Wordless Wednesday May 28, 2014

Bawlmer, hon - 2000

Flashback Friday: Is that a Computer?

It's  hard to think how much computers have changed over the past decade or so, but I had the newest and bestest that the State government could provide. Kind of laughable now, isn't it.

The building I am in was just renovated back in 2000 and that barren, cold room warmed up quite a bit in the coming months. We soon brought in quite a few incandescent lamps and never turned those ceiling florescents on again during the 10 years I worked there.  The drapes and paintings came a bit later as well as the few pieces of upholstered furniture.

One of the nicest things about this office, in addition to the view of the State House out the window with the flag, was that all the windows opened. As spring came, we loved having fresh air come in though we soon learned to keep papers on those deep window sills weighted down.

But this was in December 2000, just a few days until the start of the 2001 General Assembly in January. It was a time of promise both professionally and personally for me. I was right...there were many good things ahead.

Flashback Friday 11 07 08

Not an ancient flashback, but one that now seems far far away.  It's me and my dh out in Washington State. I finally get to see those big rocks along the Pacific Beaches. We had more hair or hair with more color, fewer wrinkles and fewer pounds.  Sigh. But since then, we have married and have had many another great journey. It's all good.  btw, this was one of my first uploads to Flickr, over 8K photos ago.

us in 2000

Wordless Wednesday 10 12 08

 (9 years ago when he put gas into my diesel car)

Flashback Friday

Dick and Mike build me a new deck...early in 2000? The crepe myrtle behind them is now twice the size and most of the bamboo is gone.