Category Archives: Videos

Winter 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Hans

Winter started off with an ice storm that kept everyone home for a few days. It was fun to go slip sliding around the campus and then come home to a warm fire in the wood stove. Josef and I … Continue reading →

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Holidays 2023

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Hans

Anticipating that the first holidays without Rachael were going to be kind of painful, I decided to skip out on the usual family-oriented gatherings and just get away for something really fun. It turned out that the 49ers were … Continue reading →

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Summer 2022

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Hans

Summer kicked off with our annual family camping trip–Josef’s tenth in a row! He also went off to Camp Westwind for a 5 night sleepaway with 4 of his buddies. Then we shipped him off to Utah for 10 days … Continue reading →

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Winter 2022

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Hans

As usual, I don’t have too much to report for the winter since I’m in a black hole for 2.5 months. But before I got sucked in I realized a long-held fantasy to become a sailor by buying an old … Continue reading →

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Spring 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Hans

This spring started off with sad news that Rachael’s cancer had returned. We battened down the hatches for 3 months of chemo during tax season, and Gramannette came to our rescue once again to help out with the hearth and … Continue reading →

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Fall 2021

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Hans

Josef started 4th grade in September. I always remembered that as one of my favorite school years, and I hope it is similarly memorable for him. To celebrate a modest return to normalcy (i.e. actually gathering together in groups again) … Continue reading →

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Spring 2021

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Hans

Spring time happenings below. Rachael completed phase one of her lovely Japanese garden in our former duck habitat. Josef got to be in a play with his third grade–he played Moses’ brother Aaron in the stirring epic “The Child of … Continue reading →

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Fall 2020

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Hans

Summer came to a close and Grammannette flew home to Utah after 5 months of indefatigable service. It’s hard to imagine how we would have made it through the summer without her efforts, not to mention those of Gramheart, Grampa … Continue reading →

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Summer 2020

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Hans

Given that it was the worst summer of my life…it was pretty good! Like many Covidians, I devoted my time and money to making our home a fun place to be stuck all summer. We got a trampoline and a … Continue reading →

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Spring 2020

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Hans

With Rachael out of commission, me in the thick of tax season, and Josef’s school closed, our spring was…hmmm how is a nice way to put it? Atypical? We were sustained by the goodwill and kindness of our family: Grammanette, … Continue reading →