Lori’s daughter was married last night. It was an exceptional occasion–emotional, elegant, fun. This goofy selfie Maria took while she was watching their baby. Maria was the designated nanny for the wedding day. Arrive at 8am. Take charge of baby, nap appropriately and also feed. Have at the church on time, take back home and […]
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We went to them, and the little kids are so little they don’t really remember Lori. They know her through the voice of all the rest of us. Well, the story is this: For years and years, Lori would have us to her house for supper, and make bbq chicken, and late in the evening,
This is a picture of my niece. For a minute I considered cropping this picture, but then thought, oh no. Let’s include Heidi’s hyper face, the gaudy linoleum, the old laminate counter tops all cracked and terrible. The girl in the blue print shirt is Lori’s little girl. She’s in all the birthday party pictures.
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Today was the parade, very warm afternoon, candy thrown, snacks eaten, frisbee, fun, a few hugs from very hot, sticky b.g., and one from his dad. The neighbors next door freaked out when the Democratic candidate went by, yelled and called her a communist. Wow. That was unexpected and uncalled for. She used to teach
The catalpa is blooming, big blossoms that look like popcorn balls and smell like bath powder. We planted this tree back when Little Jay was tiny. Both he and the tree came up to my waist. Catalpas seem to double in size every year at first, and now look at it. It shades the whole
