Dzień dobry!

I wish you a Polish good morning (or good day)!  I decided to start my day with a cup of yummy Polish bilberry tea.

I had never heard of bilberries before so looked them up.  They are apparently related to the blueberries we have here in the US.  The important thing is that the tea is delicious & it is unusual for me to say that because I am not a big fan of fruit flavored tea   : )  

Incidentally, I don't speak, read, or understand the Polish language except for a word or two.  My mother & many of her family members did speak/read/understand it, some being quite fluent & others to lesser degrees.  My mother & most of her siblings attended a Polish school in Lawrenceville, PA. My maternal great-grandparents immigrated to this country from Poland.  It's an interesting bit of a story.  My great-grandfather was a dragoon (guard) for a Russian tsar. I only found this out very recently.  His daughter was my great-aunt Annie.  I never knew her but I have seen photos of her.  It was my mother's sister, Vera, who told me about the tsar connection & how my great-aunt Annie fits in with it. Great-grandfather was a dragoon for Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar.  He held Nicholas II in high regard & the tsar's daughter, Anastasia, was very dear to my great-grandfather's heart. When my great-grandmother gave birth to their first daughter, he insisted her name be Anastasia. I had no idea.  I always thought my great-aunt Annie was just plain old Annie ... lol!

I found this photo of Grand Dutchess Anastasia online.  It appears to have been taken when she was somewhere around the age of 8 & she is knitting!  How cool is that ... lol!

Thus ends the climb into the Easily Influenced Stitcher's family tree for today   : )

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