Tinker Toys

We ended an epic day of errands with a treat for Clara. (Molly,  Zach, and Charly are off backpacking - I had to stay back because I hurt my back again) 

July Roundup

Warren and Ann - old family friends, visiting for Nona's memorial:

Indy, not sure what to think of her new bird-kill-free collar:

Clara, reading on the bus & looking strong in front of a mural:

Molly, at a Harry-Potter themed drama camp:

Clara and Mac Rock!

Dressed friends

Home-stitched by Nana....

Muir Beach

When Ann & Warren were visiting, we took a day trip to Muir Beach. It's been ages since we've been there, and watching my cousin Sara's son explore the tidepools reminded me that we're long overdue to take the kids (Molly was in Montana with her friend & Clara was in CV with Nana & Pa). 

(Sy & his crab, trying to feed it to Ann, Ann & Warren, Sara & Nouri & Sofi)

1988 in Ocracoke

And, finally, all of these pictures say they were taken in 1988 in Ocracoke.

Mary, pulling me along a canal:

 Me and Nat riding bikes:

Me on the beach:

Warren, Dieter, Sofi:

My 12th birthday party (my birthday almost always ended up during our vacation, and everyone worked hard to make them fun - this year was particularly memorable with extra people around and an epic scavenger hunt):

Ann & Sofi:

Ann made the most amazing cakes for my birthdays:

And Mary:

Sofi in the Early 1980s

More pictures from Ann's trove - these are from the early 1980's on two (or more) of our annual trips to Ocracoke (our families vacationed together there nearly every summer from the 1970's through the 1990's).

This first picture shows a version of the shelter they usually built for long days on remote beaches, (and that's me in the sand in the background, and Dieter, too). The second picture is me and Ann & Warren's son, Nat. Then it's me on the beach, and Mary, doing what she loved (collecting shells!), and finally Dieter.

This picture is clearly later in the 1980's, showing Nouri, me, & Nat off exploring. 

And, finally, here's Mary, looking stylish: