- IMG 6343
Dr. Bryan, returned from filing his dissertation. NOW he can relax. - IMG 6333
Thanks to long training in puppyhood, everytime she sees something that looks even a little like a lap, she likes to sit on it. - IMG 6329
So he does a little yoga to unwind. Sous helps. - IMG 6326
Bryan, completed dissertation in hand. He was not quite ready to be happy about it yet. - IMG 6287
In anticipation of her birthday, Sous receives more beef pizzle than she's ever seen. - IMG 6284
watching the world go by (she is not allowed to be on that couch) - IMG 6281
caught in that sunbeam again - IMG 6278
mussels in tomatoes and sherry - IMG 6277
Turns out all it takes is a little bacon to turn any vegetable delicious. - IMG 6271
Eventually. - IMG 6270
Sous absconds with one and actually eats the whole thing. - IMG 6257
Bryan with a stalk of sprouts - IMG 6255
delicious deviled eggs - IMG 6251
just home, jubilant on election night - IMG 6249
morning shadows through our bedroom window - IMG 6247
Bryan's boys come over to celebrate the eve of his new job - IMG 6244
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I feel left out on Halloween in our hyper-decorated neighborhood, so I improvise some spooky spirit. - IMG 6232
the table, complete! - photo 001
(grrrr) - photo
Debbie and Bryan gear up for a morning 5K. - IMG 6229
We remove eight garbage bags of foam from the pillow in order to reduce it to a closer-to-reasonable size. Sous helps by sitting on it at all stages, and decides she likes it even more unstuffed. - IMG 6214
George donates a 5x5 foam-stuffed pillow to our new place, and Sous decides it's hers. - IMG 6212
another view from the trail - IMG 6211
morning hike in Redwood Regional Park - IMG 6208
God bless the East Bay Regional Parks and their generous off-leash dog policy. - IMG 6200
Exhibit B: Out and About in Rockridge, cooking demos and kids pumpkin-painting tents. - IMG 6194
Two street festivals in one day. Exhibit A: Folsom Street Fair, "the grand daddy of all leather events." - IMG 6162
B&L, with sun protection - IMG 6160
the crowd