Welcome to Carry Forth Tradition
from Becky
As far back as I remember, I’ve always appreciated nature, beauty, harmony, traditional ways of life, craftsmanship and good quality. The values and the skills lovingly passed down from our ancestors over time are treasures to me. Tried and tested. Enabling us to fit into our environment and to live harmoniously.
I gathered some family and friends together so that we can share some of our life experiences. We hope you enjoy reading our articles and that there is something on here which makes you feel good or inspired.
Carry Forth Tradition is also on the new social media platform ‘Ganjing World’ which is translated to ‘clean’ - as in pure; a world which I endeavour to help create for the future.
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I’d like to note that these lads work really, really hard, in all weather, come rain or shine, with great determination and with pride in their work. They go above and beyond to…
A yellow flash followed the click of the car doors locking; we turned to the trail, the cone of our headlamps shining bright. Heading northeast into the dark….
In November we begin to think about being thankful for all we have. Each November 11th in America, we observe Veterans Day. Veteran's Day is a day of giving recognition to those who sacrificed for our freedom .
My entire family worked the booth all week long for their scouting experiences. Our booth won the best chili - Grandma's recipe! A parade on the last day shows the spirit of the town!
Autumn is a good time to celebrate the chicken dance song! This is Helen Kissel on the accordion, a lovely lady that has played German folk songs throughout my community for the past two decades.
Updates on ‘Our Diaries with Becky and aula and new contributor Laura Market in the USA
Both these Saints are associated with Divine protection, honour and courage and, of course, the elimination of evil forces, which is why they resonate with me.
September is the perfect time to celebrate with Apples as we transition from Summer to Fall.
Loss of Memories of Loved Ones
My Time - A poem by Anthony Langstone
For Margaret Trey. To accommodate her school and the pupils there, Dr Trey took on a larger workload than was normal for a teacher.
To Ethan Gutmann who was musing on Facebook, from his isolated grandparents’ home in Vermont during lockdown, that having published two books in his life was not enough.
This beautiful Yukata was made by Yukari when she was at school in Japan. Becky is looking after it now, so a lesson in folding was needed!
Poetry inspired by William Wordsworth
For Joanne Robson who was going through big life changes and feeling the gods would pity her for her inadequate way of dealing with them.
Some really great stories for children
In the video you can see me demonstrating how to draw the character for ‘Life’
Becky interviews her childhood friend John Proctor. They talk about his endeavours in the hills and mountains, the experiences it brings with it and how he believes learning skills to tackle these extreme environments are applicable to life in general.
Can Ancient, Chinese wisdom be found in the old Anglo-Saxon culture??
My interest started with a visit to a family friend’s garden with my Mum and my mother exclaimed at how beautiful the Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ was which triggered my emotional tie to the flowers.
To Zhou Yan, also called Angel, after a very short audio message conversation
I had a go at wood engraving, and I loved it!
Dean fills bags with wood chipping which can be used as mulch for pathways and other uses…
In Part 2, Brad talks about allotment maintenance and butternut squash.
I visited my friend, Brad’s allotment to learn more about growing food…
Dean was busy, happily chopping kindling in his workshop ready for bagging up for customers....
Becky interviews Eloise, a volunteer at the nursery, and she talks about her complete change of direction - from accountancy to garden design!
In Part 2, Yukari opens out part of Becky’s kimono to look at the beautiful silk print.
…I like to knit because my grandma showed me how to knit. I showed my daughter how to crochet and knit….