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post holiday highlights
so to sum up, the holidays were wonderful and joy-filled, if lacking the white layer of snow. now we’re down to the lazy part, where laundry is slowly attended to amidst starting christmas books (2666 for russ and the summer book for me) and listening to new christmas music (ryan adams for russ and bon [...]
merry christmas from me and the pope
dear internet, wishing with deepest sincerity that all of you have a very merry christmas filled with much needed rest and lots of laughter. other than that, i particularly loved this quote from the pope’s christmas message: “Wherever an increasingly uncertain future is regarded with apprehension, even in affluent nations: in each of these places [...]
in the park
first snow storm of the winter! brrrrr….
hildegard and oma wigand
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } my grandmother was raised by her step-grandmother. her mother passed away and her grandfather had re-married a woman who wasn’t able to have children of her own. she must have been a pretty amazing [...]
reisepass
so i already missed a day doing this. to make up for it, here are three pictures! the first two are my grandmother’s passport from 1936 and the last is my oldest photo (i think!) and is my grandmother and her mom (ca. 1918 or 1919). enjoy! sam
daily photo
my mom’s immigration picture coming into the states.
amelia
ever wondered what happened to her? i do. i was amelia earhart in the wax museum in the sixth grade. (all the students selected a famous person from history and we composed a live wax museum!) my dad was a pilot and i loved flying, so being a famous female pilot was ideal. sure wish [...]