Sherry | August 31, 2011
Uncle Francis called Mauri yesterday to find out Rachel’s address and phone number because soon he would be heading to Pennsylvania on tour with the Salem Singers. Uncle Francis is ninety-seven years old. He’s the only living original member of the Salem Singers, going back to 1948! This picture came from my 2003 file, while [...]
Sherry | August 30, 2011
On Sunday our John added one year to his age, and we were invited to a lunch gathering to celebrate his 34 years of life. The menu included gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and crepes with Nutella and ice cream for dessert. Here’s the birthday boy making his dessert. And here’s the crepe maker, Pete himself. [...]
Sherry | August 25, 2011
I wasn’t blogging when Quinn married Dusty on a sizzling hot August morning nine years ago today. So I thought I’d revisit my 2002 photo folder and choose a few from that memorable event to share — just because I can! Mauri and I camped our way to Denver. Hey, that van still takes Mauri [...]
Sherry | August 20, 2011
One of the traditions the Andersons enjoy when they come to visit us here in Oregon’s Willamette Valley is berry picking. It was a first for these two. These two were heading for… What else? Dusty, heading toward more promising bushes, declared this the year of the boysenberry. I see you longing to pick those [...]
Sherry | August 16, 2011
We caught an early flight back to Portland this morning, and I was back at the office after lunch. Ah, the miracle (it is to me) of air travel! It’s hard to come back to earth after such a memorable adventure. I’m still pinching myself and reviewing all the pieces that fell into place to [...]
Sherry | August 14, 2011
I wasn’t sure I would post what we did today. I mean, do you really care to see where we ate breakfast and lunch? And how interesting would it be for you to see picture after picture of us seeing the Alaskan landscape? And do you really want to see yet another picture of us [...]
Sherry | August 14, 2011
Here we are in Alaska! Five years ago we flew to Rhode Island and rented a car for a road trip through New England so I could add all of those states to my life list, which brought me to the near-complete number of 49. Meanwhile, I continued to live a 3.5-hour flight from state [...]
Sherry | August 10, 2011
They’ve come and gone, our family from afar, and I’m left with a bunch of pictures to remind me of the fun family time we enjoyed. The Philly trio—Rachel, John, and Oscar—spent some days with us before we headed to the beach. Mauri and I were a little preoccupied with work, but Rachel, John, and [...]
Sherry | August 7, 2011
A couple of Sundays ago, as I walked to church, I arrived at the same time as the family who live across the street from us—a husband, wife, and two young daughters. My first response at seeing them was sadness, sadness for the husband’s mother, who was my friend until her early death to cancer [...]