Dad & Mom in Washington DC

Say hi to Bruce, THE DAD. I adore him. Our daughters' boyfriends and many small children have often feared him. Starving students and newlyweds at church know him as the Great BBQ King. Our ...

2009-02-22T14:00:26Z

Sandra Webster
Say hi to Bruce, THE DAD. I adore him. Our daughters' boyfriends and many small children have often feared him. Starving students and newlyweds at church know him as the Great BBQ King. Our ...

This is Bruce and me together, on a trip to Jamaica three or four years ago. I know I'm smiling, but I knew even before seeing a copy of this photo that Bruce would look great and I just soo ...

2009-06-04T14:09:40Z

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This is Bruce and me together, on a trip to Jamaica three or four years ago. I know I'm smiling, but I knew even before seeing a copy of this photo that Bruce would look great and I just soo ...

Now HERE is a picture of me that I absolutely love. In fact, it's my all-time favorite picture of me. It's just so, uh, me.

2009-02-22T14:31:02Z

Sandra Webster
Now HERE is a picture of me that I absolutely love. In fact, it's my all-time favorite picture of me. It's just so, uh, me.

This is how Bruce has looked at me for over eighteen years: with a mixture of love and amusement. I, of course, am looking at him--as always--with absolute devotion. ;-)

2009-06-02T05:28:51Z

Sandra Webster
This is how Bruce has looked at me for over eighteen years: with a mixture of love and amusement. I, of course, am looking at him--as always--with absolute devotion. ;-)

This is our first Washington DC home, on Huntington Street. We moved into this house the last week in December, 1999. "We" included Bruce, me, Crystal, Jon, and Wes. We rented it from the th ...

2009-06-04T14:06:25Z

Sandra Webster
This is our first Washington DC home, on Huntington Street. We moved into this house the last week in December, 1999. "We" included Bruce, me, Crystal, Jon, and Wes. We rented it from the th ...

This is a shot of the living room during our second Christmas in DC. Our first year there we moved into this house just a few days before Christmas, so there were mostly boxes everywhere, bu ...

2009-06-02T10:03:52Z

Sandra Webster
This is a shot of the living room during our second Christmas in DC. Our first year there we moved into this house just a few days before Christmas, so there were mostly boxes everywhere, bu ...

We had a great time decorating the house our second Christmas, even the little nooks and crannies... Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

2009-06-02T09:56:46Z

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We had a great time decorating the house our second Christmas, even the little nooks and crannies... Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

I really fell in love with this old house, and it was really a labor of love to decorate for the holidays that year. Hungtington Street house Washington DC December 2000

2009-06-02T10:37:16Z

Sandra Webster
I really fell in love with this old house, and it was really a labor of love to decorate for the holidays that year. Hungtington Street house Washington DC December 2000

If you click to enlarge this one you'll see some of my favorite Santas. Huntington Street House Washington DC December 2000

2009-06-02T10:21:42Z

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If you click to enlarge this one you'll see some of my favorite Santas. Huntington Street House Washington DC December 2000

Just another view, so you can see that there definitely wasn't any snow yet. We did get some later that winter. Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

2009-02-22T10:41:58Z

Sandra Webster
Just another view, so you can see that there definitely wasn't any snow yet. We did get some later that winter. Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

There's nothing quite like night time in a cozy house during the holidays, and I just loved this little old house soooo much. Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

2009-06-02T10:43:21Z

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There's nothing quite like night time in a cozy house during the holidays, and I just loved this little old house soooo much. Huntington Street house Washington DC December 2000

A glimpse of the backyard, and a feeling for the neighborhood. In the distance, on the upper left-hand side, you can see the corner of a fairly tall building. That building sat on the other ...

2009-06-04T14:02:20Z

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A glimpse of the backyard, and a feeling for the neighborhood. In the distance, on the upper left-hand side, you can see the corner of a fairly tall building. That building sat on the other ...

This is a view of Huntington Street looking the other direction, towards Reno Road (another major thoroughfare). This was taken after a snowfall that actually stuck around for awhile, in 200 ...

2009-06-04T14:07:20Z

Sandra Webster
This is a view of Huntington Street looking the other direction, towards Reno Road (another major thoroughfare). This was taken after a snowfall that actually stuck around for awhile, in 200 ...

...And here's a slightly broader view of the rather small backyard. Winter, 2000.

2009-06-06T04:03:32Z

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...And here's a slightly broader view of the rather small backyard. Winter, 2000.

Here's a view from the back of the yard looking toward (surprise!) the back of the house. Snow's gone--it's suddenly summer, just like that. It's surprising to me how small the house loo ...

2009-02-22T14:30:59Z

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Here's a view from the back of the yard looking toward (surprise!) the back of the house. Snow's gone--it's suddenly summer, just like that. It's surprising to me how small the house loo ...

This was one of Deacon's favorite places. He'd keep watch over the yard, making sure no birds or squirrels dared set foot on his land!

2009-06-04T14:09:12Z

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This was one of Deacon's favorite places. He'd keep watch over the yard, making sure no birds or squirrels dared set foot on his land!

A favorite spot, the window seat in the kitchen.

2009-06-04T14:11:51Z

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A favorite spot, the window seat in the kitchen.

See what I mean?

2009-02-22T14:28:26Z

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See what I mean?

I loved this kitchen!

2009-06-04T14:04:20Z

Sandra Webster
I loved this kitchen!

I loved it so much I'm including two pictures of it.

2009-06-04T14:05:13Z

Sandra Webster
I loved it so much I'm including two pictures of it.

One view of the living room.

2009-06-04T14:10:45Z

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One view of the living room.

A view from the other direction.

2009-06-04T14:06:26Z

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A view from the other direction.

This photo is just to prove that I no longer kill every plant I own.

2009-06-04T14:22:31Z

Sandra Webster
This photo is just to prove that I no longer kill every plant I own.

Another of Crys's favorite places in "the Huntington house".

2009-06-04T14:02:04Z

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Another of Crys's favorite places in "the Huntington house".

View of the front entryway, leading directly back to the kitchen. Off to the right is the living room.

2009-06-04T14:06:16Z

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View of the front entryway, leading directly back to the kitchen. Off to the right is the living room.

Heading upstairs.

2009-06-04T14:02:29Z

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Heading upstairs.

Here's the landing, halfway up. I was really fond of this little landing, especially the huge window. It made the whole upstairs so much lighter.

2009-02-22T14:29:52Z

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Here's the landing, halfway up. I was really fond of this little landing, especially the huge window. It made the whole upstairs so much lighter.

Upstairs. Duh. The open door on the left is one bedroom. This was first Jon's room. When he moved back to Utah, I took it over and made it over into an "office". The next door led into ...

2009-02-22T14:31:19Z

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Upstairs. Duh. The open door on the left is one bedroom. This was first Jon's room. When he moved back to Utah, I took it over and made it over into an "office". The next door led into ...

Bruce's home office was actually a converted closet. It's astonishing how much he managed to cram into so little space!

2009-06-04T14:08:36Z

Sandra Webster
Bruce's home office was actually a converted closet. It's astonishing how much he managed to cram into so little space!

Here's another view. Luckily, Bruce had a real office at PriceWaterhouseCooper downtown on K Street, but look how many books he still managed to get into that little space!

2009-06-04T14:04:43Z

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Here's another view. Luckily, Bruce had a real office at PriceWaterhouseCooper downtown on K Street, but look how many books he still managed to get into that little space!

Could he actually turn around in there?

2009-06-04T14:01:48Z

Sandra Webster
Could he actually turn around in there?

The master bedroom was also comparatively small, but it was so cozy, and had three sets of windows, so it was always light and airy.

2009-06-04T14:08:06Z

Sandra Webster
The master bedroom was also comparatively small, but it was so cozy, and had three sets of windows, so it was always light and airy.

We had this great little TV area. The bathroom, which was very tiny (but had one of the best showers I've ever used!) is just off to the left, where the door is open.

2009-06-04T14:05:42Z

Sandra Webster
We had this great little TV area. The bathroom, which was very tiny (but had one of the best showers I've ever used!) is just off to the left, where the door is open.

Here it is, my first-ever-in-my-entire-life office. It doubled as a guest room. It was very YELLOW, and I didn't have permission to paint, so I did my best to work around/with it. I was c ...

2009-06-04T14:02:25Z

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Here it is, my first-ever-in-my-entire-life office. It doubled as a guest room. It was very YELLOW, and I didn't have permission to paint, so I did my best to work around/with it. I was c ...

I loved having all my stuff at my fingertips, and being surrounded by some of my favorite paintings, photos, and objects.

2009-06-04T14:17:44Z

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I loved having all my stuff at my fingertips, and being surrounded by some of my favorite paintings, photos, and objects.

Now THIS is the next home we lived in. We thought we'd be in the house on Huntington for three years, but the ambassador and his wife were called home about a year-and-a-half early, so we fo ...

2009-02-22T14:32:32Z

Sandra Webster
Now THIS is the next home we lived in. We thought we'd be in the house on Huntington for three years, but the ambassador and his wife were called home about a year-and-a-half early, so we fo ...

Here's a view of our quiet little Quebec Street, taken in the spring before all the outrageous colors bloom.

2009-06-04T14:02:16Z

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Here's a view of our quiet little Quebec Street, taken in the spring before all the outrageous colors bloom.

And now you get to look up the street. Notice the bent fence post. It was straight when we moved in, but someone ran into it almost immediately. A longtime resident down the street later tol ...

2009-06-04T14:00:49Z

Sandra Webster
And now you get to look up the street. Notice the bent fence post. It was straight when we moved in, but someone ran into it almost immediately. A longtime resident down the street later tol ...

Here are Laverne ("Lovey") and Shirley ("The Entitled One"), looking uncharacteristically calm with the front door open. They're usually barking frantically and trying to find a way to run o ...

2009-06-04T14:01:36Z

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Here are Laverne ("Lovey") and Shirley ("The Entitled One"), looking uncharacteristically calm with the front door open. They're usually barking frantically and trying to find a way to run o ...

Here's the view of the entryway and front door from the top of the stairs. These are the stairs that Lovey and Shirley race down whenever they hear the slightest noise at the front door. Lov ...

2009-06-04T14:09:32Z

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Here's the view of the entryway and front door from the top of the stairs. These are the stairs that Lovey and Shirley race down whenever they hear the slightest noise at the front door. Lov ...

Here's the entryway, leading into the dining room. One might be tempted to assume that the child gate means there are children here, but that's not the case. This is a DOGGY gate, and it's t ...

2009-06-04T13:56:29Z

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Here's the entryway, leading into the dining room. One might be tempted to assume that the child gate means there are children here, but that's not the case. This is a DOGGY gate, and it's t ...

Here's the dining room. With all the kids but Crys and Em grown and gone, we finally had the money for an actual grown-up dining table and chairs. And then when we had all the kids, spouses, ...

2009-06-04T14:02:03Z

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Here's the dining room. With all the kids but Crys and Em grown and gone, we finally had the money for an actual grown-up dining table and chairs. And then when we had all the kids, spouses, ...

Here's one view of my playroom (I've given up thinking of it as an "office"). A couple of years ago I upgraded my digital piano, but getting the midi hardware and software to really be funct ...

2009-02-22T14:32:04Z

Sandra Webster
Here's one view of my playroom (I've given up thinking of it as an "office"). A couple of years ago I upgraded my digital piano, but getting the midi hardware and software to really be funct ...

This is a broader view of the playroom, where I've thought up more projects than I've had energy, time, talent or expertise to finish--or sometimes to even start. This room was pretty much c ...

2009-02-22T14:34:08Z

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This is a broader view of the playroom, where I've thought up more projects than I've had energy, time, talent or expertise to finish--or sometimes to even start. This room was pretty much c ...

And now we move on to the Great Room--family room and kitchen combined. It really is a great room, for lounging with a cozy fire, or for cooking for a family or a crowd, or for entertaining ...

2009-06-04T14:04:39Z

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And now we move on to the Great Room--family room and kitchen combined. It really is a great room, for lounging with a cozy fire, or for cooking for a family or a crowd, or for entertaining ...

Other direction, the kitchen. I recently realized that when we move if our next kitchen doesn't have a hanging pot rack I will die. Really.

2009-02-22T14:32:46Z

Sandra Webster
Other direction, the kitchen. I recently realized that when we move if our next kitchen doesn't have a hanging pot rack I will die. Really.

Here's another angle, just to satisfy my need for balance and completeness. Not that the room IS balanced. There's feng shui in here somewhere, by I'm not sure I'll find it until I ditch the ...

2009-06-04T14:02:41Z

Sandra Webster
Here's another angle, just to satisfy my need for balance and completeness. Not that the room IS balanced. There's feng shui in here somewhere, by I'm not sure I'll find it until I ditch the ...

Oh, well, since I'm unbalanced already, I'll add yet one more view. I fell in love with this table years ago (the top swivels and opens, making it double the size), and the minute Aaron saw ...

2009-06-04T14:04:26Z

Sandra Webster
Oh, well, since I'm unbalanced already, I'll add yet one more view. I fell in love with this table years ago (the top swivels and opens, making it double the size), and the minute Aaron saw ...

The kitchen opens onto this, the back deck. This is also a very typical DC view. All the really good neighborhood stuff really happens here, on the decks and in the back yards, which face th ...

2009-06-04T14:05:30Z

Sandra Webster
The kitchen opens onto this, the back deck. This is also a very typical DC view. All the really good neighborhood stuff really happens here, on the decks and in the back yards, which face th ...

Look, it's a ghost dog! It just came from Bruce's office! What's he been doing in there?

2009-06-04T14:09:48Z

Sandra Webster
Look, it's a ghost dog! It just came from Bruce's office! What's he been doing in there?

OO-wweeee-OOOO. Is that another ghost dog passing stealthily under Bruce's chair?

2009-06-04T14:21:05Z

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OO-wweeee-OOOO. Is that another ghost dog passing stealthily under Bruce's chair?

Oh, no! Now Bruce is gone, his chair flung suspiciously to the side, the room in seeming chaos--and those dogs are IN THE COMPUTER MONITOR! It's just like POLTERGEIST. Bruce, if you've b ...

2009-06-02T04:34:55Z

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Oh, no! Now Bruce is gone, his chair flung suspiciously to the side, the room in seeming chaos--and those dogs are IN THE COMPUTER MONITOR! It's just like POLTERGEIST. Bruce, if you've b ...

Thank all that's good and right in the world--you got my message! Here you are, back and big as life. But what is that stange creature with the huge ears you're holding? Oh, Shirley. Okay ...

2009-06-04T14:04:07Z

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Thank all that's good and right in the world--you got my message! Here you are, back and big as life. But what is that stange creature with the huge ears you're holding? Oh, Shirley. Okay ...

And now--it's on to pictures of the dogs. Notice that these guys are all curled up on OUR pillows. They're especially fond of snuggling under the covers on the featherbed, with the down comf ...

2009-07-10T20:17:00Z

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And now--it's on to pictures of the dogs. Notice that these guys are all curled up on OUR pillows. They're especially fond of snuggling under the covers on the featherbed, with the down comf ...

This is Laverne, but we almost always call her "Lovey". She's full of doggie love energy, except of course with strangers, when she transforms into "Demon Dog".

2009-02-22T14:06:55Z

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This is Laverne, but we almost always call her "Lovey". She's full of doggie love energy, except of course with strangers, when she transforms into "Demon Dog".

This was Deacon's way of either telling me he really, really, really wanted to go with me--or he really, really, really didn't want me to go at all.

2009-06-02T05:25:21Z

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This was Deacon's way of either telling me he really, really, really wanted to go with me--or he really, really, really didn't want me to go at all.

This is Shirley. Just look at that sweet little puppy face. You'd be tempted to think, "Awwwh, what an adorable, sweet little dog." Well, she is sweet and adorable, when everyone does what ...

2009-02-22T14:06:37Z

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This is Shirley. Just look at that sweet little puppy face. You'd be tempted to think, "Awwwh, what an adorable, sweet little dog." Well, she is sweet and adorable, when everyone does what ...

Do you think there's something wrong with the fact that Bruce has taken more pictures of the dogs than he has of all our children? This is one of the reasons he takes so many--they're so ins ...

2009-06-02T05:15:52Z

Sandra Webster
Do you think there's something wrong with the fact that Bruce has taken more pictures of the dogs than he has of all our children? This is one of the reasons he takes so many--they're so ins ...

I think this must be one of the most perfect dog photos ever taken, and it's without a doubt my favorite photo of Laverne and Shirley. Bruce took it, of course.

2009-06-02T05:19:24Z

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I think this must be one of the most perfect dog photos ever taken, and it's without a doubt my favorite photo of Laverne and Shirley. Bruce took it, of course.

Bruce took the following photos as we walked home from voting (at John Eaton School, a few blocks away). It was a gorgeous and unusually balmy day--a perfect one for taking some autumn pictu ...

2009-06-04T12:09:39Z

Sandra Webster
Bruce took the following photos as we walked home from voting (at John Eaton School, a few blocks away). It was a gorgeous and unusually balmy day--a perfect one for taking some autumn pictu ...

This is my "oh, WHY do you have to point that camera at me--but I still love you anyway," look. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

2009-06-04T12:02:34Z

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This is my "oh, WHY do you have to point that camera at me--but I still love you anyway," look. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

A look "up" Reno Road. Or maybe it's a side street. No, I'm pretty sure it's Reno. I think. Somewhere in Washington DC November 2004

2009-06-04T11:59:53Z

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A look "up" Reno Road. Or maybe it's a side street. No, I'm pretty sure it's Reno. I think. Somewhere in Washington DC November 2004

Okay, now I'm sure this is Reno, heading toward Quebec Street. Both Bruce and I loved this wonderful, quirky, old neighborhood. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

2009-06-04T12:06:20Z

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Okay, now I'm sure this is Reno, heading toward Quebec Street. Both Bruce and I loved this wonderful, quirky, old neighborhood. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

Trees like this one are one of the reasons autumn along the Atlantic Seaboard, down into the Appalachians, and up into New England, are so spectacular. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

2009-06-04T12:03:12Z

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Trees like this one are one of the reasons autumn along the Atlantic Seaboard, down into the Appalachians, and up into New England, are so spectacular. Reno Road Washington DC November 2004

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2009-02-22T10:48:47Z

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2009-06-02T23:44:07Z

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