Category Archives: Family “Fun”

Don’t Mess With Ninjabread Cookies

Posted on January 29, 2018 by russtowne

Grandson Thomas and my Beloved made some mean-looking but good-tasting Gingerbread cookies today. Thomas’ father, our son Ben, and cattle dog Penny photobombed the second image. With  Love, Russ

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Overflowing with Love

Posted on January 6, 2018 by russtowne

Our son Brian and his family’s eighteen-day visit from Maryland to our not-so-sunny California shores came to an end in the early-morning hours today. Our son Ben and his family joined us every day, and our daughter Stephanie visited multiple … Continue reading →

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More Pandemonium

Posted on April 8, 2017 by russtowne

Well, they’re gone. Our son Brian, wife Kristi, their three young children, and my Beloved left at 4 AM today, flying back to Maryland. (The latter to help them get through airports and while on the plane. She returns tomorrow.) It … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows

Posted on April 3, 2017 by russtowne

  Our trip to the redwoods took two minivans for the twelve of us. The highway  was jammed with cars headed for the beach over the mountains, so we took a scenic, windy, two-laned road through the mountains that unbeknownst to us … Continue reading →

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Never a Dull Moment (Day Two)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by russtowne

A rodent got into a wall of our tiny old home and died shortly before our visitors arrived.  The stink is most unpleasant in our guest’s bedroom, our bathroom, and the bedroom where my Beloved and I sleep. The drain of … Continue reading →

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Never a Dull Moment

Posted on March 30, 2017 by russtowne

Our tiny home is overflowing with love. And noise. And craziness. The reason: Five grandchildren under the age of five. Our son Brian and his wife and three boys are visiting from Maryland, and our other son Ben, and his wife … Continue reading →

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Yes, I Remember

Posted on August 10, 2016 by russtowne

My Beloved and I just returned from a wonderful visit to meet our newest grandson, Raiden, in Maryland, his parents (our son Brian and his wife Kristi) and his brothers three year old twins Zachary and Alexander.  It was a … Continue reading →

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Childhood Joys

Posted on July 8, 2016 by russtowne

My grandson Thomas saving the galaxy, tickling the paws of a giant  bear, and being buried up to his head at the beach by his daddy, plus a sculpture that we found at a Tyrolean restaurant we enjoy that to … Continue reading →

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Being Mama

Posted on April 5, 2016 by russtowne

Our oldest grandson Thomas is nearly four years old and is as curious as ever. On a brief road trip he began to touch My Beloved’s purse. He calls her Mama (his mother is “Mommy”). “Are you supposed to be … Continue reading →

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“I Am Your Father!”

Posted on February 10, 2016 by russtowne

  Our son Ben and grandson Brian are playing with some very cool Star Wars light sabers. They turn different colors and make the same sounds as they do in the movies including the when they slash through they air and … Continue reading →

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