More shopping

 Once you get started shopping it does get to be a must do that as well experience. However, I believe we are finished for a bit. Two new sets of drapes for windows that needed a change (for both the existing blind was simply worn out; did its duty through the years) and they are all up now and we are pleased with the end result. They both work; that was my main criteria. My daughter though had thoughts on how she wanted them to look so went with that as it saves me thinking about it. My husband was usually the one who got such activities going as my interest is low in that so long as it works. I am simply not a shopper; have little interest in the ups and downs of fashions and avoid shopping times that are intense. 

Consequently because I had holes to file and sanding to do I did not accomplish much other than that yesterday. A little bit of painting to do here and there and also some staining where the holes were filled. That I can do although in the past Edward would have done most of it other than my helping when he wanted a second pair of hands at work. 

Today perhaps some research. I opened the file and that was about it; nothing beyond that yesterday. I had another email from the member of the Hinxman family which is most interesting as we both pursue information on our family lines in the Andover, Hampshire, England area. His line had arrived in the mid 1500s with mine appearing to have been there for quite a while prior to that. The proofs though are what I am looking for and some do exist which is helpful. I have documents which I must transcribe and the time for that is coming as I start to create the genealogical charts. 

My mind was too busy yesterday to continue strolling back into time. Just occasionally something brings back little memories and in retrospect they point out to me my character. Was I too polite as a younger person? I never think you can be too polite but perhaps you can be too welcoming sometimes although that is not a characteristic I would give myself but more something that Edward was comfortable at. We were often opposites in how we approached items but that was often a very good trait I feel in retrospect. Not having close relatives outside of my own personal large family of six siblings, parents, grandparents and one uncle  and aunt only, no first cousins, I did not have his sense of closeness to what I have always deemed as strangers particularly and that includes second cousins etc. However, I did have my fifth cousin in for tea a while ago but we do know each other from our mutual work in DNA. That was an amazing discovery finding Susan in the midst of all that endogamy that exists in my Knight-Butt-Arnold-Ellis family. She relates back through the Ellis family which is very large. 

So today some work on Gedmatch and perhaps the rest of my matches there which might be interesting will be completed. Slowly I am collecting up any missed matches this past six months. I am considering creating a family tree on 23 and Me to follow their suggestion that I could see a DNA pattern emerge for relatives (I would assume they are referring to phasing grandparents). It would be an interesting exercise to see what they come up with in this regard. 

Time to do solitaire puzzles and I am a little late with breakfast although I have already had a snack with my exercise routine.