Category Archives: Josef

Summer 2021

We kicked off summer with one of our biggest family camps yet.  James and Sarah Jane,  Janet and Henrique both came to join in at our new location off the Alsea River.  It was over 100 in Corvallis the entire … Continue reading

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Spring 2021

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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Winter 2021

Below you will find a collection of phots from this winter.  We spent a few chilly nights in Waldport, took two ski trips, and visited Lan Su gardens to celebrate the Chinese New Year.  We also tore out our old … Continue reading

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Holidays 2020

Since a family gathering was not in the cards, we decided to get a catered Thanksgiving meal and take it up to a rustic cabin at Clear Lake.  This was actually really special and wonderful.  The family gatherings are great … Continue reading

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Fall 2020

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

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

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

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Winter 2020

Well, I won’t even begin to pretend that we had a nice winter during this most foul year of our lord, 2020.  January actually got off to a pretty great start–the ramp up to tax season was surprisingly smooth, Rachael … Continue reading

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Holidays 2019

This holiday season turned out to be pretty jam-packed!  We haven’t left town for Thanksgiving or Christmas since we moved to Corvallis,  (OK, Salem doesn’t count) and I must say that it’s been quite fantastic.  This year was a little … Continue reading

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Fall 2019

Hello folks; I will attempt to cram in a short synopsis of our autumnal activities before tax season subsumes all the extraneous time in my life. It would seem that the length of my posts is inversely correlated to Josef’s … Continue reading

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