Tracing Family *updated*

 I just got some amazing news during my search for my maternal grandfather. I put an ad up on Missing You and immediately the next day got a few replies from people who searched archives for me. One guy even searched 192.com and got me my grandfather's possible address, if it turns out to be right, it will mean he actually only lives a few miles away from us, which is where he was born anyway. It's kind of strange my mum ended up living here, as she lived all over the place, but Scotland was where she lived the longest. Then when she married my dad, they came here so he could study, and stayed ever since. Turns out we do have some roots here though! Today I got info on my grandfather's brothers and sister. They got married and had kids, apart from two brothers, from which no information could be found. Our next step is to write to my grandfather, I wouldn't go knocking at his door and shock him! But yesterday we did actually go and drive past where he might be living, I just felt really excited. I did kind of have a grandfather, my mum's step-dad, but he died when I was 15. I think after that it got me thinking about where my real grandfather could be. I know he ran away essentially, he left my mum and grandmother when my mum was only a baby. She never knew her dad at all. We have not even seen photographs. The curiosity is killing me!

  One thing I do know is that my grandfather served under the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. My great-grandfather was a navigator in the Royal Air Force. So there's a bit of military history there. The photo I put up is the sign outside the RNF museum in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. I wanted to visit it, but it's a little too far away. I think if I found my grandfather though, I'd want to see the museum, it would be pretty cool. Museums are amazing! I shall keep updating as soon as I know more. Inshallah I hope this is my grandfather, I don't know what to expect, but I'm feeling excited and hopeful. I have one interesting tidbit about him, apparently he really loved Raspberry Ruffles, and I do too! At least I know what to get for him if we meet inshallah!
*UPDATE* We dropped a note through the letterbox of the house we believe to be my grandfather's. We left a number for him to call. All my mum wrote was that she may have information on a long-lost relative. Time will tell whether he wants to speak to us or not. My mum didn't even leave her name, in case it scared him off, she just did her initial and my dad's surname, which she doesn't use. Using her real surname would arouse too much suspicion I feel.

Oh, and I just wanted to add a little advertisement for my current favorite tea, Lancashire Tea. It's a really nice flavour-full tea! I like to let it brew for about five minutes, to get the fullest flavour. Tea is bland if you don't allow it to brew! Lancashire Tea is owned by an independant company, and they need all the advertising they can get. Where I live, you can buy it in Heron or Home Bargains. It doesn't cost too much, and you get 80 teabags! Plus you can collect the tokens for an old-fashioned map of Lancashire. I like it best with Scottish shortbread.

 A big thank you must go out to all the people who looked through archives for info on my grandfather. Thank you very much!

And no, I haven't forgotten about the situation in Libya, I just think I needed to do something a little different today. It's still bad over there, inshallah the people will overcome this.