Phyllis and Jim's Family Album for 2014


Who else has Lego "guys" in their Christmas tree?	Kitties trying to stay warm in this cold winter	Jamie and his guitar	Rascal the lap cat	Have I mentioned that I'm sick of winter already?

A recent guitar: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	A recent guitar: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	A recent guitar: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	A recent guitar: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	A recent guitar: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.


Am I sick of winter? Yes! The snow is almost up to my head height along the driveway.		Jamie and his gingerbread house	Thought I was going to do some grilling over the winter! Ha!	I had a brief business trip to San Clemente CA in early February. The view from the office (not my cubicle) and the parking lot.

More shots from San Clemente and Dana Point, CA	More shots from San Clemente and Dana Point, CA	On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair ...	More shots from San Clemente and Dana Point, CA	More shots from San Clemente and Dana Point, CA

More shots from San Clemente and Dana Point, CA	Some shots from our latest jam session (0tahnks Phyllis for the photos!) Jim Hinkley has the upright bass.	Some shots from our latest jam session (thanks Phyllis for the photos!)	We finally needed to escqape from winter at the Como Park Conservatory. It's so nice to feel warmth and humidity and to smell growing plants.	More from the Como Park Conservatory.

More from the Como Park Conservatory.	More from the Como Park Conservatory.	More from the Como Park Conservatory.	Mount Snow-pile at my workplace. It's at least 40-feet high. There's a pool for when nit will finally melt away. (No bets sooner than 1-June).	For the tool-geek: I replaced my ducting between my Dust Deputy cyclone and the collector with all 6-inch ducting. A nice jump in performance!

Another new guitar: B00 in Sitka spruce and Oregoan myrtle	Another new guitar: B00 in Sitka spruce and Oregoan myrtle. I like the ribbon/bees wing figure in the myrtle.	Another new guitar: B00 in Sitka spruce and Oregoan myrtle. I like the ribbon/bees wing figure in the myrtle.	Another new guitar: B00 in Sitka spruce and Oregoan myrtle	A few photos from Jamie's birthday party at Grand Slam

My Mom with Rascal the lap-cat	Jamie and one of his birthday gifts - a (real) microscope.	Rascal and Abby	Moonset from our back deck	In late March?!

Phyllis and Jamie at Rachael and Jeremiah's wedding, Monroe WI	More from the wedding	More from the wedding	Sissy and Phyllis	The way to start a Spring snowstorm: In the hot tub!

5:15 am, Firday, April 4, over 10-inches (25cm) of very heavy new snow. Ugh.	And, two days later, all melted and I'm wearing t-shirt and shorts! Only in Minnesota!	The cats are pleased with the coming of Spring.	Phyllis with her student teacher, Lauren Anderson	Mt. Snowpile at my workplace. It's a good 10-feet (3m) shorter than it started out before the thaw.

Some of my books queued up to go to Half Price Books. Clearing out my space.	Jamie's "Map fo the 51st State": Waterpumpmelliconica.	Evening on the beach, burning the winter pruning.		Phyllis was up for the "blood moon" I was not.

Ho tubbing at the start for the April 16-17 snow storm. We got another 10 inches.	16-Apr-14	Morning of 17-Apr-14	Top: Saturday morning Bottom: Sunday morning	Abby and Rascal

Jamie, the determined cyclist	10-second video of spring peepers (and bonus wood ducks)	Jamie, celebrating Spring.	The turtles are back!	Misty spring sunrise.

Fritillaria imperialis in The Park in White Salmon: Thanks to Steve Gibson and Steve Mason for the photos.	Fritillaria imperialis, coming up in our yard in Shoreview.	Jamie, enjoying his bike. Note the last snow patch in our block.	After Easter dinner at Tria.	Ospreys nesting in the park behind our house. They often fly over our yard.

Jamie and Rascal	Rascal in the back window	We had several days in a row of heavy rain -- and the pond rose!	AND ROSE!	No fire on the beach tonight!

Jamie had his collage "Skateboarder" chosen for the Moounds View Schools Art Show (his school has 1000 students, only 15 had their art shown.) We are very proud of him!	Jamie's collage	At the Art Show	Work in progress: Copy of a 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar	Work in progress: Copy of a 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar

Work in progress	Cardinal, singing in our backyard	Mother's Day	Mother's Day	Mother's Day

Mount Snow-pile at my work, steaming on a humid spring morning	Twins game with Jon, Bobbi, and Kai	Twins game with Jon, Bobbi, and Kai	My birthday dinner at Tria	Rascal, enjoying my drying umbrella

Turtles! 17 total, between the island and the dock.	Our garden is coming along nicely now.	Our garden is coming along nicely now.	Phyllis, planting annuals	Swans on our pond

We had a nice evening at our house with Jon, Bobbi, and Kai.	We had a nice evening at our house with Jon, Bobbi, and Kai.	Jamie, with the procrastinator's motto	Mount Snow-pile at my workplace. Down to about 10-feet tall then.	Jamie's last day of school

Jamie, the super-fisherman	Jamie, the super-fisherman	Phyllis's room -- all packed up. Whew, a lot of work! The good news is that the packing was so that the school could install AC over the summer!	Our front garden	Father's Day at Tria

Our back yard	Kay and George, June	Jamie, being silly	Saving a big snapper	Saving a big snapper

Jamie and his friend Harrison, fishing	Saving a little minnow -- from the ball fields of all places	Tiny froglet from our pond, on Jamie's finger	Jamie - master of origami penguins	Looking at daphnia, copepods, paramecium, and worms in pond water

Click on the photo above to see our photos from White Salmon 2014	Click on the photo above to see our photos from White Salmon 2014	Click on the photo above to see our photos from White Salmon 2014	Click on the photo above to see our photos from White Salmon 2014	Our neighbor's yard got "flocked"

Jamie, enjoying the pond	Phyllis enjoying her new kayak	Phyllis enjoying her new kayak	A great blue heron gets a big bullhead in our pond	A great blue heron gets a big bullhead in our pond

Rose-breasted grosbeak in our back yard	Some of Jamie's very early artwork -- one of our favorites.	Front porch picking	Beautifying our back yard: Phyllsi worked hard this summer	Beautifying our back yard: Phyllsi worked hard this summer

Cleaning the deck in preparation for repainting	Cleaning the deck in preparation for repainting	Jamie and his new alto sax	Jamie and his new alto sax	Jamie and Kai, having fun

Jamie and Kai, having fun	Our latest jam in July	Our latest jam in July	Our latest jam in July	Our latest jam in July

Our latest jam in July	Enjoying the back yatrd	Small snapper that Jamie caught (and released right away)	Photos Phyllis took from her kayak	Photos Phyllis took from her kayak

Photos Phyllis took from her kayak	Jamie, enjoying the kayak	One of Phyllis's student teachers, Allison, getting married (Erik)	Phyllis and her student teacher Allison	I added stemmed galss racks to our cabinet -- we love it!

I added shelves to the doors of our spice cabinet	I added shelves to the doors of our spice cabinet	Jamie and the moving astrolab (earth, moon, sun) he made for his Mom	One of the giant snapper from our pond	Jamie's first band concert, early August

A minnow and a golden stone fly Jamie caught	My new "beach" guitar that I built in two weeks	My new "beach" guitar	My new "beach" guitar	Our kitchen, before

Our kitchen, being transformed	Our kitchen, being transformed, more to come soon ...	Click on the above image to see the page for our new pétanque terrain Click HERE for a slide show of the construction of the pétanque terrain	Click on the above image to see the page for our new pétanque terrain Click HERE for a slide show of the construction of the pétanque terrain	Click on the above image to see the page for our new pétanque terrain Click HERE for a slide show of the construction of the pétanque terrain

Some oldies but goodies	Constructing my shop dust cleaner, HEPA filter with furnace filter in front.	Cleaner installed, it generates a circulating air current and picks up the floating dust.	Tursn out it was too loud. I built a muffler for it.	With the muffler installed.

Tree frogs on our garage lights at night	Tree frogs on our garage lights at night	Tree frogs on our garage lights at night	Jamie caught a Prairie Skink in our yard	Jamie caught a Prairie Skink in our yard

And he caught a grey tree frog (even though it is green in this shot)	And a spotted salamander	New sign for the pétanque terrain	More fun with pétanque on Joe's birthday	More fun with pétanque on Joe's birthday

More fun with pétanque on Joe's birthday	More fun with pétanque on Joe's birthday	More fun with pétanque on Joe's birthday	Jamie, first day of 5th grade. Brace on the left wrist, soon to be replaceed with a cast.	And the cast (and X-rays)

Progress on the kitchen (and some chaos)	Progress on the kitchen (and some chaos)	Kitchen, nearly done	Jamie's 5th grade class trip to the Laurentian Environmental Center for three days. I went as a chaperone	Laurentian Environmental Center School policy requires obscuring the faces of other children

Laurentian Environmental Center Boreal forest class	Laurentian Environmental Center Boreal forest class	Laurentian Environmental Center Boreal forest class	Chow time	Laurentian Environmental Center

Laurentian Environmental Center	Laurentian Environmental Center Climbing wall	Laurentian Environmental Center Jamie bouldering	Laurentian Environmental Center Archery class	Laurentian Environmental Center Ojibwe life and outdoor survival class

Laurentian Environmental Center Ojibwe life and outdoor survival class Building and explaing their shelter	Laurentian Environmental Center Ojibwe life and outdoor survival class Inside the teepee	Laurentian Environmental Center Bog ecology class: The bog walk	Laurentian Environmental Center Bog ecology class: The bog walk	Laurentian Environmental Center Bog ecology class: The bog walk The aftermath

Laurentian Environmental Center Bog ecology class: The bog walk The aftermath	Laurentian Environmental Center	Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad

Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad	Model rocketry with Dad

Work in progress in the shop	A Size 1 for a customer	A Size 1 for a customer	A Size 1 for a customer	Jamie with two favorites: Eating pizza and reading "Warriors"

New tool for cuttign the binding ledge on the back of the guitar - works like magic. The handle is figured ipe wood.	New tool for boring bridge pin holes (consistently), it works great	New storage shelves for all my binding and purfling cutting routers. Making better use of my space in my small shop.	Rosette making for a new baritone guitar	Building the baritone guitar

Cutting the back binding ledge on the baritone guitar with my new cuting tool. I love it.	New, universal compensation tesing rig.	New, universal compensation tesing rig, in action.	The baritone guitar. Bottom photo: Ready for finishing. Sitka spruce and bubinga, it's going to get the same open-pore finsih as the beach guitar.	The back of the baritone guitar, with the sealer coat of shellac. Now you can see the beauty of the bubinga back.

My new versa-vise from Garrett Wade. Much nice and more flexible than my old Chinese knock-off of the same thing.	Partial lunar eclipse from our back deck.	Cold October morning.	Cold October morning. I winterized the fountain later that day.	Turtles enjoying a warm October afternoon.

The red maple in the front of our yard	Shooting the air rifle with Jamie	Our October jam	Our October jam	rchery wioth Jamie and his new Genesis bow

Phyllis's birthday dinner	Fleetwood Mac at the Target Center. It was a really great concert: They still have it!	The last photo is Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks performing "Landslide".	Rascal and Abby: Cold weather is back!	House-warming party at Kent and Peggy's for their new addition and remodel of their house. Including a performance by Kent's band: The Vibronauts.

The Vibronauts	More archery with Jamie	Phyllis and her new toy: A banjo. She loves it and of course is picking it up really fast.	Abby, camoflaged with the new counters.	My baritone guitar, completed

My baritone guitar, completed	My baritone guitar, completed	My baritone guitar, completed	My baritone guitar, completed	Me, playing the baritone. Tuning is ADGCEA (one fifth lower than standard)

Another new guitar: B00 in European spruce and Amazon rosewood	B00 in European spruce and Amazon rosewood	B00 in European spruce and Amazon rosewood	B00 in European spruce and Amazon rosewood	And another: Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr. I am busily completing all the work-in-progress in my shop.

Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	Classical guitar after Hermann Hauser Sr.	And another: B00 in Sitka spruce and Khaya mahogany. I am busily completing all the work-in-progress in my shop.	B00 in Sitka spruce and Khaya mahogany.	B00 in Sitka spruce and Khaya mahogany.

Our November visit to Shawano	Our November visit to Shawano	Our November visit to Shawano	Our November visit to Shawano: Chelsea's baby shower	Our November visit to Shawano

Our November visit to Shawano: The drive home in the first snow of the year.	Back home: First snow and repairing a broken handle on the snow thrower.		Winter is here	Me tuning, and P{hyllis playing, the autoharp I got her for our anniversary.

Our 12th anniversary dinner out.	A welcome warm start to winter: These are from mid-December. In the 40s and drizzle. (Seattle winter!)	Seeing the 3D version of the latest Hobbit movie (it was a fund raiser)	Very sad to say we lost our Abby, this is from her last day. She couldn't recover from pneumonia due to an underlying fatal condition. We miss you sweet girl.	Yummy breakfast!

Fun with origami and paper airplanes at Grandpa Pete and Lolly's with Cherra, Billy, and Wyatt	Fun with origami and paper airplanes at Grandpa Pete and Lolly's with Cherra, Billy, and Wyatt	Jamie with his Happy New Year hat he got from his friend Harrison (they had a sleep-over New Year's Eve)	Rascal, sitting in Grandma's chair, missing Grandma Harriet	My Weissenborn style guitar under construction

My Weissenborn style guitar under construction	My copy of an 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar. (Torres is the "father" of the modern classical guitar.)	My copy of an 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar.	My copy of an 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar.	My copy of an 1888 Antonio de Torres classical guitar.