Hello all,

Sorry I haven't written in such a long time. I've been involved with a much larger project--larger than this blog.
And I'm not even one fourth done with it. It has taken persistence and that is a trait that I do not have in great supply.

Nevertheless, I need to tell you, my friends, I received an unexpected email from a Mike Slattery and I had to investigate. I know a lot of you out there are asking yourself the same thing I asked myself when I first got this particular email. Namely, "Who the beejeesus is Mike Slattery?" and why is he writing to "Paddy?"

Well Mike is an avid enthusiast of Ancestry.com just like I used to be. Your read correctly, "I used to be."-- Remember I said I had a problem with persistence?  Well, I dropped Ancestry, like I stopped playing guitar and making scrapbooks, and glass etching, and computer art and a lot more.

Mike said something that made me want to go back to researching my family tree. He said he had several names in his tree that were linked with my great great grandfather, Daniel Spaight. He sent me the names of all my great great grand uncles and aunts-- Daniel Spaight's siblings.

Now my tree was getting more interesting and I immediately went about to prove Mike wrong, but I couldn't. He was correct. So I am happy to announce to many of you, some of whom are my close relatives, we have a bigger family than previously thought. Daniel had seven brothers and sisters, some stayed in County Limerick, some went to County Clare, one entered the Sisterhood in Scotland, and the rest came to various parts of America.

I'll tell you more when I find out.

For the time being, be well, and stay away from dangerous icy patches.

Love
Jim (Paddy)