Had to share this picture of Julia-- her smile reminds me of Allison as a baby.

Allison's Japan trip, fall 2011

With my friend Yoshiko and her son Taishi in rural western Japan.

The palace at Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto.

Arashiyama, Kyoto.

With the owner of my favorite restaurant and my friend Mimi
in Tokuyama (the city where I first lived when I moved to Japan).

With my friend Rie's children at a restaurant in Tokuyama.

The garden at Nanzenji, Kyoto.

... more photos from this summer

With Henry in D.C.

With Rachel, David, and Anna in Philadelphia.

High Line Park in NYC.

Allison's trip to Europe this summer

In front of the d'Orsay Museum, Paris.

Allison and Paula in Paris.

Antwerp.

In Utrecht, with my friend Michelle (from Bryn Mawr) who was living in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam.

Jessica and Julia

Geo's homage to the two cranes we came to know this spring

Vegan Coffee Shop in NYC

Julie wearing the hat I knit for her--I bet you didn't know that your daughter had so much talent!

Tati in NY

Henry's latest favorite Washington Monument!

From the Oregon Art Beat Story

Tatiana Hargreaves is also a fiddler. She's working on teaching herself old-time fiddle music from recordings on the internet.

 

Tati's Trip to Spain

 

Chuchi and I in Segovia (Chuchi picked me up after my homestay and took me to the fiddle camp)

Dinner at Casares- a typical Andalucian white village

Dressing up for the fair- everyone dresses up in traditional Flamenco costume!


In Marbella which was 20 mins from Estepona where I was living. (Grandma and Poppy you had sent me your notes from your trip to Spain and you were in to Marbella too!)

Trip to Seattle & Vancouver

Natan and I were in Seattle (for a friend's wedding) and in Vancouver (for an extra vacation) a few weeks ago. The weather was perfect (a nice break from the hot/humid Chicago weather) and we had a great trip. We loved both cities!

The wedding was outside of the Seattle Aquarium.


The aquarium is famous for having an enormous octopus.


During the reception, we wandered all over the aquarium (which was extra cool because the aquarium was closed to the public for the wedding).

My college roommate, Ashley, lives in Seattle now. She took us all over the city.
This photo is from Gas Works park.

The flowers at Pike's Place Market were beautiful!

Stanley Park in Vancouver

It was pretty cloudy, so we never got a great view of the mountains.


Fresh fruit at the Granville Island Market!

Natan's birthday was last weekend.
We had some friends over for a cookout and I made him a strawberry shortcake.

Alex in Chicago!

Alex performed in Chicago a few weeks ago. The show was great!! It was so nice to catch up with him after the show and to meet Sarah. The photos are a little blurry, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

Crane Family of three

Allison's Yosemite Photos

Happy belated birthday, Grandma! I hope you're doing well. (And I hope your cataract surgery went smoothly.)

Here are some photos from my trip to Yosemite in May, with some friends from my linguistics department: