Monthly Archives: June 2010

yesterday’s adventure

Morning trip to Hog Island Oysters, afternoon hike to Arch Rock, evening wine on the deck, oysters and clams and yummy bread for dinner.  This qualifies as a very good day. More pix on flickr.

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we’re light here

Marshall CA…..pardon the pun, but this cottage is all about the light, and the water. And the Adirondack chairs. And the napping benches. Did I mention the light and the water? This is the first time we’ve brought anyone else … Continue reading

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up lifting

Alex competed in the USA Weightlifting School Age Nationals this weekend. There were 300 kids from all over the country. She had three PRs, which was sort of amazing considering that she had to lose a pound of body weight … Continue reading

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cupid strikes

The big news is  that Alex had three personal records at her weightlifting meet (not just any meet, the School Age Nationals), despite having to lose a pound of bodyweight the last half hour before the weigh in. Pix for … Continue reading

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get out the hammock, it’s time to relax

Every year, hopefully before the end of June, we do a studio summer reading list. And every year, I make an attempt to read the books. Some years I make it though the entire list. Some years I take a … Continue reading

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what i have instead of a blog post

A multi-page list waiting for a vacation. A sassy new pedicure. Hot pink. Really. Who says I never try anything new? Anticipation of Kate’s airplane arrival, Brendan’s train arrival, both within the next 24 hours. Excitement for Alex’s USA Weightlifting … Continue reading

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making tracks

One of the highlights of our Sunday hike was our stop at the railroad tracks. I don’t know why they surprised me, as the railroad is part of what threads our towns together, and it’s an everyday presence in my … Continue reading

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what i saw along the path

So we had a great hike on Sunday. It wasn’t a long hike, but it was uphill and I found that as long as I had my camera out, I had a good excuse to stop along the way and … Continue reading

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father’s day hike

Lock Leven Lake, in the Sierras. The snow prevented us from making it all the way to the lake, and despite a few moments of wishing I had worked a little harder for those Giants tickets, it was an amazing … Continue reading

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as a matter of fact, it did change my life

We all know that in my past life (as in pre May 12, 2010) I hated cell phones almost as much as I hated exercise. In fact I was even a little bit proud of my cell phone incompetency. If … Continue reading

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