Barbara J. Hamby

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Is it Time?

I may be just about ready to stop writing a blog entry every single day. My life doesn’t seem that eventful at the moment. Also, I want to spend more time recording previous events from over the years in my life, ala memoir stories. There is probably too much trivia on the world wide web as it is, and… click here to continue

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November, 29th, 2006

A Quiet Day at Home

We spent a quiet day at home. I did a few chores. We managed to get the fresh Christmas tree into the stand and water it well. It will rest on the deck outside for a week or so while we accumulate a few decorations and make a space for it inside.

That reminds me it’s time… click here to continue

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November, 28th, 2006

Christmas Preparation

Today a friend delivered a perfectly shaped four-foot Christmas tree for us. We will keep it on the balcony for a week or two before bringing it inside so it won’t dry up so much. The stand I bought does have a one-gallon reservoir for water, but our electric heat will probably dry a tree pretty fast anyway. Several… click here to continue

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November, 27th, 2006

Thanksgiving Dinner II

We had our second turkey dinner today with my daughter, son-in-law, son and daughter-in-law. My son and his wife did most of the cooking. My daughter did the desserts. I baked a blackened pumpkin pie that made the house smell good, but did little to improve my knowledge of how to operate the oven on the range in this… click here to continue

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November, 26th, 2006

Pittock Mansion

On this crisp, clear day, I went with friends to the Pittock Mansion. It was long past time for me to see this historic building. Because it was a nice day, and part of the four-day Thanksgiving holiday, it was very crowded, with parking at a premium. We were fortunate that someone left just as we were being directed… click here to continue

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November, 25th, 2006

Thanksgiving Dinner

In reading over the last couple of blog entries, I see that I’ve omitted mentioning the wonderful dinner and visit we had on Thursday with four of Floyd’s five children and their families. One son lives in Atlanta, and couldn’t be there. Another son, from Seattle, came down with his family. We were a large and noisy group, enjoying… click here to continue

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November, 24th, 2006

A Swimming Good Time

We had a great time today. Two of Floyd’s children, one daughter-in-law, and several grandchildren came over in the late morning and we all went swimming in the King City Pool. The adults also took advantage of the spa hot tub. After exhausting ourselves in the pool, we came back here and had sandwiches and drinks while watching the first… click here to continue

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November, 24th, 2006

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