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| Tiny Tiki |
If you don't know what a Tiki is... (I didn't), it's a Hawaiian good luck piece. They represent Hawaiian gods and are supposed to bring the owner protection and luck.
Anyway, it gives me something to work on while I wait for my other pieces to be fired. The bird soap dishes should soon be ready and possibly some of the windchime pieces. Windchimes take so many little pieces and beads that it takes a bit of time to get everything ready for assembly.
I also added a coat or 2 of a clear mat glaze to the black and white cat planter... since it might end up outside in the elements.
BTW, I'm curious... but have many of you done the ancestry DNA test or possibly the 23andme one? DH and I both did the ancestry DNA about a year ago. Just recently we got an update on the results. My first results were 60% British.... (which is possible since my dad and grandparents were from London) but dad's grandparents were Irish and the first results were only 6% Irish (maiden name is O'Regan??) Again... guess this is possible as I've no idea how these things are done and perhaps the Irish has been diluted out over the generations.
But the new update has me now 48% Ireland and Scotland and 44% England and Wales - with a tiny 6% France (mom's entire side comes from French - New Orleans, Jamaica, and France) - only 6% seems odd (and of course there's 2% Spain?). Just makes me wonder why so much of my father's side shows up in my DNA and so little of my mother's. Anyway, I guess I should be happy that the basic results were pretty much as expected - English, Irish, and French - no big surprises there.
It's Friday! Have a great weekend!
I got a notice from 23andme that said I should look at the revised results, but I haven't yet. Now you've made me curious enough to look. We have similar ancestors, Rian. I'm mostly British and Scotch, though. :-)
ReplyDeleteCheck, DJan. It may have changed. I was mostly British and only 6 or 8% Ireland on the first check. Now they've updated it to 48% Ireland/Scotland and 44% England/Wales...?? But yes, we do seem to come from the same ethnicity.
DeleteI have not done the ancestry DNA, not sure I'd want to know or if it would be accurate. We did have a distant relative who wrote a book on our genealogy on my dad's side. That was interesting as we learned that the roots of our last name came from Norway, though by the time it became Hodgins the family was in Ireland.
ReplyDeleteI saw the Tiki when I was in Oahu a few years ago, had wondered what it meant but never looked it up. The little piece is adorable!
Eileen
It seems to get the basics right... or at least it coincides with what our family knows, but the percentage parts seem to change... not sure how that happens, but perhaps it has to do with the increasing number of people entering the DNA pool. There are a few genealogical books out there on my mom's French side, but only 'stories' and word of mouth on my dad's.
DeleteI wonder how accurate these tests are. I'd like to try one.
ReplyDeleteThey have 'specials' all the time now. It's interesting, John. As for the accuracy, I don't know. I think as more people enter their DNA, the more accurate it's likely to be.
DeleteI have been tempted to do the DNA test. I am pretty sure of my lineage but my step sister found a half brother doing that. Wonder if I have any hidden relatives out thre.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly possible that there are many relatives out there that we've never met... and may never meet. But it is an interesting possibility. I know we have beaucoup relatives of my mother's family in N.O. (great grand dad had 23 kids)... yet we knew very few of them.
DeleteDear Rian, several years ago a friend gave me an ancestry saliva kit as a birthday gift. I wasn't surprised at the results because of there being so many Irish ancestors in my family tree. I didn't get an update from Ancestry but that may be because mine was done several years ago. As one Irish woman to another--I hope the road rises up to meet you and the wind is fair! Peace.
ReplyDeleteDee, have you checked your ancestry dna site lately? You may have received an update even if you didn't get the email. I would check.
DeleteDear Rian, not sure how to check "my" "ancestry dan site." Could you tell me what to do????? Peace.
DeleteDee, Just go to www.ancestrydna.com and when it comes up sign in using your email address and password. If you forgot your password, you can reset a new one.
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