Huddling

Astrid’s chickens are in a huddle to stay warm. I got 4 eggs yesterday and 6 the day before. That’s a good amount because of the cold. I only have 7 hens.

Sunset through barbed wire

Last night it was 18. That’s  warmer than the previous two nights. Tonight will be in the 20’s and then we are done.

I am a DNA sorter. I have helped several folks solve mysteries in their DNA. During this cold spell, l was connected by an adoptee who wanted to know who she was.  Someone else I helped told her about me. She was born in 1990 in Fort Bragg, California. Sorting DNA into family lines is not an easy task. I can’t always solve the case, but in less than 24 hours of working, I cracked it. Her father’s name was a gift I could give her that will stay with her the rest of her life. She had her mother’s name and all I had to do with that DNA was confirm. I build a tree from the DNA matches.  It’s quite complicated but I love it.  I don’t advertise and do it for free. Some call me a search Angel.  Her father was in prison for murder.  He passed in 2020.  I always give the final name by voice not in an email or text. It was hard information to relate, but now she has a family tree.