Dunscomb and Jacinto

Dunscomb and Jacinto, a true story…..

The idea that anyone on the planet is connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances with no more than five links (six degrees) has been referred to as "six degrees of separation" as well as the "small world" phenomenon.

        As some of you may know, our family was blessed with a healthy and handsome baby boy two years ago. Jack's parents gave him the middle name of Dunscomb, after his paternal grandfather Edward Dunscomb, a respectable lawyer from upstate New York. 

Aside from both maternal grandparents coming from Puerto Rico, Baby Dunscomb has yet another interesting connection to Borinquen. 

        That New Year's Eve, when I visited my baby grandson, my son-in-law related a story his father had told him and produced a typed document to prove the story.

        After graduating from Columbia, Edward Dunscomb, Baby Dunscomb’s great, great grandparent, was sent to Borinquen. The purpose of the visit was to fill the family company schooner with rum, molasses, and sugar to bring back to the States. Young Dunscomb tells an interesting story of how Jacinto Texidor, the plantation owner, befriended the Columbia graduate, becoming extremely fond of him and inviting him to stay in his home whenever he visited the island. He also tells how Jacinto who came from the humblest of beginnings, came to own one of the richest plantations in Puerto Rico. It’s a fascinating story, which I think you might enjoy reading.

        Which brings me to my point. What a small world! We’re all so interconnected. To think that a story from the year 1830 would have such a direct connection to our baby grandson, is to me, quite remarkable.

        I’ve attached Edward Dunscomb’s personal story in a separate link for those interested in reading the document in it’s entirety.  

        Click on the link below to read on, then you be the judge.  https://www.dunscombe.info/e1422.htm

Israel at war

I think of my three favorite countries in the world.

They are Puerto Rico, Israel and Ireland in that order. Why I ask are these relatively small countries my favorite? For one, there are the sentimental attachments. Second, the beauty found in all three. And then there are their stories. Stories of how they’ve managed to survive and stay afloat. 

This week has been especially difficult thinking of what’s going on in Israel. It’s hard to see the beautiful people of Israel killed by Hamas and Hezbollah. The places I visited destroyed beyond imagination

I can only pray and continue to pray for peace in Israel and surrounding Palestine.  

Unloading my pics

It’s a problem keeping pics because you can’t seem to be able to part with them. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, so goes the saying.

Well last night I came across my own Cristina’s blog Life According to Cristina where she said something about using the blog to unload some pics. What a brilliant idea. 

And, it seems that almost everywhere one goes these days, you’re bound to hear upsetting news. 

One thing that brings me joy is looking back at pictures of good times. So I thought Cristina’s idea sounded great. Reminiscing brings joy to the heart and what a better way to reminisce than by looking at pictures. 

Not that I’m anywhere close to being a professional photographer, but all my photos are important to me, as I’m sure your pictures are also just as important to you. 

I came across a couple I took this week. Pics of our backyard and I decided maybe start with these.