Watch the past come alive as you find the ancestors within you. Welcome to my Surrey Family Heritage. I first visited Hampton Court Palace. In the year 2000, ten years after I permanently migrated to Australia. Little did I know, at the time, that my Surrey ancestors had lived nearby. I did not even know, back then, that I had any Surrey ancestors. At the beginning of the 19th century, my Surrey ancestors lived around Richmond and East Molesey. You may know those areas better than I do.

Finding peace in both the inner and outer worlds. For several years now, I have chosen not to watch television or listen to radios. Everything I want to find, as well as many pleasant surprises, can be found online. Even online, I keep the sound switched to mute unless I choose to listen to something in particular. The brightness of the screens I use has been turned down, too. I have therefore attempted to reduce the blaring and glaring in my life.

The Many Meanings of Safe Travels. Being at home can sometimes be just as dangerous as leaving it. This is particularly so when becoming a victim of an accident, illness, natural disaster or criminal act. Here in Australia, we have often experienced natural disasters, and cultural ones. Sometimes, people need to find the road to recovery. Sometimes, people need to travel to escape drought, floods and fires. Sometimes, travel becomes a language expedition. I know my travels have often been a mixture of th.