Chronicles of the Willi

In the very waters that a young Davey Crockett once swam, we enjoyed ourselves last week!
They call it a “River”, but trust me, it’s no bigger than the Wappinger or Fishkill creeks back in NY. (Funny how living near the mighty Hudson River for so long puts things in a different perspective!)
Enjoy [...]

Filed under: Photos, fun on September 29th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

It’s our “Bloggaversary”!
Where has the time gone? Can it really have been an entire year since we began our family blog?
A good many things have taken place since the 28th of September 2007, the most obvious one being that we moved! (hopefully everybody knows that already…) After a 7 month ’stop’ [...]

Filed under: blog on September 28th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

“Do we have to do a photo shoot today, Walter? It’s hot!”
Oops, Walter didn’t get into the picture in time….
Uhhhhhhhh…… NO.
“Set the camera timer for 10 seconds, Walter – not 2!”
Uhhhhhhhh….. NO.
Now THAT’S, pretty cool!
To see the picture that we ended up going with, visit TheWilli.com! [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on September 25th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

..Except for a mouse!
Last week, upon arriving home after an all day expedition, we noticed that someone (or something) had helped themselves to the sunflower seeds in our pantry. Neat little holes in the bags, and the hulled remains of seeds were the tell-tale signs that “we were not alone”.
But the day was spent; [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on September 24th, 2008 | 14 Comments »

When we first met our neighbor he suggested that we raise a small herd of cattle. “You’ve got enough room for ‘em,” he said. But Dad responded, “We’re actually going to use our land for agricultural purposes; we’ll plant gardens of vegetables and herbs, fruit trees, etc…”
We’ve seen a few raised eyebrows in past conversations [...]

Filed under: Family News, Odds and Ends on September 22nd, 2008 | 9 Comments »

“The meaning of this small statement is huge. Finally, after 3 years of blood, sweet and tears, after hundreds of hours of work on the script and nearly as many revisions, after 15 grueling weeks of shooting, after working with hundreds and hundreds of friends we didn’t have at the beginning – Pendragon is finally [...]

Filed under: Odds and Ends on September 14th, 2008 | 15 Comments »

“I say spiders, for there were many”
Hidden inside some chimney pieces by the side of our house lived a whole family of black widow spiders!  Seven in all, most of them were found in old cardboard boxes which were immediately burned.

This is the view from the top.

This is a view of its underside – notice [...]

Filed under: Odds and Ends on September 12th, 2008 | 19 Comments »

To those of you on the email updates and haven’t visited this blog for a while:
Our “cyber move” is complete! Chronicles of the Willi is now using a subdomain, at http://Blog.TheWilli.com. What about the old TheWilli.com? Well, that has become a music band site!
As we hinted at before, we’re stepping out in [...]

Filed under: Family News on September 12th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

…When our house was put together!
Here’s a quick video that I put together for Oakwood Homes. Most of the footage was taken by Mom – way to go Mom!

Filed under: Uncategorized on September 9th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

We’re about to experience some downtime on TheWilli.com – the squirrels that run this server are going on strike!
When we emerge, this blog address will change to http://Blog.TheWilli.com!
Thanks for your patience! I’ve got to get negotiating with those furry, money-loving squirrels – they’re a tough lot.
[End of bad humor attempt]
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Filed under: Uncategorized on September 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments »