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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Growing Tree

I was up before seven. I sat down with some coffee and my iPad and worked through the overnight news. Di wandered down a while later. She hadn't slept well, and I wondered if it had been some of thespice that was used on the Nando's last night. At the allotted time, I went to join Zoe and Ellie on the walk to school. There was a fine, misty drizzle soaking things more than you would expect. I headed off for my walk as soon as Ellie was safely in class.

Back home, I grabbed some breakfast and a second coffee, then settled down to complete the shopping list. As I was finishing, Lottie arrived, and it was my duty to torment her, as usual. Our trip to Sainsbury's was surprisingly quick. We did notice, however, that there were shortages of some fruits and vegetables. This, apparently, is because of the weather, which has been a problem for distribution, particularly for items imported from Spain.

After some lunch, I buried myself in the study and started to examine some of the recent DNA matches for Diane's side of the family. One set of matches revealed a branch of the family that I hadn't previously examined. After an hour or so, I had added a further 20 individuals to the family tree, each with supporting documents and confirmed by the DNA. 

We managed a little Kindle time before dinner.

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