Recent Photos from Larch Lake Hike

Hi Familia!

Thought I would share these photos for my first post. Carter thanks for setting up the blog! Click on the link below to view photos from our hike this past weekend to Larch Lake located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. We spent the weekend at Scottish Lakes High Camp with my parents and good friends and Wisconsin natives Dave and Betsy Cook. Although we were a couple weeks early to see the larch trees in all their yellow glory, we did get to enjoy some vine maple and huckleberry foliage. Happy fall!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdrh/sets/72157602129234406/

Love,
Brooke

Hill Family Reunion August 07

Hello

Just a quick note about how to get an individual account for this blog for those who are interested.

You got an invitation e-mail from Carter at the beginning of September (not the first e-mail about this blog) to join this blog as an individual author. Here's how to do it...

1. Follow the link in that invitation e-mail. You will be asked for your Gmail accounts (you have to have a Gmail account to create an individual account on this blog. Gmail accounts can be useful in other ways too, so it's not a bad thing to sign up for.)
2. If you don't have the Gmail account, follow the Google/Gmail link by Sign In for this blog to create the Gmail account.
3. Next time you log into this blog, use the username and password for that Gmail account.

Boston is getting colder. We went to Haymarket yesterday and got 4 pounds of tomatoes, 2 pounds of potatoes, 3 onions, 5 cucumbers, 1 lb feta cheese, 5 bagels, Armenian bread, 8 garlic heads, 5 Cuban peppers, and 10 lbs of strawberries - yes, we were a little too excited but we only spent $20 for all these food!

We made strawberry jam from 7 lbs of strawberries this afternoon and the kitchen is sticky everywhere. Somehow I got the jam on my back as well. We're now roasting the garlic in the oven...we'll see how it turns out. If you have any ideas how to cook all these foods, let us know!

September in MN

Hi there.... just wondering where all the young ones in the family are? Isn't blogging for them? This is a new venue and adventure for me-and if Andy can do it, so can I!

Our Badgers won last night! It's 80 degrees out today- so I'm off to the garden for some fall clean up and weeding. We have to rotate this next year - but we've had a huge crop of tomatoes, peppers and basil. Canning is our specialty- especially at night!

Not too much news here; Curt turned 59 with humor and grace; we also celebrated our 22 anniversay this month. Looking forward to the cruise in 2009. Should we use this blog for communication on this subject?? Merry

hey everybody this is Woguyo and i am justing writing this to give anybody that wants to keep in touch my phone number ( 206-291-8955) School is going great!!!!

From Winnie

Our house is childless. It is an eerie feeling. Plus, I am having a hard time adjusting to how much food to buy.

Quick update on the kids:

Ben and Mika can speak for themselves. Still in Boston.

Kit is looking for some adventure, maybe a change in venue. He is studying for GRE's, also car-less after a rear-ending incident. He is doing extremely well on the bike. Only time will tell as the weather changes to more moisture. We get to see each other with Costco runs. He needs his protein.

Nate just returned from Alaska where he was helping a friend build a house in a remote section of Southeast Alaska. He does not put roofing on the top of his list of activities. He left this weekend to return to Oregon, possibly working on an organic farm for a while. He is taking time off school for the year because he needs jaw surgery.

Lisa is finishing up her summer in Alaska, working on the train from Anchorage to Fairbanks. She usually would work one or two runs (14 hours each day), then have several days off. Well, the work crew is skeleton as the season winds down, so she had 5 runs, one day off, and now had 7 runs. She is exhausted and looking forward to returning stateside to have a vacation. She will return to Denver and perhaps work in the mountains, skiing during her free time.

Alemitu returned from Ethiopia this last week, spending 3 days in NYC as a guest of Charlie and Christine. Thanks for having her. She isn't all that driven to spend money after her time in Ethiopia and meeting with her birth siblings. It was SO emotional to see her family in rather dire circumstances. She describes her brothers as "bags of bones." She has been applying for jobs, trying to finish school a quarter earlier than anticipated so she can return to Ethiopia and work. Before she left for Ethiopia, she and 2 friends planned a trip to Mazatlan, so she is there for the next week. Of course, she isn't too good about keeping in touch, so we have heard nothing and probably won't until her return.

Woguyo got her GED and is almost finished with her high school diploma. She has decied she wants to be a CNA, so will start that training in about 6 weeks. She has a very positive attitude.

Carter and I are returning to Ashland, OR for the weekend to catch a few plays that we missed on the last trip. There was a bomb scare one afternoon, so we missed a play we truly wanted to see.

Bundy Hall-2007 (Mom's Favorite Place)

hey it's me Woguyo and i just want to say thanx Dad for starting this up it is a great way to keep in contact and i really like it a lot.

Greetings from MN!

Well, what a treat to have this up and running! Thanks, Carter, for following thru with this!

The MN State Fair just finished- and it continues to be an amazing event. An interesting fact- in terms of per day attendance, it is the largest event of it's kind in the English speaking world; the MN Great Get-Together had an average of 125,000 people every day..compared to 2006 numbers for Walt Disney Workd ast 46,000 or Disney land at 40,000 per day.

Of course, we like to go at "low tide" times- and watch the free music (ask Curt about the "Spam-ettes!!") the people watching, the amazing "Miracle of Birth" with hundreds of baby ducks, cows, lambs, horses, sheep and piglets being born over the 12 days, and the great displays. The creative arts building is of course a favorite- and I wish I could share that with many of your creative family members. I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Curt submits his mango cutney or other surprises next year.

Saw Thekla the other day- her new apartment reminds me of the many years gone by! The first day of school has such poignant memories for all of you- doesn't it? From Preschool to college- I have enjoyed the stories from you all!

As you know, I have been helping out as a supervisor at the hospital since July; feel like I am either sleeping or working nights all the time. The work is challenging- and the emergency codes/transfers are all too frequent!! Meanwhile, Curt has been canning and processing everything in site- 6 dozen ears of corn yesterday. (That's a hell of a lot of corn- let me tell you!) Hopefullly, I'll escape this weekend and join Andy and Mike up at the cabin this weekend. I need a break from the city, work and all responsibility!

Saw Dad recently; he is doing well. Has had some challenges with his menierries' (sp) and eye sight- other wise, status quo.

Thanks, again, Pete and Jo, for the great reunion- and to Jim for the awesome t-shirts. Love from Merry

Ben and Mika

Hi everyone! This is Ben and Mika. We just got back from NYC. We had a great time seeing our old friends and meeting new friends there.

Keep us posted!

Thanks for setting up the blog site, Carter-Hope your Labor Day Weedend was enjoyable, as for the rest of you Hills!!
Mike and I attended Bill and Dee Kaehlers oldest daughters wedding in Greenbay, WI via the Twin Cities. Fun to see the Kaehler Klan, some since 15-20years ago!! Moved Thekla into an apartment on Grand Ave.in St. Paul---what memories of that area, Grama Dee, Mom and Mer, Carter and Winnie at Mac, football games, Kit and Jumba Juice!!! Fun Area!! Well, the trees are JUST beginning to turn colors in Wisconsin....Eau Claire isn't recongnizable any more, and I-29 is a 4 lane all the way to GB!!! Kinda sad in some ways...Anyway...anxious to hear from the rest of you, andy
Bart and Quincy---what is the extent of the fires in Idaho?
Mer and Curt-did you get the 2 Pagodas?
Charlie and Christine, Sarah and Libby---first day of schools?
ps. Thekla turns 21 this Sunday!!!! her cell ### (605-261-7099)

I am here!

Just a quick note to establish that I have successfully navigated my way onto this site. Looking forward to seeing you all here soon.

Bart

Welcome to Hill Family News

It is labor day, 2007 and Carter is fulfilling his promise to set up a Blog site for members of the Hill Family (Inlaws, Outlaws, spouses, significant others, children, nephews, neices, etc.) to keep in touch with each other via this website posting site. Photos are fine but will require following directions on the website and a little patience to upload. Trial and error are also prerequisites in the process. I will try to include a photo in my next posting as a trial. Good luck and happy blogging!

Carter