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Good-Bye November
So, maybe it wasn’t a great idea to do monthly mastheads…seeing how mine still says November 2012 and it’s now March 2013. My poor lonely blog. If it’s any consolation, I’m pretty sure I haven’t...
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This Pretty Much Sums Up Today
This was actually taken in January and thankfully the lights are now coordinated! A fitting picture for today though. Feeling pulled every which way. I just uploaded all my photos from my camera and...
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Getting Out – Sand Beach
After helping Artie on a job in Bar Harbor, Amelia, Katie and I visited Sand Beach for a while Tuesday afternoon. It was damp, misty, breezy and chilly, but we had the best time. Would’ve been better...
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Did You Notice?
We finally have our own domain name! We’re now ashmoreadventures.com (although the previous WordPress link will still get you here). At some point in the future, I intend to redesign the website and...
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This Time Last Year
I’ve been meaning to post this since last week… Remember last March we had those 2-3 days of 80 degree weather? These were taken last March 21-22: This year our lawn is completely covered in dirty...
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April Already?
Well, that was fast. I finally post for the first time in months and then Bam! it’s almost two weeks into April. Actually, we returned home from a wonderful road trip just this morning, so I’ve been...
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Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!
Happy Birthday to my ambitious, intelligent, fun-loving, beautiful and MUCH younger sister! 3/30/13 Elizabeth and sleeping Desmond
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A Family Who Builds a Sand Box Together….
…plays in the sand? …spends a crazy amount of money on sand to fill it? …should add some water too, to make a beach (Amelia’s idea)? …goes to bed exhausted but satisfied? All of the above (except the...
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Amelia meets the Easter Bunny
I’m getting backed up with pictures again. Oh so many, and so little time. The weather has been beautiful and I’ve been outside playing, gardening and cleaning up the yard after a long winter. I have...
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There Are A Million Reasons Why…
…Artie is the best husband ever. Today’s reason is that when we sold his truck earlier this week, he bought me a digital SLR camera. It’s something I’ve been wanting and day dreaming about since my...
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My Favorites
My favorites taken with my new camera yesterday: As soon as I turned on the camera, Amelia wanted me to take her picture which was a welcome surprise. She usually turns away or refuses when I ask for...
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Nanny’s 90th Birthday
My grandmother, Nanny, turned 90 on March 29 and it was for this occasion we made the trip to Indiana. It was such a pleasure to see everyone. Elizabeth, Ryan and Desmond drove from Iowa, so we got to...
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Nanny’s 90th Birthday Party
We went out to dinner for Nanny’s birthday and these are some of the pictures I took that evening. The birthday girl Lots of balloons for the centerpiece. The kids loved them. I love this. 3/30/13...
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Easter (in May)
Easter in May! Between working on the lawn, gardening and planting, I haven’t spent a lot of time indoors with my accumulating photos. I can’t believe that we’re almost into June. Suddenly time seems...
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Iowa
Eldora, IA has the coolest playground I’ve seen. While the new plastic “modern” playgrounds are nice, they’re all the same. Go to one playground, you’ve been to them all. This one…still made of wood,...
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More Adventures In Iowa
While we were in Iowa, Artie’s sister Kelly and brother-in-law Tom drove from South Dakota to spend a few days visiting. We were so excited to see them and catch up. The first full day they were in...
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Random Phone Photos – Iowa Edition
I can’t guarantee it, but this may be the last post about our trip. These came off my phone and most aren’t touched up. 3/27/13 On the road! First day of driving. 3/27/13 I made her lap desk, complete...
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Endings
What a busy month we’ve had. So many things wrapping up, mainly with Amelia. Last week she had her birthday walk at school. She has been waiting for her “walk” almost since school started. And since...
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Memorial Day Weekend
I figured I’d better get this posted before we hit our next patriotic holiday. And, our weather hasn’t changed much from that soggy, washout of a weekend over a month ago. Rain, rain, rain….with a...
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