Clare's Diary

My dear, have I told you that I may be an alien ....or susceptible to abduction by aliens?  

I found out my blood group was Rhesus negative A some time ago but today, with a few idle moments, I began to search the internet for further information.  Found quite a lot of rather 'odd' stuff - see above- but have begun to research my family tree as all but one of my family are dark haired and eyed.  

Fascinating stuff, though; only 5% of the world's population are my blood group and it's most common in the Basque people.  Now, my favourite 'station de mer' is St Jean de Luz in the French Basque region so, perhaps, there's a subconscious link....apart from the fabulous seafood, beautiful beaches, delightfully chic little town, and so much culture and outdoor activities! 

Apparently, this blood group came about, possibly as a genetic mutation, between 50, 000 and 35,000 years ago.  Very interesting.

So far, my family tree has shown nothing out of the ordinary......but if I don't add anything to this blog for a while- look out for space ships!

( Think  I may have to ask Deborah Dalton Millinery to make me a special 'alien invader repellant hat' - just in case!