Assuredly, I would have entered more names (and documented a thousand more sources) if I had not been side-tracked with the Myrtle Traxler  Family Tree. My “first love” is my Frantz ancestry. The past two days, I’ve been documenting Brubaker and a dozen other surnames. A cousin sent an obituary (via email) and I (most assuredly) needed to document the families.

A genealogy cousin recently teased me about being “a glutton for punishment.”  I confess that I resemble that remark.  🙂 🙂   While documenting the families related to a fifth-cousin, I detected “cousin marriages.” It took considerable time to trace the parents back to the common ancestor. It took time to prepare the charts. Well-documented families is my goal.

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“Cousin” sent this clipart (left). “The old lady” searched for an image to illustrate her big laugh (then and now). In times like these (pandemic isolation) “laughter is the best medicine.”

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A neighbor came to my rescue and hung the hooks. I’m so grateful for “helping hands” at my Waco address. FYI: The bottles were previously displayed in the same location but less conspicuous (imho).

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“Tired” of isolation. Tuesday was the exception, otherwise three months since I left the RV Park. “Tired” of TV.

Click this link to see the Red Nose Day blog message in 2019. Click this link for Red Nose Day 2020 information.

Or, old lady is “too short” or old lady’s “arms are too short”??

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Thwarted?! Best of intentions to spend time working in the yard. Discouraged… so returned to the comfort of my computer. “Stay home, stay safe, don’t climb ladders.”

…an interesting blog message.

That day, a second blog message titled Ignoramus. Frankly, I’m shocked when I look at pictures of myself one year ago because I’ve aged drastically in one year. In many respects, such a difference in one year!! Pretty jewelry, enjoyable experiences associated with the cruise. I was elbow-to-elbow with crowds of people. Now we avoid crowds and bump elbows rather than a handshake or hug.