I thought I'd write about one of the interesting members of my ancestors, my 3rd great grandfather John Lowman who was born in Stepney, London, in 1818. The vast majority of my family were working class or farmers/labourers, so there isn't much other than what's in the census and marriage/birth/death records. John's grandfather Josiah made the … Continue reading John Lowman 1818-1910
Month: August 2021
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
I currently have five different types of Pothos houseplants: Golden PothosNeon PothosMable Queen PothosN'Joy PothosSatin Pothos (technically not a Pothos but looks similar and often grouped with them) It is also called devil's ivy because it is 'almost impossible to kill', and sometimes known as the money plant; even though that's a common name to Jade plants … Continue reading Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Bienn Enaiglair (890m)
Bienn Enaiglair is just shy of being a Munro (by 24m). We didn't see a single soul during our walk last week, and I think it was a combination of being overlooked in preference of a Munro, and the weather forecast. It was meant to rain all day, but a bright morning gave us confidence … Continue reading Bienn Enaiglair (890m)
Stac Pollaidh (612m)
Last week we stayed in Ullapool for 4 days to get away for a bit and do some walks in the Highlands. We were recommended this walk as great view to effort ratio. The walk took us a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes to the top and back to the car park, so … Continue reading Stac Pollaidh (612m)
New era for Lowmanio
So that's it, I have now copied across all my old posts onto WordPress and will soon change over to the new site. My old site was hosted on an incredibly old server which I haven't maintained and recently ran out of disk space. I figure WordPress will do a better job at that for … Continue reading New era for Lowmanio
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