Category Archives: Family
Thanksgiving 2011
This Thanksgiving lasted for a whole wild wonderful week. Here are some highlights.
Another Texas wedding – relatively speaking
This time it is my niece’s wedding in Houston, Texas. My flight was on Southwest Airlines the week after the fuselage of a plane developed a gaping hole in the ceiling of the cabin at 30,000 feet, but all went … Continue reading
International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day it seems fitting for me to celebrate my two grandmothers. Both faced steep challenges with grace and courage. Anna Ayers Williams, my dad’s mother, was a suffragette in the early 1900s who worked for a time … Continue reading
Weaving by Bogo light
Living in the mountains, our electricity often disappears during the stormy winter months. It did today for the first time this year. A good alternative for illuminating important activities is the Bogo light, a solar powered flashlight with a bright … Continue reading
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
Decking the Halls
A couple of weeks ago Tom, Brian, and Theresa arrived from Spokane and Portland to help build a new deck/stairway with a railing and wide steps that would help Gordon navigate from the house to the deck and points beyond. … Continue reading
Mary Ann’s Borscht
With Christmas rapidly approaching I would be remiss not to share my sister-in-law’s recipe for Borscht. We have had a couple of opportunities to share this delicious Christmas Eve tradition from Mary Ann’s family and may have to adopt it … 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
Dining with Chef Jeff and Susan
A fantastic birthday gift evening with Jeff and Susan Huff, both of whom worked in our restaurant in the ’80s cooking dinner for us at our house. The food and conversation rivaled each other for excellence. Jeff now teaches at … Continue reading
Rah
Rah, a truly fine cat, came to live with us for six months toward the end of his span of years. Lymphoma cut short his life with us on the mountain.
The Way We Were
For Gordon’s 80th birthday, through the urging of his sister Dottie, we collaborated to make a video of his life from a drawer full of unorganized pictures. We are all still speaking to each other. It is presented here in … Continue reading
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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
Utah! a family summit meeting
Here are glimpses of our family trip to Utah in December 2008. Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but even pictures can not capture the time we had together.
Dottie’s Picnic – A Fine Feast
Saturday, October 21, 2006 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 … 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
