This is our 2009 Diary, sent to friends and family at the end of the year for the Holiday Season, embellished more than a little. Happy Holidays everyone: it’s time for the annual…
-
-
2009: Tom at the Isle of Wight Festival
In 2009, the Isle of Wight Festival was headlined by Neil Young, whom some present at the time complained was too old. We beg to differ! This odd conjunction prompted me to action.…
-
2009: Daphné & Alban’s Summer Vacation in France
Daphné and Alban spent a a couple of weeks of most summers that they lived in the US with Pierre, their dad, and his family in France, mostly in and around Paris.…
-
2009: A Summer Weekend in Tahoe
Alex was invited by his friend Galen, not forgetting Debra and Tony, Galen’s parents, to spend the weekend in their summer home on the west side of Lake Tahoe. That was an…
-
2009 Sports
In prior years, most of our sports have been soccer, or football as they call it in England. We’re still doing a lot of soccer, but 2009 included other sports, involving varying degrees of…
-
2009: Tom and Maureen Vacation in California!
Tom and Maureen spent the month of September 2009 in California, and for much of the time stayed with us in Santa Cruz. That felt just fine. This was his first trip back to…
-
2009: Laura and Damian’s Wedding!
On February 28, 2009, Laura and Damian tied the knot during a lovely ceremony in a little park on Coronado Island overlooking San Diego Bay. They were the second couple in the next…