Hair Down to There
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 →
Category Archives: Family
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
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 →
It’s Official!
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 →
Lori’s Little Helper
Trevor likes it when Lori spends time weeding. Not much help, he is, but at least Lori has some company.
Continue reading →Duck, Duck, Duck
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.
Continue reading →Setup
Another picture from yesterday. Derek was setting up the kiosk for his computerized slide show of Dad’s pictures.
Continue reading →Celebration of Dad’s Life
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 →
Class of ’49
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 →
Small World
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 →
Dad
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 →
Last Day
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 →
Paper Dolls
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 →
Frankenstein’s Hand
Lori’s Boo Boo
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 →
Mercy in Action
I got to watch Mercy run the jump course both days, and she is a good jumper, as evidenced in this photo.
Continue reading →Takin’ a Break
The Tube
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 →
Mercy
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 →
Linda Visits Ferndale
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 →
Hammerin’ Away
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 →
Foot Fetish
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 →
Happy Boy
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 →
Mom and Dad’s Mission
Mom and Dad have recently been on a mission to improve the artwork in low budget motels across the country. Here, they are shown hanging a nice picture of Mendocino in a Fort Bragg Super 8 room. No, of course … Continue reading →
Curb Appeal
With no ‘before’ picture for reference, it’s hard to know how much we accomplished in the front yard, but it was pretty amazing. With the trees trimmed you could see the house and the rest of the yard, and the … Continue reading →
Working at Grandmas
Since Grandma has decided to move down to San Jose with Mom and Dad, the family (well, most of them) converged in Myrtle Creek this weekend to help Grandma with a few yard and house projects. We mostly worked in … Continue reading →
Trillium Falls
Today we decided to chuck the normal house and yard keeping that we do on Sunday and instead went for a peaceful hike in the redwoods. We had the trail completely to ourselves, and it was so relaxing and a … Continue reading →
More work on the barn
The gophers have taken a turn for the worse. They are now doubling back, in the direction of the house. Mom and Dad are in town today. Mom brought her new camera, so I’m leaving it to her to document … Continue reading →
Frogger Flashback
Last weekend the Splinter Group had a garage sale and while searching for items to sell, I came across a box that had my very first computer in it which I’ve been saving for the day when it becomes an … Continue reading →
Memorial Day
We had a great Memorial Day weekend with Derek’s family and Grandma. We still get Grandma for one more evening, but we had to say goodbye to Derek, Jasna and Lauren earlier today. Lauren is going to have a lot … Continue reading →
Hey, Four Eyes!
So that you will recognize Lori the next time you see her, I’m posting this updated mug shot of her sporting her new glasses. I think she looks great in them, even if they do give her that secretarial look. … Continue reading →
Lori (1910s Dress)
Lori modeled the first of three outfits from the 1910s. She’s wearing a white lace dress that we found on one of our trips to Ferndale before we moved here. It fits here perfectly, which is pretty rare for clothes … Continue reading →