Alan Irwin’s Blog

The real reason we travel to Northern California in the depths of winter (OK, anyone living east of California can stop chuckling) is to visit family. We avoid the crazy traffic during the holidays, so in January we visit family and friends, deliver (and receive!) gifts, and try to fit in a few activities.
This year [...]

My long suffering family is aware of - if not appreciative of - my failings as a timely birthday observer. This translates to the fact that I tend to forget people’s birthdays, and am lucky to send a belated something. In this case, I am only now getting to posting about my niece’s birthday from [...]

I’m just now getting around to posting images from our Thanksgiving dinner. Every year Harriet and I host a dinner for those “who are without a family, who can’t be with their family, or who would rather not be with their family” on Thanksgiving. It’s been called the Orphan Thanksgiving, the Dysfunctional Family Thanksgiving and [...]

My middle niece, Kimber, celebrated her 14th birthday on Wednesday. I sometimes refer to Kimber as my stealth niece, because the first impression you get is “cute and quiet”.
Wrong! She’s both gorgeous and really funny. The first time she came down to visit us on her own, I was surprised at how hard I laughed. [...]

My youngest nephew turned two on Wednesday. He’s a cute little guy with a great smile. Now I need an updated picture to post.