The white tail deer pelt was there in Miss June's shop. Her son-in-law said all the money for the pelt would go to Miss June. The pelt has the mark where the bullet entered its side. The meat was eaten. It was shot for the food, not for the pelt or the lamp stand. The handiwork needed buyers.
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Starved For Knowledge, Wooden Words
I would love to hear David Attenborough describe humans during a pandemic, some railing against authority, others hiding under the bed. So many failing to rise to the occasion and I do put this down to either what they do not know, or simply acting out for attention because a pandemic is a perfect setting … Continue reading Starved For Knowledge, Wooden Words
y-DNA. No, it does not have admixture, but it does have thousands of years of human ancestry.
y-DNA. What is it? Who has heard of it? All the excitement about admixture aka ethnicity in at-DNA testing and matching trees took some of the focus away from the original DNA-for-genealogy testing and my own favorite test: -- y-DNA. What is your y-DNA, if you are a man? (Only men carry y-DNA.) Is it … Continue reading y-DNA. No, it does not have admixture, but it does have thousands of years of human ancestry.
Some DNA 101
This is one explanation which comes up frequently, among others, where I have about two minutes to send an answer, but I know the person needs a lot more than a few charts and paragraphs. But this is a good start, if you have tested and are floundering a bit. For this minute, let's say, … Continue reading Some DNA 101
2022 – 2023 Buy Local, Support Your Neighbor Businesses and Farms ~ And there are a bunch of us small, and not so small local folks to support!
Look around where you live and find your local businesses. In the midst of this pandemic this is such a great idea! Share information about them with the community via Facebook pages and any social media. Let's help our local small businesses - now more than ever. Here is just one buy local page for … Continue reading 2022 – 2023 Buy Local, Support Your Neighbor Businesses and Farms ~ And there are a bunch of us small, and not so small local folks to support!