Kathy and Rick's
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JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 2004
Most recent events are listed first.

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A Childhood Photo Album
and a poem by Stephen
in honor of his birthday, December 25

VINNY SENDS FAMILY PHOTOS
Vinny is Kathy's sister Maureen's oldest son. He is serving in the U.S. Navy in Spain, where he lives with his wife and two children.


More Christmas photos from Vinny: the children at play


Christmas 2005 from Vinny


The children attend a birthday party


SEAN'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA
December 11 to 22, 2004

The rest of the story (Days 8,9 and 10) A percussive weekend in Pasadena


Beijing Opera Night
with Dean (Day Seven, part two) at the Pacific Asia Museum


we skip to Sean's last day in Wonderland
(we'll catch up with the middle days soon)


A Poetry Reading in Pasadena
Sean's Day Seven, Part One


Traveling Day, an "Elegant" Picnic
Seeing off Nieces Diana and Rachel
Sean's Day Six, Santa Barbara to Pasadena


Grandma's birthday dinner at Kathy&Rick's
The rest of Day Five and a bedtime story with Sean in Santa Barbara


Grandma's Birthday Lunch
Day Five with Sean in Santa Barbara


Napping with Sean on
Day Four in Pasadena


A Zen Day with Sean
Day Three in Pasadena


In and Out of the Fog with Sean
Day Two in Pasadena


Nephew Sean arrives from New York
We start off with a bang and a splash!

HARRY BOWER VISITS US FROM SAN FRANCISCO
A MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA


Children's Music in Pasadena
Dylan, Marty and Louis play too.


A Musical Extravaganza
Saturday, December 4, 2004
(Harry's Day 5)

Ryan attends the Concert Day


Curtis Berak joins us for
a flute and hurdy-gurdy extravaganza
Harry's Day 3 and 4


Baroque Trios
Harry's Day Two

Renaissance in Pasadena
Day One
Harry Bower visits us in Pasadena, flute players gather!



An Early Thanksgiving celebrating Sara's 15th Birthday
Tim, Dylan and Ryan come from San Diego

See a little photo essay Rick did:
Kathy and her Mom Mary Abela E.
and their many smiles!



Daniel Jencka, friend composer and harpsichordist
joined us on our third anniversary in Pasadena
for a midnight celebration.


At The University of Chicago October 26


Family day in Chicago October 25


Combinatorics and Autumn in Evanston near Chicago October 22-24


A Tribute to Stephen (12/25/50 - 10/21/94)


A Night of Music in northern California September 21, 2004


Perfect anniversary Soup


Kathy's Birthday (September 6) at the Zoo


Kathy and Julian had a double birthday celebration in Santa Barbara.


Tim brings Dylan and Ryan to Santa Barbara

Niece Elizabeth Wilson visits from Skokie
Part 1. See Elizabeth's arrival and welcome.
Part 2. See Diana and Elizabeth in Pasadena together!
Part 3. See the girls come for dinner and an overnight.
Part 4. See us wake up the girlsbreakfast and departure.



Diana Wilson has a holiday
in Santa Barbara (September27-28, 2004)

Celebrating our third anniversary in northern California with friends.


Dylan and Ryan
welcome Grandma, Grandpa and Colleen
for a day of fun while parents are busy...
Timothy was in Ireland and Sally at work.


Diana Wilson
will go to the University of Redlands.
We welcome Diana, her mom Georgie,
and friends Rachel Foster, and her mom, Linda
to a celebration in Pasadena.


Nesting in Pasadena.
See who came to visit!

August 24, 2004 was the fourth anniversary of the passing
of Fred Kasper.
We have added four short poems of his to the website we made for him in his honor. Go to:
Fred Kasper's Page


Go to Maureen's Page

KATHY AND RICK WELCOME

SEAN AND JAMIE TO PASADENA!
August 17 to 22, 2004.
FOLLOW THEIR ADVENTURES! GO TO
DAY SIX and DEPARTURE (Sunday and Monday, August 22 and 23, 2004)
DAY FIVE (Saturday, August 21, 2004)
DAY FOUR (Friday, August 20, 2004)
DAY THREE (Thursday, August 19, 2004)
DAY TWO (PART TWO) (Wednesday, August 18, 2004)
DAY TWO (PART ONE) (Wednesday, August 18, 2004)
DAY ONE (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)
See Sean's previous visit (December 17-24 2003)


Arjeh Cohen from Eindhoven visits Caltech and Pasadena.
A (golfing) visit to Santa Barbara! (August 11, 2004)


Kathy and Rick are back from a trip to Korea and Japan
(July 15 to August 2, 2004)
Go to KYOTO TRAVEL JOURNAL PART I
Go to KYOTO TRAVEL HOME and MEMORIES OF KYOTO (newest update: August 9, 2004)
Go to NAGOYA TRAVEL JOURNAL
(newest update: August 8, 2004)
Go to BUSAN TRAVEL JOURNAL PART I
Go to BUSAN TRAVEL JOURNAL PART II
Go to "Flashbacks" to Busan
Go to maps
Go to the main travel page


Michael and Marjorie Collins visit us in Pasadena(July 7, 2004)


Before we leave for our trip A visit to Lotusland (July 11, 2004)

VISITING FAMILY AND ART
in the Chicago area
(June 26 to 29, 2004)

THE ART OF JEREMY FOSTER

We visited Jeremy at home in Wilmette, near Skokie, June 29, and photographed his art.

HONORING STEVE WILSON in Skokie, June 27, 2004
Go to our report on our visit to Skokie to honor Steve, Rick's youngest brother who died last May.


Steve Wilson 1951–2003




THE "KRAZYKAT KONZERT":
Rick, Harry and Alan play 19th century music on 19th century instruments.
JUNE 12, 2004
Click above
for a concert report, photos and sound samples.


Don't miss

Aunt Elizabeth
at the concert and party!



OUR VISIT TO COLUMBUS, OHIO (June 2-7 2004)

VISITING JEAN AND NANCY in Columbus . Uniting the past and present.... Rick and Nancy last saw one another in 1975. Fun and friendship amidst the roses. (June 6, 2004)
Go to: Jean and Nancy

A VISIT WITH Rick's brother PHIL WILSON and LINDA in Columbus, Ohio (June 2 and 6, 2004) Go to: LINDA and PHIL
OUR VISIT TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, and Columbus, Ohio area
(JUNE 2 to 7, 2004) Go to Retirement festivities
A visit to BOB AND THERESA KASPER and family in Mount Vernon, Ohio, a side trip from Columbus
Go to: PART I: a family gathering and concert
PART II: a family walk and a ride through the hills of Mount Vernon

KATHY AND RICK ARE CURRENTLY JUST BACK IN PASADENA after trips to Columbus, Ohio and San Francisco area for the KrazyKat Koncert June 12: Krazykat concert

KEEP CHECKING TO SEE NEW PHOTOS AND NOTES ON OUR RECENT AND CURRENT TRIPS!


SARA CASSANO plays DOROTHY in
Santa Barbara Youth Theater production of
"The Wizard of Oz"

HARRY BOWER VISITS PASADENA
Preparing for the Krazykat Koncert
Go to HARRY'S VISIT PART 2 (Nina and David Shorey come for Dinner)
Go to HARRY'S VISIT PART 1
Go to Harry's CULINARY WONDERS

OUR PREVIOUS GUEST WAS RACHEL FOSTER
from Redlands, CA
(April 24-25,2004)
Go to Rachel Studies for a Final

A Visit to grandson Ryan Thomas Kasper (4 months old)
and his family Sally, Tim and Dylan (May 6, 2004)

A Capsule of OUR RECENT TRIP:
Rick gave combinatorics lectures at the Universities of Pittsburgh, Auburn, and Delaware, April 1-11, 2004. We flew to Pittsburg Thursday, April 1. On Sunday, April 4th we flew to Atlanta Georgia. Our friend Doug Leonard picked us up at the airport, and we spent the afternoon and evening with musician-friends couple Daniel Pyle and Catherine Bull in Atlanta. That night we drove to Auburn, and stayed until Thursday, April 8. We flew from Atlanta to Philadelphia. Our friend Qing Xiang met us, and brought us to Newark, (pronounced New-ARK) and the University of Delaware. We stayed until Saturday, April 10, when we drove with Qing to Philadelphia, to visit the Philadelphia Art Museum and meet nephew Sean and girlfriend Jamie. We stayed overnight in Philadelphia and flew home to LA on April 11. Here are some amazing details!
  • A (colorful) MATHEMATICAL TOUR OF THREE CITIES
    Thanks to our great hosts:
  • Mathematics Department, University of PITTSBURGH (April 1-3, 2004)
  • Curt Lindner, gracious host at AUBURN University (April 4-7, 2004)
  • DOUG LEONARD, cacti, flutes and fun in AUBURN
  • Qing Xiang, our host at the University of DELAWARE(April 8-10, 2004)
  • A FAMILY REUNION at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (April 10, 2004) Maho *** Okonomiyake *** Dragon*** Cherry Blossoms
  • A MUSICAL OVERVIEW of our mathematical journey– The bass renaissance flute traveled with us!
  • WE'RE HOME! IN PASADENA AND SANTA BARBARA

  • HURDY GURDIES in CONCERT and a gathering of friends (March 24 2004)
  • Celebrations Welcoming SPRING in Pasadena and Santa Barbara (March 21, 2004)
  • Rick's brother, PHIL WILSON visits us in Pasadena (2nd time in a month!) (March 9-10, 2004)
  • Mathematician Yukiyasu Mutoh (Keio University, Yokohama, Japan) visitor to Caltech, and speaker at Rick's combinatorics seminar visits our Pasadena Home (Friday, March12, 2004)
  • Looking at our GIFTS FROM IRAN : in difficult times, a look back at our visit (August, 2003), and an overview in the face of political turmoil and natural disaster, we join our hearts with our friends. (February 21, 2004)

  • Rick's brother, PHIL WILSON, visits us in Pasadena (February 16 and 17, 2004) Go to a visit from Phil
  • Rick and Kathy's THREE YEAR ENGAGEMENT Anniversary: a glimpse of their celebration February 13, (14) 2004 at the HUNTINGTON Gardens.

    JAMES BAR MITZVAH CELEBRATION
    January 30 to February 1, 2004
    A Gathering in the snow in Skokie

  • FRIDAY, Jan 30: after the ceremony: Family gathering and reception.
  • SATURDAY, Jan 31: First Appetizers and the games, then Dinner and dancing family celebration.
  • SUNDAY, Feb 1 Brunch Celebration at the 'Daily Grill"in Skokie hosted by his two grandmothers, Barbara and Phyliss.

    Special features: James is dancin' also the adventures of Uncle Rick's ears, family portraits, mothers and daughters, and a private lunch with Linda and her mom Phyliss
    See also
  • The Greek Dinner Georgie made for us, on Monday night (February 2) the night before we left Chicago: delicious Chicken Kapama(includes recipe).
    and to see Kathy and Rick in the snow, go to Californians in the snow . See Keep checking for updates!

    • An Overview of JANUARY 2004: QING XIANG'S VISIT TO CALTECH (January 4 to February 5, 2004) Before we left for Chicago: A fine Chinese dinner goodbye to Qing Xiang (January 2004) Qing Xiang visits Caltech for a month, his family joins him (January 19, 2004) Celebrating the Year of the Monkey with the squirrel monkeys of Santa Barbara and a family weekend in Santa Barbara and Pasadena (January 18 and 19, 2004) MAUREEN's Pumpkin Cheesecake BIRTHDAY party (January 18, 2004)(Qing and family were there!) A visit to the Santa Barbara Zoo with Qing, Susan and Andrew (January 19, 2004)