Happy St Paddy's Day!

Happy St Paddy's Day! Writers wear many hats and one of mine is that of family genealogist. Several years ago I located the cemetery of my great-great-great grandparents and 3 of their children in County Derry, Ireland.

Strange week of events

It's been a strange week. My father-in-law passed away last Thursday, so we were busy with those arrangements. Our senior dog was ill and on daily meds at the same time. Thankfully, she's doing well now. Then hubs and I had our 25th wedding anniversary two days ago. Talk about a mixed bag of emotions. I think at this point, we're both thankful for our work distractions, and hubby seems to be handling it okay. I think it helps that his father's death wasn't totally unexpected so we had made peace with the idea. But every year for the past 9 years, someone in our family has died, and several of them were young people, which is even harder. Hopefully, the rest of this year will be uneventful.