When Emelia was less than a month old, I took a photo of Emelia Louise together with her great-grandmother Louise, her grandmother Virginia Louise, and her Mom Katherine Louise. Today we got a chance to get the four of them together in a photo again, and while three of them don’t look dramatically different, the [...]
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Louise, Inc. Annual Report
Posted in Emelia, family on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving in Photos
Posted in family, Travel on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving was at my folks’ house in Clearwater, Florida this year. It was exhausting, but good. It almost seems like we’re getting comfortable spending time as a family, something I wouldn’t have guessed possible just a couple of years ago. Except for the pre-race photo, all of these pictures are from my new camera (and [...]
MLS Cup 2007 was at RFK, so I went to Brooklyn
Posted in family, Life on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My sport is soccer, and I have a third row midfield season ticket to DC United. United had the best record during the regular season, but got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. I had already purchased a ticket in my usual seat for this year’s MLS Cup, which was being held here, [...]
A Week in Maine
Posted in family, Travel on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Several years ago, my Mom decided that she wanted to spend her inheritance on family vacations, and the decision on where to hold the annual vacation is rotated among the folks and their four children. In year one, my folks selected Crescent Beach, Florida, near where we grew up. For the second year, my brother [...]
The Move, or, How Many Parentheticals Can I Stuff into a Single Post?
Posted in family, reflection on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday we head to Maine for the annual weekly family vacation with my family. We’re heading up a day early and staying an extra couple of days, in case we need some down time that a week with my family may not provide (my brother’s post from yesterday provides some indication on why we [...]
Family Photo
Posted in Emelia, family on April 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’re not great about taking photos of Emelia, but we’ve taken a fair number along the way. One thing we haven’t done is take many (any?) photos of the three of us, so as far as I’m concerned, this photo, taken on Tuesday by a colleague of my Mom’s, is a keeper. The colleague’s name [...]
Carrot Kugel
Posted in family, Food on April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
(Amended 4-5-07) 4 eggs, separated½ cup sugar1 cup tightly packed grated carrots¼ cup shredded peeled apple¼ cup sweet red wine2 tablespoons lemon juice½ teaspoon grated lemon rind1/3 cup potato starchgrease for the casserole In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light. Add the grated carrots, shredded apple, wine, lemon [...]
A Disturbance in the Force
Posted in family on February 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Congrats to my sister Rebecca and her family on the birth of their son Luke yesterday — sounds like everyone is doing well. Luke’s older sister is three, and going through a protracted princess stage, so I figure I might as well start referring to her as Princess Leynie. And they have two dogs, one [...]
I Couldn’t Get By Like This, Could I?
Posted in family, politics, reflection on December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
An article in today’s Washington Post discusses a group of friends who decided not to buy anything new for a full year, and who, now that they’ve done it once, have pledged to go another year. I’m mildly anti-stuff — I try to figure out whether something I’m considering buying is something I want or [...]
On the Road
Posted in Emelia, family, Travel on November 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In a couple of hours, we begin our journey to Dallas for Thanksgiving at my brother’s. Kathy has been instructed not to lift more than 10 pounds for another couple of weeks. She’ll be carrying Emelia, who at yesterday’s 2-week doctor’s appointment weighed in at 8lbs, 14oz. This leaves a pound and change of Kathy’s [...]
