Rose: This year we went to Italy.  While we were in Italy, I had mom or dad type in a journal.  They always wanted me to write more and more and more.  I was supposed to write what I did in each week.  I did it for four and a half months which means I…read more

It’s gotten to be that time of year again, and, in fact, it has passed that time of year again, and now it’s nearly Valentine’s Day.  It’s nice that there’s almost always some holiday you can count on to make it worthwhile to write to all your friends.  So Happy Valentine’s Day! This last year…read more

As the French are fond of saying, the more things change the more it’s the same thing (the grammar’s better in French, though).   The adults have gotten a little older, a bit more like ourselves. The kids, as you can see, are taller and, if possible, leaner.  We begin to be able to capture glimpses…read more

We added a garage in the back with a 2nd floor art studio, and since we really liked the people doing the work we then re-built a bathroom and adjoining bedroom/office.  Although almost all the work was done by professionals, just being around and making decisions ate up the tiny shreds of free time we…read more