Total Solar Eclipse 2024
April 8, 2024
Here photos of the total solar eclipse and a video we took (be patient on the video the best part is on the end). We travelled to Vermilion Ohio to view the eclipse and show Jan where I went to Jr. High.
Married 35 years to my best friend
July 12, 2021
We celebrate 35 years hitched today. I feel so blessed to be married to the most beautiful girl in the world
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🏷 Ed,Jan
I Love You
July 12, 2020
I want to wish my beautiful wife of 34 years a very happy anniversary. Jan, you are my heart and my life. I love you forever
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🏷 Ed Jan
Mom’s day gifts
May 10, 2020
We tried to do the best we could for Jan on Mother’s Day. Sam made a weight holder out of plywood and dowels. She did a really good job. I bought her a pilates reformer. She has been spending a lot of time working out, and with the gyms closed she has to do it via Zoom with her trainer. In addition …
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🏷 Jan
Corona virus has us staying home
March 21, 2020
Thank God, all of us are currently healthy. We are staying in our home in order to stay that way. It is really hard, especially since all of our loved ones are not in one place. Jan, Sam and I are hunkered down in our home and Sara and Brandon are in their home. Our only way of spending time togethe…
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🏷 Family
Happy Thanksgiving
November 28, 2019
I hope all of you are having a great Thanksgiving this year. Unfortunately Jan and I came down with a bad cough and have been really sick. We had to postpone Thanksgiving until Sunday since it's going to be at our house. By then we should be all good again and ready to whip up a nice Thanksgiving di…
Daddy - Daughter Angel's Game
September 15, 2019
Sam had gotten some free tickets to the Angel's game from her work. Sam, Sara and I went to the game and had a really great time. Unfortunately Jan had to stay home because of her recent foot surgery. She said she didn't mind but I still wish she could have come too. I really did enjoy my daddy - d…
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🏷 family
Happy Anniversary
July 12, 2019
So happy to celebrate our 33rd anniversary with my beautiful bride. We had dinner at Admiral Risty's in PV. It is an iconic restaurant with really good food which, unfortunately, is closing its doors on August 17th. We had a wonderful dinner and reminisced on all the good times we've had throughout …
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🏷 Ed; Jan
Ovens and drawers
June 8, 2019
I took over some of the cooking in the kitchen while Jan was down with her foot surgery. I had always hated the fact that our oven would not heat to the set temperature and it was impossible to read the temperature on the display because it had gotten so dim. I always had to turn out all the lights …
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🏷 Ed
Out with the old ...
June 1, 2019
Another page turns in auto ownership. I have sold my Honda Ridgeline and bought a Ford F-150. The Ridgeline served me well, and I did love a lot of its storage features (that awesome trunk under the bed), but it was time for an upgrade. I liked the looks of my Ridgeline, but Jan's old boss Larry sai…
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🏷 Ed
Happy St. Paddy’s Day
March 17, 2019
Hope you all are having a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day. We enjoyed some Irish stew and Guiness oatmeal bread all made by me! I had no idea I could cook. I think I will surrender the kitchen when Jan is back on her feet though - cooking is too much work.
SpaceX launch
October 7, 2018
We went to the beach tonight to watch the SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It was really cool and the first stage actually landed back at a spot near the launching pad. This is a shot Jan took with her iPhone after first stage separation.
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🏷 space
Learning to Improvise
September 19, 2018
I decided to replace the tiny old range hood we had over the stove. I got the biggest one I could find that still fit in the space over the stove. My main problem was that the cooking area is all brick enclosed and there is no access from the top or the sides and I had to install it by going strai…
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🏷 technology
Crossing the bridge
August 1, 2018
We are in Vancouver on vacation. Our house sitter is guarding the dogs (I'm sure they aren't guarding her). We went to Capilano Suspension Bridge today. It was lots of fun. Jan got stung by a bee and it really hurt for a long time. She managed to enjoy the hike anyway. I plan to add more details to…
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Sara & Brandon
July 14, 2018
Sara and Brandon were married on July 14th, and the wedding turned out fantastic. It was an amazing wedding and the bride looked amazingly beautiful, but I am kind of biased I have to admit. The wedding was held in a venue called Verandas in Manhattan Beach. It used to be a restaurant long …
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🏷 Sara;Brandon
The Wedding is in two days !!!
July 12, 2018
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Jan is all excited!!!
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🏷 Jan;Sara
Retired
July 7, 2018
Well Jan and I are finally retired. Jan retired on June 29th and I retired on July 6th. For Jan they held a nice pizza party at the Topsoil yard with all the workers and customers in attendance. It was a really nice affair and Ron Murakami took pictures. After I retired on July 6 we all went to Ba…
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🏷 Ed;Jan
Lompoc Wine Festival
April 21, 2018
Jan and I joined Larry and Chris Murakami at the wine festival for the weekend. They stayed at flying flags in their motor home and we stayed at Pea Soup Anderson's hotel. We had a fantastic time cooking out at their motorhome and couldn't believe how much that place is changed. Lots of new cabins…
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🏷 travel
Knee trouble
October 12, 2017
I took Jan to the Torrance Orthopedic and Sports Medice group this morning. I got my thumb joint worked on there a month ago. She may have a torn meniscus and a inflamed bursa. She got a X-ray and a cortisone shot in her knee (lots of pain!). She is scheduled to get a MRI on Monday. We are going to…
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🏷 Jan
Jan's Birthday!!!
October 12, 2017
Today is Jan's birthday, but her age is classified and you don't have clearance. We both had to work today, and her friends from work (and Sara) took her to Martha's in Hermosa Beach for lunch. She had a great time and got a few nice gifts to boot. We had dinner at Stacked restaurant and waited fo…
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🏷 Jan
Wine tasting
April 22, 2017
We visited The Avensole winery in Temecula and had a winetasting there as well. This place was absolutely beautiful.
Jan and I shared a winetasting between us which involves six different tastes of wine. A taste is about an ounce of wine. We ended up buying a bottle of their red that goes well…
Temecula
April 22, 2017
Jan and I had a wonderful three day weekend away in Temecula. We went to Lake Skinner which was ok but not a must see. We did have a relaxing few minutes under a shade tree next to the lake. Jan read while I took pictures.
I saw an interesting tree nearby. This tree was not happy
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🏷 travel;photography
Resting at the park
September 25, 2016
Jan and I found a nice park near a lake where we are sitting and resting while we're waiting for Sara and Sam to finish getting their nails done
The Two of Us
September 11, 2016
I found this picture of Jan and I when I was looking for something to put in a family photo frame for our living room. This photo was taken of us in our back yard just before going to the Luke Bryan concert at the Hollywood Bowl. This was a sad time for us. We had just lost Jan's brother Jim the wee…
Forging the river
July 3, 2016
This is Jan forging a river on horseback in Montana. I don't know about you, but I am impressed!!!
Tracy's wedding
June 4, 2016
We had a really good time at Jan's boss' daughter's wedding in Solvang this last weekend. We finished off our stay with a tour and wine tasting at Firestone Vineyards. The landscapes are very pretty there. I captured this with my iPhone.