Tag Archives: Evie

Summer’s Last Hurrah.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by polloplayer

Summer is pretty much a wrap at this point. Fall doesn’t officially begin for a few weeks, and this glorious weather we are currently having is more July than September, but the hammer comes down on Labor Day – no … Continue reading →

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OC Weekend

Posted on October 20, 2012 by polloplayer

Tina and John were living in Connecticut when they took a sharp left turn to Newport Beach and wow, has that been fun for us! We had a great time visiting them there last winter and, if anything, our recent … Continue reading →

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Buster’s Posse Returns

Posted on September 3, 2012 by polloplayer

Have you ever seen a Chihuahua smile? Buster was one very happy muchacho the day his family returned to claim him. We all enjoyed the sunny end-of-summer weekend: For reasons no one fully understands, the girls’ favorite activity of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by polloplayer

I don’t know if the Easter Bunny will make an appearance, but Tina and her family are visiting for the weekend and brought Buster, the Easter Chihuahua, so it’s all good here The CE and Buster Ashleigh set up a … Continue reading →

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Grandpa and Nana go to Newport.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by polloplayer

Nine days until Christmas and what are we doing? Shopping? Wrapping? Addressing Christmas cards? Nope. None of the above. We are slumming in Newport Beach, the devil-may-care alternative to contemplating the dread terror that awaits us when fifteen people show … Continue reading →

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Evie and Viv in Chickenland

Posted on August 20, 2011 by polloplayer

Once upon a time, two beautiful princesses, their mother, the Queen of Let’s-Move-Across-the-Country and their little dog, Buster, traveled from far, far away in Orange County by way of Connecticut to visit the magical Chicken Kingdom. They were a bit surprised when … Continue reading →

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Hot Time: Summer in the City

Posted on August 6, 2011 by polloplayer

We’re back on the Left Coast after our yet again not-long-enough stay in NYC. The highlight of every trip, of course,  is seeing all the kids and grandkids. Seeing them in 100-plus-degree heat is something else entirely…something for me to think about … Continue reading →

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Visitors

Posted on August 20, 2010 by polloplayer

The sun finally came out! We think Tina and her girls must have packed it in their suitcases on their way to visit from Connecticut. They stopped by to see us last weekend and enjoyed one of Victoria’s spectacular dinners: coq … Continue reading →

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NYC: “A Place Apart”

Posted on July 17, 2010 by polloplayer

The quote is from Pearl Buck. (Look her up youngsters…) She said “As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world.” True dat. This was one of … Continue reading →

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Heathcliff in the Hamptons

Posted on July 26, 2009 by polloplayer

Too bad I’m not a Bronte sister. The weather this week could inspire a novel about wandering the moors calling “Cathy! Cathy!”. Since I’m sadly no Bronte, however, it inspires only a blog post, and we wander not the moors, … Continue reading →

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