I've spent some time over the last several months working on a unique version of the Lyons family crest. Here's a show-and-tell view.

In the last post I mentioned a tip we use for naming our photo files, with the notion of spending less time searching for it down the road. I’d like to pick up where I left of with that thought and look at some ways to become more effective with our time. It starts with priorities.

This notable and long-established surname is of Old French origin, and is a status name for a young knight or novice at arms, deriving from the Old French "bacheler", from the Medieval Latin "baccalarius". The name was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, and was adopted into Middle English.

The search for ancestors is sometimes a frustrating and a rewarding experience. Why is that? I propose that the search is the sometimes frustrating part; the finding is a partial reward. I don't have a specific story but I want to write about how the rewards come to us.