Category Archives: Family news

Graham’s guitar instrumental: Italian movie

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Griff Wigley

  Download now or listen on posterous graham-wigley-italian-movie-abbr.mp3 (607 KB) Graham composed this.

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36th wedding anniversary for Griff and Robbie

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Griff Wigley

On New Year’s Eve, Robbie and I celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary in Hudson, Wisconsin. We again stayed at the Phipps Inn Bed and Breakfast, hosted by Mary Ellen and Rich Cox. (See the album from 2005.) We ate dinner … Continue reading →

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Wedding photos from Kimberly Reed

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Griff Wigley

Kimberly Reed was the photographer for Collin and Amanda’s wedding last month. She has a blog post up containing a couple dozen photos from the event. All I can say is WOW.

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Graham heads to Jamaica on a mission trip

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Griff Wigley

     I saw Graham off at the airport this morning. He’s heading to Jamaica for a week on a mission trip with two friends, Isaac Anderson and TJ Roovers. TJ’s parents, Mary Pat Roovers and Tom Roovers (see Tom’s … Continue reading →

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Grandma Audre Wigley turns 86

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Griff Wigley

I had breakfast with my mom earlier today on her 86th birthday.  She’s standing in the flower garden she helps maintain on the grounds of Gramercy Park Cooperative of Eagan where she lives. Sept. 27 update: When Collin and Amanda … Continue reading →

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The marriage date and place are set: elevenseven09 in PR

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Griff Wigley

Our oldest son, Collin, is getting married to his longtime sweetie, Amanda Urhlass, on Nov. 7, 2009 in Rincon, Puerto Rico. The blog site is up at elevenseven09 (sign the guestbook!), the B&B has been reserved (Blue Boy Inn), and … Continue reading →

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Piva and friends

Posted on September 23, 2005 by Griff Wigley

We have posted a photo of the night when Piva and friends were singing on the Vernazza piazza. This is a short video clip of the scene and the music. Rick Steves writes briefly about Piva’s guitar-playing here. We got … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Vernazza

Posted on September 22, 2005 by Griff Wigley

Our first full day here. We start it off with some caffeine and focaccia in Gianni’s, our hotel which also has a bar (cafe) and restaurant. Robbie’s not a coffee drinker but on this trip she’s decided to experiment and … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Amsterdam to Milan to Genoa to Vernazza

Posted on September 21, 2005 by Griff Wigley

A travel night/day. I only sleep about an hour on the flight to Amsterdam. We arrive at 6 am which is 11 pm. Customs goes quickly and it finally hits me we’re in a very diffenrent world when we board … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Departing

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Griff Wigley

Sixty seconds into the flight from MSP airport, our plane flies over south Minneapolis and there, just north and a little west of Lake Nokomis, is St. Joe’s Home for Children. In early May, 1971, after a job interview on … Continue reading →

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