Family Archives - Alexis McBride

July 20, 2026

After the Fall; Looked to the Meaning of the Expression. It is When Adam and Eve Got Kicked Out of Paradise; An April 2022 Blog Quoted Proving Judeo Christian Versions Lead the Denigration of Women, Quran Does Not; On the Home Front I am Either the Proud Grandmother or a Matriarch of a Growing Chinese Family; Photos of the Kids and My New Beverage of Choice

I was thinking of my fall of six nights ago, remembering it, the pain, the fear I would keep falling and be bed ridden for the rest of my life. Now I focus upon the…

July 2, 2026

Changes in Attitude and Changes in Attitude Yet Again: Everything Topsy Turvy But in a Great Way; Penang Looking Like it is My Final Resting Place; Attentive Thankfully Defined; Ducks in a Row; Kissing Toads But I Finally Found a Prince; My Malaysian Doctor Diagnoses Good News; An Inspiring Moon Photo and a Blood Pressure Monitor

July 2, 2026 It was amusing to go the search engine of the blog and find that I had mentioned Changes In Attitude, Changes in Latitude 37 times. For me change seems to be a…

May 19, 2026

Having Too Much Freedom and Having Too Many Choices; As Usual Many Idioms Explained and Many Words; The Surprise of the Morning Experiencing What Has to Be a Mystical Experience; Difficult to Express and Explain. Took Photographs in the Afternoon So You Will See Clouds But Not the Rainbow

I have an actually unenviable life – I have way too much freedom, have no responsibilities to family etc etc and therefore have way too many choices. It is not easy being me. Hahaha Let…

May 17, 2026

My Dryburgh Origins Suddenly Surface; Dryburgh’s Daughter, Allah Seeker; Limping Down the Straight Path; Too Late for a Normal Life; Child of the Moment; A Vast Army of Men Through the Ages; Foodie Fotos and Cumulus Clouds

I accidentally found an email send years ago by a cousin. I was planning to erase old mailboxes and accidentally came across this. THE DRYBURGHS OF KIRKCALDY AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY 1900: DAVID…

November 18, 2025

The Great Literary Mystery of Alaa’s Lineage: It Took Two Families to Make This Much Talent; But I Have No Heirs, No Issue, No Little Scribblers to Carry on the Legacy; My Two “Sons’ Who Look Nothing Like Me.

Then I asked another question, detailing other information and got this answer Me: You see what is interesting that I forgot about is this. I was going to visit Ft. Collins – when I was…

November 15, 2025

Back to Lyf ; But Then to Death; The Death of James Allen Pirie; My Maternal Uncle Whose Memory Came Alive in Penang, Malaysia’s Sood Restaurant; This Made Possible by Artificial Intelligence: Good Morning Greetings, Sent and Received: Wedding Photo of my Maternal Grandparents and an Inspiring Photo of Me.

I am back in Penang, came back to Lyf. I was very warmly greeted by all of the staff here at Lyf. Later, the next day, discovered why everyone was so happy to see me….

October 31, 2025

It’s a Blue Day; The Song’s Lyrics, My Morning Greeting and Intended Day: Yasmin’s Inspiring Message; Shamir Provided Much Needed Cheer When I First Read Nesh’s Uncle Dave Breakdown; My Response to Nesh’s Breakdown; Chef Alexis Prepares an Omelet; Photos of Blue Day Me and Sood Food

It’s a blue day, as I recall, was a popular. I will now hunt up the lyrics. Found them, Roy Orbison was the artist. I love Roy Orbison. It’s been a blue blue day, I…

October 22, 2025

Multitasking, A New Found Skill, Responses to Nesh’s Instagram Blog Breakdowns Speaking of my Hijrah; Photos of Stops Along my Hijrah Journey; Look Also in Alexis McBride’s YouTube

I am now experiencing something I have never been able to do before. Nesh did mention it in a recent email. To quote him: “I completely understand what you mean about juggling several topics at…

October 20, 2025

This is the second in the series of Uncle Dave’s biography.

Chapter 2 IT WASN’T LOVE ATFIRST SIGHT Across the Lake, View of Saskatchewan Legislative Buildings, Regina Saskatchewan It wasn’t love at first sight, that day in 2013, in Kentfield, (near San Francisco) California. That day…

October 8, 2025

Some people live once, My Uncle Dave lived twice. The Second time begins here, serialized on my blog.

IN THE BEGINNING CAST OF CHARACTERS This piece, called Cast of Characters I ‘submitted’ to a Biography class sponsored by the Guardian, under the auspices of the University of East Anglia. The process is to…