Who would have thought on a cold, windy Chicago morning in 1962?
Fantastic, Fun, Fabulous, occasionally Fiery and Furious.
Family is what it's all about!!
Linking to ABC Wednesday "F"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Guest Photographer: Joan Perry
Newest Family Member
VISUAL SAINT PAUL
Photographer's Mantra
Time in St. Paul, MN
Brought to you by . . .Kate
Women
Wise Words
My Mantra
Another Mantra!
ABC Wednesday
My Other Blogs
Books I Have Read in 2018
- A Chef's Tour, Anthony Bourdain
- A Dog's Purpose, Bruce Cameron
- A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles (second reading!
- Blue Zones, Dan Buettner
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War, Linsey Addario
- Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain
- My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout
- Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout
- The Dark Flood Rises, Margaret Drabble
- The Light-Keepers Daughters, Jean E. Pendziwol
- The Other Woman, Daniel Silva
- The Quiet American, Graham Greene
- The Temptation of Forgiveness, Donna Leon
Books I Am Reading in 2018
- The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
2017 Books I Have Read
- A Hollow Bone, Dawn Hogue
- A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
- A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
- A Moveable Feast ( A Lonely Planet Travel Literature), ed. Don George
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Al Franken
- Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land, Walter R. Borneman
- An Appeal to the World, Dalai Lama with Franz Alt
- Black Diamond, Martin Walker
- Camino Island, John Grisham
- Dark Money, Jane Mayer
- Earthly Remains, Donna Leon
- Glass Houses, Louise Penny
- House of Spies, Daniel Silva
- Into the Water, Paula Hawkins
- One Summer Day in Rome, Mark Lamprell
- Open and Shut, David Rosenfelt
- Querencia, Stephen Bodio
- Rules of Civility, Amor Towles
- The Dark Vineyard, Martin Walker
- The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins
- The Lady in Gold, Anne Marie O'Connor
- The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
- The Woman in Cabin 10, Ruth Ware
- The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
- Tulip Fever, Deborah Maggach
2017 BooKs I Am Currently Reading
- A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
- Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, ed. Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding
2016: Books I Have Read
- A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny
- Born A Crime, Trevor Noah
- Concussion / Jeanne Marie Laskas.
- Eat, Sleep, Ride, Paul Howard
- Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
- In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclists, Pete Jordan
- Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson
- Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil, Deborah Rodriguez
- Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly
- Miracle at St. Anna, James McBride
- Mykonos, Nancy Raeburn
- North of the Tension Line, J.F. Riordan
- Outlander, Diane Gabaldon
- Paris In Love, Eloisa James
- Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams
- Runaway, Alice Munro
- Sisters in Law, Linda Hirshman
- The Audacity of Goats, J.F. Riordan
- The Devotion of Suspect X, Keigo Higashino
- The Drifter, Nicholas Petrie
- The German Girl, Armando Lucas Correa
- The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and this Zigzag Life, Natalie Goldberg
- The Map Thief, Michael Blanding
- The Morning They Came For Us, Janine Di Giovanni
- The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs, Elaine Sciolino
- The Road to Little Dribbling, Bill Bryson
- The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End, Katie Roiphe
- The Year of Liiving Biblically, A.J. Jacobs
- Waters of Eternal Youth, Donna Leon
- When Breathe Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
- Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs, Wallace Stegner
2016: Book(s) I am currently reading
- Lab Girl, Hope Jahren
2015: Books I Have Read
- A Spool of Blue Thread, Ann Tyler
- A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
- Being Mortal, Atul Gawande
- Black River, S.M. Hulse
- Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
- Dance Hall of the Dead, Tony Hillerman
- Dead Wake, Erik Larson
- Death Stalks Door County: A Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery, Patricia Skalka
- Death at Gills Rock, Patricia Skalka
- Falling in Love, Donna Leon
- G.I. Brides, Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi
- Gray Mountain, John Grisham
- It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War, Lynsey Addario
- Kitchens of the Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal
- Listening Woman, Tony Hillerman
- Orhan's Inheritance, Aline Ohanesian
- Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
- Our Souls at Night, Kent Haruf
- Rebecca, Du Maurier
- Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built, Mark Russ Federman
- Saving Simon, Jon Katz
- Still Alice, Lisa Genova
- The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman
- The Book of Killowen, Erin Hart
- The Children Act, Ian McEwan
- The Hummingbird, Stephen P Kiernan
- The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander
- The Long Way Home, Louise Penny
- The Nature of the Beast, Louise Penney
- The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
- The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, Kate Andersen Brower
- The Secret Place, Tana French
- Unidentified Woman #15, David Housewright
- We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying, Bruce H. Kramer with Cathy Wurzer
- the Paris Key, Juliet Blackwell
Kate in Cuba
Kate and Jim in Charleston, SC
Guest Photographer: Joan Perry
Wild Wendy
Newest Family Member
Lexi, Our Grand-dog
Maggi, The Packer Backer
Sadie from Hades
Da in Mazatlán, México
Nana in Puerto Vallarta, México
Dom, Olivia, & Kati
Karl & Camera-shy Lexi
Followers
Visitors Since November 16, 2007
CHARLESTON, SC FAVORITES
- Barbara Stroud
- Charleston City Paper
- Charleston Daily Photo, Joan
- Charleston Treasures, Lisa
- Christina Hewson
- Chuckography, Chuck
- Coastal Expeditions
- Doug's Photo Blog
- Everyday Musings, Olivia
- From the Land of Palm Trees, Doug
- Gina Brown Art
- Hominy Girl, Laura
- Keller Creative, Kim
- My View of Charleston and the Low Country, Suzi
- Robert F. Moss
- Townsend Tales, Charleston, SC-Suzi
Minnesota Blogs
- Bill's Photo Gallery-Duluth, MN
- Cottage Grove - Slinger
- Eagan Daily Photo, Safe Leif
- Ecobirder, St. Paul, MN
- Extended Library Jewel
- MinnetonkaScenes-Felix
- Moeview
- Molly-Photo-a-Day in St. Paul
- Most Ridiculous Man in Lowertown
- North Metro, Rob
- Photoskunk-Twin Cities
- Picture St. Paul-Lucas
- Rad Brad
- Start Seeing Art - Kevin
- Three Dog Blog-Laurie, St. Paul
- Twin Cities Seen, Ron
Other Interesting Blogs
- A Bunch of Benches
- A Creative Harbor
- Altadena Hiker, California-Karin
- Anjoe Playhouse
- Arty-fartying-around, Suzi-k-South Africa
- Auckand Daily Photo
- Bayou Summer, Teresa Evangeline-MN
- Becky's Blog
- Biebkriebels, Netherlands
- Blue Starr Gallery, Linda
- Brushstrokes from the Heart-Wanda, Usa
- Camera Critters-Sunday
- Carletta's Captures
- Choosing Providence, Kate
- Choosing Santa Fe-Santa Fe Kate, USA
- Chronicles from the Shore, Malyss-France
- Chronicles of a Country Girl-Kate, Maryland
- Copenhagen Cycle Chic
- Cpaphill Vintage Postcards, Marie Reed, France
- Girl Cook in Paris
- Heliospheric-Helen, Mainz, Germany
- Hemingway's Paris - Paul, USA
- Hitchin To Go, Suzi T
- India Travels, Maria
- It's Barcelona, Baby-The Shy Paparazzo, Josep Piella
- Joburg every day, South Africa, Susie
- Joensuu Daily Photo, Finland-Leena
- John's Digital Daily Photos, USA
- Leaves of Grass
- Life in Paris
- Mainz Daily Photo
- Marburg Photoblog-Juergen Kuehn, Germany
- Marsupial Mum
- Montana Outdoors
- One Photograph a Day
- Our Home Called Kuantan, Malaysia
- Paint Squared,-Elizabeth Fraser, Portland Maine
- Paris and Beyond
- Peace Through Pottery-Todd, USA
- Peacock Blue, Noni-Minnesota
- Pedro D.H., Brazil
- Peter's Paris, France
- Photowannabe-Sue, USA
- Plumbing the Deeps, Julie
- Post Your Dog Or Cat
- Present Tense-J.Andrew Lockhart, USA
- Rachel C. Photography, United Kingdom
- Sequim, Washington-Kay
- Sharon Creech - Chautauqua,New York
- Shell Sherree- Brisbane, Australia
- Sketchbook Wandering
- Small Fish in the Big Taco, Catherine-Nice, France
- Spartacus, California
- Stuck in Customs-Trey, Austin, Texas
- Stunning recipes
- Taos Sunflower
- Tempere Daily, Finland-Leena
- Teresa Evangeline
- The Italian Dish
- The view from right here, Madge-The Pacific Northwest
- USA-decouverte, Pierre
- Venice Daily Photo, Pierre
- Visual Norway, RuneE
- Willow Manor
- Words We Say, Sharon Creech
- Work of the Poet
- You Must Be From Away, jb
- Your Photo Tips, Damien Franco
- Zees Go West, New Mexico
- don't unplug your hub, West Sussex, United Kingdom
- faye's fotos, USA
- from joensuu, Finland-Mimmu
- http://marsupialmum.wordpress.com/
- http://marsupialmum.wordpress.com/
- http://www.rachelcphotography.blogspot.com/
MEXICO BLOGS
- Billieblog-Morelia
- Carol and Norma-Falling in Love With San Miguel
- Carraol-Images of Mexico City
- Gangs of San Miguel Allende
- Isla Mujeres: Gringo in Paradise
- J Matzick's home-Mazatlán
- Lee-Beyond the Guardrails, Mazatlan
- Marie McC-The Road to Veracruz
- Mazatlán for Travelers
- Mexico at Last
- Mexico Cooks
- Mexico Guru
- Michael Dickson-Tales of Zapata Street, Part I
- Michael Dickson-Tales of Zapata Street, Part II
- Michael Dickson-Tales of Zapata Street, Part III
- Nancy and Paul-Countdown to Mexico
- Poly-Mexico Daily Photo, Mexico City
- Rafa-Monterrey, a photo at a time ...
- Rolly Brook-My Life in Mexico
Daily Photo related
Blog Archive
-
▼
2016
(250)
-
▼
February
(21)
- Sophie Joe's Emporium
- Our Friday Field Trip
- Our cartoon dog, Wild Wendy
- Decorative Fence
- New Shop on Grand Avenue
- Go See Native American Art!
- Not Again!
- Community Ambassador
- Contemporary Homes
- Winter Beauty!
- Morning Walk
- Fifty-four Years!!
- Black is Beautiful.
- Happy Valentine's Day!
- Mr. Froggy
- Fish on Friday
- Marketing "Naked"
- Start shopping!!
- High School Art
- Wild Wendy!
- Welcome Home!
-
▼
February
(21)
Static CDPB links
Brought to you by. . .Kate
Congratulations to you both. You are blessed with a great love, lots of perseverance and patience, all of which is salted with forgiveness. I know because we'll celebrate our 59th this June and those things played a large part in our longevity! Have a great and wonderful celebration, fun and feisty!
ReplyDeleteMany, many congratulations to you both; Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHi Kate. Congratulations to you both for this special day, joy and inspiration surrounds you in the company of your loved ones and the celebration go on forever! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeletecongratulations for the happy ones. Nice choice for this weeks letter. wish you many more loving moments
ReplyDeleteHave a nice abc-day / - week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)
Happy Anniversary to the St. Paulite couple. This east sider and Highland Park gal have a Golden Anniversary this year. We keep St. Paul close to our hearts and memories though we met, married and raised our family in Spring Valley, MN.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you and your husband! You both look fabulous. Have a very happy day!
ReplyDeleteOkay let's add...forever! happy anniversary. Great picture.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary ~ you are blessed to be together ~ Many more happy and healthy years to you xxx
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you ~ ^_^
Congratulations! Fifty four is a great accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteYou betcha - family IS what life is about. And many congratulations on 54 years! May you have many many more.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteastonishing! Congrats.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
Congratulations to you both, Happy Anniversary !
ReplyDeleteNice one you two :)
ReplyDeleteI came over from Mariette's blog. Congratulations, how wonderful to have reached such a milestone! Well done and wishes of many happy years ahead.
ReplyDeleteThat's just wonderful. Happy Anniversary.
ReplyDeleteFifty Four! You were just kids.
ReplyDeleteFifty four years! You're obviously doing a lot right. Congratulations to you both. Happy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWow! Happy Anniversary and wishing you both many many happy ones to come. Dropping by from the ABC Wednesday linkup.
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! Congratulations you two. I love the rocks on your fireplace.
ReplyDelete