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Corona Diary #10: Urban hike at Stanford University

July 6, 2020 Anna

Today, July 4, 2020, we did an urban hike around the quad at Stanford University.

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Running II

  • 2015, Plantation Days
  • 2013, Goldy's
  • 2018, Turkey Trot
  • 2020, Valentine's Day, Our Friend Joe LoBianco
  • 2015, Plantation Days
  • 2010, Warrior Dash
  • 1980s, IBM Corporate Cup Team
  • 1988, Greenhills at IBM STL
  • 2011, Big Bunny
  • 2018, Together with Love
  • 2018, Race Against PH
  • 2016, Race Against PH
  • 2016, Hellyer
  • 2015, End of Summer
  • 1978, Fun Run
  • 1980s, Bay to Breakers
  • 2013, Santa Clara University
  • 2011, Universal Studios
  • 2010, Warrior Dash
  • 2010, Dirty Legs
  • 2010, Dirty Legs
  • 2010, Big Bunny
  • 2008, Bolder Boulder
  • 2005, Big Bunny
  • 2017, Summer Scamper

Viz of the Day: Average number of posts per year

Our goal for this site is one post per week, on average. Did we meet our goal in the time period 2015-2020?

For more information… Viz of the Day: News from Nan posts per year, on our VR Communications website

Most popular posts in 2020

Blomquist visit
Blomquist visit
Kelley turns 100
Kelley turns 100
Corona Diary #1
Corona Diary #1
French connection
French connection
Jill 'n' Mike's 20th
Jill ‘n’ Mike’s 20th
RIP Coach "Rapper"
RIP Coach “Rapper”
New puppies
New puppies
Ellen 'n' Rick's 25th
Ellen ‘n’ Rick’s 25th
SOMO garden
SOMO garden

Happy trails!

Granada, Spain

We have written a number of posts about trips we have taken. Links to some of the most popular are below. For others, search “travel.”

  • Grand Teton and Yellowstone 2019
    August 18, 2019
  • Rhine River cruise 2019
    July 31, 2019
  • California to Colorado 2018
    May 21, 2018
  • Archaeological survey of ancestral Pueblo sites
    April 23, 2017
  • Costa Rica 2016
    October 15, 2016

Nan’s writings

Nettie (Nan) Riedel

Here are a few PDF files of the many pieces Nan wrote during her lifetime. (They will be displayed in a new window.)

Nan’s European Diary, 1934 (travel journal)

Nan’s Alaskan Diary, 1938 (travel journal)

The Cat and the Dove, 1970, 1986 (reminiscence)

Crucifixion (true story of a drowning in Lake Huron)

Cats (stories about two of the Riedel family cats, Daisy and Mehitabel)

Books (short essay about the Riedel family’s love of books)

Below are links to shorter pieces published as blogs on this site:

  • “The cottage”: A magical place of our childhoods
    July 13, 2019
  • Valentine greetings from Nan (1995)
    February 14, 2019
  • Dear (and I do mean dear) Eliz
    February 9, 2019

Happy birthday! Happy anniversary!

We have written a number of posts celebrating the birthdays and wedding anniversaries of current family members and ancestors. Links to the most recent are below. To find more, search on “birthday” or “anniversary.”

  • Happy 25th anniversary, Ellen and Rick!
    October 7, 2020Anna
  • At the Blomquist-Johnson wedding (July 29, 2000) everyone had a really good time!
    July 29, 2020Anna
  • Happy 100th birthday, Kelley Riedel!
    March 16, 2020Anna
  • Marriage of William Moseley and Catherine Burns
    April 8, 2019Dick
  • Happy anniversary, Aunt Sal and Uncle Art
    April 2, 2019Anna

Dick’s high-tech adventure

Image of IBM 7090 Computer

The posts in the My High-Tech Adventure set contain memories of Dick’s experiences working in the computer industry from 1960 to 2012. Links to all published posts in that set are on this page:

“My hi-tech adventure” home page

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