2026

TorC van trip -

2025

Merry Christmas -

Busy season -

First snow of the season -

Saloon update -- continued improvements -

Prints -

Hooligans -

Northern Lights -

Cicoma Mountain -

Saloon update -- open for Halloween! -

Prickly pear harvest -

Aspen season -

Another new tree -

Mushrooms -

Vermilion Cliffs -

Cedar Breaks -

Bristlecone Forest -

Can't avoid the alien kitsch in Nevada -

Downieville -

Camping across to CA -

Fossil dig -

Gates of Lodore and Flaming Gorge -

Rocky Mountain National Park -

Road trip: heading into Colorado -

Saloon update -- yet more supplies! -

Rocks in the yard -

Extravagant blossoms -

Fort Union -

Cuttlefish casting with Emily -

Simplicity -

Moody light -

RC car -

Alamos Vista -

Pumice wick -

When it's hot out, go up -

Saloon update -- we have a sign! -

Saloon update -- floors -

Chicoma Mountain -

Saloon update -- siding progess -

Hamilton Mesa -

Saloon update -- more wood -

Saloon update -- supplies! -

Gilman Tunnels ride -

Cats again -

Saloon update -- gravel and patio floor -

This time it was our turn to visit -

Saloon update -- doors and windows -

More visitors! -

Backpacking in Bandelier -

Saloon starting point -

Trailer -

And always more concerts -

Visitors! -

Cats -

The rest of the trip -

Zion -

Toadstools -

Moon House -

Spot the Still-Feral Child -

2024

Ornaments -

Holiday card prints in process -

Busy singing season -

Cat adventures -

Starting the snow recreation season in earnest -

DRZ exploring -

Snow ho ho -

Snow Abiquiu -

Here comes the snow -

Caldera circumnavigation motorcycle ride -

Last trip to the high country for the year? -

Early Fall outings -

Just ridiculously cute -

Gravel dump -

Don't be fooled -

Our new feline overlords -

100th Zozobra -

WA -

trip to Logan UT -

Why?? -

Caja del Río Plateau -

Summer brew -

A new mount for the Sunset Cam -

We get good critters -

It’s a pretty time of year -

Old roads -

Bikepacking on the Caja del Rio (and the Great April Windbreaker Rescue) -

Camping with Will and Tom -

The rest of the trip -

Kiddo graduated -

Still life with cheesecake -

Stove story -

Ride Up a Hill -

Snowshoeing here and there -

Plumbing -

Weekend jaunt -

So many good sunsets -

What are you doing out? -

Snow Play -

Retired! -

2nd highest bridge -

Christmas Boef -

2023

Future Me is thankful -

Forgot -

Singing! -

Tree hunt -

Consequence of snow -

Odd things one finds in the desert -

Berlin Ichthyosaur -

Anniversary trip -

The Philosopher -

Aspens -

Sunset -

Visitors! -

Canyons -

Valle -

Zozobra -

Cat-faced Orb Weaver -

Mountains -

Tumbleroot -

If you leave your spouse unsupervised -

Thunderheads -

Night phone -

Sunset in a glass -

Hike to Nambe Lake -

Big mood weather -

Red Racer -

Accidentally rode up the big hill -

New animal friend! -

Hail -

Pond flowers -

Rain barrels -

A quick trip to Arizona (and back) -

RIP The Bobber -

Goofing off/ reconnaissance -

I'm starting T! -

Spring has sprung -

What just happened??? -

Best kind of birthday ride -

Rooftop visitors -

Too early? -

Concert #4 of 5 -

Gorgeous ride -

Small project (2) -

Small project (1) -

Local skiing -

Exploring Bandelier National Monument -

Morning change of plans -

Contrast -

Morning light -

Weekend camping -

Today’s outing to Aspen View (today being last Sunday) -

And yet more snow (will it ever stop?) -

More snow! -

2022

Snow! -

Cat cat -

Ten Years of Holiday Kitties -

Christmas Eve in Santa Fe -

Not pretty -

May be a college student… -

Cozy -

Lights on the Plaza -

Sunroom -

Street names -

Lights -

Festive outing -

Decorated -

Afton Canyon -

Covington Flats -

Excuse -

City of Rocks -

Frozen bubbles! -

I like the air compressor -

Holiday tree? -

Petroglyphs -

Real snow -

First snowflakes of the year! -

Sunset du jour -

El Camino Real -

Changing seasons -

Parental visit -

Sunset retaliation -

Clearing storm -

Rio Grande -

Chad the Elk -

Moonrise and Sandia Crest -

We live in New Mexico now! -

2021

2021 -

Anniversary Trip: The Scenic Way Home -

W Tree Rock Scramble -

BigBoy 2000 -

Anniversary Trip: Day of Ooops -

2020

New (to me) levee trail -

Anniversary Trip: the Vulcan Mine -

Anniversary Trip: Mojave Ho! -

Anniversary Trip: Visiting Friends -

Anniversary Trip: Twenty Mule Team Canyon -

Anniversary Trip: Desolation Canyon and the Wagon Train -

Festive -

Anniversary Trip: Greenwater Valley -

Anniversary Trip: Canyon Scrambling -

Anniversary Trip: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns -

Anniversary Trip: Revenue Canyon -

Anniversary Trip: Trona Pinnacles -

Friday Festive Fire -

Anniversary Trip: Red Rock Canyon State Park -

Acquiring the adventure van -

Random rest of the summer -

Portola Discovery Site -

Long Ridge Rocks -

Sloth -

Kid likes the beach -

Diversion on the way -

Downieville trips -

Aftermath -

Smoke -

Volunteer sunflower -

Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently -

Delivery -

Doves -

Beach day -

The not-so-mighty hunter -

Pandemic pantry -

Flocked -

Grad cake -

Day 83 of our captivity: Graduation -

Day 81 of our captivity: Kitty couch -

Day 80 of our captivity: Grad cap -

Day 78 of our captivity: Deluxe teen brunch -

Day 76 of out captivity: Big bag o’ cheese -

Day 71 of our captivity: Back yard holiday -

Day 70 of our captivity: Car wash -

Day 69 of our captivity: Cracks in the captivity -

Day 68 of our captivity: Sign -

Day 66 of our captivity: Big Basin -

Day 65 of our captivity: Free doughnuts -

Day 64 of our captivity: Slight relaxation in sight -

Day 63 of our captivity: leftover casserole -

Day 62 of our captivity: Music musings -

Day 61 of our captivity: Metal -

Day 60 of our captivity: Temporary insanity? -

Day 59 of our captivity: Imaginary Vacation -

Day 58 of our captivity: Colorful breakfast -

Day 57 of our captivity: Refi -

Also Day 56 of our captivity: Truly enormous cookies -

Day 56 of our Captivity: Happy Mother’s Day -

Day 54 of our captivity: Cheapskate -

Day 53 of our captivity: Dodging lizards -

Day 52 of our captivity: Dodging bunnies -

Day 50 of our captivity: New mugs -

Day 49 of our captivity: Very small bug -

Day 48 of our captivity: Anniversary -

Day 47: Self-driving robot -

Day 46 of our Captivity: Delicious duck -

Day 45 of our captivity: Metric century -

Day 44 of our captivity: More pictures from yesterday -

Day 43 of our captivity: April’s notion complete -

Day 42 of our captivity: Hardware store -

Day 40 of our captivity: Another small victory -

Day 39 of our captivity: Masks -

Day 37 of our captivity: Seasons -

Day 36 of our captivity: Bobber -

Day 35 of our captivity: Levees -

Day 34 of our captivity: A new hobby -

Day 33 of our captivity: 55 minutes -

Day 32 of our captivity: Riding east -

Day 31 of our captivity: The oldest house in town -

Day 30 of out captivity: Teeth -

Day 29 of our captivity: 13 miles -

Day 28 of our captivity: Social events -

Day 27 of our captivity: Choices -

Day 26 of our captivity: The pinnacle of humanity -

Day 25 of our captivity: Cheesecake -

Day 24 of our captivity: Hike -

Day 23 of our captivity: Nothing to report -

Day 22 of our captivity: I made a thing -

Day 21 of our captivity: Dreaming of skiing -

Day 20 of our captivity: Walk in between rain showers -

Day 19 of our captivity: Paella Party -

Day 18 of our captivity: Not an April Fool -

Day 17 of our captivity: Grapefruits -

Day 16 of our captivity: resuscitating the vacuum cleaner -

Day 15 of our captivity: A new board game -

Day 14 of our captivity: Simple soup -

Day 13 of our captivity: A visitor -

Day 12 of our captivity: Distance learning -

Day 11 of our captivity: Clear air by the Bay -

Day 10 of our captivity: More cheer from our walk -

Day 9 of our captivity: Tulips! -

Day 8 of our captivity: Working from home -

Day 7 of our captivity: Laguna, two weeks ago -

Day 6 of our captivity: Rails and cozy blankets -

Day 5 of our captivity: Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake -

Day 4 of our Captivity: Focaccia -

2019

Holiday Art -

Indoor, Outdoor Winter Fun -

Zucchellin -

A Passel o' Projects -

Week of Camp Ma/Birthday -

Wee Bikepacking Trip near Downieville -

Fourth of July -

TotSW: Long road home -

TotSW: North Rim of the Grand Canyon -

Goodbye, Small Cat -

TotSW: Glen Canyon Dam -

TotSW: the scenic road to Page -

TotSW: Chaco Culture National Historic Park -

TotSW: Valles Caldera -

TotSW: Tent Rocks National Monument -

TotSW: Bandelier National Monument -

TotSW: Being (relatively) civilized in Santa Fe -

TotSW: El Malpais National Monument -

TotSW: El Morro National Monument -

TotSW: Hot windy transfer day across AZ -

TotSW: Playing around Flagstaff -

TotSW: Transition to Flagstaff -

TotSW: Mojave National Preserve -

Tour of the Southwest: Getting out of Dodge -

May Miscellany -

Small Cat -

Spring Break -

Made it to April -

Sure sign we are doomed -

Ski Week for real this time -

Ski (or not-ski) week 2019 -

2018

Felines in my phone -

November travel -

Another giant mess in the kitchen (aka excess fruit management) -

reluctant engineer -

Halloween recap -

Relative Velocity of the Yowamushi Pedal Universe -

Paint By Numbers -

My, how the kid has grown -

Summer miscellany -

Bikepacking near Truckee -

Parade -

Last but not least -

The other long day -

Layover Days -

Trains -

The Airline Trail -

More Rail-Trail Fun -

Newhaven to Rocky Hill: In Search of More Dinosaurs -

Bridgeport to Newhaven: In Search of Dinosaurs -

First day riding -

Bookends -

The Grand Vacation Scheme of 2018 -

Following the Bay Trail -

Sequoia build -

On a mission to the Mission -

2017

Happy New Year -

Merry Christmas Tree -

Anniversary -

New word for the morning -

Happy Thanksgiving! -

Umunhum Open! -

Fall comes finally -

Pie -

I think this plank is done. -

Many Faces of the Kid -

After the hike -

Cove Palisades/ Lake Billy Chinook -

Eclipse -

Other fun volcanic features -

Newberry National Volcanic Monument -

addenda to last post -

Waterfalls -

Tour of the Volcanoes: Mountain Biking -

Teen Party -

Other things to see at Lava Beds -

Caving -

Devil's Kitchen -

Homes away from home -

Tour of the Volcanoes: The Mountains -

Apricots! -

Mini bike trip -

Another week, another ride -

week of "Camp Ma" -

Familiar territory -

Making fun of the teenager -

Escalating Rides -

Busy May -

Out and about on the bike -- Together! -

Coast Ride -

Playing in the Wonderland of Rocks -

Hiking amidst the artifacts -

Happy campsite at Indian Cove -

Camping with friends -

Mountain Biking near Joshua Tree -

Wildflowers on the Way Down -

This shot sums it up -

The Truckster on Spring Break -

Birb Animation -

Rain Damage -

Travel snafus can lead to good outcomes -

Escalation of Squirrel Evil -

Bike rides -

Not all storms -

Ski day trips -

Wet -

holiday travels -

2016

Festive or Ominous? -

Signs of the season -

The red bows suckered me into it -

I Made a Thingy -

Strange noises on the roof -

Coastal Anniversary -

Existensial Musings -

Happy Halloween -

New Glasses -

Yard carnage -

Through the back fence -

Heap reduction -

I can use the shower tomorrow: Bathroom part 3 -

Artistic Output of the Small Monster -

Bathroom part 2 -

Bathroom remodel part 1 -

Other summer fun -

Coming full circle to Budapest -

We're silly too -

The many faces of Nim -

Why so many posts this week? -

Riding Day 5: to Esztergom -

Gyor to Komarno -

Riding Day 3: On towards Gyor -

Riding Day 2: from the wet ruins of Carnuntum to Bratislava -

Vienna to Bad Deutsch-Altenburg -

Potpourri of Vienna -

Green dudes -

Wildlife -

Naps -

Anna Streets -

Other modes of transportation -

From the Old to the New -

Roman Stuffs -

Drink -

Food -

Reflective surfaces -

Seen from the airplane -

Riding Surfaces -

Cobbles -

We might need to declare a moratorium on new shirts -

Rental BSO -

Markets -

We survived 2pm! -

Ice cream = Default answer to all vacation woes -

Happy Father's Day! -

Context for vacation posts -

Cook little pot, cook! -

She survived middle school -

Cat Hut -

Holiday Weekend Bikepacking -

Band concerts galore -

Epic Rides -

Delta Century (metric) -

Jazz band -

Nimue, as captured by the spooky phone -

More adventures with the kiddo -

Pi Day Commemorative Poem -

What season is it, anyway? -

Skiing -

Another grandparental visit -

Grandparental Visit -

Nimue's hair -

Federal Way post office: the black hole of mail distribution. -

Bring out the sun! -

New Experiences -

2015

Happy Winter Solstice -

Cat card test -

Early season snow! -

Foolish Kitty -

Albino redwoods -

Halloween -

Espresso Monster -

Downieville: Celebratory Mountain -

Playing Hooky -

Tour of the West: Death Valley -

Tour of the West: Arches and Bryce -

Tour of the West: Is there Anything Here???? -

Tour of the West: How to Fly Your Truckster -

Tour of the West: Ancestral Puebloan Structures -

Thirteen -

Tour of the West: Slot Canyons Part 3 -- Peekaboo and Spooky Canyons -

Tour of the West: Slot Canyons Part 2 -- Medium -

Tour of the West: Slot Canyons Part 1 -- Easy -

Playing in Washington -

Tour of the West: Mud!! -

Tour of the West: Petroglyphs -

Tour of the West: Dinosaur Hunting -

Let them eat cake -

Tour of the West: Critters -

Tour of the West: Also Seen in Nevada -

Tour of the West: Wheeler Peak -

Tour of the West: Free Campsites -

Tour of the West: Preview -

Busy -

Nimue's masterpiece -

Spring Break Torture -

Band for you -

Murphy's Law Meets Planning Ahead -

Hamilton -

Spring! -

Family hike -

Also forgot the chalkbag -

Forgotten Valentines -

Not Ski Week -

The big kid -

Merry Christmas -

2014

Fall band concerts -

Thanksgiving -

Compulsion -

Photographic Difficulties -

Yosemite Anniversary -

Middle School Fall Event Night -

Camelbak Rat Destruction -

Another alien hitchhiker -

Halloween itself -

Halloween preparations -

Bike Loads -

Spider hike -

Alien Hitchhiker -

Riding around in the dark -

Big -

Summer residua -

What a difference Five Years Makes -

Cousin fun in Australia -

Last thoughts from New Zealand -

Birds -

Charming New Zealand Guidbook -

Safety culture -

Happy Dirty Monster -

Caves! -

Sheep -

Mean Ma -

Geothermal fun near Rotorua -

When Nimue gets tired -

Across the water -

Useful yarn bombing -

Emus are funny -

What would you do with these? -

Chief Chad -

Ziplining fun -

hiking with Uncle Andrew -

Family Portrait -

I'm Feeling Lucky -

Return from Backwards Land -

Cactus flower -

Organized cacophony -

Mini-backpacking trip in Portola Redwoods -

Top of Umunhum -

Obligatory concert post -

Mellow spectating at the Tour of California -

Five Feet, One and One Half Inches -

More California wildflowers -

Jasper Ridge -

Unplugged for Spring Break -

The Getting-In Process -

Growing -

Itty bitty baby deer -

Tooth pull -

5 lb 2.7 oz -

Yesterday's weather -

3 degrees of separation -

Grandparents in the Fog -

2013

What have we been up to? -

Turning off the inner Grinch -

Dinner party tomorrow -

Cheesy Gloop for Dinner -

Demon child -

Disappearing Sidewalk -

Treehouse -

Alien Crab Spiders of Yum! -

Not A Box -

Volunteering for the local trails -

Three Misadventures in School -

Mariam's Kittens -

"Happy" and "100-candle" cakes -

My, what large everything you have -

Fun at Camp -

Summer fun in Maine and Downieville -

More sightseeing and silliness -

Things one does at forts in Quebec -

Cycling surfaces in Quebec -

Kid home again -

Eating on the Quebec bike trip -

Note on the mountain bike for Chad -

Watching a bike race on TV -

Happy cyclists in Quebec -

Jet lag and apricots -

End of year in pictures -

Family outing: Tour of California stage 7 -

Volunteering at the Tour of California San Jose Time Trial -

The stove is possessed -

Good things for the kiddo -

The photographic process -

The Gift -

When wrong is worse than none -

Photos from ski week -

Happy Valentine's Day -

Downieville weekend -

Model for MacBeaky -

2012

Christmas -

MacBeaky the Treetopper -

Heading into Christmas -

On the street -

Ornaments -

Accidental Century -

Photo keeps showing up -

Walk and Roll in the Rain -

Breaking Thanksgiving -

Athol vise cleanup -

5th Anniversary Weekend -

Proof there was snow on Hamilton -

More Fall Exploration -

Haloween in pictures -

More goofing off, this time in Downieville and Forest -

Fall Goofing Off -

Walk and Roll to School -

New Toy for Tree Carnage -

Well, I have a few questions for Annie, but I'll do the problem first. -

Local Bike Camping Weekend -

Fortresses -

Weekend fun -

Birthday just in time for camping -

What a difference a decade makes -

The kiddo in Paris -

Seeing things on Mix Canyon Road; Mental weakness on Gates Canyon -

Fixing the boo boo -

Camp Mom -

Bay Area vs Dordogne Bicycling Comparison -

Perceptions and Prejudices -

Modes of transport -

Every kid needs a beret -

Things that happen when jet-lagged -

Sundial -

Strong Kid -

Coast Ride with entertaining Devils Slide Bypass -

The Crazed Singer -

Cherry Chase Band -

Celestial shadows -

Tour of California Stages 2 and 3 -

Rocket Cards -

The genetic source of tree carnage -

More wretched excess on the Salsa Vaya -

Dodging rain showers -

Happy Easter -

March goes out like a lion and brings April flowers -

One tough kiddo -

Who Did You Bite?? -

PG&E entertains the neighborhood -

Collaboration -

Happy Spring -

Lego VW Bus build -

Ma + Ni + Da = Happy! -

Borage -

Helicopters -

2012 Not Quite Ski Week -

Visions of Sugar Plum Fairies Dance in Her Head -

Valentine from Nimue -

Godzilla vs. Mission Santa Ines -

Mud -

Sleepover -

More complicated than it should be -

Something awry with the weather -

Tree Carnage Again -

Touring Bike Action Magazine -

Bootleg recordings -

2011

Santa's Wishes -

I CAN HAZ BREAKFAST! -

Santa's Helper -

Business Day Chaos -

Trials and Joys of Ma -

We ate the photographic evidence -

One of my pictures -

Bay Nut Pinwheel Cookies -

Aaaagh! -

Another fine mountain bike ride with Nim at Coe -

Yosemite in pictures -

What Do I Have in My Pocketses -

Halloween in Pictures -

Halloween Preview -

My mom has peeps -

Levi's Gran Fondo, Willow Creek dirt -

New appliance -

More Feral Food -

Feral Food -

Silver lining pie -

Beware the Click -

First Day of School -

I think I forgot a vacation... -

Camping trip in pictures -

Overdue -

Sand -

4th of July in Downieville -

Scan Pile Procrastination -

Peepie Cheepies -

First Week of Summer Vacation -

Butter Fail -

Make your own gum kit -

Crazed creatures this week -

Water Chickens at Alviso -

Poor dumb birdies -

Bike Stoplight -

Concerts -

Mutant Strawberry -

A fine place for a picnic...or a bike race -

Is this the trail? -

Mystery on my camera -

The Scan Pile -

Less suck. More awesome. Your tax dollars at work. -

Pictures from the Week of Big Fun -

Easter -

Obnoxious Feline Habits -

Spring tour -

Sprained -

Yummy Foods -

Reconnaissance -

Groceries -

After hours needs -

Small Monster of Energy -

Wet Hike -

The Blinky Thingie -

Week of Winter -

Last sunshine for a while -

Yoda meets Space Kitty -

Signs of Spring -

Award-winning poster -

Can you tell she was happy? -

Images from this week -

Building Bikes -

Friday adventure -

Origami -

Gone Goofy on the bike again -

Done -

Imp -

In case you need your Nimue fix... -

2010

Highlight of the Week -

Woe of the Week -

Christmas Holidays in pictures -

Best Laid Plans -

Sledding in SF -

Bike Camping in the Rain -

Broken Stuff Karma -

Not All Bad -

Phobias -

Not bad for a rainy day -

More celebrations -

Costume Preview -

Halloween Spy -

Bike musings for the week -

Triceratops -

Who runs the universe? -

Fat Kitty -

Nim's quirky vision -

Inaugurating the truck -

Lazy -

Ooops -

Counterpoint on new vehicle -

Can you tell what just happened? -

Fun Run -

Fleeing the sinking ship -

You can't hide in an Eichler -

Determined -

Culinary Mountain Biking -

Kitty Detente -

Nimue as canvas -

Nim Art... -

Downieville -

The Birthday is dead. Long live the Birthday! -

Eight! -

Peaches! -

Smith Creek/Plains of Abraham/Ape Canyon Mountain Bike Craziness -

Windy Ridge Road Ride -

Coincidence -

Trip to WA: the family stuff -

Rebuttal to Anna's Summer Solstice ride report -

New Skills -

Camping with friends at Portola Redwoods -

More Crops -

Fun in Downieville -

Snakes! -

Silent Movie: Anna Fixes a Flat -

2010 Summer Solstice Century -

Itty Bitty Kitties -

Caffeinated Nim -

goes with Nim's previous post -

I discovered a new kind of mud! -

Many Moods within a Minute -

Mt. El Sombroso -

Half Moon Bay adventure cycling -

Nimue's Face -

A Thing in the Garden -

It starts at seven... -

Nimue the hiker -

Watching the Tour of California Stage 4 -

Daddy's Tub-Timer -

Watching the Tour of California Stage 3 -

Sunday's bike stages -

Nimue the Singer -

Stuff in the yard this week -

Mother's Day Mountain Bike Mud Madness -

Pushing the envelope of what can be done during the school day -

In case the snails were too gross -

School Volunteering -

Biking at the edge of the Bay -

Sugarbowl to Squaw Ski Tour -

More Fun on the Tandem -

Wildflowers -

New Bike High Lapse in Judgment -

Fuv -

Parade of Visitors -

Good thing the camera's shock- and waterproof -

Is that my Mom or a middle-schooler? -

Valentine's Day Witche's Brew -

Nimue sings gibberish to the 2009 Portland Megaband -

Ski Week -

R-Mow (mow rhymes with cow) -

What are you doing? Medication? -

Where does it come from? -

Scary Things in Ma's Kitchen -

Tell someone you love them -

Chad does an interview -

But Mom, this is my new smile! -

10 mph isn't that fast... -

Paper Chad -

2009

Three people just don't do much damage to a twelve and a half pound bird -

You'd better have a Happy New Year, lest we sic Nimue on you -

A Poem -

Happy Dodo To Me -

Spinning rides -

Catching up -

A Rocket Scientist in the family -

Oooh---Frost! -

Ma-Bread -

New-fangled lights -

"Country of Three" holiday weekend -

I suppose it's useful... -

Seasonal Confusion -

Rotting tuna smell in the closet -

Secret Code -

GO Kids -

Thieving progeny -

Friday Fun -

How is an emu like an iphone? -

Mother-daughter transmogrification -

More images of Halloween fun... -

73-56=Barf -

Dead electronics -

Why did the chicken cross the road? -

Things that Confuse Ma -

Just tired this morning -

Another one bites the dust -

Bug in the Cat Flap -

Another one down -

Monday night dinners -

The Important Comic about BEER -

Good Time at the Climbing Gym Too -

Good Times for Nim Last Week -

Watercolor Fun -

How to Clean your Room in 15 Minutes or Less -

Too good to be true? -

Back Side of Beyond -

Drowning in Books -

Finally finished the last birthday present -

Bangs -

Beginning of school bike follies -

Last Day of Sunmmer Vacation -

A hilly ride, and an unexpected celebrity encounter -

Nimue's birthday ride -

Didn't we already celebrate this birthday? -

Take that, you evil thieving scum rodents! -

Bobber Bed -

Belp be... -

The perfect bike? -

Kumbhakarna fighting monkeys -

Field Trip from the Week of Camp Mom -

Eyeball Bender -

Weighty matters -

My glasses -

My, how she's grown -

Mom, there's an enormous bread blob mess! -

Lakes Basin Camping -

Glug, glug, burble: A nasty pool. -

Rides! -

The alien creature inside the house -

The Alien Creature on our Roof -

Birthday celebrations -

Satisfied another ride notion -

Art Show -

National Feline Radio -

Ma's Beauty Salon -

The World's Clumsiest Cat -

Tuesday night fun -

Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face -

Bigger-er June Ride -

Gilroy Gardens -

Bigger June Ride -

Big June Ride -

The Famous Last Annual Abalone Camp-Out -

Survived the Birthday Party -

Birthday Pinata Project -

They Looked Like Nice Bricks -

RollerReindeer -

Helpful Hints -

Cycling trip to the Fish Zoo -

Tooth progression -

Learning Judgment at the Park -

Has Tamara made it up the hill yet? -

Sinister Bunnies -

A Very Soggy 2009 Delta Century -

Swine Flu -- schools aren't messing around -

Juniper Tams -

Back home after visiting WA -

OK NOW WHAT!?! -

Flying Palm Fronds -

Oh -- You look like Monster Ma! -

Ginger And Bubby -

Nature -

Chess Club -

First Rose of the Season -

Saturday Morning Sloth -

Tanny -

Fun at work -

Robot Bears, AKA Nimue's Cookies -

New Record in March -

Better Rocket Materials -

The "Cope Face" -

You just shot my rocket into the neighbors' yard! -

Silly Bike Fun -

Cherry Chase Walkathon -

Continuous Bounty from the Fava Bean Forest -

Powder Day at Donner Ski Ranch -

Last Day of Winter -

My Lunch is Better than Yours -

Star of the Week -

Last Weekend's Activities -

Fun with Zoom -

The Sun Came Out -

Leakings of the Roof -

Nimue's Field Trip -

Knocking off the unfinished projects -

Reward for Forgetfulness -

Ski Week Part 2: Sugarbowl -

Ski Week Part 1: Downieville -

Six and a Half -

Brewing -

Fluffy the Pet Rock -

The Fava Bean Forest -

The Rain is Opaque -

6000 Meatball World -

Helpful -

Citizen of the Month -

Poor Tired Ma, Tortured by Nim Yet Again -

First skiing of the season -

Mixed Vegetable Carnage -

Six Blue Shirts -

Sugar plum fairy on ice! -

2008

At the nutcracker -

Festivities -

Fast Little Elfy -

Elf Hats -

Calm Cat and other Things -

Finally! -

Before and After -

Bright and Shiny Morning -

A Christmas Question -

Rocket Science -

Tree carnage -- the warm-up -

Everyone Needs an Underpants Egg -

Why kids like Thanksgiving -

My (current) Favorite Sandwich -

Enticement for Grampa -

More Halloween Photos -

She takes after her grocer grampa -

The garage ghost -

I am the Great Pumpkin -

Halloween fun at the local vegetable farm -

my recital -

Too Cool -

All the world's a stage... -

Got Glue? -

Halloween a week early -

TV Robot -

Nimue and Ma's bike adventure to Capitola -

Brave guy -

entertaining street -

Truly Peculiar -

UPS sucks!!!! -

Nimue's School for Stuffies -

Actual positions of the Libertine -

for those of you interested in Chad's boat trip -

Skunk Hand-stand -

A Quiz -

I never fully realized Calvin was six... -

Yum! for sushi -

Bike parking -

Rainbow in Honolulu -

Greetings from the North Shore -

also a birthday! -

projects Chad forgot... -

Chad's other blog -

Summer Solstice camp-n-ride -

Chickens -

nimue's 7 mile bike ride -

Nimue's reading medal -

A longish bike ride -

Fun with AT&T billing! -

Solar in SF -

Mars Landing -

Visit to Cantor museum -

more pictures of the new house -

Chef -

Our new house! -

Delta Century -

New (old) photos uploaded -

rip-roaring Friday night...not -

Spotted on the way to work... -

Nimue plays trumpet -

Nimue's money collection -

POD delivery -

Coffee roaster -

Coming home from an adventure weekend -

Gooey Chocolate Birthday Cake -

A Bunny -

Nimue's longest ride yet -

Mommy is nice! -

The hike -

Micey! -

Ice skating -

Russian dolls -

The best noodles -

Adventures at BioSITE today -

Nimue receives 90-book award -

Pretzel -

The Green Monster -

Baylands ride with Anna and Nimue -