Tag Archives: Family

Family Album: Christmas 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

We’ll get back to the Danube next week, but for now, still basking in what might have been our best Christmas ever. The house and our hearts all bursting at the seams. So great to have all the siblings together: … Continue reading →

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Chloe.

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

Yes, she was the family dog. Chloe’s family just happened to include anyone she ever met. Of course, she was loyal first and foremost to her clan. But she loved and was loved by so many others. Friends, friends of … Continue reading →

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Plans, Interrupted.

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Abbreviated time in the city. Pressing concerns here. There, Central Park Here, trees in the orchard laden with plums There, a brilliant and memorable Summer and Smoke with Marin Ireland and Nathan Darrow Here, a different kind of show There, a … Continue reading →

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And Santa Monica, briefly.

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

If you have enough kids and grandkids, you can be gone almost every weekend. This time it was Santa Monica. James turned ten! He was king for the weekend. But never forget that the CE remains emperor! James and I … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, briefly.

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

Gimps like me need not apply to leave their hearts in San Fran. Those hills, guys! But that city by the sea does have its charms. And I would travel to the ends of the earth to buy this guy … Continue reading →

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Eenie, Meenie, Miney and Moo.

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

An excellent feature of a large family is that half of them can decide to run off to the frozen tundra for Christmas and we still had enough of a contingent here to celebrate. The CE’s sister, Gail, decided to stay … Continue reading →

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Grateful x 3

Posted on November 25, 2017 by

The best Thanksgivings are plural. We were blessed to enjoy three of them this year, albeit two in absentia. Thanksgiving One: we skedaddled so friends from the East Coast could gather at our place with their far-flung family AND new … Continue reading →

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