Tag Archives: Family

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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To points south. And west.

Posted on April 30, 2022 by polloplayer

Things were too calm. Time to hit the road. Headed south. Time to meet the new grandpup! This is Bunny. Can you believe him? I want three! And speaking of grands, somehow just since Christmas, the grandsons turned into grand … 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: Collecting Candles.

Posted on November 13, 2021 by polloplayer

He is quite the collector, the CE. Oriental rugs, books, antiquities, arcania, etc. etc. Through the years he has filled up quite a few walls and closets with his favorite things. Lately, it seems, though, for both of us that … 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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Family Album: 99 never looked so fine!

Posted on September 11, 2021 by polloplayer

If age really is just a number, I think we should all choose 99. It surely looks good on Phyllis! The crown, along with with a sweet pot of flowers, was a gift from Daniel and Victoria. Queen V drove … 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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Family Album: Maui Memories.

Posted on August 7, 2021 by polloplayer

Yes, it was a bit of a challenge to get there. But I’d do it all and more again to be back in Maui. Every trip is a little bit different but always, always magical. We go back a long … Continue reading →

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Family, Friends, Blessings.

Posted on May 22, 2021 by polloplayer

I’ve entered a state of perpetual amazement. Amazed, first, in retrospect at how strangely easy it was to adjust to a year of life lived in shadows, adopting as my mantra the Marcus Aurelius quote “Very little is needed to … Continue reading →

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