Category Archives: Stories of my life

Wait… is that Willie???

Posted on December 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Why yes, it is our little godson, Willie! It ain’t Han Solo frozen in carbonite! There is nothing more satisfying than sticking your face in one of those things, then running around to the other side and smushing your own … Continue reading →

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Back in Bay Area…

Posted on December 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Don’t think that all we are doing in the Bay Area is Christmas stuff. We went for a walk yesterday. I love walking in the town where I grew up. You can’t beat the views. And I do love the … Continue reading →

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Why yes, that is a little pillow with my head on it… oh, yeah! (Or): What I got for Christmas!!!

Posted on December 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

My older daughter, Jessica, made it for me. It took a long time. Also, because she had to use some computer magic to order the thread to do the hand-stitching, she now knows, scientifically, exactly how grey my hair is… … Continue reading →

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What, you don’t have English Christmas crackers for your Christmas???

Posted on December 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

You don’t know about those crazy English cardboard tubes with a small explosive charge that goes off when you pull the ends, and then, inside, is a paper crown, a lame toy, and a piece of paper with bad jokes … Continue reading →

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Nothing says Christmas like an ugly sweater… so my family must really love me, right?

Posted on December 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

You know what else says Christmas? Santa socks and fake, fluffy snowballs for indoor snowball fights. No, those aren’t my feet. Those are Mollie’s feet. It is also a good sign when your 17-year-old daughter and your 26-year old daughter … Continue reading →

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Let the Christmas magic commence!!!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Uh… wow… There is my mom, still spry at well over ninety… trying to wake up… and yes, we put hard-boiled eggs in our stockings… don’t judge us. Now she looks more Christmassy. There’s Jason, my older daughter’s fiance… yes, … Continue reading →

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Okay, enough about Trump… let’s think happy Christmas thoughts!!!

Posted on December 24, 2016 by pouringmyartout

It’s the day before Christmas, and we are at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. There is going to be like 16 people here for a lot of it… there will be cute kids, and adventures around the Bay … Continue reading →

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We had a plum pudding… and it isn’t even Christmas yet!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh, yeah! Plum pudding! And yes, it is supposed to be on fire. Plum pudding is a traditional English Christmas treat… My family has them every Christmas, and my wife is now the official plum pudding,,, which has no plums … Continue reading →

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Some silly homemade Christmas ornaments and a Santa tiki… yeah, I said a Santa tiki… and yes, this is another recycled post…

Posted on December 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

What, you don’t have a hand-carved Santa tiki??? Yeah, I have a Santa tiki… well, my wife does, because I gave it to her for Christmas last year… no… that isn’t the only thing I gave her. And I did … Continue reading →

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Fun with the sun… part 1…

Posted on November 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I’m sure you all remember the stunning images of the sunset I took from the Berkeley hills the last time I was in the Bay Area visiting my mom… and doing all that other weird stuff. I saved one last … Continue reading →

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