“A picture is worth a thousand words.”

Yesterday, I climbed a different “tree.”

For the granddaughters (imho), simply names, dates, and locations. My “tree”  is very personal because I “know”  so many of the individuals and can relate to their ancestors. Never-the-less, good to know our roots?

“Experimenting” with the refrigerator. Now that I have an ample supply of propane, I’ll see if the RV refrigerator will operate in that mode.  Folks with more savvy (than “yours truly”) have asked if it works on propane but I was reluctant to deplete my limited supply. When I “switched” (from electric), there was a brief piercing noise that frightened me. I got out the manual and the noise is a built-in safety. I had a problem with the refrigerator manual: The print is so tiny I had difficulty reading WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS. ~~ Old age is such a “bummer”!!

Saturday, September 10, 2018: The “propane” feature function is identical to electric, Eventually, I need a repairman. I’m so grateful for the “house” refrigerator in the laundry room. Less convenient but large and extremely cold.

It was inevitable?! I got around to searching information regarding Lorraine Evon Frantz Edwards and was shocked to find hundreds of women named Lorraine Edwards. Even Lorraine E. Edwards–and they are NOT me. Many “Mrs. L.E. Edwards” in the Los Angeles, California, area. It is absolutely scary!!! I kid you not; I searched hundreds of records (on Ancestry.com).

Delightfully pleasant “Labor Day”: Overcast, misting rain, temperature in the high seventies. I was tempted to spend the entire day in the yard (but, due to limited energy, didn’t). It is so much easier to sit at the computer and “climb the family tree.” That task is curtailed because the clouds, and rain, have interfered with the satellite Internet connection.  😦   Honestly, no Internet means I can’t upload today’s pictures to this blog message. Without the computer/Internet, it is like having my hands tied behind my back (lol). The computers got a work out this past weekend. More than thirty hours on Ancestry.com. I started with a less-familiar “cousin” surname and it led to another and then, OMG, another Frantz wife. (Frantz women surprise and delight me!! Ancestry Member Family Trees frustrate me because so many careless errors. I’m focused on documenting accurate information. ) 

Starting a “search” yesterday, I noticed the total number of individuals in my Frantz Family Tree. But that’s insignificant compared to the fifty-thousand in my genealogy software program (in the mid-nineteen-ninety’s. Tragically, the computer “crashed” and the data could not be retrieved [even though I had back-ups]. Fortunately, the book Frantz Families–Kith & Kin had been published so not a total loss.)  I’m enjoying the use of both my laptops, at the same time, because I can have Family Search, or Frantz Families–Kith & Kin, on one and read information and type into Ancestry.)

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“Dangling” tree limbs annoy me too!! I waded through brush to position myself and grab a dead limb–and ended up with scratches on my bare legs (I wear shorts around home). **If** I were younger, I’d climb up and clean the roof. I don’t do very well on level ground and almost titled this blog “Dizzie Dame.”

8:00 PM: With my fingers crossed, I’ll try to “publish”…. Limited Internet most of the day!! 

Have you been around a negative person and had the thought “I wish they would say something nice”?  Today, I want to sing high praises for Ancestry.com!! I apologize for all my negative comments which, more specifically, relate to misinformation on “individual member trees.” I’m a “computer person”–been using computers since the 1980’s (the “dark ages”). Hey, I remember when Ancestry was a genealogy publication. I speculate that Ancestry.com must have an awesome super computer!! As I move from family individual to individual, within seconds “hints” will be available. It is so routine, “so expected,” we rarely think about the marvelous technology behind that quick response. THANK YOU, Ancestry.com!!

I confess to climbing trees. Yesterday, all day, climbing the family tree. The day before, because less humidity, I worked for several hours in the yard. I climbed the ladder and cut tree limbs.  Yes, I know it isn’t the correct time of year to “prune” but I “do” as I have energy, and knowledge. Recently, I learned the identity of several trees (Crepe Myrtle) and these were far too tall. Next year they should be healthy, hardy and full of blooms.  This property was vacant for several years so the yard was neglected. I’ll be honest, I “know” I shouldn’t be climbing ladders BUT (imho) it needs to be done, and “help” is non-existent.