October-December, 2009
  
 
Thursday, October 1
Refugee Women's Alliance Fundraising Dinner and Cultural Fashion Show. My friend Hong works with this organization and she invited me to the event...
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oct-dec_2009_11.JPG (320717 bytes) Hong...
 
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oct-dec_2009_13.JPG (380257 bytes) Outside Hong's event, on the Seattle waterfront...
 
 
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Gathering chestnuts with Chunhee in Kirkland...
 
oct-dec_2009_17.JPG (451652 bytes) Monday, October 19
Keiko and Ai...
 
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Watching the salmon run, at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchry...
 
 
Friday, October 30
Halloween at Microsoft... in Studio-D...
 
oct-dec_2009_20.JPG (348423 bytes) Amy the photographer... with her Cannon Rebel...
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Saturday, November 7
Driving up to Monroe, WA for a WAC show...
 
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A rainbow at Studio-C...
 
oct-dec_2009_51.JPG (393849 bytes) Wednesday, November 18
"Camp Commons," near Studio-C...
 
 
Saturday, November 21
Bodies: The Exhibition, with Chunhee, Amy and David...
 
oct-dec_2009_52.JPG (249214 bytes) oct-dec_2009_53.JPG (337225 bytes) We parked at the Eastgate Transit Center in Belevue and took the bus to downtown Seattle where we rendezvoused with Amy and David. In the 2nd shot, Bigfoot is parked under the salmon's tail...
 
oct-dec_2009_54.JPG (308908 bytes) oct-dec_2009_55.JPG (306010 bytes) oct-dec_2009_56.JPG (391727 bytes) Looking west toward Seattle from the Eastgate Transit Center FRWY stop...
 
oct-dec_2009_57.JPG (255151 bytes) oct-dec_2009_58.JPG (172007 bytes) oct-dec_2009_59.JPG (197541 bytes) At the show... setup in a vacant department store. Chunhee is in the 1st shot, Amy in the 2nd...
 
 
oct-dec_2009_60.JPG (140672 bytes) Tuesday, November 24
Miyuki's Angel danced a jig while Eric looked on... in Studio-C...
 
oct-dec_2009_61.JPG (345812 bytes) Wednesday, November 25
Nathan, Studio-C barista, and his new electric...
 
oct-dec_2009_62.JPG (371206 bytes) Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Dinner with Chunhee and her sister's family, in Kirkland...
 
 
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With Keiko at Redmond Town Center...
 
 
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Ice fog...
 
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With Chunhee at Victor's Celtic Coffee in Redmond...
 
 
A sad email from Sister Jan...
 
From: Jan Hamilton
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
To: Steven J. Thompson; Brian Thompson
Subject: Smithers
 
Think about us this afternoon- Matt and I will have to take Smithers in to be put to sleep at 5:00 today, he has really gone down hill in the last 24 hours so we have no doubt it is the right thing to do.  The boys will get a chance to say goodbye when they get home from school and we will go from there.
 
Thanks for your concern and I hope you are both doing well,
 
Jan
 
Looking back at Smithers...
 
Smithers - Jan, Matt, and Will's new doggie...
 
Smithers was a fine dog...
 
 
 
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In the lab with Jay and Eric. Jay designs and builds guitar amps, and Eric is a collector of PRS guitars...
 
 
Saturday, December 12
Driving down to Puyallup for a WAC show... nice views of Mount Rainier along the say...
 
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Chunhee with Santa... Crossroads Mall...
 
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Old Bellevue, and downtown Bellevue...
 
 
Christmas, 2009
 
oct-dec_2009_84.jpg (766883 bytes) Wednesday, December 23
The 2009 Christmas Card...
 
oct-dec_2009_85.JPG (465064 bytes) Thursday, December 24
I was provided with a good supply of Duke's... in three assorted sizes...
 
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Sister Jan's family in North Carolina sent "Red Badge of Courage," by Stephen Crane, and "Six Years With the Texas Rangers, 1875 - 1881" by James B. Gillett... two fine books!
 
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Downtown Bellevue in the early afternoon, then coffee with Hong at Alderwood...
 
 
oct-dec_2009_91.JPG (337334 bytes) Monday, December 28
Facing east, toward the Cascade Mountains... I oft admired this view with a good mug of coffee in hand...
 
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Speaking of coffee... the 1st shot shows the coffee gear on the 4th floor of Studio-C, and the 2nd shot my coffee mug...
 
oct-dec_2009_94.JPG (367346 bytes) Wednesday, December 30
Facing east...
 
oct-dec_2009_95.JPG (420259 bytes) Saturday, January 2
Ayako Kimura and Ai...
 
oct-dec_2009_96.JPG (387615 bytes) Sunday, January 3
Ai at Factoria...