About the name

One of the things that I have found in recent communications with the cousins, is a sense of humor that is a bit offbeat and campy. Since this blog is for us in this generation, and those to follow, I wanted to write in a voice that honored this commonality. Besides, if I didn't go with humor, then I would have gotten all nerdy/geeky on everyone and made up some latin sounding thing about trees and progeny. No one needs that. So I am keeping it simple and light.
A shaken tree is either going to yeild fruit, nuts, seed pods or a whole mess of work to do right before Winter. I don't know what all is in this family tree. It will be interesting to see what turns up.