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| May 15, 2012 A few pictures of Mom at Genesys Convalescent Center captured this last Friday, and Monday 5/14/12....Monday was a better day. > |
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| May 06, 2012 Brother John found some cool "stereo slides" of pictures taken by our grandfather back in the 50's. John says the camera, similar to our Dad's Revere Stereo Camera, produced a stunning visual "stereo-effect". John says: "...The quality is SUPEREME and almost creepily lifelike.. its as if you can reach out and touch them!" I scanned the slides and found pictures in this collection of our cousin Mary's graduation from Michigan State University in 1957. Take a look > |
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| May 6, 2012 More scanned copies of Grandpa's "stereo-slides" - assorted family activies from the '50s > |
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| April 6 & 7, 2012 Photostories - updates on how Mom is doing > |
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| January-February 2012 These days Mom's not saying much - a word here or there - a smile - loves to snack - less chocolate....more diverse treats, like those little Goldfish crackers, pretzel sticks, small (soft) cookies, caramel corn, potato chips. So the day typically is focused on waking up, getting dressed with help of an aide, eating b'fast, getting cleaned-up with help from an aide, nap (in wheel chair), lunch - often in "Day Room" down the hall, getting cleaned-up with help from an aide, nap (laying down), getting up again & cleaned-up with help from an aide, dinner...cleaned up with help from an aide - putting on pajamas or gown, back to bed, sleep. Day after day. Anyway, here are a few pictures over the last 6 weeks > |
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| January 2012 We're pretty excited - our solar panels were just installed. The tune "Here Comes The Sun" seems to be playing in our minds - a non-stop loop much like the geothermal loops installed in our backyard this past autumn (see photostory below). Anyway, back to "here comes the sun" ... George Harrison wrote it with Eric Clapton. Richie Havens played a nice version - but these days we're favoring Matt Ward's alternate version "here comes the sun, again" - it's on YouTube. Installation photostory >
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| December 2011 Holiday photos of Mom, and her visit with son John who came up from Florida...but first, since she's a bit behind with her correspondence, in lieu of sending cards thru the postal service she wanted to extend holiday greetings electronically. So high tech, our Mom is! 121011-merry-christmas-from-mom.mp4
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| November 2011 Assorted pictures of Mom at nursing home captured September through early November. She's doing fair - some days she has nothing to say - other days she'll chat a bit, smile a lot. Appetite was getting better - now she's back to being a picky eater. Go figure. > |
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| September, 2011 It cracks me up when I hear radicals on right-wing talk radio attempting to bad-mouth "green energy" or anything related to conservation, or the environment. "Climate change is a hoax!" they scream - denying science and ignoring logic. "Environmental-whackos!" Well, we've done our homework and decided to replace our 23 year-old natural gas furnace with a high-tech alternative: a ground source Geothermal water furnace. To accommodate the system we had to clear some land and make way for space to bury a series of tubes that captures energy from the earth. More info on "what's new page" > Pictures > Video clips, too: clearing-trees-part1.mp4 clearing-trees-part2.mp4 making-woodchips.mp4 backfill.mp4 backfill2.mp4 backfill3.mp4 Coming soon: more environmental whack-o stuff.....solar power! Seriously. Stay tuned for more info & thrilling pictures. |
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| July 31, 2011 Mom is still in the Genesys Convalescent Center - and in the past month Pat, Tom and John have all made the journey back to Michigan to visit with Mom and help pack her things at Abbey Park. It is not looking like Grace will be returning there anytime soon. Mike has a bunch of photos to post of these collective visits - but its been a busy summer. So, for now - here's some archive pictures John brought up with him from Florida...his favorite memories of Mom > |
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| June 15, 2011 Some days Mom is more talkative than others. She is eating a bit more - adjusting to new menu options...and the staff is beginning to figure out what she will (or, more likely, won't) eat. Amazing - some new surprises...like bacon. Staff says she loves bacon. Never used to - go figure. Here's some snapshots taken this month, including a visit with her brother Richard. > We also
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| June 6, 2011 Pat visited Mom and helped with transfer from hospital to convalescent home May 18. He also fetched some clothes, TV and other personal affects from her apartment. See assorted pictures from April, May & June. > see
a short Movie of Mom - should work with both Windows and Apple software: |
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| May 6, 2011 video of Mom - spontaneous - Mike was taking a few "still photos" of Mom when, out of the blue, she began singing "On The Good Ship Lollipop". Mike quickly switched digital camera to "movie mode" and captured a fun little un-edited movie. See Grace's movie (YouTube) Downloadable
.avi format (less than awesome quality) See original Shirley Temple version (YouTube) |
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| 2011 - 1st quarter Louise got Mike a new digital camera (which he's still trying to figure out how to use)...but like an excited kid he snaps photos like crazy. One of the neat things 'bout the camera is the quality it captures in low-light situations. Hence, not so many migraine causing flashes! (It captures audio & video, too.) Anyway, that's a long-winded intro to a new collection of Mom Pix....2011 - 1st quarter: January thru March - and a few April pictures as a bonus! See more |
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| Christmas 2010 Mike & Louise enjoyed Christmas with both Moms: Marie & Grace - the highlight of the day was dining at Abbey Park and filling a few empty bird feeders. See more |
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| Thanksgiving 2010 The day before "black Friday" - a day to spend with family and friends...eating too much and hoping that this year the Lions will...(oh give it up Mike). Anyway - not all is lost - we captured a few pictures to share. See more |
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| wedding photos Assorted wedding photo: Ralph & Grace 1949. Care to help identify some of the characters? See wedding 1949 photos (Thumbnail image to right is meant to contrast current
day picture of Grace & Dick, below.) |
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| Mom & Uncle Dick Uncle Dick visited Mom at Abbey Park, thanks to the kindness of cousin Brad and his wife Debbie. See photos |
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