Open house parties

Seven months after moving into our new house, the renovations were complete. The last and biggest project was outside,

and upon its completion we hosted two open houses (two, in order to increase the opportunity for people to attend). A total of 135 family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues were able to visit, and it proved to be a splendid way to mark our settling in.

94 images 1. The first event was Sunday, November 25.

2. The extraordinarily warm weather allowed us to use the patio.

3. Connie Ridge's batik above Ramon y Cajol's cerebellar Purkinje cell (left) and a poinsettia (right)

4. the dining room held desserts

5. poached salmon, beef tenderloin, antipastos.

6. Zippy (on floor) was not impressed

7. Siblings Ray and Michelle Tellez made it all flow smoothly

8. Michelle, Angie, Alex, Ed, Doug, Joan, Jo

9. In the study - Dr. Chong Shen and Bill in front of the painting that Chong (a postdoc with Bill) brought as a gift last year.

10. Ed and Jo, Bob and Chris, Vu (our contractor), Becky (our landscape architect), Emmy with Matilda and Michael

11. John and Maria Eisemann, Bill, Karen and Chuck Hackard

12. In the craft room - Nathan, Katie, Clara, Thalia

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15. In the background, Pops (Thalia's paternal granddad) monitors activities

16. Neighbors of Jen and Dan (and us) Souzan Moridani and Tracey Hartman

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18. Time to raise the hoop

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20. Neighbors Ed and Jo, and role models Karen and Chuck (whose similar model home inspired us to buy)

21. Ryan Hartman and Magid Moridani

22. Nina (aka Mary Hoke) and granddaughter Matilda

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24. Michael and Thalia

25. Three generations

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29. Em, Mary, Matillda

30. Niece Katie Harbison and neighbor Hope Tregellas

31. Ethan, Hope, and Nathan Tregellas, and Alex and Kaite Harbison

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34. Emmy, Mary with Matilda, Karen, Joan

35. Jen

36. Week two: Prepartion by Joan, Courtney, and Michelle

37. Dave and Sam Stiner (middle) flanked by Grace (left) and mom Dr. Katie Richardson, who smoothed the way for Jen's hiring at Kaiser.

38. Jill and Bruce Wallace, Karen and Rob Stiner

39. Joan, Rob, Valli, John W., Sam

40. Sam and Karen, Jill and Bruce

41. John and Jo Ann, Jill, Vallia and Tom, Bruce

42. Bill, Abby, Joan, Jesse

43. Rob Stiner with Caliope with her mom, Abby

44. Bill, Nathan, and the Willoughbys - JoAnn and John (who, in high school (class of '61, with Bill), sank 49 consecutive free throws, then, with PhD in aeronautical engineering, worked on the space shuttle before forming his own successful software company.

45. That's Tom McDougle standing - 747 pilot (SF to asia), now training youngsters on United's flight simulator here at Stapleton. On the right, his wife, acclaimed artist Valli Thayer McDougle, talking with Jill Wallace.

46. Karen and Rob Stiner, Anna (or is it twin Alex?) and dad Nathan (back to camera), Jill, Sukumar and daughter Annike, Bruce (husband of Jill)

47. Patty (left, calling to husband Mark, right), with Tom, Sue, and Joan in the middle

48. Bo Chapin and Laurie Hunter - two eminent lawyers, if of slightly different pollitical persuasions

49. Oren and Gidon Felsen decorating tree

50. Sue, Tom, and Abby holding 11 month old Caliope

51. Dylan in foreground

52. Dylan, grandson of Bo and Sandy Chapin, brother of Delaney, son of Ned and Trin, all of whom were in attendance

53. Tom, Mark (background), Abby holding Caliope, Sue (back to camara), Courtney ('Santa's helper') and Valli

54. Joan's Regis colleagues Lara, Amy, John, and (behind Joan) Jay

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56. standing: Abby and Jesse (Alex, Caliope, and Anna are also standing)

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58. Sandy, Tom, Sue, Laurie (sitting), Bo, Mariedo (sitting), Abby and Jesse. On the floor: mom Michelle, twins Alex and Anna, and dad Nathan

59. Bill, Sandy, Tom, Sue, Bo, Laurie; front: Michelle, Alex, Anna

60. Mike Ghedotti, Mariedo, John, Lara, Amy

61. Abby holding Caliope, Sue, Tom, Mike, Jay, John

62. Lara and Amy

63. Jen and Clara

64. Delaney

65. Ned and Delaney Chapin

66. Annike prepares to leap onto bouncy castle

67. Will Jr.

68. Two environmental scientists - Cath (Will Jr's mom) and Dan

69. Our wonderful nextdoor neighbors (with Jen and Bill), the Yens (all bilingual): dad Roy (back to camera), Madeline (4), mom Jennifer, and Zachery (7)

70. Joan, Tom, Sue, and two Sandys, with the beautiful orchid from the Yens (who flagrantly ignored our "no gifts" instruction) in the foreground

71. Why is this dog named Zippy?

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74. Debbie Liptzin at island

75. Roy and Zachary Yen

76. Two moms (right), both Jennifers, with daughters Madeline and Clara (each Jennifer also has a 7 year old son named Zachary)

77. Barb Perry (left) who sold our former house in 22 hours, Bill, Lee and Jessica Johnson (former yet still (in the mountains) neighbors), John Caldwell (rght)