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| My front porch, late April, 2015, photo by Midge Frazel |
View from the Porch
As I prepare for warmer weather, some might think that genealogy will take a back step in my life for the summer. In the summer months I take my new iPad and my iPhone out to do work in this mobile office. I have also been hoarding new genealogy books so that I get get away from the technology for a while.
As I am retired, I think a lot about just relaxing and doing nothing. I am not very good at doing nothing but I am very good at living my life as I see fit. I've been made fun of (read: bullied) because I resisted the suggestions of family and friends to live a "normal" life. If I had kept a diary of those annoying suggestions, it would now be made into a major motion picture. I would call it: "Do as I say. Be successful".
Four careers later, I am successful. Are people jealous? Probably.
I like getting up early and going to bed when I am tired. I am not a heavy eater and I no longer drink. I am not that good at making friends but you would not know that if you met me. What do you think?
So, what porch activities are good for summer genealogists?
The three r's: reading, relaxing, and remembering.
ReplyDeleteOh - a fourth 'R' - recording your personal stories!
ReplyDeleteI think that whatever makes you happy is what you should do. I like all the r's suggested. Playing with your grandson and making new family history would be another possibility.
ReplyDeleteBill already stated what my first thought was: reading!
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