Personal and family news
We got the call last night, from Tom’s brother, Denis, that their mother was in the hospital following a car accident. She has a broken femur and multiple broken ribs, but is receiving good care, and got out of surgery this morning. We’re both sending loving, healing wishes her way, and wishing that we were … Read more
This is the excerpt of the Vintners Holiday Dinner post that I’m trying to write. I’m not sure if or how it appears in this theme so it’s a trial run to see if this is somethign that I’ll be able to use in the future, or if
Think of all the things that I have to be grateful for. Family. Friends. Health. Fun work, and great co-workers. Enviable lifestyle. I live in Yosemite National Park, after all. The list could go on and on. Tom shared a great audio interview with the sucessful copywriter, Ted Nicholas , with me the other day. … Read more
It’s been a day full of celebration. This morning Tom and I woke in Yosemite West to a fresh dusting of snow on the ground. It seems like autumn was still just winding down, and here, suddenly was winter. We trade one kind of beauty for another quickly this year. We grabbed cameras and ran … Read more
We still haven’t managed to achieve some of the unnecessary parts of our house, like painting the trim or 3,000 other things, but we did finally manage to get our parking meter installed. Now we can start making some money off visitors. We’re quite proud of our parking meter, one of the only ones, perhaps … Read more
Le Conte Gully from Stoneman’s Bridge I stopped on my way to work yesterday morning and took a picture of Le Conte Gully. Like 2 years ago, it is filled with beautiful yellow bushes, that, if you were to go up there, would provide a splendid foreground to Half Dome from a unique perspective in … Read more
Just a quick note to let you know that we are OK. There was a fairly substantial rock slide at Curry Village yesterday, and another this morning just before 7 am. Fortunately, there are only minor injuries being reported at this time. Although the guest cabins at Curry Village have been evacuated as a precaution, … Read more
Initially, I thought this site was going to be about things to do in Yosemite, but as it has morphed into just a little personal blog – the easiest kind to write – I might as well include my little vacation to Santa Cruz. My parents came out to CA for a visit. I’m not … Read more
We got back from this trip September 8, but there has been so much going on in the interim, that I haven’t had any chance to post anything until now, and there’s so much to do still, that I’ll keep this short. We flew from Fresno, CA to Logan airport in MA in a long … Read more
The Deputy Superintendent of Yosemite, Kevin Cann, came to speak at the Senior Manager’s Meeting this morning about the Telegraph Fire. I’d been following the fire pretty closely, so I didn’t learn too much about the details of the fire, but there were a couple of things that I found interesting – in no particular … Read more