@SusanEllen66
You are one of the originals! My roots here do not go as far back. My brother has done some work on our ancestry. Both of my parents passed away when I was a teenager so I never had the chance to ask them about our roots. My mother's parents both died when she was a teen as well. All roots go back to Italy and what was then Yugoslavia. I really believe that my celiac disease/neuropathy might be traced back to the trauma of losing my family so early in life. You mentioned European dynasties--does that mean royalty?

Anyway, I am taking a page out of your book and trying to involve myself in anything that distracts me from my leg issue. I am now focused on de-cluttering but hope to get more creative down the road.