After we moved to the US in 2001, we bought a cute Volkswagen New Beetle car. #ThrowbackThursday
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When we moved from NZ to the US in 2001, we stayed in a friend’s basement for a few weeks, then found an apartment, and the container ship with some large crates of our possessions arrived. #ThrowbackThursday
Fun fact: for the first 40 years of my life I was a teetotaler, but I eventually changed my policy, and 10 years ago today I had my first alcohol ever: half a glass of this NZ wine. #ThrowbackThursday
Another stop on our way up the coast in April 2001: the giant redwoods (including the Drive-Thru Tree). #ThrowbackThursday
Continuing my throwback story, we stopped in San Francisco on our way up the coast in April 2001, and did touristy things like riding the cable cars. #ThrowbackThursday
After moving to the US in April 2001, we got a rental car and drove from LA up the west coast, visiting Hearst Castle on the way. #ThrowbackThursday
In April 2001 Jenn and I moved from NZ to the US. We landed in Los Angeles, so of course we had to visit Disneyland. #ThrowbackThursday
Something a little different for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday: some of my favorite photos from 2019. I have picked one photo from each month; sometimes just because I like it, sometimes as a reminder of a trip, or other reasons.
Click or tap a month name to see all photos for that month, or click or tap a photo to visit its original post (which may have other photos).
January
A koru art sculpture in our garden, representing a fern leaf unfurling. A very Kiwi theme, by a Kiwi artist:
February
A 1936 vintage Underwood Noiseless Portable typewriter I bought for as a gift for Jenn:
March
Buffy peeking out of a nesting box in the chicken coop:
April
At a wine bar in Manzanita, during our anniversary trip to the Oregon Coast:
May
Birthday trip to Hawaii:
June
The Accidental Tech Podcast live show, during WWDC week in San Jose:
July
The Parrott House in Roseburg, on the way home from Ashland. It’s a restaurant, with very tasty fries:
August
A picture of summer: our deck at dusk, with the movie screen, new gazebo, new pool deck extension, swimming pool, and various lights and lanterns:
September
A goat at the Oregon State Fair:
October
In Cancun, Mexico for the Release Notes conference:
November
Wine tasting, antipasto platter lunch, and club pickup at Marchesi Vineyards:
December
Lots of hummingbirds:
Our first Christmas tree, in 1994. 🎄 #ThrowbackThursday
My last school photo, of the entire 7th form, from 1987. I’m in the middle of the second-from-top row (tap or click the photo to see full-sized). #ThrowbackThursday
