Category Archives: All Things Family

Family Album: Christmas is a Wrap!

Posted on December 30, 2023 by polloplayer

Whew! We did it…with bows on! As always, it was a marathon run through December and it often felt like Santa’s sleigh was running far off course, but somehow we got there, and with many memorable moments along the way. … Continue reading →

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Is there a Hula Grill in heaven?

Posted on August 5, 2023 by polloplayer

I was completing the obligatory Hawaiian tourist assessment as I caught my first glimpse of land… It’s a nosy little checklist – how long will you be here, where are you staying, who are you traveling with, how old are … Continue reading →

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My 21st birthday! (in celsius…)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by polloplayer

It’s all a matter of degrees, right? But if I’m only as old as I look, oh dear. And if I’m only as old as I feel, well, I think I might be dead. There’s pretty much been a way … Continue reading →

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She’s truly in the One Percent!

Posted on September 10, 2022 by polloplayer

The little girl born on September 5, 1922 in Waltham, Minnesota, could not possibly have imagine how time would stretch out before her and that a full century later her entire family would gather in Santa Barbara, CA to celebrate … Continue reading →

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100 reasons to celebrate.

Posted on September 3, 2022 by polloplayer

It’s time to party! Today we will gather to féte Phyllis on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Yes, it all started for her in 1922 and you can spend today boggling your mind with all she has seen and … Continue reading →

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Family Album: You can go home again.

Posted on June 4, 2022 by polloplayer

When you lived your entire childhood in the same house in the same sleepy town with the same boring parents, you can’t wait to move several time zones and a myriad of zip codes away. But after finishing college and … Continue reading →

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Family Album: The Merriest Ever!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by polloplayer

Tradition dictates that every Christmas at our house is pretty much the same, yet there’s always a little tweak that makes it a Christmas to remember. Pretty much the same cast of characters, starting with these two rolling in: But … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Hither and Yon.

Posted on November 27, 2021 by polloplayer

We had a whole lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. While we weren’t all together all the time, the circle somehow remained unbroken, which is a kind of accomplishment given the size of our tribe. Taylor put in … Continue reading →

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Family Album: There is love.

Posted on October 30, 2021 by polloplayer

Here we were for another Sarasota wedding! The big day was near for nephew Nick and his beloved Alex. The celebrations began with a barbecue at Mark and Jean’s home, where we feasted on grilled shrimp and steak with the … Continue reading →

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LA Weekend.

Posted on August 28, 2021 by polloplayer

One Saturday in the mid-70’s when I was very new to California and having some difficulty adjusting to things like purple ice plant blooming in mid-February and the hills on fire in December, the CE suggested we make a day … Continue reading →

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