Author Archives: John
Baldy Ski Hut
This was Dad’s first hike since his August accident. We hiked from Manker Flats to the ski hut at 8200′ on a clear, warm beautiful December day, New Year’s Eve, in fact.
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J. Oliver’s changing abilities and moods
The last couple of days, Oliver has been smiling a lot at all of us (my Dad is visiting at the moment). As of today he has also developed wet tears to go with his increasingly common crying. His early … Continue reading
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Christmas Dinner Menu
Roast Goose with Madeira Peppercorn Sauce Farofa Braised Red Cabbage Green Beans with Almonds Sweet Onion and Tomato Gratin Internet Deep Dish Cranberry/Blueberry Pie Pinot Noir, Limoncello
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Baldy, finally
This weekend was the charm. Hiking Saturday, Dec. 10th., with new friend Dan, we left the Manker Flats Campground (at 6,160 ft., a much higher trailhead than that of my attempt last weekend) at 8:50, arriving at the San Antonio … Continue reading
Activity logs are interesting…
I scan my activity log on this blog pretty often because one or more of the “new entry” pings invariably fails and the error message links to it. I was intrigued to notice a site search for “wife” originating from … Continue reading
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Mt. San Antonio
I’ve been thinking that any day now, Mt. San Antonio (Baldy) is going to be covered in snow for the rest of the winter and I won’t be able to climb it. I put off attempts lasts weekend (for variations … Continue reading
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Thansgiving Menu
Heritage Turkey with Cherry Hazelnut Stuffing/Peru de raça antiga com recheio de cerejas e avelã Farofa Roasted Potato Medley/Batatas Mixtas Assadas Green Beans a la Thamora/Vagem da Thamora Sweet Onion and Tomato Gratin/Gratinado de cebola doce e tomate Red Wine-Cranberry … Continue reading
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Announcing the arrival of João Oliver Martins Norvell
Hello! It will be a couple of days before I can assemble an email list, so here’s the first e-announcement: João Oliver Martins Norvell was born on November 8, 2005, at 6:35 a.m., weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 oz., … Continue reading
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Finally finished master bathroom
…except for sealing the grout and caulking and putting the toilet back in and putting up the shower doors and the shower controls and, well, the new vanity top and sink, and…. Full renovation pics are here.
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Comment Spam
I’m sorry to say that commenters on this blog will now have to have a TypeKey identity to comment. I am now inundated every day with comment spam, which only goes to my email and not the blog, but I’m … Continue reading
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