My friend's husband just had knee replacement surgery, and Molly, their dog is helping him recover.
These children are all grown up, with the littlest a sophomore in college this year. And one of my sons in this picture has divorced from the wife he's with and remarried in 2019. Definitely a portrait of the family from the past.
Myself (left to right,) son Russ holding his littlest, Kate, while his other 2 daughters (Caroline and Audrey) are front row center and right. Oldest son, Marty with dark hair and beard, and his (then) wife with his son, William on far right. Their daughter, Cayenne, is holding Kate's hand over next to me.
OK, a family update...
Missing are my other son, Tai and his wife Kendra; Russ' wife, Michelle; Marty's current wife, Barbara; Marty's oldest son, Michael and his wife Amanda. Of course some of these people weren't part of the family yet in 2008, but I'm updating all of them as of 2026.
Tai
Kendra on r.
Michelle
Barbara
Russ in his 20s in college.
While I'm mentioning family, I send happy birthday wishes to my son Russ, who turns 59 today! He doesn't read blogs (of course, he's busy with other things!) so I'll call him!
Here's a post wishing him a happy birthday, including earlier photos taken when the whole family got together for my 80th.
My Sepia Saturday contribution for this week: No bar games photographs - just family, friends, sharks, pithy sayings and a dog!
Happy Sunday, Barb.
ReplyDeleteThanks John...I enjoy our brief conversations with the blogs as subjects.
Delete"Remarkably Bright Creatures" looks wonderful! I am going to watch it soon!
ReplyDeleteAs a woman of a certain age, I was particularly interested in seeing how Sally did in this role. Lets just say I wasn't disappointed.
Delete...living cl;ose to family is a blessing. I love the three dynamite women!
ReplyDeleteThey sure had the right things to say!
DeleteI read the book but have not seen the movie. I'm not sure why.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful family pictures!
I used to not be as interested in my family as I've become in the last couple of decades. I hope you see the movie, and I want to know how you compare it to the book!
DeleteWhat a wonderful family and great photos!!! You may have seen I got a recent family photo with all 22 of my immediate family members (as of this moment in time). I would show a montage of the family growing but like you I have different wives and husbands sprinkled in, lol. I am hoping this is the final family, just so I don't ever have to organize 22 schedules for a photo again.
ReplyDeleteThat was an incredible fete that you accomplished, though feet and feat still aren’t the right words. I was impressed!
DeleteThat's quite a family! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm so very proud of all of them...and wish they weren't so busy. But when we have a chance to connect it's very rich and wonderful.
DeleteWe watched Remarkable Creatures just a couple of nights ago. It was a wonderful movie.
ReplyDeleteMe too, and then I watched another one on Netflix...I'll have to talk about it soon.
DeleteYou're still on target, Barb. Just the kind of pictures we all love sharing with each other at a pub. In the olden days it would be a handful of snaps but in 2026 it's swipe, swipe, swiping on our smartphones to find just the right pic.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely...it's so great to have this pocketfull of photos right at hand.
DeleteThat was a wonderful book, and one that I now have an idea about that I don't think I'll see the movie! In case it comes out wrong..
ReplyDeleteOur sons are within days of each others exact age! Happy birthday to Tai!
Your choice...I've never been disappointed in Sally Field's acting. The scenery of Bellingham WA is beautiful...I've actually known a few people who lived there. So cool our sons are the same age!
DeleteWhat a great view overlooking the town while working on your computer. And you've shared great pix of your family. The one taken at the aquarium is a wonderful shot. And yes, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" was quite a movie. I don't think we should ever be surprised at the remarkable things we learn about the world we live in! :)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many good movies, and now everyone is going to see The Odyssey...which I'll skip completely. I'm only interested in reading the new translation by a woman, without the patriarchal slant that has been misleading everyone for generations.
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