Category Archives: Personal

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At the Vineyard

September 21, 2008 – 8:58 pm

My family spent the afternoon at Willamette Valley Vineyards for the Oregon Grape Stomp. It was our third year to go with a group of friends and it is always so much fun! This year, one of my very special friends (you might recognize her from an image or two on my site) and her mommy (another one of my [...]

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Full of Life . . .

July 19, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Two years ago, when this image was taken. In a better place today.

In memory of my beloved father, who passed away this month. Love you, dad.

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Puerto Rico

May 16, 2008 – 9:24 pm

Most people would agree that it’s good to take time away. It provides a recovery of sorts. My husband and I returned and are “recovering”(ha!) from our 10 day vacation to Puerto Rico.
Actually, I am recovering. One of my little toes was, in the doctor’s words, “shattered” the fourth day into our vacation, and that [...]

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A Memory and A Teacher’s Reminder

April 30, 2008 – 9:00 am

I have a very distinct memory of voting for Jimmy Carter for President in my Weekly Reader.
The carpet of my first grade classroom was orange and my desk was in the front of the room. I took a number two pencil in my hand, looked at the pictures of each candidate, and made a checkmark in the box by [...]

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