Finished Learning???? No!

It has been a while since I posted anything here. I actually forgot that glendalynn.blogspot.com was my blogspot and when I went to see if I could use this name it was already taken - by Me!

Well, that means I need to get it refreshed and use it for my life now.

I am finished with formal education at BYU. I graduated in 2010 and then went on to get a Master's Degree in Adult Education. I worked for about 8 years at Community Counseling Centers / ChangePoint Integrated Health in Snowflake/Taylor Arizona. And now I am working for Rose L Brand and Associates, P.A. in Albuquerque NM. I don't know exactly what my future holds, but I am ready to move forward with this Blog to see if I can use it to my benefit - and the benefit of others.

My focus covers a lot of different topics, so I hope I can make this easy enough for those who are following me - and informative enough for those who would like more information. 

Here are my interest. 

✔Essential Oil Lotions: Lotions combined with essential oils, colloidal silver and maybe CBD. I have some friends who are experts with the CBD so I hope to be learning from them.

✔Rya Rugs: This is a cross between needlework and latch hook with a pattern. It's hard to explain but I will show pictures and the process as I have re-created it.

✔Tapestry: What I really mean by tapestry is re-creating a Persian rug with the rya stitch. My biggest difficulty has been finding fabric to work with. I don't really want to have to weave and create, but I am running out of options. I can't find a fabric that will hold the stitches I want do create. I will keep you updated 

✔Circular Loom Knitting: Knitting on those circular looms has changed my outlook on knitting. I have made the hats - sure, but I have also made a queen sized blanket with just a small green loom. I used the 10 stitch design but some of the rows around were actually 20 stitches. I will try to show that process.

This all sounds somewhat daunting and a bit much for someone who hasn't blogged in quite a while, but today is a whole new day.

GlendaLynn

New Post - New Focus

I am working on the Irish Census (1901 and 1911). This might seem a little random, but in these turbulent times I have had to isolate and with nothing to keep me focused except randomness, I decided to see if I could find a closer relationship link for Ant and Dec.

If you don't know who Ant and Dec are then you probably don't watch Britain's Got Talent, I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here, or Saturday Night Takeaway. These are British shows that feature Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Last year they did a show called Ant and Dec's DNA Journey and found out they were related through DNA, but they are both from Ireland and their ancestors lived within 75 miles of each other - for goodness sake. They must have a closer connection. Well, I've been trying to find it.

I have found McPartlins married to Donnellys, but they just don't "fit" yet. So, I've been working on the 1901 and 1911 Census records for Draperstown and Desertmartin. At the moment I am just trying to connect anyone. Next I will branch out and add all of County Londonderry. Then I will start adding the surrounding counties. It might sound boring to some, but I have a messed up sleep cycle and what else can one do at 3 am (get into trouble?).

Anyway, I hope to have some pages up soon with families and connections for Draperstown, County Londonderry, and Desertmartin, County Londonderry. These are where Declan says his family is from. I have found some of his family members there and am trying to connect more people to his family. I don't know what family history they already have compiled (they are very private people), so I am doing the best I can with the information from the DNA show.

For me - its been entertaining. Some day I will connect to the Donnellys and McPartlins in a more personal way. Some would say "we are all connected, in some fashion or another". I say "I am".