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Creative Rampancy Update

August 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Matthew just updated his website with a great photo shoot he did of one of his roommates and his girlfriend. You might want to go check it out, because as usual it shows Matt’s ability as a photographer to make taking a great picture look easy.

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Tags: Matthew

Goodbye Gladiola’s

June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You will soon be gone, this I know. Let it be known you put on quite a show. Come again next year, you’re welcome as you can see, there’s plenty of room for you and me! Shout your colors right out loud, I’ll see to it you’re shown off proud. Don’t be shy you’re all [...]

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Tags: garden

Take A Look…..

May 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While Jason was visiting us last week we met Jerry during his lunch hour and went for a walk. The streets near Jerry’s work are lined with Eucalyptus trees, all of which have very different and unusual bark. Some are multilayered, peeling, and soft to the touch. I love it. Mothers Day at Claim Jumper [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · photography

Space Mountain With Her Lights On

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

While at Disneyland last week and riding one of my favorite rides, Space Mountain, I got a delightful surprise, it broke down! We were on it for a total of about 10 minutes, lights on about 7 minutes. Very exciting!

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Tags: Disneyland

Weve Been There

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments

North South East West Hotel Del Coronado. We spent our 30th anniversary here at this magical place. Going back again this year for sure! Orange County’s Great Park. The scene from the height of this balloon ride is spectacular. Home of the Desperate Housewives TV show, Wisteria Lane. On the backlots tour at Universal Studios. [...]

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Tags: travel

On Being A Grandma

February 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments

You never know the curve balls life will hand you. Trying to anticipate when, where and what they will be will only aggravate oneself, so I’ve been trying to go with the flow as it arrives. Not always an easy feat. This time though it was. After much careful thought and consideration Matt is in [...]

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Tags: family

Eagle Trail

January 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Jerry and I have been spending some of our spare time exploring the Arroyo Trabuco Wilderness – Arroyo Trabuco Trail, most recently the Eagle Trail. Our access point has been in a neighboring city Rancho Santa Margarita, about 12 minutes away. According to the Orange County Parks. com website, “The Arroyo Trabuco addition to O’Neill [...]

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Tags: cameras · horses

Marathon Project

September 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments

For the last 3 days I’ve been finishing up a project I made for my mom on Shutterfly. Since I use several of these photo sites I often get email coupons and I couldn’t pass up this one that offered a bound book for just the shipping costs. I always find it hard to figure [...]

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Tags: family

Welcome Visit

August 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

We always have a nice time when our youngest son Matt comes down from his place for a visit. Being the amateur photographer buff that I am (which doesn’t compare at all to the professional photographer that Matt is) I snapped a few pictures of him while we sat on the patio. He is most [...]

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Tags: Jerry · Matthew · Patty · family · home · love