my ancestor count – it’s over 14,000 now and I keep finding more – they are coming out of the woodwork
annotated list of immigrant ancestors – I am adding both names and annotations to this list also I currently have identified over 300 
following up on clues – some surprising, some misleading, some leading to further treasures,
background reading – immersing myself in American and English history
p.s. not genealogy but knitting is another compulsive activity – here is my latest in my series of hats 
maybe I could try to find out how many of my ancestors were knitters
brown and green scarf
from my back deck at 7:30 pm
Lovely sunny morning and the lilacs are in bloom
The Sherington Coat of Arms Sir Henry Sherington 1430-1497 He was my 14th Great Grandfather
The color is YELLOW. Photo taken of daffodils in the Skagit Valley – by Steviep Photography
Is it a blanket? shawl? curtain?
along my street in Seattle
I’m not sure what this bush is called
this is the path to my house and if you look closely there is a little brown bird (a sparrow?) upper center left at the edge of the pavement – I rather like this picture – it certainly is late autumn
