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My friend Mark and I took a photo walk today. The idea’s simple: Grab a camera and walk around. Sounds easy, yes? We started out downtown, then took a drive west of town to a junkyard I’ve been wanting to shoot for years. I learned two things today: There’s a lot more graffiti in my [...]

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Ava made a tiger mask at school and has had great fun wearing it and growling at us. She has claws, too.

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We broke the news about the new baby to Ava this morning. We figured if you all knew, she may as well know, too. She was excited but didn’t seem quite sure what to make of the revelation. After Leah got out her baby book and showed Ava pictures of what the fetus looks like [...]

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Leah insists that her current wardrobe is no longer adequate to effectively conceal the action going on in her belly, so, in lieu of an entirely new wardrobe, I give you “Palmberg/Klevar Child #2:” Mark your calendars: May 28 I wonder how difficult it is to run two blogs off the same virtual domain. We [...]

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I was unloading groceries in the driveway the other day when the neighbor across the street yelled me down. He’d seen the Obama sign in my front yard and wondered if I’d have any interest in taking a look at the t-shirts he was selling out of the back of his car. I’ve always been [...]

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Received while at her Gramary’s on Saturday afternoon. There had been little jewels stuck to each nail, too, but those didn’t make it to Sunday, when this picture was taken.

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What a gorgeous weekend. I guess there won’t be too many more like this before the snow flies. Stay golden.

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