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Chrisland Cove, 1988-1990

by Bill DuncanAlbums, FamilyPosted on April 22, 2019June 21, 2024No Comments

For a good chunk of 1988, we planned a big November trip to China and Hong Kong, accompanied by law school friend Kate Garrett and her mother. It’s the subject of its own set of posts. We worried that Barb’s Mom, Louise, who was declining quickly might pass away while we were gone and we …

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After Law School, 1986-1987

by Bill DuncanAlbums, FamilyPosted on April 16, 2019August 11, 2021No Comments

Wasting no time after Barb completed her Bar Exam in July, we bought a townhouse of our own and moved in August, 1986. The townhouse was at 7593 Chrisland Cove in Falls Church, VA, in a development called The Yacht Club. It was a cluster of townhomes surrounding a small man-made pond dubbed Lake Sequoia …

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  • Punta Cana, February 2025February 25, 2025
    Tuesday, February 11 Vacation time in Punta Cana! I chose to return for the third time to the Iberostar Grand Bavaro (inexplicably also called the JOIA Bavaro now). Our previous visits were in 2024 and 2019. Southwest Vacations makes it …

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  • Duncan GenealogyJanuary 28, 2025
    A plunge into the Duncan side of the family. I first took this dive in 2021 and originally incorporated the Duncan family notes in my Goodloe Geneaology post. I built an extensive Duncan Family Tree but the software I used …

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  • Concerts 2025January 13, 2025
    Yasmin Williams, Baltimore Creative Alliance, February 5 Say Sister Festival, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, January 10-11 Yasmin Williams, Baltimore Creative Alliance, February 5 Larry joined me for this show supporting Yasmin’s Acadia album, the second time I’ve seen her at the …

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  • Journal: January – March 2025January 10, 2025
    January 5 – Restaurant Summary January 8 – Snow, VISTA post, and Harry Washington January 19 – Pre-Inauguration Anxiety February 3 – Harry Washington, Ancestry.com, moves and more March 1 – February funk March 15 – Political rallies March 31 …

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  • Harry Washington, Take TwoJanuary 9, 2025
    In 2021 and 2022 I first came across the stories of Harry Washington and James Lafayette, two enslaved men with links to Revolutionary War heroes George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. I found their stories compelling and put together …

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  • October 2 – 6, Dublin and BostonDecember 10, 2024
    Our final day in Ireland, the flight to Boston, and a few days with Allie including her birthday Wednesday, Oct 2 – To Dublin We slept in a bit later than usual, had a relaxed breakfast then waited until 11am …

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  • Ireland, Sep. 30November 27, 2024
    Galway (Connemara, Kylemore Abbey) Breakfast at the Victoria was OK, a full Irish but one could pick and choose what one wanted. Like the hotel itself, not luxurious but functional. We met Michael for an early 8:30am start on a …

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  • Ireland: Sep. 28November 26, 2024
    Killarney (Killarney House, afternoon tea) I specifically planned for a day off from our vacation this vacation, and this was the day. I wanted to have a low key day to rest, catch up on notes and reading (and laundry) …

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  1. Laurie Schmitt on Goodloe GenealogyApril 14, 2021

    Wow, this is amazing. . .it makes my head spin!!! I don't know how you kept your sanity whilst unraveling…

  2. Bill Duncan on Bill: Pre-ArubaMarch 10, 2021

    My apologies to Sue but I only just recently found this great long comment in a hidden admin spot waiting…

  3. Laurie on Why I’m Writing: Dec. 2020 UpdateDecember 22, 2020

    I say bravo for your efforts, Bill. And I'm inspired by them even as I feel humbled by my own…

  4. Laurie on Building Pfefferkorn, Part 4November 20, 2020

    I guess I had never fully appreciated how exciting this whole project must have been for you so it's nice…

  5. Laurie on PerriSeptember 17, 2020

    Cute kitty!!!!

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