Huge agave...and an even bigger family tree....

Hi Sandra .. lovely blog
Amazing agave ..
fabulous family photos ..
nice to see the pic of your grandfather ...
You and Vicky seem to have so much in common...
and, yes ..
... who else has that family picture on their wall ?
:o)

thanks Tt...so far we have traced 3 family lines....my great grandmother is Giovanna...Vickys grandad is Joseph and we have traced Victorias family to ireland. all three of us have grown up with the picture but with many more siblings to follow who knows who we will trace next...

Let's hope you find lots more ..
who is Spiro lower left in the photo ?

he was a brother who was away at sea at the time of the photo.

Oh.. nice that they included him in the pic :o)

Fascinating hobby, and lovely to find someone like that and get to know her....wish my family had written the names on the photo's

Genes are funny things, I,ve two cousins who are physically more alike than their sisters.

Fascinating Sandra, I would love to do a family tree but with such big families (of grandparents and great grandparents) its mind boggling, but i enjoyed reading about your family, fancy 3 of those photos on someones walls, might even be more! Let us know if you find out more plz..

Re Vicky's Argave, is that the one that dies after flowering?

That is really nice Sandra....the picture of your grandfather. The other plant photos are amazing. We found the same size difference in Mauritius. We think we are doing well and then we find our shrub is a huge tree. :0)

Hi Sandra - Facebook has very good points. Very nice to do a family tree

Interesting blog, your grandfather looks a lovely man, such a nice face. The agave, wow, fantastic plant.

glad u all enjoyed....tracing family trees turns up a lot of dodgy stuff that even in my generation people are not willing to talk about. the above named John Collins is one such character...its nothing nasty but it includes 3 wives...1 died 1 DIVORCE...(back then that would have been shocking...) and 13 children....i have found out about workhouse births, an uncle who died at flanders and an aunt who was the first ever woman bus inspector. its amazing when you start you find other relatives who have already done a bit. thats all i have done so far rely...just put other peoples research together. i am trying to concentrate on my 4 grandparents trees...3 have been easy and i will start on the 4th one soon. i have managed 5 generations back on the first 3 and one person i found on the one line is helping me gather information on the fourth line as he lives near the area...its easy to start...just write down what you know....and then find out what others no...and then you will be hooked...:-)

what a wonderful blog. The agave flower is truly amazing.
I can you in the family resemblance too.

Doing family research is an interesting "hobby", which I have also done, when I have time. My wife's history in SA goes back to 1652 when the first Europeans started a halfway stop at Cape (of Goodhope), and he farmed to provide meat to the ships coming past from/to Europe (just a loyal servant then). History can sometimes give great insights into who we are today and why we make certain choices or have certain loves.

Nice Post and I bet you have learned lots, very interesting subject indeed!

Lovely Sandra, but you forgot about the numerous descendants of Victoria and Fortunato in Australia.

oops...sorry Lucy....lol we have traced victorias family to Australia too. where we found a lovely cousin called Lucy....:-)

My family tree would probably be a who's who of ne'er-do-wells & cutthroats, Sandra! Lol.
Glad your's is rewarding your research!
Agave...is that where they get tequila from? ;-)

tequila does come from agave Mouldy....mine isnt big enough....but maybe my cousin Vicky will make some...lol

You've done your research on tequila, I see. ;-)

i only drank it in the name of research Mouldy..he he he

Research, rearranged...Ar, cheers! Lol.