Cousin Camp 2015

Cousin Camp in Winter Park, Summer 2015 I would have loved to have been able to be there and enjoy seeing them all together. I hope they continue to enjoy each other’s company as they grow up.

After the Ball

I wonder what she’s thinking… Not many good shots from this year’s dance recital. The lighting is difficult, to say the least. But, I do like this one.

OLLI: Writing our lives

The is the 3rd or 4th time round that I have taken part in the “Writing Our Lives” class offer through our local OLLI@Auburn organization (Osher Lifelong Learners Institute at Auburn). I’m just a beginner! The class is filled with people who have…

Thanksgiving in Birmingham

The clan convened at Marie’s house for Thanksgiving this year. The Day included 4 generations (from my mother down to my grandchildren, and a couple of grand-dogs). The day after, while David went hunting with Kevin, we took the girls to the park. The sky was…

Martha: Missed Career as a Radio Actress

A couple of weeks back, our local OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learner Institute) held the annual end of the year “Picnic” and General Meeting. A lovely Picnic, held indoors with AC and no ants or other wildlife. The menu included bar-b-que, potato salad and…

The Princess and the Artist

I think Ella (the princess) will give her Papa fits when she is 15 or 16… and Lily (the artist) will have led the way! We travelled for holidays this year. Thanksgiving was spent in Florida with David and family. The girls shared their many interests with us:…

Christmas Wishes 2011

We wish you a joyful holiday season! May the New Year bring many reminders of the continuing birth of Jesus in our lives. Merry Christmas!

Summer in Maine

Marie, Genevieve and Lily at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Lily had a grand time using the iPad2 as her personal camera and photo editing device. I have no idea where Ella was when this picture was taken… or Michelle or Shawn. I didn’t take nearly as many…

Presents Are for Tasting

It was Genevieve’s first Christmas. The part that was celebrated in Birmingham included opening gifts over at Uncle Dan and Auntie Shawn’s house. However, it seems that paper is meant to be ripped off of the gift and then tasted. Over and over again.

Sleepy Claw

Aren’t smart phones like the iPhone or Droid neat? Kevin sends us the “Picture of the Day” from his iPhone several times a week. When we were up in Birmingham last week we noticed that Genevieve works hard to free her hands before she settles in to…

ScriptyGoddess and Pixelog.org

I’ve been fascinated with pixelog.org – such a beautiful, elegant, simple and generally delightful site. I found this link on scriptygoddess . One of the things that drove me to WordPress was the fact that it was PHP based. It leaves the doors wide open…

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…

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…

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…

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…

learning to do drop shadows – css style

So – I’m wandering around and came across an article on AListApart – cssdropshadows – and I thought I’d try it out. I really find this rather fun and interesting… and it works on different sized images without having to create the…

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…

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.

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…

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  • Luke 17:11-19 offers us the story where 10 lepers ask Jesus for help. All 10 are cured of leprosy as they were headed out to follow his instruction to present themselves to the priests. Only one, a Samaritan (foreigner, not a chosen person) turns back to say “Thank you.” Jesus tells this one that his […]
  • This Sunday the Catholic Church (at least in the US) celebrates the feast of Christ the King. Interesting how the readings for mass focus on shepherds and sheep and goats. Even the Psalm is Psalm 23 (The Lord is my shepherd.) If you want to read them yourself, look here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112623.cfm The Gospel is Mt […]
  • What about this Sunday’s Gospel hit me? For reference, read below. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 18,15-20. Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he […]