Andy Smallman

8 July 2016 : In London, Jetlagged

Published on July 8, 2016April 3, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

Yes, that's Melinda in the lower left. Yes, we were crossing a street in London. That's in England. I've never been here before! — Yes, that’s Melinda in the lower left. Yes, we were crossing a street in London. That’s in England. I’ve never been here before!

6 July 2016 : Test Post

Published on July 6, 2016April 3, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

So, Melinda and I are excited to be heading back to France. We leave tomorrow

Considering wines to bring to France. How crazy is that?

night, flying first to London where we will be spending Friday night. On Saturday we fly to Nantes! Frederique and Laurent will be picking us up at the Nantes airport on Saturday afternoon. For those in Seattle scoring at home, we should be in Nantes by 6am Seattle time on Saturday.

I am calling this a test post because I’m writing it with my new Bluetooth keyboard on my iPad Mini. I’m not taking a computer this time so I want to make sure this will work. If you’re reading this, it did.

Chloe and Ella, along with our neighbors, will be keeping careful watch on our house. So don’t you go thinking the place is vacant just because I’m posting here.

If all goes as expected, my next post will be from England!

25 June 2016 : Organizing

Published on June 25, 2016 by Andy Smallman2 Comments

For those of you who receive email messages every time I post to this blog, please take note. I’m going to be moving posts I placed on my French Sabbatical blog to this blog as part of some archiving I’m doing of personal items. I have roughly two years of posts to move over and it will take some time. And I think you’ll get an email message each time I do it, hence this, um, warning. When I’m done, the sabbatical blog will be left with just the posts from the sabbatical, which I prefer.

Once this work is done, which I hope to complete over the next two weeks, I’ll be ready to start posting here regularly again. Hooray! Right?!

11 January 2016 : Taking a Break

Published on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

I’ll post periodically and maybe even get back to daily posts in the near future. But for the time being, I’m going to take a break from trying to post every day.

Also, at some point I’m going to move posts from one of my other blogs to this one. For those of you who subscribe to this one, that means you’ll get a message each time I do this. You’ll recognize it happening once I start making the switch.

More soon!

10 January 2016 : Hey to Bérnard!

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That’s Bérnard, Celeste’s dad, in this photo with me from 2014. He had taken me to a farm in Normandy where Calvados, that delicious French apple brandy, is made. I just want him to know that I’ve been thinking about him so decided to post this picture. Hey, Bérnard!

9 January 2016 : Photo Booth 2010

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8 January 2016 : Cool Drawing

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This picture was drawn of me by a friend in 1992 when I received my graduate degree.

7 January 2016 : Hey Celeste!

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Hey Celeste,

Are you paying attention to my blog? Or are you too busy acclimating yourself back to school in Nantes? If so, I understand. If you get the chance, let me know how things are going.

You might recall that the last two months on the first Thursday, November & December, Kevin came over for dinner. He did the same tonight. Milo is at his class and Lynn is in Los Angeles again directing some TV show. This time, it’s not one that I know, but Alex, Chloe’s boyfriend, knew about it. So I’m probably not young enough to know how cool it is. I can’t even remember the name of it. But it’s some blogger who is famous for interviewing Barack Obama. Kevin is sorry we didn’t manage to get a picture of you and Lynn.

Anyway, the photo here is a screenshot of the songs we were listening to during Kevin’s visit tonight. I made a lemon-walnut-chicken dish which came out great. Of course, you wouldn’t have eaten it, considering the chicken. But I made a salad, too, so you would have managed. Kevin brought a bottle of champagne in honor of Melinda’s and my 25th anniversary. You might recall that he was one of he few people at our wedding, duped into being a witness.

So that’s what happened at our place in Seattle tonight. What’s new with you?

Love,

—Andy

6 January 2016 : Happy Holidays From the Boudeaus!

Published on January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

I was so happy to receive this picture from my French running buddy, Laurent (second from the left), over the holidays. I know all of the people in this picture and am looking forward to seeing them this summer!

5 January 2016 : 365 Faces of Celeste (circa 2011)

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We’ve been thinking about Celeste the last couple of days, knowing she’s been back to her school in Nantes. How’s it going, Celeste? Remember, you owe me a special picture!