epic as so many tales were found as a trawled the internet and books I have access too. Some entries were forwarded by our website users. I am not suggesting for one minute that anything in the […]
25th October 2015 – There just isn’t enough days in the week OPC
Hi all Hope you are all well and getting ready for the very busy holidays/festivals coming up over the next two and half months – there is always a celebration somewhere in the world but October through to January seems loaded on that front. I can think of a few things coming up like Halloween, […]
18th October 2015 – Census and Quizzes
Have you all been feeling a little neglected over the past two Sundays – well again am not going to spend too much time waffling on. – too busy. Firstly I need a volunteer to feature in the “Get to Know the Team Feature”. Questionnaire available from me on request if you can’t find it […]
11th October 2015 – A real quickie this week
Would just like to welcome the new OPC’s that have joined us over the last week and to say a big thank you to those who have moved on. We wish you all success in whatever you do now or in the future. Please remember that without the volunteer OPC’s, Transcribers and the admin that some […]
4th October 2015 – Short and Sweet
Am really busy uploading new items, tidying pages and rebuilding vacated parish pages so not got much time for the blog this week. We did announce that we would re-launch the newsletter at the end of September but Christine has decided that an end of November relaunch is better for us as it will include Christmas […]
27th September 2015 – Autumn Chills After Summer Sun (Poetic Lic
As the title suggests its getting rather chilly up here in the Highlands (well West Coast of Scotland really). We didn’t get too much Summer sun either. Why am I relating to the weather and seasons you may ask – but it is relevant in the fact that the amount of submissions I receive to […]
20th September 2015 – The OPC Week
Not a lot to report this week – just very busy loading, transcribing and sorting parishes. I do feel an achievement when I get to archive a file as complete or I move on to the next item on my list of thousands. At this point I must thank Jane Dick and Liz Corfield for […]
13th September 2015 – Back again for another week
Hi peeps Are you fed up of the blog yet – yes well tuff (just joking) its not law you read my ramblings hahahhaha. If no – oh goody cos I can talk the hind leg of a donkey as my mum used to say. Which has given me an idea – as part of the […]
Sunday 6th September – Autumn is beginning to set in
Firstly I apologise for being a little negative last week – things happen and I feel bad about them. On reflection I should not feel bad when things beyond my control set in. Last week I sent out the annual e-mail requesting all still interested in the project to let me know if they wish […]
30th August 2015 – Sunday Snippets
Hi all This week I have mixed emotions – on the surface I am bubbly and enthusiastic and raring to go but silently I have a bit of heavy heart as far as the OPC Project is concerned, I won’t go into detail. Hopefully the outcome will be a good one and we can continue […]