Adventures in RemodelingCharles and Amy decided to remodel their house. After some consultations with architects, they reduced the scope to a new kitchen and a few other goodies. |
More Adventures in RemodelingClaire and Ron also have a remodeling project in the works. Actually, since they started with a shell, it's more of a modeling. The results look promising. |
What's with this Other Jim Hargrove nonsense?It started when my brother Bill complained that he had a hard time separating e-mail messages from my father and me. I started signing my e-mail as The Other Jim Hargrove. Now, though I could possibly claim to be the real Jim Hargrove, I find I like the idea of being the other one. As I usually tell people, "There are lots of Jim Hargroves around, but only one who claims to be the other one. " | |
All About K-DaysHistory:The tradition of celebrating KDays, multiples of 1000 days of your life, began in the Hargrove family in 1999, when Jim achieved his 20,000 day milestone . Charles is responsible for pointing out that this was about to come up, and Jim seized on the excuse for a party. Why Celebrate KDays instead of birthdays?Of the many reasons for celebrating KDays, besides having a party, three stand out:
What traditions are associated with KDays?
Isn’t it hard to figure out when a KDay is coming up?Fortunately, computers can deal with this little problem rather easily. Click here for a simple calculator .Do greeting card companies know about this?Not yet. Spread the word! | |
Top Story: Claire and Ron: The Wedding
That's right! As Ron confided to his best man on the big day, “I think Claire is going to go through with it.” And they did, in a spectacular four-day affair in the wilds of Mendocino County in June.
Jim and Linda Go A-Roaming
With Linda retired, we had time to travel and decided to work on our “Bucket List.”
They concluded the year having seen more than 1200 species of birds and more than 80 mammal species. Along the way, Jim thought he might die. Actually, he thought that more than once, but one time was serious.
When frequent traveling companions Jenny and Terry Cloudman, who were not on this trip, heard about Jim's near death experience they started laughing. That encouraged Jim to tell the story more often, until Linda objected and made him write it up.
Our big trip involved a return to Africa. Jim kept a daily blog of that trip, which you can read here… It's arranged so you don't have to read the whole thing.
To see the best Nature Photos of the year, click here.
