I’ve just learned that when you view my blog with the browser “Explorer 8″, all of my photos look squished and distorted. So, until I figure this out and correct the issue, please do the following:
At the top of your screen, click on “page” and scroll down to “style” (it’s right under ‘text size’). Then click [...]
Posts under ‘Pike Family Album’
Explorer 8 does quirky things to my blog!
Shameless self promotion!
If you havent seen the new MARRIAGE EQUALITY issue of SEVEN DAYS newspaper, pick up a copy or check out the website to read the profile ABOUT ME written by Anne Galloway. And, Matt Thorsen took a great photo, which aint easy, given the subject matter!
AND…. don’t forget, in celebration of the marriage equality [...]
Passover seder
My family celebrates Passover each year with our neighbors and friends in Hinesburg and we take turns hosting. This year, our wonderful neighbors up the road, Bruce and Barbara Hicken, opened their home and hearts and we all celebrated, feasted, laughed and debated the meaning of certain prayers and rituals in the Haggadah (The Passover [...]
Holiday greetings
This is the first year in a long time that we simply couldn’t get our holidays cards in the mail–so, to our family, friends and colleagues, please accept this last- minute attempt to reach out and connect with you all. Merry Everything, everyone!
Happy Hanukkah
Like so many other families around the world, we gather with friends on Hanukkah each year to light the menorah, eat latkes and play dreidel. And each year I hear “Sunrise, Sunset” playing in my head as I look into the faces of my children, wondering how the last 365 days could have passed so quickly. [...]
Time for golf: David’s Birthday party
My son David recently turned 14 and I took him and four of his friends to play a round of golf (yes, golf in December!) at Vermont Indoor Golf in South Burlington. You play against an enormous screen, with GPS courses that are alot like a WII but gives accurate club and swing feedback for the true [...]
Thanksgiving 2008
It has become tradition for our family to celebrate Thanksgiving with our close friends who live just across the road. We trade houses each year, but we share the cooking and it’s always a wonderful feast and a very special day.
Kriss
Gillian
James
Emma
David
Bianca
Jaquie
Yum!
Bella looks like what we all felt at the end of the day!
First cross country ski run of the season
Gillian and I dusted off our cross country skis and headed to Sleepy Hollow Ski Center for our first official day of the season! We were so excited! OK, so it’s not stellar conditions yet..but it was still great to be outside and on the trails. Thanks, Sleepy Hollow!
Packing up for the day (just an excuse to show [...]
James and Emma facebook portraits
I’m playing with a new portrait technique. Here is my step son, James, and my daughter, Emma, as the subjects of my first experiment:
