Category Archives: Events
Thanksgiving 2011
This Thanksgiving lasted for a whole wild wonderful week. Here are some highlights.
Summertimes (Some Are Times!)
For over thirty years five of my closest friends from my teaching days at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino have gathered for lunch at our house in the summer. This year one of our group, Mary Lou Taylor, a … Continue reading
Skyland Mountain Run
Today, one of the warmest so far, was the Skyland Mountain Run. I have done this run for many years, at least since 1998 (the year of my favorite T-shirt). Sponsored by a community church in the Santa Cruz mountains, … Continue reading
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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
The dust has settled from the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes last Wednesday and here is an update with pictures. The weather was perfect. There was a good crowd and, thanks to the support of many friends, our team … Continue reading
Car Talk
Our aging Saturn had its right side mirror sheared off as the result of a too-close encounter with a garbage can left out in the road. The right taillight met a trailer hitch while I was backing out of the … Continue reading
Precinct 4689
On August 17 I worked as a Precinct Inspector at a special election. I could hardly hope for a better crew. I hope I get them again in November.
A Picnic and a Birthday
Dottie’s annual picnic took place at her house this year and happened to fall on Theresa’s birthday. What could I do but chronicle the action? Here is a peek at the festivities with a big THANKS to Dottie and HAPPY … Continue reading
A Fine Feast! Dottie Does It Again
Dottie puts together a “little” picnic every year and has found the perfect spot for it at Henry Cowell State Park. This year there was a new participant, Chloe, who had a wonderous fine time, if I am any judge … Continue reading
Mountain Cleanup
There are about forty households in the three miles up here at the end of our road. Over the years outsiders have used this steep terrain to dispose of things they needed to ditch (literally!). About thirty of us met … Continue reading
Mother Moves Again
When Mother decided to move from her apartment to the health care center in the wake of her 98th birthday, I pitched in to give her a hand. I went down the week of the move and here is my … Continue reading
Mother Moves – not all moving events are in California
When Mother decided to move from her apartment to assisted living in anticipation of her 96th birthday, we all pitched in to give her a hand. My brother from Texas spent the weekend before the move helping her decide what … Continue reading
A Texas wedding – relatively speaking
My nephew’s wedding in Boerne, Texas, provided a good opportunity to poke around in a part of the country I have never seen before. Although the flight on the day of the most recent terrorist arrests involved a few challenges, … Continue reading
