tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80683362011-04-21T19:38:19.904-07:00 "We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." -- Robert Lewis Stevenson H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1102366923212582562004-12-06T13:02:00.000-08:002004-12-06T13:04:06.566-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1977361/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://photos2.flickr.com/1977361_5ba6e70ec9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1977361/">john outside</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">The first big snow of the winter today. Lovely from inside. Friggin' freezin' outside. It's plain unholy!<br /><br />This year we'll be better prepared. For example, here's John last year in what was then his new Syracuse coat (thanks Anne & Vincie!)--we were outside testing it. The tag said it was warm even at 30 degrees below (Farenheit!). And it is!!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110236692321258256?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1101703091685998832004-11-28T20:38:00.000-08:002004-11-28T21:04:45.440-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772795/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1772795_192f4c6eca_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772795/">mammy birthday</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Happy Birthday to John's mom Anne and sister Karen & Heidi's nephew Chris and niece Brandi--all of whom had birthdays in October and November! <br /> <br />Congratulations to Heidi's mom who was given a county-wide award for outstanding service in the field of mental health! <br /> <br />Congratulations to Chris McDermott who finished his oral and written exams for his PhD at UGA! <br /> <br />Congratulations to Lara Glenum and Josef Horacek--they're having a baby! <br /> <br />We are honored and humbled to be your friends and family. We miss you so much! <br /> <br />P.S. If you're reading this, and you're not sure whether we have your birthday date--could you please post your birthday in the comments? Pleeeeeease!!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110170309168599883?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1101702927756834162004-11-28T20:35:00.000-08:002004-11-28T20:48:26.420-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772793/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1772793_db1eb3fb52_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772793/">clarence &amp; michiah</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John's workshop mates Clarence Lai and Michiah Gault. For Halloween, Clarence is Captain America and Michiah is a mermaid. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110170292775683416?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1101702839817846912004-11-28T20:33:00.000-08:002004-11-28T20:49:39.293-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772794/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1772794_a67fad1507_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772794/">ben&amp;laura</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John's workshop mates Ben Krier and Laura Farmer. For Halloween, Ben is a tennis-pro and Laura is a 50's house-wife. She had even drawn seams onto the back of her stockings. Laura just got a story of hers published in a journal called the Iowa Review which is great so we folks around here are pretty excited about that.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110170283981784691?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1101702632662894902004-11-28T20:30:00.001-08:002004-11-28T21:07:59.633-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772798/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1772798_672549929d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772798/">sarah, heidi & immy</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Here's two of Heidi's buddy's (Sarah on the left and Immy on the right) with whom she gets together once a week, has dinner and talks poetry talk. For Halloween, Sarah is a sexy sheriff; Immy is a mardi-gras attendee; and Heidi's not sure who or what she's supposed to be--something like a liberated american woman of the ninteen-twenties who wears slacks and drives a convertible. A red convertible with white-leather seats.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110170263266289490?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1101702469058463622004-11-28T20:27:00.000-08:002004-11-28T20:56:19.020-08:00<a href="5{p://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772796/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1772796_8c59ef5233_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /><br /> </a><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/1772796/">john, pretzel & ben krier</a><br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John after many hours and even more dranks. For Halloween, John was the loveliest of maids. He was wearing a lady's house-coat complete with a feather duster in his pocket and a very terrifying maidenly mask. After midnight, he started wearing this hat. We had a great time. It could only have been better if you had been there.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-110170246905846362?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098586745892657202004-10-23T19:58:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:59:05.893-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844436/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844436_921a4c05a8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844436/">us 244</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Some kids making a scarecrow. Well, we had a productive summer. John started his novel and placed two of his stories in La Petite Zine. Heidi started her illustrated memoir. <br />Oh yeah, and WE GOT MARRIED!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858674589265720?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098586475136754072004-10-23T19:54:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:54:35.136-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845073/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/845073_ffc8729bc8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845073/">john's first day teaching</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Off to teach! John's teaching a section of Freshman composition and working as a consultant in the Writing Center, which means he meets one-on-one with students to discuss their papers. When he's not feeling too exhausted by the demands of a new job and taking classes full-time and beginning his first novel, he really seems to enjoy the teaching.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858647513675407?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098586425200028332004-10-23T19:53:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:53:45.200-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844799/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844799_65abb45650_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844799/">us 196</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Hurrah!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858642520002833?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098586035280514172004-10-23T19:47:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:47:15.280-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844584/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844584_4902bd90de_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844584/">us 231</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is Heidi in NY for her reading at a Best American Poetry event--about three hours before the reading after we had placed our journal Parakeet and Heidi's book Guess Can Gallop in the Strand Bookstore (an independent bookstore in Manhattan).</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858603528051417?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098585801509391952004-10-23T19:43:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:43:21.510-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844475/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844475_34f24564db_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844475/">us 230</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John still smiling and big-time supportive even after Heidi's been generally stressed out about what turned out to be a fairly relaxed event. Ain't love grand!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858580150939195?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098585601307093702004-10-23T19:40:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:40:01.306-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844734/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844734_000658fc81_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844734/">us 228</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">On the day of her reading, John bought the flowers for Heidi at a Farmer's market in the city. These little tiny adorable daisies that lasted all that night and made the 4.5 hour drive home and smiled along with us the whole next week.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858560130709370?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098585409155848302004-10-23T19:36:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:36:49.156-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844700/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844700_478bd5532b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844700/">us 214</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">My big brother, Scott, happened to be in Syracuse on business, so John and I got to share the evening with him. The time went so quickly. But there were plenty of over-boiled carrots left.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858540915584830?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098585265204156632004-10-23T19:34:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:34:25.203-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845070/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/845070_ae9828122b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845070/">scott's here!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Lots of fun chat. And stories about a big cast-iron cauldron and boiling chickens and a woman covered in blood and feathers. And a naked gardener. Ye had to be there. Believe me.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858526520415663?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098585037965634982004-10-23T19:30:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:30:37.966-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844663/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844663_264de101d0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844663/">us 209</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Home is seeing yer big bro. Miss him so! Thanks for visiting!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858503796563498?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098584428771112502004-10-23T19:20:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:20:28.770-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845067/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/845067_dd86c0a9c8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845067/">john's workshop</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John's workshop from left to right--Michiah, Paul, Clarence, Laura, John and Ben. "John's workshop" means that every year while he's here, John takes a class comprised of just these folks, and they all share their writing with each other in this class.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858442877111250?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098584166807573472004-10-23T19:16:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:55:31.606-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844537/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844537_c87fc57043_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844537/">us 154</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This was the night before our Ellen Litman left for her fellowship in Madison, Wisconsin and Syracuse hasn't been the same sense.</p> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844369/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844369_361004597f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844369/">us 152</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is our friend Ellen. She left us for Madison, Wisconsin. We still can't believe it.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858416680757347?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098584053548836062004-10-23T19:14:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:14:13.546-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845063/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/845063_8b3cfba9be_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845063/">ellen, how could you leave?</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is, from left to right, Hannah, Farah, Sarah/Hannah's mom and Ellen.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858405354883606?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098583879590945992004-10-23T19:11:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:11:19.590-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844399/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844399_49ef4e7166_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844399/">us 143</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John asmilin' outside at Doug's Fish in Skeneatles. We had the most delicious fried everything!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858387959094599?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098583767260438752004-10-23T19:09:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:09:27.260-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845065/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/845065_9ebf82fe55_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/845065/">sunday drive, september</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">MMMMM them french-fries is goooooood!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858376726043875?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1098583571290363962004-10-23T19:06:00.000-07:002004-10-23T19:06:11.290-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844484/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/844484_8b85a517fb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751995@N01/844484/">us 145</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Ah, the birds were chirping on the wall. Their little mouths opening and closing and the flowers red and purple. And the sun. The sun was shining. It couldn't have been better. Unless you had been there.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109858357129036396?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1097120050784393762004-10-06T20:30:00.000-07:002004-10-06T20:34:10.783-07:00firstly, hi to the big brother who's the best! thank you so much for your kind words! it means a lot coming from ye! had such a wonderful time when you came to visit! pictures here soon! <br /> <br />thanks jackie for getting in touch with us about mom during the hurricane. we really appreciate it. <br /> <br />HURRAH to mom for coming through all right. shew weee. and not a limb in the yard. <br /> <br />we have been meaning to put photos up from scott's visit and our trip to ny and sunday drives and such as that--but the camera only works on john's computer, so getting them from there to here takes a bit-o-time. this weekend, i promise! <br /> <br />here, we're both busy with the teaching. the grading and lesson planning really kicks in about now. check back soon for pictures from his first day! <br /> <br />love you all!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109712005078439376?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1094792984663916282004-09-09T22:08:00.000-07:002004-09-09T22:09:44.663-07:00fixed the comment section so folks who aren't registered or what-have-ye with blogspot can post comments. all ye gots do is click on comment and then type in yer howdy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109479298466391628?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093837230395667772004-08-29T20:40:00.000-07:002004-08-29T20:40:30.396-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290488" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/290488_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290488">feedingducks</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Was going kind of stir-crazy with the teaching online gig that requires a lot of time indoors and solitude out the wazoodles, so John suggested we go feed the ducks at Barry Park, this sweet little park (ok, John says the water smells bad, but hey, this is a post-industrial spill-hole) just a couple of blocks from our house. <br /><br />When we got there, a disturbed looking woman was flailing/throwing large hunks of bread at the ducks and an even more disturbed looking man was sitting in a van waiting for god-doesn't-want-to-know-what. So, we cursed aloud. Drove around the block. <br /><br />And when we returned, the place was ours. Well, except for the ducks, of course. Oh, and the seagulls, who are quite the presence!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109383723039566777?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093837107357000462004-08-29T20:38:00.000-07:002004-08-29T20:38:27.356-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290483" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/290483_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290483">seagulss</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">All the seagulls sit at the top of the hill and this one guy kept squaaaaaaawwwwwking at the other seagulls whenever they got 'his' piece of bread.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109383710735700046?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093837036782583042004-08-29T20:37:00.000-07:002004-08-29T20:37:16.783-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290486" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/290486_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290486">seagulssscore</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">It's hard to see in this picture, but the seagulls scored pretty big. John threw out some big hunks of bread (ok, a little bit like the lady we were just calling disturbed) and this seagull swooped down and picked up the whole piece! <br /><br />Unfortunately, this seagull also dropped the whole piece. Too heavy.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109383703678258304?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093836892489640192004-08-29T20:34:00.000-07:002004-08-29T20:34:52.490-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290489" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/290489_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290489">gringonpoch</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Gringo's still our favorite bird! Ever!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109383689248964019?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093836754049877852004-08-29T20:32:00.000-07:002004-08-29T20:39:26.830-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290485" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/290485_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290485">bludedukc</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">Mr. &amp; Ms. Staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Hard to see in this photo, but these ducks had the most beautiful royal blue bits on their wings. The color of a big velvet tasseled blanket that my brother had when I was about six. Very nice.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109383675404987785?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093551617396775502004-08-26T13:14:00.000-07:002004-08-26T13:20:17.396-07:00Heidi's nephew Chris moved away from home and to college today. His parents are moving him in right this very minute. Congratulations Chris! We're looking forward to hearing about all of your challenges, successes and adventures. And you can be sure if we had a scanner, we'd be posting some pretty adorable photos of you as a young tot. Just wait! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109355161739677550?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450969830731702004-08-25T09:22:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:22:49.830-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255171" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255171_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255171">J. loves NY!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John in the livingroom with a bit of tea and toast.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345096983073170?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450781519195192004-08-25T09:19:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:19:41.520-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255168" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255168_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255168">H. almost in the kitchen</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is how Heidi's wearing her hair these days. Yes, Scott, ye ol' big bro, she knows there's red in it!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345078151919519?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450640685378282004-08-25T09:17:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:17:20.686-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255165" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255165_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255165">J. in the kitchen</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John doing a jig in the kitchen. The man can do a righteous boogie!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345064068537828?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450571497026492004-08-25T09:16:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:16:11.496-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255163" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255163_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255163">H. at the piano</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Heidi's pounding out a tune or two or too (as in perhaps a bit too often, too loudly, etc.)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345057149702649?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450389613729612004-08-25T09:13:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:13:09.613-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255158" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255158_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255158">J. on the lil' porch off heidi's study</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">John hanging out on the porch.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345038961372961?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093450146208445652004-08-25T09:09:00.000-07:002004-08-25T09:30:05.833-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255156" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/255156_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=255156">H. on the lil' porch off heidi's study</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Heidi lugged (with John's help, of course) her computer out onto the little porch just off her study. Right this red-hot minute, the window lets in some nice Summer breezes. Of course, all too soon the breezes become freezes.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109345014620844565?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093408772419875132004-08-24T21:39:00.000-07:002004-08-24T21:39:32.420-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251514" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/251514_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251514">boulle</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Found a Boulle court in Ithaca! A lovely park right on a lake. We played for about an hour till the sun had just about set, and then we went and grabbed a bite to eat at a little outdoor restaurant and then ended the Sunday drive with a movie, "Coffee and Cigarettes." Fantastic day all around. Could only have been better if you had been there.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109340877241987513?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093408635473991142004-08-24T21:37:00.000-07:002004-08-24T21:37:15.473-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251502" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/251502_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251502">booksotre</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Lovely little used-bookstore on the way to Ithaca. John found a book he'd been wanting by an author he really likes, John Barth. And fer cheaps too!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109340863547399114?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093408482590388662004-08-24T21:34:00.000-07:002004-08-24T21:34:42.590-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251500" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/251500_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251500">johnnie air in tire</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Serious business. Needless to say, Heidi's keeping busy taking photos.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109340848259038866?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068336.post-1093408358589858112004-08-24T21:32:00.000-07:002004-08-24T21:32:38.590-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251495" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/251495_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=251495">johnnie gas in car</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/51035751995@N01/">heidi l staples</a>. </span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Johnnie doing a very fine job of loading the air up with tires. Found one tire quite low, I'm afraid. 20lbs or so. Later had it patched. Argh for the mundanities of life, eh?</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8068336-109340835858985811?l=thestaples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>H &amp; Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201160877088214213noreply@blogger.com0