Truth is Stranger than fiction

Truth is Stranger than fiction
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In reply to an e-mail about updates to the "Two Duck Shoes" website, my friend Lucinda wrote:

"Derrick

Just bought a town in West Virginia![Shirley, WV. pop. 200] The internet is dangerous!!

Below are the house and general store and MY OWN POST OFFICE!

Plus a book exchange, a two-story barn, a garage, a pump house with grape arbor, a tractor barn, a chicken house, a second residence that may be salvageable, a creek and 71 acres.

My head is spinning............"

Lucinda was the co-owner of Atticus Books and still sells books on the web. To find out more, go to: http://www.atticusbooks.com/store/aboutatticus.html

Stranger than fiction, part 2
Originally uploaded by oldforest.

Lucinda's new house.

Rockin' at Ramer's Shoes

Rockin' at Ramer's Shoes
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After trying on shoes, Lily gets a chance to rock out.(7/22/05)

What are the chances?

What are the chances?
Originally uploaded by oldforest.

I've known Jared for nearly 25 years and I'm quite certain neither of us could predicted this...

Django Frederik Eliot Prausnitz HENDRICKSON(quite a name, isn't it?)

Getting acquainted

Getting acquainted
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Lily and cousin Haley(age 9) get acquainted(7/16/05).

Heather's brother Shane, his wife Billi Jo, and daughter Haley are visiting the States from Guam.

On the Beach

On the beach 15
Originally uploaded by oldforest.

Cape May was the first place that Heather and I ever went for vacation and while returning every Easter is a tradition, it's nice to go there "in-season" when it's actually beach weather.

A set of pics from our most recent visit can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kudukhsu/sets/621003/

We used to always try to stay at the Queen Victoria, a nice Bed & Breakfast, a block from the beach. Occasionally, we'd stay at their sister property, The Queen's Hotel, which is where we first stayed with Lily(then 7 weeks old). That first trip with Lily(like this recent one) was kind of spur of the moment, so when we decided to extend it by a couple of nights, The Queen's Hotel could not accommodate us. We ended up at Congress Hall(which evidently has been around in one form or another since 1816, a history can be found at: http://www.congresshall.com/pages/histmain_new.html), which turned out to be much more kid-friendly. It also has a lot more ammenities and a resort atmosphere. We've ended up there ever since.

Palisades Parade on July 4th, 2005

Lily waving the flag
Originally uploaded by oldforest.

We didn't go to the Mall to watch the fireworks, but we did go to the Palisades Parade in Northwest DC. Cute pictures of Lily and more can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kudukhsu/sets/611978/