I forgot to mention in the garden tour one special plant that is blooming right now. This plant involves my entire family with the exception of my brother Derek. It has a long history and it doesn’t look like much … Continue reading →
After getting back from the rodeo on Saturday we started planning what we were going to do to entertain Derek and Lauren on Sunday. We suggested Fern Canyon, but Derek said Lauren liked long hikes, and after our snowshoe trip … Continue reading →
Last night Lori and I started a six week dance class that will teach the waltz and the foxtrot. Last night we started of on the waltz since it is the easier of the two. It was pretty easy to … Continue reading →
25 years ago today I spent a very special day in church with a very special lady. To celebrate that fact, I presented her with this silver (ok, silver plate) antique coffee urn. We had a nice dinner up in … Continue reading →
This month is getting another late start for way too many reasons. Mom and Grandma stayed with us for the week after Thanksgiving, so they could enjoy the start of the Ferndale Christmas festivities. We were going to go to … Continue reading →
Linda is well known for sleeping in. Even when there is a gorgeous sunrise to be seen. I saw a glow on the edge of our window since the shades were down, but that was enough to make me jump … Continue reading →
Derek was very serious about getting the puzzle put together. Using a 14mm lens give a unique perspective to this activity.
Here’s the gang, at least those that were at the adult table. I was at the kid’s table, along with Lauren, Lori Ann (Lori’s niece) and Jennifer (Lori Ann’s room-mate). I spent the morning gardening which was good because after … Continue reading →
I’ve been trying to get a picture of the Ferndale skyline from Rose Ave with a really cool sunset and tonight seemed like a potential winner. While I was waiting for the sun to set I took this picture of … Continue reading →
One of Lori’s morning rituals is conversing with her friends on a long hair internet list. She wanted a picture of her hair to share since it’s a lot longer than it was in the last picture she shared with … Continue reading →
Well, it wasn’t our boat, and it wasn’t a stream. Lori’s friend from choir and a former business teacher of hers took us canoeing down the Eel River. We took off from Bruce Slocum’s boat launch (those of you who … Continue reading →
Lori is a published author! She got her advance copy of her first book, “The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses, and Women“. Yeah, that’s a mouthfull. The sequel, “The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: … Continue reading →
Trevor likes it when Lori spends time weeding. Not much help, he is, but at least Lori has some company.
Lori enjoyed seeing the ducks at the park, especially this little yellow duckling. I’m surprised it didn’t end up in our luggage by mistake.
Another picture from yesterday. Derek was setting up the kiosk for his computerized slide show of Dad’s pictures.
After much planning, including endless discussions on how to keep the flowers from blowing away, the celebration of Dad’s life was held at Almaden Park. The weather cooperated mostly, although at times it was a bit windy. I thought I … Continue reading →
Dad’s mug shows up several times in his yearbook, but this is the spiffiest. Check out that bowtie. On the prophecy page the prognostication for dad was that he “will still be trying to stretch the school finances.” I guess … Continue reading →
This photo is from the Campbell High School Class of ’49 year book. That is dad’s signature on his photo. So why did dad sign his photo? Because I didn’t get this photo from mom, but rather from one of … Continue reading →
Passed away at age 73 on February 13, 2005 in Campbell, California. The son of the late Warren and Arva Knowles, he leaves his loving wife of 48 years and best friend, Sharon; four loving children, daughters Melody (& Michael … Continue reading →
For the last few months, Lori has been working part time at an office in Eureka. Today was her last day there and since I was up in Eureka hanging my pictures for tomorrow’s Art’s Alive, I decided to stop … Continue reading →
The lack of pictures this month has been due to weather and vacation. We had a nice trip down to San Jose to visit the family. Rained all the way down and back, but the only vehicular casualty this time … Continue reading →
Too bad Halloween was last month.
I was out working in the yard, getting ready to start on our reflecting pond when Lori opened the kitchen window and yelled out, “I need you Matt”. Unfortunately, it was a call of panic, and not a romantic statement. … Continue reading →
I got to watch Mercy run the jump course both days, and she is a good jumper, as evidenced in this photo.
Mercy seems a bit big for a lap dog, but she seemed pretty happy there.
This is one of the obstacles in the jump ring, and apparently, a huge favorite of the dogs. Some skipped whole portions of the route to get right to the tube, and some loved it so much they ran through … Continue reading →
Here’s the start of Mercy’s jump run on Saturday. Like all great athletes, you can see she’s very focused. Mercy actually did very well in both the standard and jump categories on Saturday, which she came away with a blue … Continue reading →
One sure way to get Linda to visit you is to have an agility dog show in your town, which was the case with Ferndale this weekend. Friday afternoon we had our first storm of the season blow through, and … Continue reading →
After the parade, the firemen had a picnic at the chief’s house. They had some tradition picnic games like egg toss and three-legged race, but Lori got herself entered into the hammering contest. First person to hammer in three nails … Continue reading →
Lori recently finished her first book and it is now in the hands of her publisher. Her next book deals with feet and how they relate to the world of fashion. For all of you with foot fetishes, I should … Continue reading →
There’s nothing that makes the eyes of a youngster light up more than opening a package on Christmas. It still works pretty good, even when you’re an old fart. Speaking of farts, did you know that whoopee cushions make excellent … Continue reading →
