Solveig's Photographs

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Jake better watch out....

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Our neighbor took this great shot of a bobcat in their driveway!

Connecticut Mission of Mercy

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Bruce and I spent the day Saturday in New Haven doing volunteer dentistry.

We had to be there at 4:00am, and the line of people waiting to get in was already across the front and down the side of this building.

We volunteers were fed well all day.

This is all the portable dental equipment....

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Here is where patients had xrays...

We had tubs of instruments to pick from...

Here is a photo of the restorative and the hygiene sections

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Bruce chose to do surgery.. we pulled teeth all day.

Check out the size of this guys arms.... Bruce was extra careful not to hurt him!

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I took this picture shortly after lunch. I think the grand total was almost 2000.

This dental equipment travels all over this country.

Packing up to go home....

I have a new camera!!!!

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Jake absolutely HATES rainy days......

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He has much too much energy to spend the day in the house..so he finds ways to get into mischief.

While Hortense has no problem finding the most comfortable place to settle down for her day-long nap.

Last night we were invited to watch the sunset over the bay.

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This house was high up in the hills, and the view was amazing!!

We finally were able to get a picture of the four of us together.

We visited Robert at Pixar today!!

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This was the badge I had to wear to walk around the studio.

We spent Friday in Santa Cruz and walking on this beach.

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On vacation in Berkeley!!!!!

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Frances's and Robert's kitchen.....

We spent the first full day walking thru Golden Gate Park...

..and up Haight/Ashbury Street.

And as Peter observed: "The spirit is still alive here!!"

The next day we drove to Santa Cruz..... and found this beach.

It certainly didn't seem like spring today because it was so cold, but here is a picture of the first flower in my garden for this year

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Maybe there is hope for warmer weather!!

Carol, David, Peter and I visited Pat and Tom in Rockport this weekend. It was windy, but it was a beautiful day!

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Sunset on the "rocks" in Rockport....

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Carol and David walking down "Dog Bar"

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I went on vacation to Florida!!

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Ken and Linda's condo in Ft Myers....

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The arrow points to their condo....

Linda on their front porch...

One of their neighbors.......

We also spent some time at their cottage on Ft Myers Beach!

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Cory the wonder dog........

Sunset on Ft Myers Beach...

Linda spent a lot of time looking for shells....

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These were only a fraction of the shells she collected.

On the beach in Ft. Myers!!

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Ken was looking for treasures with his metal detector!

This is what Jake does when he is bored because he cannot go outside. He finds new places to sleep.

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Jake goes "full-tilt-boogie" all day outside; and when he comes into the house at night...he is tired! (make sure your sound is on)

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My "Handsome Genius Son" John figured it out.........

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I gave three "wine bottle holder thingies" for Christmas presents, but didn't give anyone any instructions. I just put the block of wood in a bag with a bottle of wine. I didn't get to be with John when he discovered the "secret", but he sent me a picture. It really was a cool gift. It is just amazing what you can find at craft shows.

Sunset at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven

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Some of Grandpa Bob's old photographs...(double click on them to enlarge)

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Williams Street, Fairhaven, MA

Ship keepers Lewis and Allen

Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA

Fourth of July Parade, New Bedford 1887

Blue Blood Bicycle Club, March 1888

Grandpa Bob had treasures among his trash....

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When I was cleaning out Grandpa Bob's apartment, I found a collection of old photographs from the late 1800's. They were all labeled and marked on the back by the photographer.

We took them to the photography curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

He had never seen most of the images before,...and needless to say, he enjoyed looking at them.

We didn't quite make it before the 12 days of Christmas ended, but Friday night we finally had our "posponed because of snow" office Christmas party!

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We also had a cake and present for Dr. Sorokin who turned 80 in December!

We had our usual rowdy time at our Yankee Present Swap!

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The "pool sharks" in our office ended the night with a game.

Hortense just doesn't like Jake, and Jake could care less.

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Both cats covet the radiator when the heat is on. Hortense got it first, but Jake thought he might like to have a turn.

All he has to do is stare at her, and she gets all bent out of shape.

Jake is not the least bit intimidated by her hissing.

She finally couldn't take it any more and gave up her spot.

Christmas Eve we decorated Gingerbread Houses!

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The Haywards at Christmas.........

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We spent Christmas Day afternoon at the Allens...

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Avery got a Fisher Price digital camera that can download its pictures to a computer!

Here are the "grown-ups".........

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Final tally after Sunday's storm... 12 inches?

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7:30 p.m. photo report......

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I was able to leave work early , and I made it home before the snow started!

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Photos of the storm around 4:00 p.m.

It was a winter wonderland up here today!

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Do you remember how straight and tall these birch trees used to be?

Sunday in Newport....

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We toured some VERY large summer mansions which were decorated for the Christmas season.

This is a Christmas tree made out of white Poinsettias...

This is the front hallway of the Vanderbilt estate....

Santa was real, but Peter declined to sit on his lap.

Turkey Day 2008

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My camera was finally repaired and returned to me this week!! We had our annual Thanksgiving Day blast of a gathering of friends and family! We missed Evan this year, so I made sure that he was remembered in all our pictures!

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Trying to go "green" on laundry day....

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This was our Sunday for visitors!!

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Tim's college roommate Ed and his wife Kim came from Boston.

John and Bethany came and brought.....

Eric and Asuka.

And even Peter stood still long enough to take a picture.

Everybody grabbed a picking bag and went to work.

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The Allens came for the afternoon.

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They got to have a tractor ride.

...and saw all the apples in the lower cooler.

Mike tried his hand at picking....

Kris and Jen just celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary.

Rory was checking out the apples that John picked.

Avery and Rory were pretty excited about the apples they picked.

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This maple tree was just on fire this weekend......

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The Riverton Fair.....2008

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I brought our apples to the Riverton Fair this afternoon.

The display looked nice all set up.

There was only one other plate of apples to compete against Peter's. Can you guess which apples Peter grew? Both are Empire apples.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing!

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Linda and I had a conversation about cotton candy this summer, and I have been thinking about some ever since. The Riverton Fair had a booth where they were freshly spinning it. It was warm, sweet and delicious. I haven't had cotton candy in over 30 years, and I probably won't again for another 30 years. It is out of my system now.

Another one of our crew bites the dust and joins the "over 50!" crowd!

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Cindy had a surprise 50th party for Bill..

Here are four unruly guests...we are not sure who invited them....

Norm and Tim put a new roof on our barn this summer.

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Norm got to play with his new toy.....

Tim learned some new skills from Norm.

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Hortense and geraniums....

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Check out these sunflowers!!

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.........must have been all the rain.

On Sunday, Dara and I drove to Westport and walked the dogs on Gooseberry Neck.

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Because of 'Hurricane Hannah' blowing thru the day before, the surf was wild!!

...more "dogs on the beach".

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I was invited to Dara's father's 90th birthday party!!

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All the neighbors on his street had a suprise party for him!

But right in the middle of the party, Hurricane Hannah hit.....

Dara and I took her dogs to West Island for exercise.

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Zuli and Aesop ran on the beach....

played in the water.....

....and did their special beach dance.

Zuli had a great time digging holes......

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Check out the size of this Hibiscus I grew. (I think it was all the rain we had this summer!)

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Bruce took some of us from the office out on his boat for a day.

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Captain Bruce.....

The weather was beautiful!!!

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An osprey nest.....

...approaching the railroad bridge.

Sophie had her own special life vest!

We motored over to Stonington for lunch.

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Everybody helped "crew".

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It was a very relaxing day.

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We have a new bird!

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Meet Harry Hayward! Peter picked out the bird and the name (after his Grandfather).

We spent a day in NYC!!

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Bethany's father flew in from Idaho and met us in the city!

I visited Jo and Don in York, Maine this week!

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Joanne drove me around York, and we stopped at the "York Jail House". It is the oldest jail in the United States. I did my time in the "stockade", and I couldn't figure out how I felt about it!

Rory has a new hairdo........

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Carol took this picture this week...

It has been a year already since Peter's surgery!!!

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Last year we had so many, many friends come and help us. Here are pictures of some of them. A few of our helpers were camera shy....Sue and Robert, where are your pictures??

Reading on Monhegan.........

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During the second week, our house held.......

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Solveig and Peter

Nancy and Mike....

Cindy and Bill....

Carol and David....

and Priscilla and Bob.

Peter had to leave on Tuesday, though......

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Peter posed for this picture on the wharf....then left on the "Laura B"

More pictures from our first week...........

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Is Carol helping Avery or is Avery helping Carol??

Doesn't this pose of Peter reading a guide book remind one of all the pictures I have of Peter in France doing the same thing??

John tangled his kite but managed to fix it..........

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One night Bethany made us a fruit tart dessert...Yumm!

John grew "lobsta" claws while he was there...

Peter volunteered at the museum for a couple of afternoons.....

Here is a video of Avery and Rory on Monhegan. (Make sure your speakers are on.)

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The first week it was the Allens and the Haywards...

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(Tim was in Montana....)

The oldest generation..........

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The middle generation...........

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Jen......

Kris....

Evan and Mike.......

Bethany and John.

...and the youngest generation!

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Avery...

and Rory.

Monhegan was as wonderful as always...........

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We hiked, read, ate, relaxed, played games and just enjoyed each other's company! I will have more pictures as I sort them all out.

After many, many years, we finally put shutters back on our house!

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A young healthy apple tree blew over in a bad thunderstorm last weekend.

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Peter recruited Andy and Robert who knew just what to do....

They padded the tree.....

and tied ropes to some piece of equipment on Andy's truck...

Once they had the tree upright, they braced it really well.

Peter says this tree should be fine; and as you can see, Andy and Robert are very proud of their work.

We have new neighbors!.........

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Cindy and Bill adopted two five-week-old female kittens....

Bailey....

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and Gracie.....

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Jake does not like this heat.....and won't go outside.

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...but he hasn't figured out that his favorite place on top of the refrigerator is not the coolest spot in the house.

Linda, Dara and I went to Chincoteague Island where the "wild ponies" are.

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But this was about as close as we got to them.......

We climbed up to the top of Assateague Light House

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We took a boat out to Tangier Island....13 miles out to sea.

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It was very quaint.......

But on the boat ride back.......we ran into a horrible storm.

Linda and I went for a long walk on the beach, but the black flies relentless...you could not stand still for one second.

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...just some of the wild life we encountered.

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This was our view from our motel room.......

Dara was trying to eat her sandwich, and this cat was determined to have a bite...

...and my least favorite site during the whole weekend.

Judy and I had a combined 60th birthday celebration with our office..........

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Here are some of my co-workers...........

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Marilyn, Bobby, Cyn and John........

Bo and Karen.......

Mary and Lynda........

Thea and Marilyn........

Cheryl and Dr. "Star"

We each had our own cake........

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This is what I was laughing at........the story of my life with my name!

Today is Jake's fourth birthday!

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Jake cooperated very nicely for his birthday photos....

........then decided to eat his cake in one bite.

We had an impromptu "Happy Hour" at the farm this afternoon.

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.......when Peter decided to give an impromptu tractor ride.

He created a seat of honor for Priscilla.......

.........she wasn't too sure about it, but she was a good sport!

Norm gave an impromptu lesson on thinning fruit...

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