Good accomplishment on Siderfin Charting Book

 Up to Page 53 now so just over 1/3 of the book. It is slow going but hopefully no errors missed. I of course am always happy to hear if anyone disagrees. This isn't for me this is for the future researcher finding James Sanders book and then my book and then produce his/her own book. Family research is a continuing process as one finds more and more documents that provide an insight into the life of our ancestors. We are at a lucky stage with companies such as My Heritage, Ancestry, Find My Past providing huge databases of information along with the repositories of the National Archives of the various countries that I am interested in (primarily The United Kingdom and Canada) as my ancestors mostly lived in England with my little Canadian line which does stretch back into the early 1800s well around 1818 my Routledge family arrived in London Township. They left lots of records and George DeKay did a great job of pulling together that material in his book which I would also like to update and we had talked about it. But that is a future endeavour although I continue to collect information as it comes my way. I have a 7th cousin who has done extensive work on the Routledge family and a great job he has done taking us back into our Highland home in Scotland. 

Today work on the Siderfin Book and I actually have this telephone call about a study on brain health which should be interesting. A last call for testers came in yesterday and I thought well maybe I should send in my name and my background as it doesn't take too much time. I had dropped out of the other projects because my reason for being there was to learn more about the drugs my husband was taking to control his sarcoidosis/liver disease. I just sort of landed into it and then continued with it as I was involved in other projects but as they wound down I stepped away although all of the projects were fascinating and the last one resulted in a paper so that was interesting. Coincidentally not long after I sent back details for a phone call my phone actually rang and it said Carleton University which was a surprise and I opened the connection but nothing so hung it up. I rarely answer the phone unless I am expecting a call. I rebooted phone in case it was a spy ware. Must get a new phone with all the bells and whistles. Probably a mis-dial and my voice not recognized. Works for me. Using the phone is not my favourite thing; takes up too much time. Email is better.

Sunrise and it looks gorgeous out there. It is the fall scene which is so stunningly beautiful with the leaves all gone from the trees and one can see the skyline so clearly. A treat after the heavy foliage of the summer blocking the view. Perhaps snow in the next couple of weeks. I do so love the white world when it comes. 

Must get my tea; forgot and then breakfast.

Cleaning the basement today

The good news was the chair arrived and it opened just exactly the way it was supposed to.

The cleaning just needs the basement done today and I can get back to the Companion Charting book. I would really like to finish it in November and maybe it will work and I will do so. Then on to the Blake and Pincombe books which I am keen to get back to once again. The Siderfin sort of merges with the Pincombe because it is Elizabeth Rew who married John Pincombe and Elizabeth's mother was Elizabeth (Siderfin) Rew. But updating an earlier book is a big chore actually. You have all that literature to go through that was in the original book and then chart it all since there was just the one pedigree chart and James Sanders did not make definitive decisions always on where the placement was within the chart. 

Still no snow but perhaps by the end of the month. It is strange not to have snow by now although has perhaps happened before. I do not keep a chart of such things. 

Tea time and then breakfast. Start the robot and do my Latin. Day all organized and that works well for me. 

Going to an interesting discussion today: Demystifying and understanding the intricacies of mistreatment of older adults. A lot of discussion on institutional care and I had not really thought about that before. So very interesting to listen to.

I just noticed that 200 children have been killed in Lebanon; why don't they bring the children here to protect them. Surely there are many many Lebanese here in North America that could take in children like we did the British children during the War. So sad.

Sunday Service

The Sunday Service was quite remarkable and memorable. It reminded me of the Morning Prayers of my youth although the language is from the Common Worship Prayer Book which I purchased when we were in England but have never really read it thoroughly.  It was interesting to have that service yesterday as the world is deep in contemplation of the changes to come. The Bible Reading today from Daniel 7:1-14 was rather an eye opener as one read through it thinking about our current situation.

For myself yesterday I managed to finish another couple of sections of the Charting Book. Generally I do not work on Sunday on the books but rather have a day of rest but Saturday was sort of that so I did do some work yesterday. I also had a lovely walk around the block (about 2.2 km block). When we first moved here in April of 1978 I walked around the large block (which is probably about the same but at some point after the more local block was created I switched) which was still somewhat unfinished and no sidewalk along Orleans Boulevard but it was a nice walk and mostly I did that every day with my toddler. Good exercise for children and I could always carry her on my back when she got tired. But she too loved the walk. We did not know anyone on that path although did have friends in the area. I mostly reveled in the anonymity that was mine here in the Ottawa area. I did not have any family other than my own and it was just really something that I had been looking for personally in my life. I needed downtime for a while. I did think for a few months that I had found it. But life flows and change comes and we just adapt in whatever way we need to.

So today is cleaning day and it is the large cleaning which I shall set to very soon. FitBit has a new Readiness level on the app which is rather interesting. After I had my flu shot my readiness dropped way down and yet I did not really feel any different perhaps a bit tired. But a week later it is back to normal so that was an interesting experience. I still did my exercises and slept about the same. Interesting though; the FitBit has proven to be a fascinating addition to my life anyway. I rejected the initial one I had and stopped using for maybe six months as I thought it was having too much control over how I lived my life. I had to look at it differently and make it function to suit me which I did and now I quite like it. One thing it did show me was that I was not getting as much protein as I thought I was so remedied that by changing up the sources.  When one is old one does require more protein which is expensive so you have to be cautious and selective to make sure you are getting a sufficient amount without overdoing it or breaking the budget. I am definitely a budget person; I love to make it work efficiently.

Project for today though is continuing on the Charting Book. I am looking forward to the end of that book for sure. I will take a peak at the Latin document; ran out of time yesterday. I will do my Latin studies as always after breakfast. I am a bit late today as I had some thoughts that I woke up with and went with them. Getting up at 6:00 a.m. is a habit and I enjoy that habit. Then there is the cleaning and I just have to fold the clothes that I washed and hung on the racks in the front room where the plants can benefit from the moisture and I save the electricity from not running my dryer. I can run it if I need something urgently which is rare. I do not have urgent situations anymore; I pretty much never go anywhere except to walk which I do love to do. Sang Happy Birthday yesterday once again to my grandson who has completely forgotten the unfortunate incident; children are so flexible. When the chair arrives and works he will just be happy and now he knows one is coming. He so wanted one; he has autism and was non-verbal but has come along so beautifully. I can see a lot of me in him in his learning ability and how he goes about learning so time will tell. For me it was a lesson not to always be so trusting of science; open it up and check it out! An expensive error for sure but one learns and that is the way life goes. The first one worked so beautifully back in the spring.

Onto the day. My correspondent in England is off to the Registry Office again today so we will see if he sends any more interesting items my way. I am always excited to see Pincombe documents that I do not yet have. I photographed a huge number (perhaps as many as eight hundred when we were at the National Archives) and I have worked my way through a number of them but the Latin I set aside for my need to learn Latin so that I can transcribe them. I have moved along and I think I am ready to make that plunge but have saved it waiting for the end of the Charting Book. The documents in latin that I would have needed for Siderfin had already been translated by James Sanders. That is a gift that he made to the descendants of this family and respect always for his careful and attentive book that holds these documents for our use over one hundred and 12 years later. Thank you to James Sanders my cousin (distant not close) although we descend from the same 5x great grandparents so he is a 3rd cousin twice removed. Our four times great grandparents were siblings and of course we are out of synch as he is a 3rd cousin to my grandfather John Routledge Pincombe. Who would have thought I would find family studies so fascinating. No one actually I think as I managed to stay away from it for most of my life until I was 58 years of age - funny really. My mother had an interest though and this work is all done in memory of her and her desire to learn more about the Pincombe family from which she descended. That was also the case for my uncle. I shall always remember when I went to help him with the funeral service for his wife (my Aunt Norma). He had a huge stack of material that he wanted to go over with Edward to explain what was in the packages. From my mother he had the notion that Edward would write up the Pincombe family at some point and he wanted to let him know what was there. He pretty much ignored me but I listened carefully because it meant so much to him and I did love him dearly and he returned the love for sure. But he did not think I would ever be interested as I never really did display that much interest in the people more in the history that he told me about. So in his memory as well I am doing this Pincombe book. 

Have I taken on too much in my old age. I don't think so; time would be heavy on my hands without all this work. My time before Edward passed away was spent partly helping him when he asked which was fairly frequent. I just had to fit in my stuff when he wasn't wanting me to read something or write something that he needed for his Ottawa Branch Journal. Then we always went shopping which I never was into very much. I am a list person; go and find it; buy it and go home again. Walking around stores admiring all of the goods that are produced was never really my thing (he was definitely good for the economy; I do buy things but probably not as good for the economy as he was). I find it hard to give up clothes that I really like and will wear them far past their due date. Astronomy out in the black night sky yes always happy to be there. But I was happy to be with Edward as he wandered about so it worked well. 

Busy Saturday

A busy fun day on Saturday was much enjoyed by me. Except for this chair I bought my grandson that did not open properly in terms of becoming a much larger chair sort of an explosion on a small scale and very quiet. Unfortunately I bought it two months ago as it said there was only two of that colour in stock and the closing date for return to Amazon has now passed. Sad of course but we ordered another one in a different colour as my grandson really loved that chair. I had already bought one in June for another grandchild and it worked perfectly so a bit of a disappointment for sure but he rallied and we went out for dinner.  The new chair will arrive later next week and we will open it immediately. A lesson learned I guess. Chemically speaking it must have had some sort of a leak (or was not adequately primed before sealing) that minimized the explosive power of the package as it did "grow" a little. But the other chair I bought is so lovely so a bit of a sad time on a birthday.

A very fast paced and delightful walk to the park with the dogs and all of us was equally enjoyed. I do love the fresh air; I keep forgetting that I do as I work away on the books. I must schedule a walk at least every few days not on a fixed schedule but rather eye strain should trigger the schedule of a walk instead of watching the television every time. I shall try to keep away from politics for the next while including war. I am old and have my opinion but probably no one listens. As far as funding for the military goes though that is essential and should come before anything else really; our military is our strength both at home and abroad where needed. Just like locks are made to keep us all good neighbours so does a strong military keep people honest and defeat the satanism that dominates our world in these wars at the moment - Russia, North Korea, Iran and their sycophants Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis and various "Jihadist" groups. 

God bless the world and help it to prosper. 

Breakfast finished, tea to drink and latin begins. My fingers are itching to get at this fresh crisp picture of the document on the Pyncombe family. Perhaps today I will find a few minutes to work on it but primarily it is Sunday and will attend Church soon on You-Tube. This is the second Sunday before Advent begins but the location was not revealed easily on the website. Will attend soon. 

One more cosmetic error

 Found one more cosmetic error and corrected that and uploaded the corrected file to my website. As I work my way through the Companion Book I will find any inconsistencies in the text but I am moving beyond what I considered the large area of correction in James Sanders book - his misalignment of John named as the father of Robert and Walter Siderfin as a son of Robert (second eldest son of Robert (son of William, son of John the known patriarch)). Using numbers made it easier but a slipup could occur and did back before cataract surgery. I really did not realize that my sight was poor to be honest. I could still see and reasonably well actually I thought; I could still drive but I was very cautious as I always am because my sight has always been my weak side. Reading through the text it is quickly obvious that I made a slipup but I missed that reading through it back last January. Absolutely the hardest thing is proofreading your own work; you really do have to be careful. I was a bit stressed as I wanted to get the surgery done in a way that worked best for me. That was of course my problem not the medical system. Although I did feel I was saving the system money in the long run as my insurance would have had to look after me and I really didn't want to do that. I see it as a backup my insurance not my way of life. 

Anyway continued with the Companion Charting Book yesterday but I also raked and cleared away the stems of that dreadful walnut tree. It is actually a beautiful tree in shape but it is just about a foot (30 centimetres) from the fence and it will take that fence out one of these days. Trees needs to be at least 2 metres from a fence as a minimum. I am constantly pulling out new trees from the fence line. There could be dozens out there if I did not. Plus the mess from a walnut tree; huge actually and it poisons the land under it for growing. But I actually do not really like gardening so it doesn't really bother me that way. But it is even hard on the grass. 

Today is a busy day taken up with other items so probably not too much on the Charting book although time will tell. A lovely leftover salmon dinner last night was greatly enjoyed. I turned it into a salmon salad with pickle - one of my favourites and had it on toast with leftover sweet potato and fresh peas (frozen actually but tasted fresh). Occasionally the foodie comes out in me but mostly when I eat salmon. Chicken stew tomorrow and another of my favourites made with the thigh of the chicken so is very flavourful along with small whole potatoes in their skin, carrots, onions, and brussel sprouts that I found in the grocery store that look very nice. I will also add frozen peas and corn at the end. Sometimes I soak beans and put them in as well after cooking them partially. The addition of chicken broth completes this delicious meal and it lasts me through the two cleaning days which is great. 

Tea completed and is a great way to start the day. Nearly time for breakfast and then Latin and then getting ready for the day. One of my correspondents sent an interesting latin document my way which I shall have a look at out of curiosity. It is particularly clear and crisp. Good practice. Plus it has an interesting set of individuals John Pyncombe jun and then repeated John Pyncombe jun (sic) which I always thought meant as already stated or as a spelling abberation but perhaps not. I always have lots to learn with terms used by archivists. My background being primarily in science and mathematics. Although a great reader of history for sure; one of my favourite pastimes. I loved reading Winston Churchill's books but lots of others as well. The John Pyncombe junior referred to in the first instance is the son of John Pyncombe son of likely John Pencombe married to Alice with sons John Pencombe/Pyncombe, William Pencombe and Thomas Pencombe. So we are looking at the grandson of the likely John Pencombe who came to North Molton with or as an officer of the King when Lord de la Zouch went to North Molton in 1486 not sure which. He would have been John Pyncombe junior the son of John Pencombe but then he died in 1571 and his son who had been referred to as John Pyncombe jun became the senior but I have not yet looked into his date of death  and he also had a son John Pincombe Junior with the known son William Pincombe baptized at South Molton 16 Mar 1605. So likely we can see the father of this William and the grandfather being the men referred to in the document. Interesting so must have a look at it in my spare time I will sneak a few looks before getting back in to Pincombe and Blake books. I am actually at this sort of level in Pincombe as I am starting to examine the records for any missed items on my part in the past during my forays into the Pincombe family of Devon. Mostly I have been collecting documents so this one much appreciated. I do not plan on publishing the Pincombe and Blake books widely; will likely announce the availability and let people write to me rather than put it up online for any and all. It will be primarily a family book that can be added to through the years; revised as new documents come to light or corrected since I will be proofreading them once again. As I venture towards 80 I keep in mind that I am not that youthful person who proofread for hours straight but then it wasn't my work and my mind was left to question and query what I was reading without bias.