Category Archives: family

Turkey Day

Posted on 2024-11-28 by Holly

And US Thanksgiving rolls around again. Unlke when we lived in Germany, we don’t often have extra people at the table. Invitations were extendewd but schedules conflicted. We hauled out the “good dishes” (Troubador pattern from Villery&Boch which we bought … Continue reading →

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Three heads might

Posted on 2024-10-27 by Holly

Just be better than one. at least if you are a German Shorthaired Pointer in a costume competition (Netflix series Kaos, Cerberus & Handler from Hades security).  Dani survived it with a sense of humor, apparently Quake had a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Elephants on the stairs

Posted on 2024-08-28 by Holly

I am thinking there is a major cultural difference between the US and Germany as to the presence of open vx shut doors.  I will have to inquire further. In any case, I shut doors when I need to keep … Continue reading →

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Scanning

Posted on 2024-08-06 by Holly

I decided a while back that I really didn’t want to know my life’s cumulative radiation exposure. I had yet another PET scan this morning. It made sense to do it – if all the increased activity that showed up … Continue reading →

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We took him to brunch

Posted on 2024-07-13 by Holly

At Saul’s at the late morning time when you can order off either the breakfast or lunch menu. I like the food and they have excellent vegetarian options (plus no chance of pork being involved in greasing any pans). But … Continue reading →

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Bastille Day

Posted on 2024-07-11 by Holly

Which, not being a Francophile doesn’t mean a lot to me. But there was a concert in the Redwood Grove that is a part of the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens. George loves the location, thought he would enjoy the concert … Continue reading →

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Overpasses

Posted on 2024-07-10 by Holly

I was thinking as I drove to the Oakland VA Clinic yesterday about how much of the freeway system here is elevated. In some places there are overpasses on top of overpasses while roads travel beneath as city streets. As … Continue reading →

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Not as hot

Posted on 2024-07-05 by Holly

as it was predicted.  Instead of the 30-31 predicted, it made it to 26 on the flats (all in Celsius).  What should also be no surprise, apparently everyone didn’t manage to use up all their fireworks yesterday so we were … Continue reading →

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Summing up June

Posted on 2024-06-30 by Holly

Another month, half the year gone  Fast? Slow? It seems like both and neither. First half of the year – birthdays for the Eldest, the Guy, the Youngest, and Lev. Birth of Ilan – grandson number two.  Almost no travel … Continue reading →

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Only five hours

Posted on 2024-06-27 by Holly

devoted to errands yesterday. I had actually allowed for a lot more time. It could have bene even less if I had not been a bit absent minded. But leaving home at 0900 I managed to get to El Sobrante, … Continue reading →

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Insidious

Posted on 2024-06-25 by Holly

The smell of coffee in the morning is insidious. It wafts across the room and teases your nose. The aroma is so lovely that it almost makes up for the fact it is 0600 and I hadn’t planned on being … Continue reading →

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Block stitching

Posted on 2024-06-19 by Holly

First – George’s follow up appointment yesterday morning went fine. As  Clint put it – the tea strainer over the eye look isn’t a particularly good one for anyone. Following that- he appeared to be an older dude trying to … Continue reading →

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Went well

Posted on 2024-06-18 by Holly

Apparently, he was the first patient on the schedule this morning and we were back home by close to 0900.  I happily crawled back into my stitching area and George went to “watch” the European Championships from the comfort of … Continue reading →

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There are days

Posted on 2024-06-16 by Holly

In which it seems easy to get things done. You know? Those times when everything just falls into place, no thought needed, just able to easily and calmly accomplish everything that was planned. And then there was yesterday. Admittedly, starting … Continue reading →

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Not that many

Posted on 2024-06-15 by Holly

I mentioned yesterday that I had found a counting error on the Whales. One too many waves in the series below the large whale had led to the Compass Rose being too far toward the center which affected both the … Continue reading →

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checking on Boo

Posted on 2024-05-21 by Holly

I missed a couple of days but spent a good portion of today over at Miriam’s. obviously someone was comfortable that I was hanging around. Keeping him off stitching patterns, fabric, and the keyboard proved to be a bit of … Continue reading →

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George’s turn

Posted on 2024-05-20 by Holly

and today he had his first cataract surgery. It is so much easier when it is me doing the medical “whatever.”   I figured us as lucky, he was the first case which meant checking in before 0730 but he … Continue reading →

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backups and notes

Posted on 2024-05-18 by Holly

This continues my tale of woe and Thursday. While heading toward home, I decided to run a few errands. A stop at the Del Norte BART area Safeway netted me a salad, some fruit, drink. If you need NON-cow dairy … Continue reading →

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The kitty came back

Posted on 2024-05-17 by Holly

I thought I would start with one of the two major events of yesterday, then move on from there. The Youngest is changing her internet provider. They had to come to the house to install the new connector and provide … Continue reading →

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Lev hat Gebǔrtstag

Posted on 2024-05-11 by Holly

And, for his third birthday his mom and aunt Miriam took him and the baby brother (not quite three months old) to the Monterey Aquarium. It was a hit, fish, otters and all sorts of creatures. Of the birthday dinner, … Continue reading →

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