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Category Archives: Friends
Fall 2021
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
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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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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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
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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Summer 2019
Below you will find some highlights from our summer. We kicked things off as usual, with a group camping trip on the Breitenbush river. This was the first year that Josef’s risk threshold was equal to or greater than my … Continue reading
Spring 2019
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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Autumn 2018
I’m so pleased to report that this has really been one of the best autumns in recent memory. Josef has been thriving, and a delightful boy–the man-to-man talk we had before school seemed to resonate. And the thoughtful intention Rachael … Continue reading
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Summer 2018
WOW. What a summer! We just had an absolutely jam-packed awesome good time. As usual, we kicked things off with four nights of camping with family and friends at Cleator Bend on the Breitenbush River. Josef has been there every … Continue reading
Winter 2018
What can I say, this winter was pretty hard. I’ve been trying to come up with some nice things to share, but really it was kind of a dark period. The holidays were somewhat subdued for me, having just lost … Continue reading