Family

Visiting the Past

This is the house I lived in from birth to 8 years old and the house my dad and mom built in Lemont Illinois.  The house to the right wasn’t there when we lived there, it was part of our property. The elementary school I attended K-2 before moving to California, the building is now […]

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Saying Good-bye

Silvia Emhardt, born 1919 in Switzerland, wife of Robert Emhardt, loving mother to Alana, Janis, Chris (Jana), Mia, and devoted grandmother to Emily and Christine,  passed away peacefully today with family by her side. Silvia graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, studied ballet at the Pavlova School of Dance in London, lived in […]

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Garden Arbor

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Silvia’s favorite place was in her garden, whether it be tending to the plants and flowers, weeding, watering, reading and enjoying the sun and watching the many birds and butterflies that frequented the garden.  It was a no brainier as to what Chris could give his mother, not only was it something her boy, boy […]

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You are never too old

Easter marks the beginning of spring and time spent with family.  I am not sure what is more fun, coloring eggs or hunting for the eggs.

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Floor Refinishing

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Christine decided it was time to redecorate her bedroom, starting with the floor.  Chris went to work and soon it was finished, beautiful!

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Dory's Photo Shoot

Chris was moving in a new cabinet he made for Christine’s bedroom when Dory climbed up and took over the top of the unit.  Dory is a sweet 4 years old, beautiful and queen of the house cat!

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Clean-up Weekend

We don’t get up to the Tehachapi property as often as we should, as evident by the overgrown property and with a new fire chief in town we didn’t want the chance of getting fined.  This year we needed to enlist a little help.  Below are the before and after photos.

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