The puppies are three+ weeks old now, have moved to the larger playpen and, today, started solid food. I can't believe how big they have become.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday, December 29, 2006
"Peti-"cure
It's time to get the puppies' nails clipped because they are clawing me to death when I feed them. I guess when you have a dog's nails done it's really a "peticure."
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
More Jammin'
This is another bit from the Christmas with my father, after he had tired out, the young folk took over and had their own jam session, with him as a delighted audience. Date: 1987
Monday, December 25, 2006
Deck the Halls
We actually decorated our tree on 12/23, but I'm just getting around to posting the video now.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
The Night Before Christmas
I debated about posting this, since it is so very dark, but since this IS the night before Christmas, as I post this, and since this is Walt, in 1987 (when all the kids were grown) reading the poem to them, I decided to go ahead and post it. Maybe more for archival purposes than anything else.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
DILO 12/22/06
Every season, Flickr has a DILO (Day in the Life Of), where photographers record their day and then post photos on Flickr. I did that, but I also turned the photos into a slide show.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Egg Nog Gala 1987
Starting in 1977, our kids put on a show every Christmas night for some 10+ years. This is a video I found from 1987, when the show had evolved from a mixture of skits and music to strictly music (I use the term loosely). I really miss those galas.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
The Best Christmas
I posted a version of this video in January, but it was taken with a videocamera pointed at the television and trying to record a video. Now I have ripped it from a DVD and not only is the quality better, but I've been able to improve the appearance (lightening it).
This was written to accompany this entry of my journal, where I explain that this was my father's last Christmas, several months before his death. The previous Christmas he had been so drunk that he couldn't remember his grandchildren's names. By the time of this video, he had been sober for several months.
He was a huge jazz fan and played a passingly good piano. Music was his passion and he felt that his grandchildren only liked rock 'n' roll, because they were teengagers. He had no idea how musical they were, now talented they were, how they shared his passion and how they could enjoy music with him.
This video builds as he realizes that he can actually "jam" with his grandchildren. I am just so happy that I had a video camera with me that night. It was one of very few happy memories I have of him.
He died a few months later. I don't remember seeing him again after Christmas, and we had a huge battle which left things terrible between us when he died. But I have this.
I have this.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Marie Makes a Pie
Marie, a high school girl from Mexico, was living with us in 1987 while she finished her senior year in high school here. In December she was still "settling in," but decided she wanted to learn how to make pumpkin pie--so naturally I recorded it.
What does Marie do now, nearly 20 years later? She runs an award-winning restaurant near Sacramento.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
10 Days
This entry was going to be longer, but the cord that connects my camera to the computer is on the fritz and I need to shop for a new one. In the meantime, here is a record of how the puppies are growing. Ten days old now.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Grooming
With Christmas coming, and many people going to meet Lizzie for the first time, I decided to take her in to be groomed--first time I've ever taken a dog to the groomer.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
The Best Stuffing Ever
This is a rerun of a video I posted last year, but Holidailies suggested an entry about a holiday recipe, and this is the my favorite.
Watch the video
For years, I've wanted to make sure to preserve my mother's turkey stuffing recipe. There were the years when her 2nd husband was alive, when she spent every holiday with his family, so I had to learn to make my own stuffing, and went through several permutations, but the last couple of Thanksgivings, we have been back at her house and she's made her own stuffing again. Funny thing is that, though it tastes every bit the way I remember it, I've come to like mine better.
Still, for the ages, here is what I felt for many years was "the best turkey stuffing ever" (I'm sure she's cut back on the butter in later years.... :) )
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Comcast Problems
This actually accompanies a journal entry, about my problems with Comcast. This was a very brief video clip that I made to prove to Comcast people how completely unwatchable our television has become.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Life with Lizzie
I decided to just film a few minutes of Lizzie's day. This is an exhausting dog, even if all you're doing is sitting there watching her!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Maple Leaf Rag
Back to the Jazz Choir. This is the Maple Leaf Rag, which the kids once performed on the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. (Unfortunately no video of that)
Friday, December 08, 2006
A Charlie Brown Christmas
This is a repeat video, but I pretty much covered my very favorite Christmas party last year and don't think I can improve on it. So, as we get ready to go off to it again, here is that report.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Fighters
Remember those teeny, toothless, barely mobile little lumps of fur that moved into our house five weeks ago? Look what they've become.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Fighters
Remember those teeny, toothless, barely mobile little lumps of fur that moved into our house five weeks ago? Look what they've become.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
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