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Thanksgiving at the Benardino’s
For almost twenty years we lived across the driveway from the wonderful Sharon and Pepe Garcia. When they sold their house and moved last year we were so sad and felt such a loss. Our new neighbors the Benardino’s however are just about the best neighbors one could ask for. (Move over Sharon and…
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Radnor High School Senior Prom Photo Session at The Kono’s
Back row: Julia Gong, Jiaqi Huang, Phoebe Cai, Marcus Gomez, Yumiko Kono, Johnny Benardino Seated from Left: Shefain Islam, Julia Gallagher Yours Truly and Yumiko Shefain and Mr. and Mrs. Islam Mr. and Mrs. Islam John, Debbie and Johnny Benardino Phoebe Cai and Mr. and Mrs. Cai Courtney, Julia, Paul and Liz Gallagher Julia…
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New Portrait Lighting Kit
Oh boy…. I did a little splurging this week and invested in a portrait lighting kit. It’s a wonderful set of lights, umbrellas, and a background. Yumiko and Ken posed for me tonight and we had a lot of fun.
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Lost in Paris
Ken begged me not to tell this story, but I said it was too good to go to waste. So there we were. We had just finished a wonderful lunch at an Italian restaurant one block from the Louvre. We were all so proud of ourselves. Earlier that morning, we’d gotten to the museum…
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Sunday Morning at the Franklin Institute
Ain’t nothin as much fun as a Sunday Morning at the Benjamin Franklin Institute. Check out Yumiko on the High Wire!! And Ken (never touch sugar) eating an oatmeal raisin cookie AND a brownie. What’s the world coming to?!!?
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Japanese New Year’s Party
Yesterday was the New Year’s Party sponsored by the Japanese Association of Greater Philadelphia. Great time had by all. Ken sang in the chorus. Yumiko and Sally teased Ryan. And I ate way too much chocolate.
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Cape May
Ken, Yumiko, Yumiko’s friend Laura and I took the day off yesterday and headed to the beach for a sleepover at a wonderful old bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. It rained like crazy the whole three hour ride down, but soon after we got there the rain stopped and Yumiko, Laura…
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A Merry Christmas
It’s Christmas night around 8:00 p.m. The turkey’s been carved and put away in the refrigerator. The presents are all unwrapped. My brother Peter and his wife Anna blessed us with their wonderful wit and humor all afternoon and have now gone home. Ken’s friend Yutaka was here early and has gone for a…
