WV
We had a great week visiting with Lauren’s family in West Virginia. The weather was virtually perfect, we got to play a lot with the kiddos, and we enjoyed good food and good conversations.
Almost Heaven
We started the week in Utah, spent a few days regrouping in Missouri, and now we’re in West Virginia.
Mueller Family Recipes
We had a wonderful, if difficult, couple of weeks planning and holding the funeral for Nathan's dad, Max. It was a precious time with our family and we feel so blessed to have been in Utah with so many dear ones. For the family luncheon after the funeral, I made three...
Sad News
This will be a short post this week. I am sad to report that Nathan's dad, Max, passed away last night. We are going to miss his zest for life and his forceful personality. He has been in cognitive decline for a couple of years and having him fade away has been really...
Slowing Down
I'm sorry I missed posting last week. After a full month on the road, I was just worn out! When I wrote last, we were still in Portland. We finished out our time there with a visit to the beautiful Grotto. It's a Catholic church next to a forested cliff area. They...
Rollercoaster
We had some wide mood swings this week. The ups were welcoming our sixth grandchild and reuniting with loved ones. We were in the dumps with an August snowstorm, sitting in traffic, and a pricey piece of vandalism. First, the best news! After a rocky pregnancy, being...
Kayak Jill
Passing under the Great Belt Bridge
An Ovine friend
Hadrian’s Wall
Irish beauty
Mission Concepcion
Santa Cruz Sunset
At the Waterford Crystal factory
Peter and his Bumpa
Huck & Piper Bikes
Mt. Etna
Archie
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Kastellet – Copenhagen
Peter and the “rains”
Tacos in Dallas
Teddy Giggles
Maxim Vengerov
Christmas Market-Berlin
Zephyr at the Science Museum
Hugh Smiles
Grotto
Nathan & Max
Ayyyy! The Fonz
St Regis
A Day in Bern
Rostrevor Forest
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Matterhorn
Poppy with th Hagenbuch cat
Teddy & friend
Waterfall in the Pyrenees
The Mueller Quartet
Piper & Grammy
Thrill Walk, Birg
Ohio River Trail
Ready for presents
At Whitney Plantation
Nathan – Copenhagen
Harbor, Stockholm
Peter Playing Choo-Choos
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Nathan with a statue of Pablo de Sarasate in Pamplona
Great-Niece, Sariah (Lydia’s daughter)
Airboat Tour
Skjolden
Lego!
Carrick-a-Rede suspension bridge
Max Violin
Simon, Poppy’s newest fan
Old Town, Tallinn
Cooking Pot at Dunfanaghy Workhouse
Big Gator Friend
New Orleans–Jackson Square
Lauren
Musicians Hall of Fame
Family Fun
Chicago Theatre
Piper cropped
On the Trail
Bern Switzerland Temple
Vickburg Battlefield
Apples in the Garage
Öeschinensee
Christmas Morning
Colorado Rockies
Monks’ Mound
Jill in Nooksia National Park, waiting for her mushroom soup lunch
Little Gator Friend
Don’t you love Colonial Era Headstones?
Jill – Copenhagen
Sternwheeler Fun
Bob, Jill, Jana, and Torr
Sunrise at sea
Torc Waterfall, Killarney NP
Huck’s adventure in the woods
Tower Grove Park in St. Louis
So many Steps
Next Purchase…A Bigger Bike for Nathan
Alpine Beauties
Ebenezer Baptist
To Southampton
Some of the great entertainment on the ship: James Doughty
Grianan of Aileach ring fort
On the Bike Trail
Kayaking the Thünersee
Huck ready for Legoland
Bay of Kotor
Nathan and Lauren
Teddy Pilot and Peter Pirate
Max and Margaret
Piper & Grammy
Sibelius Monument
Cervantes, Don Q, & Sancho
Kinsale
Luzern Kapellbrücke
Storytime with Grandpa
San Antonio Skyline
All-Terrain Archie
At the Schloss
Grammy & Teddy on the Train
Cocoa Time
Peter on the ‘rain
Nathan atop Gowbarrow Fell, Lake District
Museum del Jamòn – AKA a Spanish place of worship
Constantine statue in York
Up the Beanstalk
Fish Market, Kristiansand
Piper at Work
Teddy
A Tribute
Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Piper Riding the Little Train
Peter with his new Duplo
Santiago de Compostela
Sarah & Poppy and Bran Castle
Concert
Bridge of Sighs, Oxford
Huck in the Woods
Wildhaus Holiday
Max
Demonstrating a proper bow hold, Max is eagerly awaiting the go-ahead from the doctor so he can play the violin again.
Nathan in the Pyrenees
World of Coke
Red Rocks
Carters Vintage Guitars
Teddy’s The King of The Swingers
Emerald Princess, Rostock
Nathan at Dunmore Head
Enoch
Max in the mountains
Hill of Tara
Walensee
Hughman
Derwentwater, Lake District
Kilkenny Castle
Royal Albert Hall
House of Blues
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Time
On the Moon
New Year’s Eve
At the summit
Personalized Toblerone care of Cousin Simon
Muscle Shoals Studio
Jared doing a handstand at the top of the Üetliberg a la Grosspapi
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau
Delta Blues Museum
Boarding
Peter & Teddy Bikes
Piper, Hugh, & Huck
Weekend in Atlanta
Alpine Cow
Emery & the Little Big Band
Beethoven String Quartet
These instruments were given to Beethoven ~1800.
Liz & Christian at the Schilthorn
Cotswolds cuteness
Lunch Crew
At the Chocolarium
Peter
The Crazy House
General Rufus Putnam, Nathan’s 3rd cousin, 8 times removed
A wet day in Konstanz
January ’25
Bikers
Nobody Expects THE Michael Palin!
Dragon Huck
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Hugh Linnell
Circuit de Pineta
The Vippefyret
Thorvaldsen’s Christus
St. John’s College, Oxford
Luzern
Goofy McGoofball
University of Cork, Stone Corridor
Huck and Piper on the river trail
Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon
Ohio River Trip
Cathedral, Kristiansand
Sognefojord
The Hikers: Lauren, nieces Emery, India, and nephew Bodhi
A Hike to Slieve Martin
Teddy and Bubbles
The Big Fish, Belfast
Teddy & Peter at train night
Laziz with Emily and Kevin
The Ohio Company Land Office
The finished cookies
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
River Cruise
Derry from the Peace Bridge
Amongst the Ferns
Children’s Museum
On our bike ride in Waterford
Happy Independence Day!
Teddy PlayDoh
Norway!
On the Üetliberg
A Prairie Home Companion
I Went Down to the Crossroad
With the ship
Nathan’s sister, Liz, and her husband, Christian
Swiss Alarm Clock
Skyline
Jana & Hugh
Finnish folkloric show
Little Buddy Hugh
Climbing Croagh Patrick
Nathan at Langafoss
Our Shack–The Crossroad
Mt. Chocolate
OMSI with El and Adia
Interlaken
Piper and a Lego friend
Nathan, Poppy, & Liz
With the Emerald Princess
Dragon Piper
Our Missouri Loves
Huck: Ready For Adventure
Matt R. Horn
A Day at the Park
Wildflowers everywhere in the Alps
Utah Symphony
X marks the Spot (for treasure? No! the spot where we were!
Niece India and Nephew Bodhi
With the girls (and one English boy)
Christmas PJs
On the Camino
Gone Fishin’
Parade Route
Jared on the Schilthorn
Em and India Saturday Cartoons
Positano
Beverley Minster
Huck & Peter
Nephew Michael
Teddy & Pumpkin
Boys in the Back
Rheinfall
Bloody Foreland
Guggenheim Bilbao
Liz with Aunt Margrit
The Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Chester is cool!
Adam showing us the ropes in Nashville
At the Hagia Sophia
Teddy
Archie
Bell Canyon Hike
At the Airport
August Snow Storm
Peter in the Gravel Pit
Photography Reality
Silver Lake
At the Schloss Kyborg
Traffic Jam
Ice Skating
Teddy loves Ice Cream!
Belfast City Hall
Nathan & Poppy at Rheinfall
Piper in the Red Dress
Rucking in Mueller Park
Peter & Pumpkin
Rostock, Germany
MLK Center
Workin’ at the Ball Factory
Kilkenny Castle
SweetArthur
Tuckered
Kylemore Abbey
Lighthouse and the “Teepot” cafe – Rostock
Margaret, India, Hugh, & Archie
Arthur
Happy Halloween!
Rock of Cashel
Peter in the Discovery Room
Peter
Grand Ole Opry
Royal Opera House
Sunken Trace
Seealpsee
T.Rex
The Vasa
Huck & Piper
The Band
Time for a show
Just a Drop of Maple Sap
Jill and Nephew Ammon
