A Little About Me....
- My name is Marcia Douglas & I am a Midwestern lady from Indiana. I love to travel, learn foreign languages, cooking, history and family history research.
- My first stop? I’ll start with my Grandparents, Jasper & Sophia. Now, here is a dichotomy. He was from the foothills of the Smokey Mountains in East Tennessee. Son of Joseph & Sarah, his ancestors fought in the Civil War and the Revolutionary War and even farther back, his roots were in Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, Germany & Romania. Sophia was from Ontario, Canada, daughter of James of Galway, Scotland and Suzannah, a French Canadian girl, whose family had originally come to Canada from Pictou, Normandy, France. How they came to meet is a story all its own. My roots? A combination of all of them plus, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, and Rhode Island.
- So, in future posts, I hope to write about travel, cooking and history in the places my ancestors came from.Stay tuned . . .
- Photos for my header courtesy of http://www.dreamstime.com.
Serendipitous Cookery 
I love your writings cousin…can’t wait till you continue Jasper’s story!
Thanks Cousin!!! Maybe you could help me out with some recipes of your own!
What kind of recipes would you like?…would love to share
I need to follow your blog more often as I love your writings, and need to find time to get back into our genealogy!
Oh, do you have any family recipes passed down through the years?
I need to be more organized in working on our genealogy too!
What an interesting heritage. I’m sure there’s a historical novel in there somewhere!
Yes, thanks! I’ve had several people tell me I should write it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Your family heritage is fascinating – have you found any living relatives of your grandparents in Europe?
Not yet, but that would be exciting. We’ve had some trouble (my cousin in Canada & I), providing the link to the Papineau line, but I have a handwritten note from a family member who verified it years ago. We just need the documentation and then we’re off and running. I remember my grandparents talking about my grandmother’s great uncle who was so famous.
Nice to ‘meet’ you Marcia, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Nice to meet you Marcia and thanks for taking part in my Black and White challenge hon. Beautiful blog you have here and I will be visiting again. 😀 *hugs*
You’re welcome! Nice to meet you! I enjoy partaking in the challenges! Welcome to my blog!
Thank you very much and always nice to meet lovely bloggers like you. 😀 *hugs*
What a colorful picture you paint of your heritage! I share some of the same passions – looking forward to reading more from you. And thanks for the follow!
Thanks! & You’re welcome! 🙂
What a fascinating family tree! Just curious to know, how long did it take you to piece together all your ancestor’s history? Thanks for following my blog. Cheers, Mrs. J
I did most of it about 15 years ago, it took a couple of years. I had some fairly complete records on my mother’s side, but my dad’s side I had to start from scratch.
Hi,Marcia. Thank you for dropping by my blog and the follow. I like your posts, they’re wonderful and I am going to try making a recipe here. 🙂
You’re welcome! 🙂 & Thanks for following mine!
Hi Marcia … Just wanted to pass on my thanks for stopping by to check out my blog and for being brave enough to ‘Follow’ it 🙂 I do wonder how you stumbled across it though?
I admit, it’s all a bit new still, but I hope you liked what you read so far, as much as I have writing.
Uncle Spike
You’re welcome! I occasionally do random searches on topics, like travel, France, Greece, Milan, etc. I came across your blog in one of these searches (via the Explore option).
Ah, Greece then perhaps – had a few posts in that area recently 🙂
Would love to visit Greece someday 🙂
Just across the water to us of course… same really, same food, different language and just they have white churches instead of our mosques, but for us it’s a heap more expensive… but in summer the islands were so much cooler which is why we ventured that way (like 28-32 and not 42-45) 😀
Sounds just lovely! Must need sunglasses I’m sure for all that white & blue & sunshine 🙂
Hi, Congratulations! I have nominated you for the Liebster Awards, http://whitetrinity.com/2013/09/21/liebster-award-nomination/. You have a lovely blog! Cheers, Mrs. J at WhiteTrinity.com
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for following my blog! Happy that you like it 🙂 What an interesting blog you have 🙂 !! for sure will be back here 🙂
You’re welcome! & Thanks for liking my blog! I love all things Italian!
Hi sister. Have enjoyed reading serendipitouscookery–especially the history!
Hello, good day:) Thanks very much for your like on my about page .. much appreciated! Wish you a great week ahead..
Thanks Antonio!
Hi;) Have a great Day!
Hi Antonio! You have a great day too! You’ll see it before I do 😉
I understand :)) Good Morning!
Thank you for following my blog, Marcia! You seem to have tried your hand at a lot of things. 🙂 Your cooking-related posts are pretty interesting to me. I don’t cook much these days, but I think I should try out a few of your recipes…
You’re very welcome! I chuckled at your knitting project as I am famous for starting to knit and not finishing. I know how to knit, per say, but making a complete garment is a challenge for me. I finally knitted a hat last winter and wouldn’t you know, I’ve lost here near where I work. Guess I’ll have to knit another one!
Haha, too bad about the hat. Hopefully, you’ll knit one again someday.
Yeah it’s difficult for me to keep going on the bigger projects. Earlier, I used to knit smaller items like hats or scarfs now and then, and that would be a change of scenery, but ever since I’ve moved back to not-so-cold Bangalore, I find there are lesser things to give me a break. To tell you a little secret, I also feel I finish Raglan projects faster. 🙂
I’ll have to try a Raglan project 🙂
If you give it a try, do post about how it goes!
Ok, I sure will!
Your heritage sounds so interesting,We’ll follow you. Sure you’ve anything Italian in you?Thanks for the follow.Ciao
I wish! I did to the Ancestry DNA thing but not sure yet.
Hi Marcia: Thanks for following my blog, I appreciate it very much and find your heritage quite remarkable. I have a filing cabinet full of recipes that I never make though I think at the time I will try it out on the hubby, but normally stick to the tried and true. I am into photography as well and have a number of other interests that keep me out of trouble. Good luck with your blog and follow your passions. Cheers!