Wednesday, December 22, 2021

A Century from Christmas to Solstice

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I am very blessed to have photos of my ancestors' decorated holiday trees from a century ago. How wonderful, right?! This first photo wa...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Lands of My Blood Ancestors

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I am Sarah Lyn,  last of my line, daughter of Margaret, daughter  of Patricia, daughter  of Margaret, daughter  of Eliza, daughter  of Mary,...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

I Open to my Ancestors (A Photo Gallery)

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Tonight is Samhain. It is All Hallows Eve. It is a night where the walls between this world and the next are thin. This is the night where t...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Ancestor of the Red Delicious was Actually Delicious

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It is Decidedly Not Delicious      The Red Delicious apple, with its deceptive bright red hue and distinctive shape has been a popular app...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Cleansing my Ancestor Altar

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Moments. I had to stop counting the number of the dead. I have spent a year watching the numbers and my soul is weary. My beloveds have lost...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The Irish In Me

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Donegal County, from Lonely Planet Most of my life I assumed I was genetically a European mix. After my DNA results came in from Ancestry I ...
Monday, February 1, 2021

COVID-19 Deaths Month 11: January

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We lost almost 100,000 Americans in one month.   We lost almost 100,000 Americans in one month.   I lost a beloved this month. It was cancer...