Accomplishment yesterday

Yesterday was a good working day as I accomplished all of the cleaning in my schedule and worked on the matches. I am now down to just  22 matches to do and then Chromosome 1 is complete. When I checked the total in the "too small" category for this chromosome I was surprised to see it was just slightly over 20; I thought I had eliminated more than that. So still a large number in that particular chromosome but more rigorously placed into, in this case, Blake or Buller and primarily Buller which is not really a surprise given the size of the families in the mid to late 1800s. Occasionally Rawlings or Pincombe was a challenge but mostly the matches tend towards Pincombe for whatever reason - a lot of Pincombe have tested worldwide. 

Today the main floor is the designated cleaning area today. It will take all of the morning likely although I have already begun moving furniture to get it out of my way. I like open spaces when I am cleaning. The exercise doesn't hurt either. Laneway all nicely cleaned out for the next storm and a good layer of snow on the ground which will help to protect the plants that have survived my guardianship. Last year we had such a cold spell and no snow cover in December that a number of plants simply did not make it this past summer. The roots may still be strong and they might come up next year; time will tell. 

A couple of discoveries with the matches that were helpful and all the cross over points have been proven so I can start anytime now on the re-phasing of the grandparents which could well begin today. Twenty two matches is not a large number unless I need to sort them out. I do recognize a number of the names as known so maybe a quick trip through these twenty two matches and they are all S, T and W nearing the end of the alphabet. I do love the logic of all of our learning that began so young and stays with us all our lives. Some of us think alphabetically others are more numerical - I like both systems depends on what I am doing and perhaps that is the case with most people. 

Staying away from the news again; it does tend to dominate my mind on occasion and at 80 one can just watch and pray really for the best outcome. It does surprise me somewhat, although it is possibly logical if you are a satanist bent on control and destruction, that the world has not moved beyond the barbarism of a thousand years and more ago. It is done to frighten people but we should not be frightened; God handled the barbarians of the past and He will handle the present ones I am sure. The sight of Russia breaking up and bankrupt saddened us in the early 90s but  now we would just watch and pray that there are good sensible people in Russia (if Putin hasn't removed them all) who will eventually lead that country to the glory that should be theirs but is constantly undermined and stolen by gluttons - gluttons for money and land who care nothing about the people of Russia. Gluttony another one of those great sins of the Christian Church and possibly others - I am not that knowledgeable on religions other than my Anglican for sure.  

 Nose to the grindstone and on to breakfast. The workday begins once again; the traditions of our youth weigh in in our old age as we just do the work that needs to be done and carry on. It is Giving Tuesday today and sometimes you can make your money multiply where generous donors offer to match or even double or triple the donation. Good time to donate where you can find that in your set of donations.