Category Archives: family

It has been

Posted on 2023-09-10 by Holly

45 years since 10 Sept 1978 which also fell on a Sunday.  George and I had just moved into our new house, got up early to clean since we were having our wedding reception in our (mostly empty) dining room … Continue reading →

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Monkey Paws

Posted on 2023-06-05 by Holly

yet another cat check. He is doing fine. I wasn’t so sure when I came through the door. This was the first time I wasn’t greeted immediately. If you are familiar with cats, you probably have had the experience of … Continue reading →

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just a few purrs

Posted on 2023-06-04 by Holly

the couple of hours spent at Avenue Yarns for the Sunday morning open knitting was lovely. I had to re-cast on Strider (a Martina Beam pattern I have already knit a couple of times but falls into the lovely category … Continue reading →

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Not coffee

Posted on 2023-06-03 by Holly

Another day, another cat check. His official name is Kitty Ramon. and he is not supposed to be on the table and I would prefer that he not be so interested in my stitching… but he was glad for the … Continue reading →

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Today he had greenies

Posted on 2023-06-02 by Holly

I mentioned that the youngest was traveling. I volunteered to check on her rather well fed cat. As a rule, he really doesn’t like or appreciate anyone who is not one of his two people. It means that he met … Continue reading →

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All the excuses

Posted on 2023-05-19 by Holly

Over the years, I have lost track of just about everyone with whom I attended various schools, courses, and universities. That is, with the exception of Carmen who I have known for just about my entire adult life starting from … Continue reading →

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The best toy

Posted on 2023-05-11 by Holly

Can sometimes be the simplest. It doesn’t have to have bells and whistles. Be shiny or terribly expensive. What it needs to do is be the exact thing to bring joy to a two year old’s heart. Lev turned two … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on 2023-03-05 by Holly

Today is Noah’s Birthday. Tomorrow is Miriam’s. They turn 32 and 30 respectively. Given everyone’s work schedule it seemed most sensible to revert to what we did when they were toddlers and combine the two events. When I look at … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on 2023-02-18 by Holly

It was a long day. A really long day if truth be told. Disembarkation days are my least favorite travel days. It seems like there is always a deadline hanging overhead, made worse by all the hurry up and wait. … Continue reading →

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bouncing cages

Posted on 2023-01-08 by Holly

My intention this morning was clean up. Right, like that is going to happen.  Instead, we wound up over at Shana’s where George played with Lev while Noah and I put together a trampoline which now resides in her garage. … Continue reading →

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more errands

Posted on 2022-07-26 by Holly

less stitching. What was that old commercial? “more taste, less filling? Anyway, it was a day of running family errands, sitting in the car and otherwise listening to an audiobook. The Eldest had an appointment for which she needed a … Continue reading →

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And a new tire

Posted on 2022-07-18 by Holly

After getting through my 0800 conference call and waiting on George to finish his, we went and picked up Dani’s car and dropped it off at the tire place. The guy there took one look at the old tire and … Continue reading →

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Directions

Posted on 2022-07-14 by Holly

Actual directions in Mission Bay, SF.  Turn onto 7th Street. Turn left on 16th Street. 0.5 miles later (and several intervening streets – Turn right on 4th Street. Who laid out these streets anyway? Alex misses the Chicago street grid … Continue reading →

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the prickers are back

Posted on 2022-07-11 by Holly

In case you don’t remember what a prickly pear looks like in its cactus form – this is the one that is budding like mad in Dani & Alex’s front garden. Green when not ripe – and you can barely … Continue reading →

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the whole family

Posted on 2022-07-10 by Holly

and we wound up skipping the pictures. It is Sunday. With George’s birthday tomorrow, it seemed more sensible to celebrate today. WIth all four of our adult children in the area + SILs + grandson we elected to hold a … Continue reading →

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I have flowers

Posted on 2022-05-08 by Holly

which are just starting to open. And it wasn’t just one lovely bouquet. I have three!  There is a vase of bright colored blooms in the living room next to my stitching chair. The large  vase on the dining room … Continue reading →

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Actually on time!

Posted on 2022-04-14 by Holly

In fact, early. So the only thing late at all about Thursday’s trip to UCSF is my delay in hitting the send button. With our usual disorganization, there were five of us going in different directions, all at about the … Continue reading →

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Ear, Ear

Posted on 2022-04-11 by Holly

‘ere it is! First things first!  Meet the JackRabbit. Pattern from Cottage Garden Samplings stitched with the called for threads – except for the flower, I substituted Forbidden Fiber Cos Galaxy on 16 ct Earthen by Picture this Plus.   … Continue reading →

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It wasn’t our car

Posted on 2022-04-06 by Holly

Most of the time I just mention what I am doing and seriously resist talking about other members of the family. But this morning I just can’t resist. Since I have been home on my longest day of the year … Continue reading →

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Not worth 0500

Posted on 2022-03-03 by Holly

One of the downsides of living on the US West coast involves time zones. What may seem like a perfectly reasonable time to you, in London, Geneva, or Copenhagen is not all that great from my point of view. Especially … Continue reading →

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