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Vitamin D

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Slithering or Rhoads’ End or Ahoy Mateys! or Sunset Boggie

Arriving at Linden’s place, Rhoad’s End, on Orcas feels so good. Simone (3) plays with Celeste (4) and Rhoads (6) while Naomi (5 weeks old) sleeps most of the time.

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The Gorgeous Power of Seadragon

Wait till you see Blaise Aguera y Arcas talk at TED (below) about the gorgeous power of Seadragon and Photosync. Blaise’s talk gave me a sweeping tummy-flipping sensation.  Similar to the first time I  sailed on the open sea or … Continue reading

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Margit and Naomi meet

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Welcome Naomi!

It was 8:46pm on May 16th, 2007. Naomi arrived weighing an ounce less than 7 pounds and stretched to 19 1⁄4 inches. Basking in the special day when our family grew to four. Somehow when newborn Naomi is getting her … Continue reading

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Terminal socializing

Here are some snaps of Simone at the airport terminal making friends.

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Jessica, Blaine, Lucinda and Arno come over for dinner

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A Citizen of the United States!

After five long years of rigamarole. Santino Luan becomes a Citizen. What a Day! From left to right, Petra (5 months pregnant), Santino and Meseret. Santino started life as a Dinka tribe cattle herder, fled war, wandered over 1,000 miles … Continue reading

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Wilfred and Elinor visit us in Sun Valley

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Simone sounds out

Simone joined me at the WWFC Pac events and managed to get a few sounds out with each guest.   There is a bit more about the Political Action Committee on this page.   Barrack Obama gave the money we … Continue reading

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Knocked up and low on carabiners or Enjoying Zion

Susan Holmes, our resident horticulturalist, often hung with me (thought she surely would have rather done the wild cliff hanging treks with Molly, Sonya and Patty). Susan had a thought that if we collected samples of high altitude mosses we … Continue reading

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Saying I do.

Carey, Petra and Jules with great flowers that Megan brought unexpectedly. We had been engaged for 6 months and every time we tried to discuss the wedding, David would get upset.  Finally he explained that it would mean a great … Continue reading

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