Aug. 13th, 2024

vivdunstan: Portion of a 1687 testament of ancestor James Greenfield in East Lothian (historical research)
Pleased to be sitting up, working on an academic journal paper. Filling in more remaining footnotes as I get closer to finished. Latest ones added about Presbyterian minister Archibald Simpson's time in South Carolina, General Staats Long Morris in Aberdeenshire, and Edinburgh Lord Provost Sir James Hunter Blair. All of the above were employers of black servants in late eighteenth century Scotland. I get incredibly frustrated by how little I know about these servants, often not even their names. While the employers are written up at length, often with fancy paintings. Though in the above examples I do know a little about Cloy Simpson, Wattie and Jack Blair Hunter. Yes I have thoughts ...
vivdunstan: Photo of me from Melrose Grammar School plus NHS thanks (nhs)
Martin's doing good. His Covid symptoms this time around are way less severe than his ongoing recurring bouts of Long Covid symptoms! I still have a bad throat (though cough is improving), and often want to curl up in bed even more than my normal. But still officially negative. Though Martin's sure I have it too. I think I'd be iller. But currently doing way better than we might be.

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vivdunstan: Part of own photo taken in local university botanic gardens. Tree trunks rise atmospherically, throwing shadows from the sun on the ground. (Default)
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