Not only did my family find the names on the tablecloth fascinating, but as I’ve been adding new names, I went down memory lane. I searched for photos, I updated my tree with new findings, and stuck my fingers countless times with the needle as I embroidered the signatures of my amazing relatives.

I did discover that in my zeal to make sure I don’t lose information, that I saved my digital documents in countless locations – flash drives, big external drives and in the cloud. Of course, to retrieve the information, it really helps to be able to remember what names you gave the files.

Today I had an amazing experience at the Jewish Book Council Network’s conference, where as one of their 2025-2026 authors, I presented a two-minute talk. There were 34 other authors doing the same thing, and this was so humbling – to be included in this group of phenomenal speakers and writers. People who have incredible stories to tell.

Earlier this week, I found that at long last, my ebook I’ve been waiting for was finally online. I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited to see a copy of a kindle book. When Family Tree Maker finally came out with its long awaited update, I was so thrilled to see my book as one of their offerings. That wasn’t a surprise, of course, but it was nice to see.

Now the travel part! We are planning and tweaking an itinerary that will take some of my team and myself to Lithuania and Poland this summer. I’m looking forward to revisiting some favorite places and discovering new places. For the first time (for me) my travels will include cities on the Baltic, like Gdańsk. There’s a relatively new immigration museum there that has wonderful reviews and I’m looking forward to seeing it.

As we create our itinerary and embark on the trip, stay tuned – as in the past, I’ll be blogging daily.