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Burning down the house on Burnside

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:28:18 -0800

I've been training to become a volunteer firefighter with our local Gold Ridge Fire Department since the beginning of March. On Saturday we slowly burnt a house to the ground to learn about fire behavior and use our small but growing set of firefighting skills at a house that was donated for demolition on nearby Burnside Rd. (how appropriate is that!) What a great day it was. We were surrounded by firefighters with a broad range of skills and experience who were all more than generous in their willingness to transfer their knowledge and united in their excitement about what we were all doing. I've still got about 2 months of Saturdays before I can go on a call, and I can't wait!

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Costa Rica - Pura Vida

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:37:28 -0800

The stars aligned, the job gods rained a nursing position on new graduate Emma, and we were lucky to be able to join Kristin, Leah, Maya (Bruce), Aija and Bob on their trip to Costa RIca's Nicoya Peninsula. We spent a sweet week relaxing at the beautiful Casa Colina B&B in Santa Teresa/Mal Pais with our wonderful hosts Ariana and David and the yummy frühstük stylings of Ari's mom Inge. While the rest of the crew stayed on, we headed back home, stopping at the elusive Volcano Arenal on the way.

Full photo gallery here.

Insiders' Tour of Yosemite

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:26:24 -0800

Scott and Alice have lived in and around Yosemite National Park for years. Their wedding gift of a weekend stay near their place in Wawona, and a weekend of their time showing us the most beautiful and un-crowded parts of park they love was a dream come true. Thanks you two!

Motor? We don't need no stinkin' motor.

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:06:34 -0800

The motor died about 2 minutes after pushing off from the dock - no big deal with Dave at the helm!

Paolo Bettini

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:58:44 -0800

After only 2 weeks at his new home, Paolo Bettini, our new kitten, is fitting into our family nicely. His namesake, Il Grillo, repeats as the World Champion in road racing. Life is good!

inspiredlifestory.com

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:56:07 -0800

Here's a new website and MT blog for our friend Karen Halseth's wonderful life coaching and readings.

Backpacking the Hoover and Yosemite Wilderness, August 2007

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:16:41 -0800

Our first anniversary backpacking trip.

Gerard's Paella

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:44:24 -0800

We recently re-launched the website for the awesome Gerard's Paella, based on the fun and brilliant original design and website by Bee!

Hurvitz Environmental

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:52:16 -0800

Heres a new web site I setup for my friend Lee Hurvitz's new company. He's hosting it with Google.

Movin' Time

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:05:35 -0800

Giant thanks and extra redeemable moving kharma to everyone who helped: SteveOh-No-You-Didn't and JC, Kiki, Mayasan, The Stephanoise, M2 and F-man and the Blue Bomber, you all know we could have done it without you, but it would have been way less fun! Here are some photos to remember the good times! Also a selection of post-move-in pics of the new place. We're lovin' it. Its already looking like the new landlords, JB and John are going to be just as great as Robert was! Thanks Robert!! Thanks JB and John!

Selected Honeymoon Photos

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:49:07 -0800

We've selected a smaller set of our favorite photos using iPhoto and published on .mac. Details here http://www.wiggin.net/wedding/2007/03/honeymoon_photos_from_italy_an.html. Use the third and fourth links down the entry to view the selected photos.

Honeymoon! Photos from Italy

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:30:15 -0800

Rome Metro station corridor

At last! 400+ photos from the Italian leg of our honeymoon. Included are shots from Rome, Tuscany, Tarquinia, Amalfi and Pompeii. We've just started captioning/identifying them, and will be adding more detail before we forget! Thanks to everyone who helped make it truly the trip of a lifetime!

Honeymoon! Photos from Greece

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:10:59 -0800

Em's dogs take a break on the deck
outside our room in Oia, Santorini

The rest of honeymoon photos, this time 300+ photos from Greece. Captions are still being modified - if you want to know what a particular shot is of, drop us an email!

Our Favorite Wedding Photos

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:53:22 -0800

We've finally gotten a few of our favorite wedding photos online here - Thanks so much to Peter's sister Emilie and Our Fantastic Photographer Paige for capturing the fun and letting us post these for all to print and enjoy! - There are 277 of them, a little overwhelming, but thinned from a collection of 1400 and counting. Each thumbnail is linked to a full-screen version which is in turn linked to a full-size version, suitable for printing at up to 5"x7" in size. If there's something you don't see here, or want something more suitable to say, poster size, let us know. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do - thanks again to everyone who helped make it such a special day for us!

Honeymoon!!!

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:30:07 -0800