Monday
Sunny today. This morning we went to the Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Branch of FSNA. (Federal Superannuates National Association). This is a group of about 28,000 Ottawa Public Service retirees, with about 170,000 Canada wide. After the meeting we did a bit of shopping and did a drive by viewing of our daughter and son-in-law's new house. At home I cleaned out an eves trough downspout and did a bit of scraping in preparation for painting. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 4.8 km.
Tuesday
Sunny today with cloud in the late afternoon. Mailed the The Royal Yorker Newsletter this morning. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. Lots of books packed and boxed today. Had a snooze in the afternoon, because I was tired. We both went off to the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. The speaker gave a good talk on finding your English ancestors. He emphasized online sources.
Walked 8.1 km.
Wednesday
Sunny today with some cloud later in the day. Did a bit of outside painting today. The trim around the new windows needed painting. After a bike ride I did some weed removal in the lawn and gardens. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 11.4 km. Walked 5.1 km.
Thursday
Sunny and warmer. We had the two dogs today. They are always happy when their parents return. Their parents were showing there house today to potential buyers. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 9.8 km.
Friday
Sunny and warmer. We had the two dogs again today. They are always happy when their parents return after their day at work. Their parents were showing there house today to potential buyers. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 9.7 km. Walked 7.5 km.
Saturday
Sunny and warm 20 C. Edited my talk on the Mohawk Valley to be given on May 6th in Williamstown, Ontario. Went to the Met HD Opera at Silver City today. It was Ambrose Thomas's Hamlet, a story of death, death and more death. The singing was great. I am always amazed at how simple the sets can be for these presentations. Biked 9.6 km. Walked 2.2 km.
Sunday
Sunny and warm 20 C. Didn't do too much today except a bit of tidy up gardening. I also planted a few Pansies which we bought at a garden centre. Our daughter,her husband and the two dogs came over to BBQ their lunch and stayed for a couple of hours. We sat out in the sun for a while. Walked 3.5 km.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
April 12 to 18
Monday
Sun, cloud and cool. Worked on The Ottawa Genealogist in the afternoon. We also went shopping for a couple of hours. We had the two dogs over from about 6 to 9 while their parents were out. Hogan really likes staying with us because he lived in our house for a year. Jackson likes being here but really waits for his parents to return so he can go back to the house he grew up in. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 6.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny. A great day. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. Lots of books packed and boxed today. Had a rest in the afternoon and an early supper. We went for a 7.5 km walk in the city on walking paths with the Rideau Trail Club. Saw some new places we hadn't seen before. Did a little work on The Ottawa Genealogist before bed. I think it is done finally, except for editing. Walked 14.9 km.
Wednesday
Sunny today and warm 18 C. Another great day. I spent about three hours today painting about a third of the basement walls, in the area where we have our TV room. Looks a lot better now. Other than that we stayed home except for a brief shopping trip. No genealogy today. I printed The Ottawa Genealogist for my wife top proofread. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 8.6 km. Walked 5.2 km.
Thursday
Sun and cloud today with light rain in the evening. The paint smell is still dissipating today. Did some more trimming of shrubs in the garden today. The grass will need cutting soon, especially after a couple of days of rain. Went and picked up the car which was in for repair. watched more Stargate. We are on season 8. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 7.0 km.
Friday
Cloudy with rain today. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 6.7 km.
Saturday.
Cloudy with rain today. We took a trip to the St. Lawrence today going across country to Ingleside first. Here we passed the 45th parallel going south and then again later going north. We stopped by the bird sanctuary at Narin Island, but saw mostly Red Wing Blackbirds and Starlings, with a few Canada Geese, a couple of ducks and probably two Loons. We ended up in Morrisburg where we attended an executive meeting of the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. I am the editor of their newsletter The Royal Yorker. Meeting over we headed home in the rain. In Ottawa we took a break and then went out for supper at a local restaurant called the Works. They sell fancy burgers. Very good meal. It was my birthday yesterday. I spent a while in the evening doing final edits on The Ottawa Genealogist and The Royal Yorker. Walked 4.1 km.
Sunday
Sunny today. The rain was good for the plants but enough for now! We had our daughter and son-in-law over for the afternoon and supper. The two dogs were here also. We had a pleasant afternoon. For supper we had BBQ spare-ribs and chicken. Great meal! Walked 6.8 km.
Sun, cloud and cool. Worked on The Ottawa Genealogist in the afternoon. We also went shopping for a couple of hours. We had the two dogs over from about 6 to 9 while their parents were out. Hogan really likes staying with us because he lived in our house for a year. Jackson likes being here but really waits for his parents to return so he can go back to the house he grew up in. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 6.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny. A great day. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. Lots of books packed and boxed today. Had a rest in the afternoon and an early supper. We went for a 7.5 km walk in the city on walking paths with the Rideau Trail Club. Saw some new places we hadn't seen before. Did a little work on The Ottawa Genealogist before bed. I think it is done finally, except for editing. Walked 14.9 km.
Wednesday
Sunny today and warm 18 C. Another great day. I spent about three hours today painting about a third of the basement walls, in the area where we have our TV room. Looks a lot better now. Other than that we stayed home except for a brief shopping trip. No genealogy today. I printed The Ottawa Genealogist for my wife top proofread. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 8.6 km. Walked 5.2 km.
Thursday
Sun and cloud today with light rain in the evening. The paint smell is still dissipating today. Did some more trimming of shrubs in the garden today. The grass will need cutting soon, especially after a couple of days of rain. Went and picked up the car which was in for repair. watched more Stargate. We are on season 8. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 7.0 km.
Friday
Cloudy with rain today. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 6.7 km.
Saturday.
Cloudy with rain today. We took a trip to the St. Lawrence today going across country to Ingleside first. Here we passed the 45th parallel going south and then again later going north. We stopped by the bird sanctuary at Narin Island, but saw mostly Red Wing Blackbirds and Starlings, with a few Canada Geese, a couple of ducks and probably two Loons. We ended up in Morrisburg where we attended an executive meeting of the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. I am the editor of their newsletter The Royal Yorker. Meeting over we headed home in the rain. In Ottawa we took a break and then went out for supper at a local restaurant called the Works. They sell fancy burgers. Very good meal. It was my birthday yesterday. I spent a while in the evening doing final edits on The Ottawa Genealogist and The Royal Yorker. Walked 4.1 km.
Sunday
Sunny today. The rain was good for the plants but enough for now! We had our daughter and son-in-law over for the afternoon and supper. The two dogs were here also. We had a pleasant afternoon. For supper we had BBQ spare-ribs and chicken. Great meal! Walked 6.8 km.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
April 5 to 11
Monday
Rain in the morning and then some sun in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Someone also sent me a US Census reference which I followed up and added more sources to a couple of families in the Kip Family in America which is up on World Connect. Biked 10.5 km. Walked 3.5 km.
Tuesday
Cloudy today and cooler. Not much going on today. As editor of The Ottawa Genealogist I went to the board meeting of the Ottawa Branch, OGS in the evening. Walked 10.4 km.
Wednesday
Some rain this morning. Cooler. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. They were having some house repairs done. We took them for a walk after the rain stopped. Then we went shopping for a few things. Finished my work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. I will probably go back at it later. Made contact and had a nice chat with Scott Aaron on Skype. Walked 5.8 km.
Thursday
Some rain late afternoon and overnight. Cold and windy. The back fifty of our lot is soggy. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. That takes up time. Started work on sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. We set up a new 10" laptop which we will use when on the road. Very light. Walked 7 km.
Friday
Cloudy and cold today. Today I spent the afternoon working on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. It is due for the printer by the end of next week. Walked 7.7 km.
Saturday
Not a bad day with cloud and sun and cool. We headed off up the Ottawa Valley to Arnprior for the Region 8 OGS Annual Meeting and Family History fair. We had a good turnout and a new chair was elected. The current secretary remained. The speakers were good as well, two speaking about cemetery topics and the third about the Kashubs of Canada (Polish) who settled at Wilno, Ontario. We were tired when we got back home. I then spent several hours sitting at the computer sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.5 km.
Sunday
Cloudy with periods of sun and windy. Did some more trimming of shrubs and bushes today. This is really early for this. I spent several hours working on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.4 km.
Rain in the morning and then some sun in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Someone also sent me a US Census reference which I followed up and added more sources to a couple of families in the Kip Family in America which is up on World Connect. Biked 10.5 km. Walked 3.5 km.
Tuesday
Cloudy today and cooler. Not much going on today. As editor of The Ottawa Genealogist I went to the board meeting of the Ottawa Branch, OGS in the evening. Walked 10.4 km.
Wednesday
Some rain this morning. Cooler. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. They were having some house repairs done. We took them for a walk after the rain stopped. Then we went shopping for a few things. Finished my work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. I will probably go back at it later. Made contact and had a nice chat with Scott Aaron on Skype. Walked 5.8 km.
Thursday
Some rain late afternoon and overnight. Cold and windy. The back fifty of our lot is soggy. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. That takes up time. Started work on sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. We set up a new 10" laptop which we will use when on the road. Very light. Walked 7 km.
Friday
Cloudy and cold today. Today I spent the afternoon working on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. It is due for the printer by the end of next week. Walked 7.7 km.
Saturday
Not a bad day with cloud and sun and cool. We headed off up the Ottawa Valley to Arnprior for the Region 8 OGS Annual Meeting and Family History fair. We had a good turnout and a new chair was elected. The current secretary remained. The speakers were good as well, two speaking about cemetery topics and the third about the Kashubs of Canada (Polish) who settled at Wilno, Ontario. We were tired when we got back home. I then spent several hours sitting at the computer sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.5 km.
Sunday
Cloudy with periods of sun and windy. Did some more trimming of shrubs and bushes today. This is really early for this. I spent several hours working on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.4 km.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
March 29 to April 4
Monday
The rain ended about noon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We also did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. I worked on raking the front lawn in the afternoon. walked 5.4 km.
Tuesday
Sun, cloud and warmer. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. I worked on trimming some of the shrubs in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Walked 7 km.
Wednesday
Sunny and warm today. I did some more gardening today. With some help I cut another small limb off of one of our trees and reduced it to small pieces. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. The draft of the text is done and we started on the slides. We went to our last Ballroom dance session this evening. This will be it for s few months. We now need to practice the steps every week. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.8 km. Walked 5 km.
Thursday
Sunny and Warm. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. More gardening, especially trimming shrubs. Biked 9.3 km. Walked 6.9 km.
Friday
Sunny and very warm. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. Finally got someone to come and give me an estimate for trimming the locust tree in the front yard and removing a spruce tree in the back yard that we have proped up for over 20 years and that is severely denuded by bud worms. I spent about two hours sanding the drywall patching in the basement and then vacuuming afterwards to get rid of the dust. We should be ready for painting now. Perhaps on Monday! Walked 6.4 km.
Saturday
Sunny and very warm, about 25 C. A bit cloudy in the late afternoon. More gardening and outside work today. Time to put away the winter stuff and bring out the summer stuff. Vacuumed the lane way because the neighbours pine tree is shedding like crazy. I put out a sundial in the back yard that has been in the utility shed for years. We bought some new under padding for the basement rug and installed the same. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.5 km. Walked 5.3 km.
Sunday
Sunny and cooler today. Went to church today for the Easter service. In the afternoon we had our youngest daughter, her husband and their two dogs over for Easter. We had a good afternoon and a very nice supper of salad, ham, chicken, home made beans and scalloped potatoes, with dessert of reduced fat ice cream with strawberries and homemade cupcakes. Walked 4.6 km.
The rain ended about noon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We also did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. I worked on raking the front lawn in the afternoon. walked 5.4 km.
Tuesday
Sun, cloud and warmer. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. I worked on trimming some of the shrubs in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Walked 7 km.
Wednesday
Sunny and warm today. I did some more gardening today. With some help I cut another small limb off of one of our trees and reduced it to small pieces. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. The draft of the text is done and we started on the slides. We went to our last Ballroom dance session this evening. This will be it for s few months. We now need to practice the steps every week. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.8 km. Walked 5 km.
Thursday
Sunny and Warm. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. More gardening, especially trimming shrubs. Biked 9.3 km. Walked 6.9 km.
Friday
Sunny and very warm. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. Finally got someone to come and give me an estimate for trimming the locust tree in the front yard and removing a spruce tree in the back yard that we have proped up for over 20 years and that is severely denuded by bud worms. I spent about two hours sanding the drywall patching in the basement and then vacuuming afterwards to get rid of the dust. We should be ready for painting now. Perhaps on Monday! Walked 6.4 km.
Saturday
Sunny and very warm, about 25 C. A bit cloudy in the late afternoon. More gardening and outside work today. Time to put away the winter stuff and bring out the summer stuff. Vacuumed the lane way because the neighbours pine tree is shedding like crazy. I put out a sundial in the back yard that has been in the utility shed for years. We bought some new under padding for the basement rug and installed the same. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.5 km. Walked 5.3 km.
Sunday
Sunny and cooler today. Went to church today for the Easter service. In the afternoon we had our youngest daughter, her husband and their two dogs over for Easter. We had a good afternoon and a very nice supper of salad, ham, chicken, home made beans and scalloped potatoes, with dessert of reduced fat ice cream with strawberries and homemade cupcakes. Walked 4.6 km.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
March 22 to 28
Monday
Sun and cloud. The book on the London fire was The Great Fire of London, by Stephen
Porter. Finished it today. Good reading. I was back working on the Tillsonburg Kipp
family today. Found sources and new information for the family of William Kipp and
Rachel Mann; son Chauncey Kipp and Sarah Jane Laur and their children. Walked 7.5 km.
Tuesday
Rain, hard rain and snow flurries today, cold. No accumulation. Today I was back at
the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. More work on the
Tillsonburg Kipp family. Walked 8.3 km.
Wednesday Walked 8 km.
Thursday
Sun and cloud today, windy and cool. We started working on my talk about the Mohawk
valley of New York today. The talk is to be given on May 6th at the Sir John Johnson
Manor House in Williamstown, Ontario. We also went shopping this afternoon. Later
with some help I cut a small limb off of one our trees. I hope to get someone to come and do the rest for me soon. Walked 9 km.
Friday
Sun, cloud and cold today. This was the start day for our local Gene-O-Rama
genealogy conference. The new location was the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in
downtown Ottawa. We had picked up some items for the conference in the morning and
delivered them about 3:15 in the afternoon. After that my wife and I did a couple of
hours of research at the LAC. We then walked a couple of blocks to the Bay Street
Bistro and had a delicious chicken dinner. After a leisurely walk back to LAC we
looked around at the vendors, chatted with people and then attended the opening
ceremonies and an excellent talk by Lisa Alzo from Ithaca, New york on Silent
Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors. Walked 6 km.
Saturday
A bit cool with sun and cloud. My wife and I attended the Gene-O-Rama conference all
day at the Library and Archives Canada building on Wellington Street in Ottawa. The
conference seemed successful and the speakers were great. I listened to talks by Lisa
Alzo, Leslie Anderson, John Reid and Martha Seguin-Muntz. The programme book looked
great. (I produced it of course!) Walked 5.6 km.
Sunday
Sun, cloud and cool. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family, in particular the
family of Henry Kipp and Rachel Ann Wintermute. The other day I found a marriage
record on Ancestry.com for John (Jim) Kipp and Lydia McPherson. Rain this evening.
Biked 9.3 km. Walked 3 km.
Sun and cloud. The book on the London fire was The Great Fire of London, by Stephen
Porter. Finished it today. Good reading. I was back working on the Tillsonburg Kipp
family today. Found sources and new information for the family of William Kipp and
Rachel Mann; son Chauncey Kipp and Sarah Jane Laur and their children. Walked 7.5 km.
Tuesday
Rain, hard rain and snow flurries today, cold. No accumulation. Today I was back at
the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. More work on the
Tillsonburg Kipp family. Walked 8.3 km.
Wednesday Walked 8 km.
Thursday
Sun and cloud today, windy and cool. We started working on my talk about the Mohawk
valley of New York today. The talk is to be given on May 6th at the Sir John Johnson
Manor House in Williamstown, Ontario. We also went shopping this afternoon. Later
with some help I cut a small limb off of one our trees. I hope to get someone to come and do the rest for me soon. Walked 9 km.
Friday
Sun, cloud and cold today. This was the start day for our local Gene-O-Rama
genealogy conference. The new location was the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in
downtown Ottawa. We had picked up some items for the conference in the morning and
delivered them about 3:15 in the afternoon. After that my wife and I did a couple of
hours of research at the LAC. We then walked a couple of blocks to the Bay Street
Bistro and had a delicious chicken dinner. After a leisurely walk back to LAC we
looked around at the vendors, chatted with people and then attended the opening
ceremonies and an excellent talk by Lisa Alzo from Ithaca, New york on Silent
Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors. Walked 6 km.
Saturday
A bit cool with sun and cloud. My wife and I attended the Gene-O-Rama conference all
day at the Library and Archives Canada building on Wellington Street in Ottawa. The
conference seemed successful and the speakers were great. I listened to talks by Lisa
Alzo, Leslie Anderson, John Reid and Martha Seguin-Muntz. The programme book looked
great. (I produced it of course!) Walked 5.6 km.
Sunday
Sun, cloud and cool. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family, in particular the
family of Henry Kipp and Rachel Ann Wintermute. The other day I found a marriage
record on Ancestry.com for John (Jim) Kipp and Lydia McPherson. Rain this evening.
Biked 9.3 km. Walked 3 km.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
March 15 to 21
Monday
Clear today with sun and quite warm. 15 C. I spent part of the day doing
Ancestry.com research on the family of William Timothy Otis Kipp and Maude Mae
Ferguson. Followed this family to Reuben and Ann Kipp; Isaac and Mary Kipp; then
William and Mary Kipp in the US census. Also looked at his siblings and their
descendants. This is quite an extensive family. Friday I received an e-mail from the
Library of Congress asking for my approval for them to create an archive of my web
pages www.kipp-blake-families.ca/edwardmain. It must be because of the large amount
of Kip/Kipp data I have compiled there. I gave them the go ahead. We made more
scones today with cranberries this time instead of raisins. Yummy! Walked 9.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny today. Temperature got up to about 20 C. Today I was back at the Friends of
the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. No family genealogy done today.
However, my wife and I attended the general meeting of the Ottawa Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society in the evening. There was a very interesting presentation
titled: The Age of Cholera. It was the story of Dr. John Snow and the cholera
epidemic of 1854 in London, England. There was history context and genealogy
involved. We had our first bike ride of the year, which is very early for us. Biked 7.6 km. Walked 9.4 km.
Wednesday
Sunny today. Temperature around 16 C. I spent a few more hours doing Ancestry.com
research on the siblings of William Timothy Otis Kipp and Maude Mae Ferguson. Biked 8 km. Walked 6.2 km.
Thursday
Cloudy and then some sun in the afternoon. I read a book over the last two days, The
Best Cellar, by Charles Goodram. He used to work at the Library of Congress. It was
a murder mystery involving books, libraries and archives. An easy read. Biked 8.5
km. Walked 7 km.
Friday
Cloudy with sun in the afternoon. I worked on my Vanbuskirk and Alburtis connections
to New Amsterdam today. One of my Kipp correspondents discovered his connections
while talking to someone I worked with for years in the library and who was also a
cousin of mine. Small world as they say. We had our daughter and husband and their
two dogs over for supper. We then watched Who Do You Think You Are! This was a good
one with Liza Kudrow. Walked 7.6 km.
Saturday
Cloudy and cool. No genealogy today. Instead I did some filling on the drywall in
the basement and the frames around our new windows in preparation for painting. I
also worked a bit on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist for the Ottawa Branch,
OGS and The Royal Yorker for the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. Biked 9.6 km. Walked 5.1 km.
Sunday
Cloud and then some sun but cool. I did a bit of Rathbun genealogy last night and
today to help the genealogist for the Rathbun family. Actually he helped me fill in
some gaps. I am also reading a book about the Great Fire of London, England in 1666.
Quite an interesting book. My wife has ancestors who lived in London. They may have
lived on the opposite side of the Thames from where the fire was. We also practiced
our dance steps today. Biked 9.3 km. Walked 5 km.
Clear today with sun and quite warm. 15 C. I spent part of the day doing
Ancestry.com research on the family of William Timothy Otis Kipp and Maude Mae
Ferguson. Followed this family to Reuben and Ann Kipp; Isaac and Mary Kipp; then
William and Mary Kipp in the US census. Also looked at his siblings and their
descendants. This is quite an extensive family. Friday I received an e-mail from the
Library of Congress asking for my approval for them to create an archive of my web
pages www.kipp-blake-families.ca/edwardmain. It must be because of the large amount
of Kip/Kipp data I have compiled there. I gave them the go ahead. We made more
scones today with cranberries this time instead of raisins. Yummy! Walked 9.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny today. Temperature got up to about 20 C. Today I was back at the Friends of
the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. No family genealogy done today.
However, my wife and I attended the general meeting of the Ottawa Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society in the evening. There was a very interesting presentation
titled: The Age of Cholera. It was the story of Dr. John Snow and the cholera
epidemic of 1854 in London, England. There was history context and genealogy
involved. We had our first bike ride of the year, which is very early for us. Biked 7.6 km. Walked 9.4 km.
Wednesday
Sunny today. Temperature around 16 C. I spent a few more hours doing Ancestry.com
research on the siblings of William Timothy Otis Kipp and Maude Mae Ferguson. Biked 8 km. Walked 6.2 km.
Thursday
Cloudy and then some sun in the afternoon. I read a book over the last two days, The
Best Cellar, by Charles Goodram. He used to work at the Library of Congress. It was
a murder mystery involving books, libraries and archives. An easy read. Biked 8.5
km. Walked 7 km.
Friday
Cloudy with sun in the afternoon. I worked on my Vanbuskirk and Alburtis connections
to New Amsterdam today. One of my Kipp correspondents discovered his connections
while talking to someone I worked with for years in the library and who was also a
cousin of mine. Small world as they say. We had our daughter and husband and their
two dogs over for supper. We then watched Who Do You Think You Are! This was a good
one with Liza Kudrow. Walked 7.6 km.
Saturday
Cloudy and cool. No genealogy today. Instead I did some filling on the drywall in
the basement and the frames around our new windows in preparation for painting. I
also worked a bit on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist for the Ottawa Branch,
OGS and The Royal Yorker for the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. Biked 9.6 km. Walked 5.1 km.
Sunday
Cloud and then some sun but cool. I did a bit of Rathbun genealogy last night and
today to help the genealogist for the Rathbun family. Actually he helped me fill in
some gaps. I am also reading a book about the Great Fire of London, England in 1666.
Quite an interesting book. My wife has ancestors who lived in London. They may have
lived on the opposite side of the Thames from where the fire was. We also practiced
our dance steps today. Biked 9.3 km. Walked 5 km.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
March 8 to 14
Monday
Sunny today. Up at daybreak again. We put the dogs in their cages in the afternoon for a couple of hours while we went out shopping. They were happy to see us return and when we let them out they ran down the yard. We took them for a long walk as well. Practised our dance steps briefly. Walked 13.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny today. Up about 7 am today. Because we had the two dogs I didn't go into work at the Friends of LAC today. I did some more sourcing of family files and uploaded some data to Ancestry. Walked 9.9 km.
Wednesday
Sunny. Awake again at daybreak. Dogs! We continue to go out for a couple of hours in the afternoon to give ourselves and the dogs a rest. We went to our Ballroom dance session again this evening. We spent most of the hour on the Cha-Cha and the Samba. This session was a real workout. Walked 10.2 km.
Thursday
Sunny again and warm. We were awake at daylight this morning. I finished uploading my family files to Ancestry. This is another backup. If I need to I can create a GEDCOM file from Ancestry and download it to my computer. Again we went out shopping this afternoon for two hours to give ourselves a rest from the dogs. Walked 12.5 km.
Friday
Sunny again and warm. We were awake at daylight this morning. The dogs were up early! We made it through another day with the dogs. They were rather depressed this evening and were hoping to see their people. We went out shopping for a couple of hours to give ourselves a break. Walked 11.5 km.
Saturday
More cloud today and a stiff breeze from the east. This afternoon we went to see another opera from the Met HD series at Silver City in Ottawa. This is one of the most intense and great operas that I have seen. Very physical and well acted and sung. This love/hate story sort of mirrors some of the things that still happen in the world today, so not much has changed! When we returned home the two dogs were really happy to see us. Around 5:30 the two dogs were overjoyed to see their owners walk through our front door. They were all over them, no holding back. We helped them move all of the dog cages etc. back home after supper. Walked 9.4 km.
Sunday
Rain today. This will wash away some of the dirt and more of the snow. A quiet day for us! We survived the time change last night. Many of our clocks now adjust themselves, so I sometimes wait for a day to see what I need to do myself. I also know some of the older electronic items in the house will change in about a month because they have never had a software update. I updated some of the genealogy files on my home web page, www.kipp-blake-families.ca . Walked 5.7 km.
Sunny today. Up at daybreak again. We put the dogs in their cages in the afternoon for a couple of hours while we went out shopping. They were happy to see us return and when we let them out they ran down the yard. We took them for a long walk as well. Practised our dance steps briefly. Walked 13.9 km.
Tuesday
Sunny today. Up about 7 am today. Because we had the two dogs I didn't go into work at the Friends of LAC today. I did some more sourcing of family files and uploaded some data to Ancestry. Walked 9.9 km.
Wednesday
Sunny. Awake again at daybreak. Dogs! We continue to go out for a couple of hours in the afternoon to give ourselves and the dogs a rest. We went to our Ballroom dance session again this evening. We spent most of the hour on the Cha-Cha and the Samba. This session was a real workout. Walked 10.2 km.
Thursday
Sunny again and warm. We were awake at daylight this morning. I finished uploading my family files to Ancestry. This is another backup. If I need to I can create a GEDCOM file from Ancestry and download it to my computer. Again we went out shopping this afternoon for two hours to give ourselves a rest from the dogs. Walked 12.5 km.
Friday
Sunny again and warm. We were awake at daylight this morning. The dogs were up early! We made it through another day with the dogs. They were rather depressed this evening and were hoping to see their people. We went out shopping for a couple of hours to give ourselves a break. Walked 11.5 km.
Saturday
More cloud today and a stiff breeze from the east. This afternoon we went to see another opera from the Met HD series at Silver City in Ottawa. This is one of the most intense and great operas that I have seen. Very physical and well acted and sung. This love/hate story sort of mirrors some of the things that still happen in the world today, so not much has changed! When we returned home the two dogs were really happy to see us. Around 5:30 the two dogs were overjoyed to see their owners walk through our front door. They were all over them, no holding back. We helped them move all of the dog cages etc. back home after supper. Walked 9.4 km.
Sunday
Rain today. This will wash away some of the dirt and more of the snow. A quiet day for us! We survived the time change last night. Many of our clocks now adjust themselves, so I sometimes wait for a day to see what I need to do myself. I also know some of the older electronic items in the house will change in about a month because they have never had a software update. I updated some of the genealogy files on my home web page, www.kipp-blake-families.ca . Walked 5.7 km.
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