This is my mom thinking about her plans for her garden.
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Green Thoughts
June 15, 2010Flooding in the Streets
June 15, 2010This afternoon it rained. Hard. I played basketball at the park with some friends and around the time we were almost done, it started thunderstorming. So instead of doing the sensible thing and running for shelter, we played H-O-R-S-E in the rain.
We ran to our cars and drove home to dry off. When I looked out the window about an hour later, I noticed the street was flooded! Sam came over to check it out and I found an old scooter in my garage that we could play with in the mess.
Deep Beneath the Cover of Another Perfect Wonder
March 6, 2010Shoveling in a snowstorm, from a few weeks ago.
Found Photos
January 28, 2010It is really unusual for me to look at photos of my paternal family from a completely different era in time. I found these locked in a chest that had been sitting in my closet at home for years, using a hammer to smash the lock open because we had forgotten the combination. I was curious because I had no idea what was inside. After I opened it, I found a wealth of family home movies and an old photo album. Unfortunately I don’t have a VHS, Super8, or miniDV VCR to check those videos out yet. Rest assured, “Ian and Queen of All Saints Basketball Game 1993,” “Sheila and Girlscouts go to the Zoo,” and “Dindo’s 1st Birthday Party” may go on YouTube in the near future. Anyway, the photo album was a delight to look through for the first time. There are many more that I might upload later, but these were my favorite.
It has been a while since I last saw a photo of my grandfather, Vicente Santarinala. A little more than 7 years ago this month he passed away. Requiescat In Pace.
Pro Nails
November 30, 2009My niece got her toes done up with her fingernails matching. She came over to stay with my mom and I last Saturday, I think it was the first time she had nail polish put on. Doesn’t she look so excited?
