Okay, I’m not really sick of home. What I am sick of is triple digit heat. For weeks. WEEKS! So spending cool days and chilly nights in the northwest was a welcome relief. Last year’s rant still applies. I’ll always miss tall trees, mountains and seasons. Sometimes I really don’t think that Austin makes up […]
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We had a babysitter lined up tonight and big plans. Then I woke up this morning with some kind of horrible/disgusting stomach bug. Trying to lay low (i.e. chasing children in slow motion and making Rob prepare all their meals) did not quite result in a miraculous recovery. But did we cancel the sitter? Noooooo. […]
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My grand grandfather, Grandad, worked on the Panama Canal. He and Granny and raised a family there. Their descendants (around 75 of us) swarmed to a beautiful ranch in Oregon over the 4th of July for a reunion. Getting there was no easy task. Violet was an angel, but these days Graham wants to run […]
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Back from 10 days in Oregon. More on that later. Still deep in reality-induced depression.
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