Pebble Beach from the Point Lobos state Park Headlands.Sunday, July 29, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Fisher Family Reunion
Hello All. Here it is, the summer of 2007. The last activity concerning the “Fisher Reunion” was last fall when all agreed that the summer of 2008 was better than 2007. To recap where we left off, MaryAnne and I proposed the Carmel/Monterey area for the reunion location and asked for responses concerning location and dates. All of the respondents (Ann, Kate, Mary, Lisa, Misty, John, Meigs and Wendi) concurred that Carmel/Monterey would be great. Date preferences/restrictions ranged from the last two weeks in August but can be flexible from June through August, late June through July, and any time but the last week in August and the first week in July. So, it looks like mid-July is open?
Lodging preference seemed to lean toward a big house or a villa. Ann and (I think) Lisa did some internet research on suitable large houses. If I remember correctly nothing showed that would accommodate all of us, assuming all of us showed up. Incidently, MaryAnne and I estimated that there could be as many as 26 persons needing 14 rooms. John and Jan volunteered to go over there and investigate once they have a better idea of how many and what the lodging requirements really are. I’ve just emailed the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, telling them what we want to do and asking for information.
At the risk of sounding like the old curmudgeon that I am, I have to offer some caveats concerning renting a large domicile and sharing lodging. Not all of us will be intending to stay for same length of time. Sleeping/bathing accommodations will not be equal. Equitable sharing of cost will have to be worked out.
I think that it would be a good idea if we could lock down the dates, decide on the specific location and make our reservations no later than October. So, if I could get your comments in the next month, maybe we can get this under way. I’ll email the text of this blog entry to Kate and Meigs since they still don’t appear to be blog contributors. Love to all.
Lodging preference seemed to lean toward a big house or a villa. Ann and (I think) Lisa did some internet research on suitable large houses. If I remember correctly nothing showed that would accommodate all of us, assuming all of us showed up. Incidently, MaryAnne and I estimated that there could be as many as 26 persons needing 14 rooms. John and Jan volunteered to go over there and investigate once they have a better idea of how many and what the lodging requirements really are. I’ve just emailed the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, telling them what we want to do and asking for information.
At the risk of sounding like the old curmudgeon that I am, I have to offer some caveats concerning renting a large domicile and sharing lodging. Not all of us will be intending to stay for same length of time. Sleeping/bathing accommodations will not be equal. Equitable sharing of cost will have to be worked out.
I think that it would be a good idea if we could lock down the dates, decide on the specific location and make our reservations no later than October. So, if I could get your comments in the next month, maybe we can get this under way. I’ll email the text of this blog entry to Kate and Meigs since they still don’t appear to be blog contributors. Love to all.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
FisherCatch Photo Album!
I was looking through old email this morning and came across this very lovely idea of Kate's:"I wonder if we might put together some photo albums for our reunion. We could have a solid collection of the "original" Fishers along with Roses' people, and include pictures from the three Fisher kids' childhoods along with their families and their families' families. We could solicit 10 pix or so from each family to include in the album."
I'm not sure when the reunion will actually happen, but the idea of an album seems like a great project. I will volunteer to assemble an online version first-- to be linked here at FisherCatch. Then, once we have a good collection, I will investigate ways of printing out a version for each family.
Please send me photos with names, dates and any other information you think would be interesting. I'll start putting the online album together once I get back from my vacation (mid-July).
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
California, here I come!
Jack and I are off to California again on Friday. Here's a photo from our trip last year--we drove over the Altamont after a lovely brunch in Pleasanton with John and Jan.This year we're going straight up to Napa for a few days and then to Sonoma. I'll try to remember to post photos when we get back!
Newer, easier way to post photos
A lot has changed about Blogger since I last wrote out instructions for everyone. Now you can add photos directly into the post you are writing without having to use any other programs.
1) Make sure you have identified and saved the photos you want to publish in a folder (always easiest to rename them so you can grab them easily)
2) Log into FisherCatch at https://www.blogger.com/start
a) Blogger was bought by Google and will ask you to use your Google account. If you do not have a google account you'll need to create one. If you have gmail, you're all set.
3) You will see the Dashboard page and FisherCatch listed. Click the "New Post" link.
4) You will see the blog post template:
a) Fill in your title
5) Add your photos one at a time by:
a) Clicking the pictogram on the little tool bar that looks like a picture. A new window will open with the image upload form.
b) Click the "Browse" button and locate the photo you want
c) Select the layout (none, left, center, right). I usually use center.
d) Select the image size (I use large)
e) Click on "Upload Image"
6) You will be returned to the blog post template and your photo will be inserted. To caption it, click beneath the photo and type whatever you like.
7) To add another photo, click your "Enter" key twice to position your mouse and then repeat steps 5 and 6. Do this as many times as you like.
8) When you are all done, click on "Publish Post". Once the post has been uploaded you'll see a new window asking you to click "Done". You'll get a confirmation message and the option to "View Blog" (easiest to click on "in a new window") and see how it looks. If you need to change anything, just go back to the confirmation page and click on "Edit Post".
1) Make sure you have identified and saved the photos you want to publish in a folder (always easiest to rename them so you can grab them easily)
2) Log into FisherCatch at https://www.blogger.com/start
a) Blogger was bought by Google and will ask you to use your Google account. If you do not have a google account you'll need to create one. If you have gmail, you're all set.
3) You will see the Dashboard page and FisherCatch listed. Click the "New Post" link.
4) You will see the blog post template:
a) Fill in your title
5) Add your photos one at a time by:
a) Clicking the pictogram on the little tool bar that looks like a picture. A new window will open with the image upload form.
b) Click the "Browse" button and locate the photo you want
c) Select the layout (none, left, center, right). I usually use center.
d) Select the image size (I use large)
e) Click on "Upload Image"
6) You will be returned to the blog post template and your photo will be inserted. To caption it, click beneath the photo and type whatever you like.
7) To add another photo, click your "Enter" key twice to position your mouse and then repeat steps 5 and 6. Do this as many times as you like.
8) When you are all done, click on "Publish Post". Once the post has been uploaded you'll see a new window asking you to click "Done". You'll get a confirmation message and the option to "View Blog" (easiest to click on "in a new window") and see how it looks. If you need to change anything, just go back to the confirmation page and click on "Edit Post".