Author Archives: Andrea Y. Griffith

On Saturday morning I flew up to Redmond/Bend to visit Alyssa, Nate, Eden and Cora in Prineville for a few days. Mom and Dad also came up for the weekend and Mom, Alyssa and I had a rare and very welcome chance to shop and spend the day together… Not only are my nieces ridiculouslyContinue reading “A little Christmas visiting”

Alyce Larin Griffith 2 Originally uploaded by telfandrea. Meet Austin & Adrielle’s firstborn daughter and our third niece! She’s named after Telfer’s grandmother and she was born Sunday, December 9, at 9:51 a.m. and weighs 8 lbs. 9 ounces and is 22 inches long. Isn’t she beautiful?

the missing member of the nativity Originally uploaded by telfandrea. Our house is in its Christmas splendor. Decorating for Christmas is one of my favorite things in life. Imagine our surprise this year when we discovered the missing member of the nativity scene.

car Originally uploaded by telfandrea. This is a picture from the consul of our car. Telfer and I were obviously engaging in the age-old battle over car temperature. You can probably guess who was sitting where.

fire Originally uploaded by telfandrea. Besides wildfires spurred on by the combination of high winds and urban/suburban sprawl extending into dry foothills and mountains – we have had some successful fires at home this past post-thanksgiving weekend.  Dad had a truck-load of eucalyptus firewood delivered to me last year and I’m finally getting the hangContinue reading “Burning Dad’s Eucalyptus”