I'm very happy to announce that as of this past Sunday morning (2/1),
Jill and I are officially engaged! We are both very excited about the
future! We love you all!

Brett P. Dougherty
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bdman@juno.com
SFiP

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Brett P. Dougherty
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bdman@juno.com
SFiP

Fish and forsythia

The forsythia from Peggy's WDC garden our now blooming on our table in Brooklyn and we have a new Betta fish named Peter Sam.

What a cute picture Adam.
Kathy

Same Old in Southern California

Same ol same ol in sunny Southern California. Nice winter whether of about 90 degrees today. It was so nice to see all of you right after Christmas in Monterey!

If any of you are ever in the southern California area, please don't hesitate to call and stop by.

Love you all, and be safe.

Sunny in Monterey today. I do understand on the East Coast it is very cold. Hard to believe.

A book I have read recently that was a page turner- PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follet. I recommend it if you want ot get totally absorbed by reading.
Kathy Whilden

A note from Jojo

I am back from 2 days in the Rockies assisting my
friend Sara on a photo shoot. We photographed a kind rancher with his
tools for Popular Mechanics magazine. After our photo shoot we met a
HS friend of Sara's from MA who went 'off grid' and disappeared 10
years ago after graduating at the top of his class at Stanford. We ate
vegan food at a hippy co-op on this tiny town called Paonia. Michael
now known as 'Kale,' lives with his MUCH older girlfriend - very much like Heather - in a tipee on a mountain. Strange and lovely
to meet them. Sara recently found him on FB. It's been a tough 2 weeks
with lots of traveling (to Chicago for work, DC for the inauguration) and illness (winter colds and eye infection).

www.jojowhilden.com

Patty Dougherty's YOG Family Reunion photos

From the wonderful Asylum by the Sea (Asilomar) reunion Dec 28-30, 2008 in Pacific Grove, California. Unfortunately I can't seem to post a few samples....urgh. Thanks Patty for taking so many great photos!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdougherty/sets/72157612317638145/

Inauguration photos from Jennifer Fleming!

Waiting for the bus inauguration morning. NW streets quiet, but that changed when we got close to the Mall. Below: Peggy and Lila on the bus.

On our way to the Mall we practiced the special Follow the Yellow Brick Road skip from the Wizard of Oz. (Megan, Lila, Peggy) It was fun walking down the middle of wide closed streets. They would get very busy in another block.

Where did Lila go?

I think I can see Monterey from here...

We're behind the Washington Monument here, a little less crowded....!

Lila and Jenn!

Random interview for UPI? Who knows?

This is a test of the ability to email directly to the YOG blog...

Celebrating a new era!

The Kings of Cool meet at Peggy & Pat Fleming's favorite Tex Mex Restaurant on Connecticut Avenue the night before the inauguration. That's Jorge in the background! Action figures courtesy Ansel and William Stover-Whilden. Photo by Megan.