My Life Articles

Sometimes life is funny, sometimes it’s sad. Sometimes I want to share it and when I do, this is where I post.

Christmas 2007

I have to say that this was a most wonderful and delightful Christmas. Everyone (all three of my children plus a son-in-law and daughter-in-law and my granddaughter!) came for Christmas. What fun to have a one year old to inspect the tree, harvest candy canes and...

Keeping up with the Aussies

There's a new post over at FAMVIN Revolutionary Action that is very interesting.

Lily at home – in Florida

She's very petite and very lively...
From the past…

From the past…

The Barnett children -- as young children My brother has a nice scanner, and has been scanning some old photos of...

 

Schnauzers and Howling Wolves

NOVA Online | Wild Wolves | What's in a Howl Listen up! and let the dog(s) listen with you. Interesting: Grace and Charlie respond to the Lonesome Howl and the Wolf Pup howl by chiming in and singing along. However, play the Agressive Male (warning off others), and...

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Sometimes I’m Oscar the Grouch on Mondays

Sometimes I’m Oscar the Grouch on Mondays

You name it, I hate it... I found a sheet of stickers in my scrapbooking box, and it struck me that I needed to talk about my life last Monday. Basically my attitude toward like was "Don't EVEN TRY to make me happy - It won't work and then we'll both be in a bad...

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IVAN – here we sit

IVAN – here we sit

Currently there is a tornado warning out there, it's windy and raining. The glass doors on the fireplace blow open from time to time. We got the Auburn University central computers down last night at about 11 - the library servers were shut down before we left for the...

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Hurricane Watch – again

Hurricane Watch – again

OK - it's hurricane week again - First we watched Charley - and got some rain. And, we watched Frances developing while Charley was ravaging Central Florida. Then, we braced for Frances within a week or 10 days. (And we noticed Ivan's strength building). We got lots...

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Weather in Auburn

Thought you might like to know what the weather is like here in east Alabama - we're sitting in the projected path of Frances... this should change thru the weekend. Update: Frances seems to have slowed a bit, so we think we'll see effects on Monday night and Tuesday...

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On the Road Again – Family Reunion in Maine

On the Road Again – Family Reunion in Maine

"Pre-Reunion" - a day at Pine Point (Maine)... We had a lovely day at the beach on Saturday before the big Nicol-Vermette Family Reunion. Nice sun, good company, card games, novels, walks and a bit of body-surfting. The day began late morning - Henry and his crew had...

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Family Reunion

The next day was the Official Reunion.... More pictures are coming, but these are the few that Louise (the real power behind the reunion) sent out almost immediately.

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Greetings from Paris

Greetings from Paris

This week I'm back working in Paris again. I'll post pictures later. Update: I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures from Paris. These are just the one's from the day John Freund and I had lunch with Giovanna. She's doing well - I'd like to have her come...

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