Dilbert
August 23rd, 2010Pappy’s Football Injury
August 20th, 2010
Pappy’s vet has told us that Pappy has a football injury – a torn ACL. Probably injured during a morning jog with me, we’d been encouraging Pappy to exercise when he was lame. Wrong thing to do, says the vet. He needs rest. 90 days of not chasing rabbit, no jogging and no unnecessary walking.
On a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 the least bad and 4 the worst, Pappy’s ACL is rated at 1.5. Painful, but manageable.
Camilla’s New School Uniform
August 16th, 2010
New school uniform for the first day of school
Camilla’s New School: Temecula Prep
August 13th, 2010
We were suitably impressed.
Veronica’s First Birthday
August 11th, 2010Summer Vacation
August 11th, 2010Yes, I’m still here. Fixed the computer systems on Saturday, but have not posted because, HEY!, it’s summer.
Given all of our travels this summer, there was really only one week when we weren’t going somewhere or planning a trip, and it was last week. Today marks the end of that with Dan-dan going to his new school. So, expect more posts soon.
Thursday, August 5th
August 5th, 2010
Presents on birthday
Gabi’s birthday was a great success! Here she is in the backyard, unwrapping a gift.
Retired Pappy leads Camilla on walk
Pappy, at 9 and a half years old, is now officially retired from jogging. He’s been slower and slower since February. Today, he took everyone on an off-the-leash walk through our jogging grounds. Camilla was the only one to keep up with him.
Felix, 1997 to 2010
Coincidentally, about two hours after I posted Pappy’s retirement, I learned that Felix, my brother’s dog, had passed away. Goodbye, Felix.
Happy Birthday
August 4th, 2010
Happy Birthday, Cutie! You do have your hands full …
Back in Town
August 2nd, 2010Yes, I’m back home now. Exhausted (and a bit behind) from all of my travel over the last two weeks. I’ll put more up soon.
Until then, one quick story. We’re riding in the car, leaving New Glarus for the Madison airport.
Daniel: “Look at all of those slow-pokes behind us.”
Camilla: “Yeah, they’re slow-pokes!”
Gabi: “Are they calling those cars slow folks?”
Ed: “No, slow-pokes. It’s a Dad-ism, he always accused other cars driving slower than him to be slow pokes. Where did they learn that?”
Gabi: “They drove with Aunt Cally to Target to get floaties one day …”
Daniel: “Yeah, and she called them slow-pokes!”
Camilla: “And she said they were crooks!”
Ed: (laughing) “I think Aunt Cally said, ‘Crocks.’ Another Calvin-ism.”
Historic Steussy Photos
July 31st, 2010
Helen, Calvin, Robin, Edwin Steussy, circa 1925. Photo courtesy Ruth Rondeau.
In addition to the standard photos that line halls of the Freitag Farm, there was a collection of photos from Aunt Ruth. I captured quite a few of them. The one above is from somewhere else entirely, the collection of Ruth (Steussy) Rondeau of Minnesota. These photos take awhile to process, so don’t expect too many of them to show up.
Ethel and Robin Steussy, undated but probably around 1989.
Sue, Winna and Fritz Steussy 1959. Photo from Ethel.
Freitag Farm aerial view, 1955. Note that Highway 69 still runs directly in front of the main house.
Edwin Emil Steussy, 1918
March Field, CA
