Category Archives: Life

Winter 2023

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Hans

Truly a singular winter for us this year.  Indeed it’s hard to remember much of it.  Josef was a remarkably happy boy. His family, his classmates, his teachers and the school really held him close.  School families signed up for … Continue reading →

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Winter 2020

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Hans

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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Spring 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Hans

I’ll let the pictures below do most of the talking.  We had a crazy flood this spring which was kind of exciting.  Josef was thriving in the 1st Grade, and he lucked out with a really spectacular 8th Grader buddy … Continue reading →

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In Memorium

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Hans

Horst Hlawaty 3/27/1941 — 11/4/2017 Horst was born in Pabianice, Germany on March 27, 1941. The first years of his life were marked with lots of hardship and hunger; his father Josef was drafted in to the Volksstrum leaving him … Continue reading →

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Wintertime in Oregon

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Hans

Oregon went pretty easy on us for our first winter back.  It was awfully cold–it actually reached zero one night!–but it was also very dry.  We had two separate nice big snowy weeks that involved lots of shoveling and sitting … Continue reading →

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Autumn

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Hans

Here is a recap, by way of random memories and musings, of our first autumn back in Oregon. When we arrived in Corvallis, Josef was barely crawling at all.  Over the second half of June he refined his technique, and … Continue reading →

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Going Away Party

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Hans

We had a little send off at a park in Santa Monica before we left town.  It was really great to be surrounded by so many friends and loved ones.  Every so often there is an event that brings together … Continue reading →

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On to Oregon

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Hans

  On June 13th, the three of us flew up to Oregon, to begin the next chapter of our family’s tale.  Our time in Santa Monica was nothing short of glorious, and the much-maligned Los Angeles treated us marvelously for … Continue reading →

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We’re Off For the Holidays

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Hans

We’ll be departing soon for Utah, Idaho, and Oregon, making a grand tour of the West and all our wonderful friends and family scattered thereabout.  Here are a few snapshots of our recent happenings.

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Der Junge’s Zimmer

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Hans

Here’s a peek at some of the interior of his room.  Truth be told, we don’t spend a whole lot of time in there, as he sleeps with us.  Mainly it’s just for changing him, and sometimes we’ll hang out … Continue reading →

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