Sunday at Garin

The gate to the old apple orchard

Spring time beauty- the East Bay

Saila and her little friend from school

I don't really think you can beat California
weather

The view from the bench at Garin

The kids being silly- two 10 year olds
and two 4 year olds

Furry shamrock

Fairy food- Miners Lettuce

Blooming Mule's Ear

Trillium- for my mom

Jordan Pond

The spiders are coming!!

Up at the Hill again with the kids and the dogs

Saila Tucker girl

On Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, I walk the
neighbors dogs. They are super sweet and always
good. This one is Sadie, she is SUPER sweet!

Peanut, the pretty beagle girl

Johnny on the bench

Saila with the lake behind her

Our gorgeous view, every time

Rob took this picture of me

Johnny with his staff, he carved a smooth
spot for his hands

Robbie Tucker (by the way, he's not
cutting his hair until Orbiter 500- his band-
is done recording their first album, that's
why is hair is sooo long!!)

Me and Shadow- our super good doggie boy!

Saila with her bug box- she takes such
good care of her bugs. Today I had a conversation
with her: "You take such good care of your bugs, they
must love you," I said. She thot about it and then
she said "Even tho they die, they love me, Mama?"
I thot that was SOO funny!!

Posing with his staff- Johnny is SO TALL!!

Me and my boy

Me and my girl (she's holding up a fairy hat
she found)

My man and I- it's cool that I always drag
you out into nature, right Robbie?

To get Shadow to look at the camera, we were saying
the magic word: "treat." So we ended up with a
picture of him licking his lips, hahahaha!!

My man over looking the Bay

Johnny in the wild flowers

California Poppy

Johnny waaaaay out on the hill

Some more old photos

These pictures are in no particular order. Each and
everyone of them say a thousand words. I will try and
copy down what each picture says on the back IF there
is anything written. For the one of Marylou under
the table at Grandma and Grandpa's house I just want
to say that ALL the grandkids LOVED being under
here.

Grandma took this one of her violets. She loved
her violets and she had the PERFECT sunny
window for them! Some day I'm going to have
a little violet collection of my own!

On the back of this one, Grandma wrote: "Good picture
of Musselman's house (back of us) and our back yard
and our pine trees. Last summer" 1983

My mom wrote: "Alberto Lens, after Gall Bladder
operation July 25, 1980 Hayward, Ca. 'The Pirate'
Artichoke pland and Mary Lou's head"

Marylou, August 1977

Grandma in the backyard, folding laundry
off the line. I used to watch her doing this all the
time. She never asked us to help fold and I
know now that it's because we all have our own
special way of folding laundry- I do!

My handsome Grandpa. I think this is either late
70's or early 80's.

My beautiful Mama

This is me by my Grandpa's garden in Michigan.

Marylou at a few months old with one of our
home-made Raggedy Ann dolls.

"Mary Lens, Mary Lou Lens 4 months
Linda Lens 2 years 4 months
House- Hayward Dec. 1976"

Grandpa holding Marylou in 1976
in Michigan

"Linda 2 years 4 months"

My mom said she remembers taking this
picture of Marylou and me.

Bringing Marylou home from the hospital.
My first time meeting my little sister.

Believe it or not, I can remember this day.

Wearing my Grandpa's hat

Grandpa's amazing garden- we all MISS that
garden and it's beautiful bounties! I've always
LOVED vegetables and I think it's because we
always had them made fresh from love.

My Great Grandma Rippey, on my Grandmother's
side. I have a pillow like hers!

At the beach with my Papa and my sister-
we have always loved the Ocean.

We were cute but oh, so naughty!!

My gorgeous, gorgeous Aunt Jayne!
I LOVE this picture!!

More recent but still one that I love of Marylou
and me probably some where out in nature.

My Robbie John at the cabin on Lake Eerie.
What a CUTIE!!