My father's father had pernicious anaemia in his later life, back in the 1960s. The B-12 injections were effective very quickly.

He was tiny - several inches shorter than my sister, who is 4 ft 11 and 1/2 inches - the half is important.

My father and brother had/have Dupuytrens contracture on the palm of one hand. That also is a 'Viking' trait - or at least Scandinavian.

So far all I have had is a scatter of bright copper coloured hairs in amongst the dark brown, and they have now turned grey.

And there is the temper.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: