Anthony and Nicole Mugica
August 12 was beautiful. The weather was warm and dry, the food and wine were perfect, the goats wore bow ties, and Anthony and Nicole got married under a back …
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Campus Martius and Cadillac Square Park
Deb, Ryan and I joined the Arlington family for a holiday walk at downtown Detroit’s Campus Martius and Cadillac Square parks. We started with a tasty meal and some select …
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Baby Tessa’s First Visit
Deb’s niece Brittany stopped over with baby Tessa on November 19. It was the first time we got to see and hold the little cutie, who didn’t make a peep …
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1904 Elgin Pocket Watch
After 5 months of anticipation, our family’s 1904 Elgin pocket watch has been cleaned and serviced. This watch belonged to my great-grandfather Amandus Wurm, who was born on July 12, …
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Loraine Visits Oregon
In September, Loraine and Deb flew west to Oregon to visit Nicki, Anthony, and Anthony’s mother Bari. This was Loraine’s first visit to Oregon, where she stayed at the family’s …
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Nicki and Anthony in Alaska
At the end of June, 2021, before heading back to Oregon from Michigan, Nicki and Anthony visited some friends in Alaska for some hiking and camping. Nicki sent back some …
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A Walk Through Seven Bridges Nature Area
Today, Enzo and I had the pleasure of joining Nicki, Anthony and their dog Lily for a walk through nearby Seven Bridges Nature Area. The dogs thoroughly enjoyed the hike, …
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Horst Waterbike Restoration – Pontoons Repaired
You may recall that in June I retrieved the rusted, discarded remains of what turned out to be a 1950s Horst Waterbike. Today I picked up the tiny aluminum pontoons …
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Movie Archive is Online
Earlier this year I added a streaming media server to Forths.com to host a collection of home movies. This server uses the open-source Jellyfin software to serve-up movies from 1955 …
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Baby Raccoons
Ryan’s friend Sara works at a veterinary clinic. She is currently helping to rehabilitate some orphaned baby raccoons. She stopped by Ryan’s for a visit this past weekend with the …
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