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Congratulations! You have found the Habershons.com family website, started in December 2001. All Habershons and non-Habershons are welcome to wander around. Stick a pin in the Guest Map; leave a message in the Message Book; and if you're a Habershon, please let us know you were here so we can list you in our Branch Office. And if you are looking for stuff on Bikram Yoga or Mini Coopers, click on the pictures in the left-hand column.
We also encourage you to register. This takes less than a minute and will allow you to view and leave comments, chat in the chat box at left, and look at the photograph albums. And if you're logged in you'll never see this annoying message again.
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Catherine Athearn (née Habershon)
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Mr. Howard Toon found us on Habershons.com and writes the following:
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I have in my possession a Book of Common Prayer, published for the Company of Stationers, London in 1739. There is a sticky label inside the front cover announcing it as belonging to J. J. Habershon of Rotherham, and there are assorted barely-legible handwritten entries, some in pencil, some in ink, inside giving the dates and times of birth of certain members of his ancestral family.
It mentions Matthew Habershon of Bradgate, near Rotherham. Amongst the children listed are Mary Habershon, September 25th, 1742 and six other children, ending with Matthew Habershon, December 22nd 1757.
A small number of other details appear in the back of the book, but whilst an experiences archivist might be able to decipher them, I could only hazard guesses. A scan is attached.
. . . Thank you, Mr. Toon, for taking the time to scan and email us a copy of this. Click here to view the scan, Habs. Check out this page of the Family Tree to work out J. J. Habershon's relationship to you. He was my Great Great Great Grandfather.
Mr. Toon mentions in a subsequent email that he came across the prayerbook whilst clearing the household possessions of his late brother who was an amateur collector of interesting antiquities. He hasn't offered to sell it to us, but if any of you are interested in contacting him, send me an email.
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| Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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Oh my! This would never happen at Wimbledon, would it?
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| Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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This You Tube video has been circulating around my yoga community. They are all dog lovers. I'm wondering, though, if any of you are familiar with the George Hotel in Castle Cary? Almost on your doorstep, Ricky. And if so, have you seen these dogs in action?
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| Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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I see that Agatha Christie's family is complaining about Wikipedia's revealing the name of the murderer in The Mousetrap. In true, understated, British fashion, Christie's grandson, who has the rights to the play, calls the situation "unfortunate."
I'll bet he's really pissed.
So how many times has everyone seen the play? I've seen it twice. Have to say that the first time was a lot more enjoyable, not knowing whodunnit.
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| Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
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| Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
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 S dniom razhdjenia!, Emma!
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| Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
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Today's date, August 27th, always makes me think of an old family member.
Does it ring a bell with you, brothers?
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| Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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The Wall Street Journal has a "where are they now?" article this morning on tennis players.
Remember Andrea Jaeger? She's a nun!
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| Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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I saw this video on the Daily Telegraph's website this morning and have thought about very little else all day. Very upsetting. The cat was so trusting. How could anyone do this?
I hope someone recognizes her and turns her in.
UPDATE, August 24th: The woman has been identified.
ANOTHER UPDATE, August 25th: I thought that just maybe the woman would have a plausible explanation for what she did. But no. " . . . she claimed the outcry had been blown out of all proportion. She said: 'I don't know what the fuss is about. It's just a cat.'"
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| Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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Thanks for sending this, David!
I needed a good chuckle this morning.
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| Monday, August 23, 2010 |
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| Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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Libby came up with the perfect present for David's 60th birthday -- a day on the footplate. He got to drive a steam train on the Mid Hants Railway, on the Watercress Line. Click here to see the website.
He obviously had a great time. Photographs by Libby. Yes, you have to be logged in to see them.
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| Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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Happy birthday
John Glenn,
Nelson Mandela,
Steve Forbes,
Paul Verhoeven,
Joe Torre,
Richard Branson,
Nick Faldo,
and, of course,
Ed!
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| Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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John and I have just returned from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It was a sad trip as we went to a funeral. Louise Whited's. Habs, you will all recognize her name as she was one of our valued and prolific Habershons.com commenters. She's the lady who was always contributing pictures of her husband Frank's vegetable patch.
We met her for the first time about ten years ago on our annual Memorial weekend camping trip. She and Frank always showed up with home-grown asparagus and the best potato salad. The last couple of years they didn't make it as she was in failing health.
Here's a link to her obituary. Interesting to note that, just like mum, she was 67 years old and married for 42 years to a Navy man.
RIP, Louise. You'll be missed on Habershons.com.
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| Saturday, July 17, 2010 |
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| Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
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From today's Guardian:The largest single hoard of Roman coins ever found in Britain has been unearthed on a farm near Frome in Somerset.
A total of 52,500 bronze and silver coins dating from the 3rd century AD – including the largest ever found set of coins minted by the self proclaimed emperor Carausius, who lasted seven years before he was murdered by his finance minister – were found by Dave Crisp, a hobby metal detectorist from Devizes, Wiltshire.
. . . Does anyone know which farm?
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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Who's everyone rooting for? Spain or Holland?
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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 The rain here in Houston has prompted me to run something by all you Habs and wannabe Habs. Let's have a ruling on this:
Remember we cancelled our Wall Street Journal delivery (which was in my name) because it got too expensive? Then in April 2009 John got a special offer for $99 for a year. That year was up in April, and so that his credit card wouldn't automatically be charged for a second year at the normal rate, he called to cancel. That request was half met. His credit card was not charged, but the paper is still landing on our lawn every morning.
So what do you think? Should we come clean? I know there are at least three Habs who have had a paper route in the past. Would you be upset if you knew you were delivering a newspaper to someone who wasn't paying for it? Bear in mind that we do tip the carrier every Christmas. John's theory on all this is that they are lucky we're not prosecuting them for littering our lawn every morning. My take is that we help boost the circulation figures.
And what does the rain have to do with all this? Well, whenever the paper got wet we only had to call a number and a dry one would be delivered within the hour. This morning's was soggy, in spite of the plastic wrapping. I didn't have the cheek to request a fresh one.
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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Jamie has been busy since our visit to The Stables in April. The vegetable patch is thriving and the birds are laying around nine quail eggs and three chicken eggs a day. He has 86 quail eggs in the incubator almost ready to hatch. The cocks will be fattened up for Christmas and the hens will be kept for laying. He and Gina are starting up a luxury catering company and are already using their own produce and quail eggs for dinner parties for clients in the South West.
Log in to see the pictures. (photography by Gina)
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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It's good to see that David has been hard at work on his allotment.
This way to his pictures. Remember to log in or register.
Next, let's see a bowl of picked veggies, David. Even better, let's see a veggie stew.
UPDATE (July 10th, 2010): David has come up with the goods. Check out the album for pictures of his veggies.
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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Nothing like a three-day weekend to catch up with stuff. John's and my photos from Glastonbury and London are now in the England album. (Remember that you have to be logged in to view pictures.)
We got a bit photographed-out by the end of the trip, and unfortunately don't have any of the brilliant family get-together at the Indian restaurant in London.
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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It's so strange to sit here in Houston listening to Radio 2 and hearing that there's a 3-mile traffic jam on the road from Shepton Mallet to Pensford via Farrington Gurney.
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| Monday, June 28, 2010 |
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Now that England has been knocked out of the World Cup, it's time to concentrate on the Astros Wimbledon. Thank you, John, for re-hoisting the Stars and Stripes outside our house.
So when does the St. George's flag come out again? April 23rd?
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| Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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Now that the U.S.A. has been knocked out of the World Cup, it's time to concentrate on England. Thank you, John, for hoisting the English flag outside our house.
We'll be watching the match tomorrow morning over breakfast.
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| Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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Charlie notes in the chat box that Pat has taken a job with Ferrari. I think that warrants an official post on Habershons.com.
Ferrari have appointed Pat Fry as assistant technical director just over a month after he quit rivals McLaren.
Fry left his role as chief engineer at the Woking-based outfit in May after 18 years and his new job begins on 1 July.
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Fry would have played a key role in developing McLaren's 2011 car but will now use his experience at Ferrari.
. . . Anyone have the inside scoop on this? Did he have the job lined up back in May?
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| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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It's been more than two years since we heard that a Whole Foods Market was going up near our house. They've JUST started building. John and I took a walk down there this evening to check it out. It's 818 paces from our doorstep.
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| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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 Here's an update on the crepe myrtle pruning experiment. Remember that I pruned the one on the left? Click on the picture and see which one has bloomed first.
Of course, we'll have to wait until the non-pruned one blooms. Maybe it'll bloom for longer. I think, though, that pruning is the answer.
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| Friday, June 11, 2010 |
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Getting it done slowly.
Here are some pictures of our weeklong stay in the Lake District.
Once again, login required. It keeps the script kiddies away.
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| Monday, May 17, 2010 |
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| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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John took an awful lot of pictures (not a lot of awful pictures) during our vacation. Part One was the canal trip.
This way. Login required. If you're a lurker it's time for you to register. No spam . . . promise.
Parts Two and Three will follow ASAP.
By the way, this was the best vacation I've ever had. It was lovely being back in England after a four-year absence. And it was tough to leave this time.
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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