image of Tim and Frances

"We got away with it!" circa 1980

Lightshow of red LEDs on black velvet
Video clip from our lightshow's endlessly variable changes

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Tim and Frances almost kiss, with strings , 1979
Tim and Frances almost kiss, with strings, 1979

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Grace Tompkins with Frances, about 1983
Grace Johnson Tompkins (Tim's grandma) with Frances, about 1983

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Tim and Frances making original "Eve" books, 1980
Tim and Frances making original "Eve" books, 1980

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GallopAway-commissioned drawing by Futzie Nutzle

Mother & Son by Mr. Lu

Frances at four, studio photo
Frances at four, studio photo
Three-year-old Timmy, stoic, uprooted from Boston, MA, to Portland, OR, in 1950
Three-year-old Timmy, stoic, uprooted from Boston, MA, to Portland, OR, in 1950
Bingo robot being born, 1983
Bingo robot being born, 1983
Robin Williams and Frances in NY after his "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," 2011
Robin Williams and Frances in NY after his "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," 2011
Tim, Marie, Art Junker, Frances in Port Townsend, WA, 2014
Tim, Marie, Art Junker, Frances in Port Townsend, WA, 2014
Sad little Tamara, no longer a nursing baby
Sad little Tamara, no longer a nursing baby
Rube George (Frances's great uncle) on big mule-drawn hay wagon
Rube George (Frances's great uncle) on big mule-drawn hay wagon
Timmy (2) and Suzie Abbott (3) with apple in Belmont, MA, 1950
Timmy (2) and Suzie Abbott (3) with apple in Belmont, MA, 1950
Frances loves donkeys
Frances loves donkeys
Frances and Tim on VW Beetle loaded silly tall in Alameda, CA, 1984
Frances and Tim on VW Beetle loaded silly tall in Alameda, CA, 1984
Frances enticing with Hot Loaves on Tedoc Mountain honeymoon, CA, 1981
Frances enticing with Hot Loaves on Tedoc Mountain honeymoon, CA, 1981
Frances stands her ground with feathered headband before iron door
Frances stands her ground with feathered headband before iron door
Frances on Emma's bumper
Frances on Emma's bumper
Frances in camper, exhausted from thinking and writing
Frances in camper, exhausted from thinking and writing
Frances in dry gulch
Frances in dry gulch
Frances at root of her spirit tree
Frances at root of her spirit tree
Frances and visiting White Dog, 1981
Frances and visiting White Dog, 1981
Great-grand Harlow, at 23 months, watering tree, 2018
Great-grand Harlow, at 23 months, watering tree, 2018
Two Tims drilling shelf
Two Tims drilling shelf
3 Franceses
A three-Frances multi-exposure
Little Tamara looks thru window pane, photo by her father Mark Boyens
Little Tamara looks thru window pane, photo by her father Mark Boyens
Will cat-whiskered Tamara choke her kid-brother Justin and cousin Alex?
Will cat-whiskered Tamara choke her kid-brother Justin and cousin Alex?
Tim and Frances in family group shot, 1992
Tim and Frances in family group shot, 1992
Hot little Paris and brother Alex drink from eastern Oregon fountain
Hot little Paris and brother Alex drink from eastern Oregon fountain
Paris ultra happy with Frances in stream, 1993
Paris ultra happy with Frances in stream, 1993
Tim Vargas with guitar in red bandana
Tim Vargas with guitar in red bandana
Tim Vargas in shadow, sister Sue in the light
Tim Vargas in shadow, sister Sue in the light
Jenny the perfect wife, ironing
Jenny the perfect wife, ironing
Antonio Ignacio German, Frances's paternal grandfather, on horse near his Gilroy, CA, ranch
Antonio Ignacio German, Frances's paternal grandfather, on horse near his Gilroy, CA, ranch
Frances in headband and braids against cliff
Frances in headband and braids against cliff
Tim and Frances almost kiss, with strings , 1979
Tim and Frances almost kiss, with strings, 1979

See also OUR stories site www.gallopawaystories.com

And Frances's personal history projects of OTHER people at www.gallopawaymemories.com

And our music site www.gallopawaymusic.com (many genres)

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