https://karenbarr.me/blog/2016-03-27T17:06:58+00:00weekly0.6https://karenbarr.me/2014/11/06/painting-perspective/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/paul-chaffee-adobe-snow.jpgpaul-chaffee-adobe-snowhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/paul-chaffee-karen-barr.jpgpaul-chaffee-karen-barrWith my stepfather, Paul Chaffee, who has been a loving and true father to me for the last 28 years.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3017.jpgIMG_3017https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3008.jpgIMG_3008https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3028.jpgIMG_3028https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3033.jpgIMG_3033https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/my-bed1.jpgGuest bedroom.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/my-bed.jpgGuest bedroom.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3002.jpgIMG_3002https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0864.jpg"Thirsty," by Paul V. Chaffee.2014-11-07T12:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2014/06/29/sabbatical/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tuscany-lavendar.jpgtuscany-lavendar2014-08-20T05:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2014/07/03/dependence-and-independence-driving-in-italy/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bridge-to-lilliana.jpgbridge-to-lillianahttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lone-tree-lilliana.jpglone-tree-lillianahttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6390.jpgIMG_6390https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fiat.jpgFiathttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6312.jpgIMG_63122014-08-20T05:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2014/08/20/writing-about-food/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/grandpa-typewriter.jpggrandpa-typewriterhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-5.jpgphoto 5https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6747.jpgIMG_6747https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6205.jpgIMG_6205https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6202.jpgIMG_6202https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6185.jpgIMG_6185https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5994.jpgIMG_5994https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5943.jpgIMG_5943https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5928.jpgIMG_5928https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5624.jpgIMG_56242014-08-20T11:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/02/22/grandpa-art-finding-joy/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1929-wedding.jpg1929-weddingArthur and Cleora Smock, my maternal grandparents, on their wedding day: June 4, 1929https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1929-smock-wedding1.jpg1929-smock-weddingArthur and Cleora Smock, my maternal grandparents, on their wedding day: June 4, 1929https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1929-smock-wedding.jpg1929-smock-weddingArthur and Cleora Smock, my maternal grandparents, on their wedding day: June 4, 1929.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/red-coat.jpgred-coatUntitled photo by Arthur Smock. This photo of my grandmother in her red coat was taken in 1979, just three years before she died of Alzheimer's disease.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/road-1979.jpgroad-1979Untitled photo by Arthur Smock. My mother's notes indicate this may have been in, or on the way to, the Chricahuas in southern Arizona. https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/airstream-1979.jpgairstream-1979During retirement, my grandparents caravaned around the country with his two brothers, Homer and Paul, and their wives. https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/road.jpgroadhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/airstream-caravan.jpgairstream-caravanDuring retirement, my grandparents caravaned around the country with his two brothers, Homer and Paul, and their wives.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/smock-wedding.jpgsmock-weddingArthur and Cleora Smock, my maternal grandparents, on their wedding day: June 4, 1929.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bryce-canyon-ut-2.jpgBryce Canyon, UTBryce Canyon, Utah. Photo by Arthur Smock.2014-08-20T01:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/about/2014-07-03T19:19:12+00:00weekly0.6https://karenbarr.me/2010/03/23/7-andrea-as-close-as-ill-come-to-having-a-daughter/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fh000012.jpgFH000012https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/karen-and-andrea.jpgkaren-and-andreaDressed up for a concert in Santa Barbara during spring break.2014-06-29T10:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2013/02/25/in-memory-of-mr-katt/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mr-katt1.jpgmr-katt2013-02-28T17:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2012/10/20/why-cant-we-just-play-nicely/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2003-tucson.jpg2003-Tucsonhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/omg.jpgOMGhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/carmona-sign-fixed1.jpgCarmona-sign-fixedhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/carmona-sign-fixed.jpgCarmona-sign-fixedhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/carmona-damaged-sign.jpgCarmona-damaged-signhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/obama-biden-stickers.jpgObama-Biden-stickers2012-10-20T17:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/01/02/1000-people-to-thank-before-i-die-1-pat/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/meditations-for-women-who-do-too-much.jpgmeditations-for-women-who-do-too-much2010-06-20T18:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/01/05/new-adventures-unfold/2010-06-20T18:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/01/08/1000-people-to-thank-before-i-die-3-marilee/2010-06-20T18:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/01/31/1000-people-to-thank-before-i-die-4-keri-and-the-next-great-adventure/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/0905_contents_cover.jpg0905_contents_coverKeri, Jesmina and Musse in a photo taken for our May 2009 cover.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/0905_feature_deguzman.jpg0905_feature_deGuzmanJesmina, Brian, Musse and Keri deGuzman the day of our photo shoot at McCormick Stillman Railroad Park.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/deguzmans.jpgdeGuzmansThe deGuzman family one year ago: Musse, Brian, Jesmina and Keri.2010-06-20T17:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/02/02/1000-people-to-thank-before-i-die-5-dan-my-unflappable-husband/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2009-trip1.jpg2009-tripDuring a family trip: July 2009.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2009-trip.jpg2009-tripDuring a family trip: July 2009.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/19820417-wedding.jpg19820417-weddingOn our way to the wedding reception: April 17, 1982.2010-06-20T17:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2010/06/20/8-and-9-a-tale-of-two-fathers/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dad-and-pool1.gifdad-and-poolIn Santa Fe during a family vacation in 1969: my dad, me (in the pool) and my younger brother.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dad-and-pool.gifdad-and-poolIn Santa Fe during a 1969 family vacation: my dad, me (in the pool) and my younger brother.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/paul-reading.jpgPaul-reading"Grandpa Paul" reads a book to my sons Andy (left) and David in April 1989.2010-06-20T17:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/08/18/my-own-scorpion-tale/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/scorpion.jpgA scorpion I found in my home.A scorpion I found in my home.2009-09-03T22:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/08/12/the-true-meaning-of-social-media/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/book3d-150x150.jpgbook3d-150x1502009-08-14T22:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/08/08/eight-movies-in-four-days-yep/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/nights-in-rodanthe.jpgnights-in-rodanthehttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/seven-pounds.jpgseven-poundshttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/miracle-at-st-ana.jpgmiracle-at-st-anahttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/love-in-the-time-of-cholera.jpglove-in-the-time-of-cholerahttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/daughter-from-danang.jpgdaughter-from-dananghttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/is-anybody-there1.jpgis-anybody-therehttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/is-anybody-there.jpgis-anybody-therehttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/knowing-the-movie.jpgknowing-the-moviehttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past1.jpgghosts-of-girlfriends-pasthttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past.jpgghosts-of-girlfriends-past2009-08-08T16:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/08/07/back-on-the-grid/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/0908_avignon.jpg0908_avignonBarrs in Avignonhttps://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc_4638.jpgDSC_4638Barr family vacation 20092009-08-07T18:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/06/20/pensive-pedaling-loop-two/2009-06-20T21:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/06/14/pensive-pedaling/2009-06-20T21:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/06/16/oceanic-breathing/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090616_familybiz_scuba22.jpg090616_familybiz_scuba2Ready for whatever the day's dive will bring.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090616_familybiz_scuba21.jpg090616_familybiz_scuba2Ready for whatever the dive will bring.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090616_familybiz_scuba2.jpg090616_familybiz_scuba2Ready for whatever the dive will bring.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090616_familybiz_scuba.jpg090616_familybiz_scubaNewly certified divers Jack Sigrah and Karen Davis, circa March 13, 1978. Photo by Ron Strong originally appeared in the Pacific Daily News.2009-06-17T01:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/06/09/inspiration-from-the-inspired/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090523_blog_edelman.jpg090523_blog_edelmanMarion Wright Edelman (left of podium) with Whittier College President Sharon Herzberger. https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/090523_blog_edelman.jpg090523_blog_edelmanMarion Wright Edelman (left of podium) is introduced by Whittier College President Sharon Herzberger.2009-06-15T14:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/05/06/no-black-and-white-answers/2009-05-06T18:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/04/27/bragging-rights/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/0606_dads_giblin1.jpg0606_dads_giblin1Paul Giblin and sons in 2006.https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/0606_dads_giblin.jpg0606_dads_giblinPaul Giblin and sons Tim (then 11) and Casey (then 13) in June 2006.2009-04-27T22:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/03/29/taking-the-hard-knocks/https://karenbarr.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/090328_goucher_game.jpg090328_goucher_game2009-04-27T22:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2009/04/14/moments-of-exasperation/2009-04-20T12:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2008/12/29/speaking-up-finally/2009-03-29T14:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.me/2008/12/21/a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/2008-12-29T14:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://karenbarr.medaily1.02016-03-27T17:06:58+00:00