Another Thanksgiving at Dad's with a fresh turkey, Lydia's birthday celebration, and a bonfire and fireworks. The fireworks were especially good but no cops showed up this year. And Miss Lydia, 17, drove her own car to Dad's for the first time.
Everyone is healthy and happy. What more could we ask for?
(Click the text that is in light gray to see my photos. You can download them there, too.)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
More Trips, More Photos
I was hardly home from Bali when Dad and I left to spend a weekend in New York City. We stayed in a Marriott overlooking the Statue of Liberty and one building away from Ground Zero. Had huge steaks for dinner Friday night at Delmonico's. Walked around Greenwich Village and Soho, popped in to see the skaters at Rockefeller Center, saw the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, and closed out the day at Saardi's for dinner. Didn't see any famous people but lots of drawings of them. On Sunday we had breakfast at Katz's Deli (from the movie When Harry Met Sally) and check out other sites on the Lower East Side.
Dad and I got home Sunday evening and I left for a business trip the following day. Mom was able to join me for that trip; we stayed at a Holiday Inn in Brentwood, not far from London. While I worked she poked around the neighborhood, did some shopping, made friends on the street, and ate lots of donuts. Each evening we had dinner out together. We stayed over the weekend so spent one day in London walking around the west end, Chinatown, and a great street antiques market. The next day we went to Colchester, north east of where we were staying. It was the local capital of the Roman empire during its reign so was chock full of Roman relics. Even some prehistoric relics!
Click here for photos from that trip.
Why is there a pink pig in several of the photos from both of these trips? He is Dad's trip buddy. He ventured off to the UK without Dad but sent these photos home. Note the unknown man and woman holding him in two shots. These were non-English speaking people that Mom found in a grocery store parking lot in Brentwood. She said they didn't really understand why they were holding a pig to have their photo taken but they were friendly about it.
Dad and I got home Sunday evening and I left for a business trip the following day. Mom was able to join me for that trip; we stayed at a Holiday Inn in Brentwood, not far from London. While I worked she poked around the neighborhood, did some shopping, made friends on the street, and ate lots of donuts. Each evening we had dinner out together. We stayed over the weekend so spent one day in London walking around the west end, Chinatown, and a great street antiques market. The next day we went to Colchester, north east of where we were staying. It was the local capital of the Roman empire during its reign so was chock full of Roman relics. Even some prehistoric relics!
Click here for photos from that trip.
Why is there a pink pig in several of the photos from both of these trips? He is Dad's trip buddy. He ventured off to the UK without Dad but sent these photos home. Note the unknown man and woman holding him in two shots. These were non-English speaking people that Mom found in a grocery store parking lot in Brentwood. She said they didn't really understand why they were holding a pig to have their photo taken but they were friendly about it.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Bali Trip
Back from 9 days in Bali with Saeedeh. Where is Bali? I'm glad you asked. Click here for info.
We started off at the Tepi Sawah hotel in Ubud. It was really fantastic. A collection of pretty villas in a beautifully landscaped setting alongside rice fields. We ate breakfast each morning in an open gazebo near the pool. We stayed in two rooms so you'll see photos of two patios.
Click here for hotel photos.
We started off at the Tepi Sawah hotel in Ubud. It was really fantastic. A collection of pretty villas in a beautifully landscaped setting alongside rice fields. We ate breakfast each morning in an open gazebo near the pool. We stayed in two rooms so you'll see photos of two patios.
Click here for hotel photos.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Rabbits in my yard
Did I show you the bunnies that were living in the yard this summer?
Yes, in that last shot a bunny is posing like a lawn ornament. Cute, huh?
Yes, in that last shot a bunny is posing like a lawn ornament. Cute, huh?
Tree Removal (again)
Apparently trees have shorter lives than I realized. We had to have trees cut down again this summer. Same crew as in 2002 (when we had 20 or so cut down) with the same massive chipper and stump grinder. But since they were pine trees and a little smaller this time they didn't have the chain saws with the gargantuan chains this time.
Here's one of three pine trees coming down by the front corner of the house:
And once they are all down:
Here's an action shot:
Cool, huh? Did you catch the massive chipper action at the end? Can you imagine the fun you'd have with one of those? Beyond the bodies of your enemies that you could quickly eliminate, think of all the things you could test in it: cans of shaving cream, books, nylons, watermelon, bikes, snakes, hornet nests, water balloons. The list is endless.
Here's one of three pine trees coming down by the front corner of the house:
And once they are all down:
Here's an action shot:Cool, huh? Did you catch the massive chipper action at the end? Can you imagine the fun you'd have with one of those? Beyond the bodies of your enemies that you could quickly eliminate, think of all the things you could test in it: cans of shaving cream, books, nylons, watermelon, bikes, snakes, hornet nests, water balloons. The list is endless.
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