A misty, cloudy, cold day in Beijing. First stop, the Ming Tombs. Some time to wander with the stone animals and get silly. It helped keep us warm. Before lunch, we were told that the roads to the Great Wall
Ach! Scheiss! Moments and Day 2 – Beijing
Ever have one of those moments where you go searching for those precious 35mm negatives from seven years ago — and you can’t find them? Serious OHSHIT moment. That was me, about 30 minutes ago. But I found my negatives
That Face…
Four years ago, I saw this picture for the first time:Against my better judgement, I fell in love. Here she was, Rachel, looking like the perfect little elf. I should have paid better attention to her other referral pictures. Then,
Playing with the light…
On the day of the Autumn Moon Festival — October 6, 2006 — Linwood Park, St. Paul Sunset: About an hour after moon rise, when the full moon finally rises high above the Mississippi River bluffs.I was just playing with
Sarah Plans Her Inheritance
It’s Thursday; the girls are home with John for the day. This is the day of the week I get many odd phone calls or voice mails. Check out this voice mail message:“Mama? You there? Mama, Mama. Mama, when I
Baby Boy Turns One!
Happy Birthday to Laddie! The Baby Boy is one year old today. Here’s a photo of him chewing on his Isaac Mizrahi doggie cell phone. (it was on sale at Target…) He started out his day, in typical Laddie fashion,
While You Were Out – Final Day
It took trips to the NE Minneapolis and Fridley Home Depots, but I found the edging I needed to complete the stair treads. They look pretty cool for a hand-made project. Then, I got to play with the power tools!
While You Were Out – Day Two
Photos and comments added 7-6-2006 Today I discovered I can paint a set of stairs in one hour, with or without the interference of children! After a good cleaning last night, and a hearty sweep-down this morning, it was Prime(r)
While You Were Out – Day One
Photos added 7-6-2006 John is out of town at a convention. Time to play “While You Were Out” – the CA version. Living in an old bungalow in St. Paul, we have the standard ugly, very narrow, very out-of-code staircase
Charming
Rachel CuteOriginally uploaded by thepracticalscot. Rachel and I are in the middle of the 2nd week on the bus. We have our routine down now — the trigger song on the radio that means it’s time to put on coats