Tag Archives: family

Let the Christmas festivities commence!!!

Posted on December 25, 2018 by pouringmyartout

That was me, two days ago, at my job as a private security officer at an upscale gated community. I was trying to feel the Christmas vibe, but it was hard. Now, I am at my mom’s house in the … Continue reading →

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A Christmas gift for my wife…

Posted on December 21, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I used my last real Mexican Fan Palm log, not to make a tiki, but to make a present for my wife. It looks small, but it is about three-and-a-half-feet-tall. It has our initials carved into it with a plus … Continue reading →

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Me and Mollie’s marvelous magical macro madness… the final chapter…

Posted on October 26, 2018 by pouringmyartout

That is a macro photograph of my daughter’s eye that I took. As we proved in an earlier post, she has my eyes. Ironically, that means she also has an eye for art. She has Art’s eyes. Seems like there … Continue reading →

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My daughter, Mollie, has my eyes… and now I can prove it scientifically…

Posted on October 23, 2018 by pouringmyartout

That is a photo I took of my daughter’s eye. Now, through the wonder of macro photography, I can prove that she has my eyes… That is my eye, as taken by Mollie. Yes, mine is moister. She made me … Continue reading →

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Flowers and love and stuff…

Posted on August 16, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Back in the Bay Area, back in the house where I grew up, back in the backyard where I played as a child. I know, every time I come back, I do posts about the backyard. I love the backyard. … Continue reading →

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A special birthday, a long drive, and a new adventure that isn’t going to be all new…

Posted on August 15, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I am back at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area, so that means pictures of flowers and dogs and sunsets and lots of other stuff. I drove 500 miles, from San Diego to the place I was … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah…

Posted on June 22, 2018 by pouringmyartout

My younger daughter, Mollie, got me a custom father’s day coffefe mug… which is appropriate, seeing that I am an actual Scottish Lord, thanks to my other daughter, Jessica. But I told that story already, so you should already know … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 5; The reason for my first detour…

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

There is one of the reasons I took the detour that started off this three-day, detour-laden road trip. My little cousin, Campbell… pronounced ‘camble’ for those of you who were wondering. Yes, I stopped by Santa Cruz on my way … Continue reading →

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That crazy Christmas dinner… that we do twice… part 2…

Posted on December 28, 2017 by pouringmyartout

The flaming plum pudding, a staple of our fancy English Christmas double-dinners. I won’t tell you about plum pudding again. I do every year. Search back for it, or Google it. But it is hard to take a picture of … Continue reading →

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That crazy Christmas dinner… that we do twice… part 1…

Posted on December 27, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Christmas dinner at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area has evolved into a complicated, two-headed beast. We do a full, traditional English Christmas dinner on Christmas day… and then we do it again the following day. It … Continue reading →

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