INVESTIGATING DNA AND ON OUR OWN IN ZEPHYR HILLS

Travelers Rest Resort

Dade City, Florida

Saturday, February 13, 2016

70s, sunny

TK was kind to take me to the Pasco County Genealogical Society meeting this morning to hear a presentation about “Tracing Your DNA: The Amazing Journey of Your Ancestors.” David Boyette, the presenter, is retired from the FBI, a forensic DNA specialist (now works as an investigator for the medical examiner’s office in Tampa), a genetic genealogist, and a professor of genetic genealogy at the University of South Florida. He gave an overview about the different kinds of DNA testing and what the results mean, a fascinating topic!

After the presentation, TK and I went for lunch at a nearby Panera so he could us the Wi-Fi. TRR still does not have easy access to Wi-Fi—right now I am in their library using my laptop, but in our cabana area we don’t get a good signal.

TK indulged me again and we headed to Wiregrass Mall, a large outdoor mall in Zephyr Hills. It was easy to spend an hour and a half there before we returned to TRR. We took a walk in the gardens which are near Mary Lou and Scorchy’s site.

Look at the gorgeous staghorn fern hanging from the tree

Lake Margaret in the background--shrimp plant in the foreground

Newly painted walkway and gazebo

Sculpture entitled "Rhapsody"

Arbor -- red flowers to the right are poinsettias!

It looks like the weather in Erie is quite bad again—lots of snow and very cold. I hope our family and friends are keeping warm. Janesville, Wisconsin is 13 F; Jamestown, New York is 2 F; Erie, Pennsylvania is 10 F, and Ukiah, California is 69 F; and Dade City is 62 F right now at 5:45 p.m. EST. I don’t think we are going home for a while!  

To Brian K: Happy Birthday in Ukiah!!

And where is TK with his takes!?? What is up with that? I need to corral him before I go to the library to share his wisdom.