I think I might walk to do my errands after early dismissal from work. It's like 4 miles, but it's so gorgeous outside! And I have no plans to rush home for, and no easy way to get there (we have early dismissal, but the shuttle I take still runs on the normal schedule...)
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Man, I so do not miss commuting for work.
Yeah, I really enjoy my commute. There's one block that is sometimes crowded, and once in a while there is someone sitting next to me in the van, but other than that, it is just loverly.
Bookshelf porn. Is this a buffista or lurker?
smonster, there's a Land's End near my office. Let me know if you want me to swing by and see if they have any.
Oh, man, brenda - really? Would you have time today? Size 12, teal, regular torso. I would pay for overnight shipping.
Sure, I can walk over that way at lunch.
Being adopted throws my personal ancestry into question and I've never been interested enough to look for answers, but I know all my dad's family emigrated from England, Ireland, and Scotland in the the 19th century, and I know one of my Mom's great grandfathers came over from England in 1858.
I know the first of my grandfather's family landed in St. Pierre in 1799, but I am not sure where in France they came from. We all thought St. Malo, but someone told my aunt they may come from the Pyrenees.
The rest of my family are a mix of Irish, French and maybe native intermarrying that happened in Newfoundland. A lot of them were fishing folk and went where the fish were, so tracking them down in records can be a bit of a nightmare.
Some of my father's people were definitely here in Revolutionary War times (and for a good long time beforehand). This guy is an ancestor: