Smorgasbord Book Promotions – New Book on the Shelves – #Genealogy Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree: With Stories from its Branches by Nancy Blodgett Klein

Happy to share Sally Cronin's post featuring my new book. #genealogy #family history #DNA Delighted to share the news of Nancy Klein’s latest book for all those looking to trace their family trees…Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree: With Stories from its Branches About the Book This two-part book gives advice to genealogists about specific steps … Continue reading Smorgasbord Book Promotions – New Book on the Shelves – #Genealogy Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree: With Stories from its Branches by Nancy Blodgett Klein →

For Genealogy Lovers

Thank you, Barb Vitelli, for featuring me on your blog. Check out her blog too. There's much valuable information there, especially for book lovers. #BookClubMom #newbook #writing #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry https://bvitelli2002.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/book-club-moms-author-update-news-from-nancy-blodgett-klein/

The Twelfth of Never

I miss my old life The one from before When I had a mother and father Who loved me Paid attention to me Encouraged me Accepted me Without conditions They are gone now I am an orphan Do other adults Miss their parents As much as I do? Every day I think of them And … Continue reading The Twelfth of Never →

Wild Swans Book Review

What an amazing book! I learned so much about China from Jung Chang's sharing stories about her grandmother, mother and herself living there. For instance, I had no idea Communist Party leader Mao Zedong was so evil. She said he was as bad as Hitler and Stalin. Based on what she shared in the book, … Continue reading Wild Swans Book Review →

Hate and Intolerance

What bothers you and why? Together Everyone Achieves More (Team) I am most bothered by people who are intolerant of those who are different from them. This character trait seems to have been the cause of most conflict both in the past and nowadays. Sunnis hating Shias, Whites hating Blacks, Christians hating Jews, Russians hating … Continue reading Hate and Intolerance →

Scorching Hot

Sun shades pulled down No plans to go to town Sitting under the ceiling fan Doing nothing special It’s like another pandemic But really much worse No vaccines to bring relief I wonder how the homeless cope Or people without air con or fans? Many fish have already died Hundreds have washed up on a … Continue reading Scorching Hot →

King James IV of Scotland, a Man with Many Mistresses

King James IV of Scotland While working on my family tree on Ancestry, I discovered that my great-grandfather fourteen generations removed was King James IV of Scotland. This king really enjoyed the ladies and wanted to engage in sex with as many women as he could. One of his conquests was Marion Boyd, who gave … Continue reading King James IV of Scotland, a Man with Many Mistresses →

What Mary Oliver Taught Me

Poetry need not be complicated Filled with sophisticated words Readers cannot comprehend without consulting a dictionary The words chosen only need to touch The reader’s soul Express something Profound Painful, perhaps, Or filled with awe and wonder It does not matter Just notice something That may never have been truly seen before And then… The … Continue reading What Mary Oliver Taught Me →

Book Review of Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree

By Jack Klein, a college professor and avid genealogist This book was interesting on several levels. It made for a quick read. As a lover of all things historical, I’m not sure if it is because the subject matter was so engaging or because it was written in plain, everyday English easy for the amateur … Continue reading Book Review of Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree →