Oh what joys I have had recently on the family history trail, seems that every time I get answers to some questions, others just jump up to take their place! Often, they'll send me off on a tangent, and away from what or who I would RATHER be working on. I must admit to getting frustrated with ancestry.co.uk sometimes. It's bad enough to be searching for a John Lewis in Hackney when there are a couple of hundred in the time frame that I am looking, worse though when it decides to list maybe 20,000 from all periods and US states. Why would I be specifying Hackney in London and specific years if I wanted a century of results from overseas?? It's so very annoying, and by the time I've gone through the first couple of hundred, my eyes are starting to cross and my head is throbbing.

Yesterday, we treated all the other 4 leggeds to de-fleaing, lice and worming treatments. Suffice to say, they were NOT happy. Gizmo, who we did the other day, got a steroid treatment instead. He accepts those better than pills, thankfully,

Finally we have rain, for which I am very thankful. 4" down for the year may not be as desperate as some, but bad enough for us to get into what they call a pre-drought situation. One afternoon of rain may not change that much, but at least gives the ground a good soaking, and refreshes the tress, plants and grasses.

This week I'll be doing an order swap with a friend of mine who sells Thrive Life. I had run out of the dried beef, so had to make my curry today using regular raw meat. I definitely missed the convenience of the Thrive stuff. De-fatting, and slicing took quite a bit of time.  I did enjoy my lunch though, it was good.

Have an awesome day. It's the first day of a brad new week and month! Enjoy, and be productive!