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The Pasquini Family Blog

A Family's Journey of Life & Love

THE PASQUINI FAMILY · OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD

Life happens.
Love stays.

The big adventures. The little everyday things. And all the people who make them worth remembering.

It started with a blog. It grew into our family scrapbook.

Open the scrapbook ↗Take a trip back in time →
A collage from the Pasquini family albums: childhood, celebrations, and everyday adventures
A whole lot of life. A whole lot of love.
the good
old days ♡
The family gathered together at home
our kind of together
Small moments.✳Big memories.✳Always family.✳Since 2005.

A LITTLE CURIOSITY GOES A LONG WAY

Follow a thread. Find a memory.

You don’t have to start at the beginning. Pick a little trail through the years, or let the scrapbook choose for you.

❋Same thought, different voicesFamily time through four bylines: Wendy, Stephen, Duke, and Layla.Follow this trail ↗✿The little yearsFirst hellos, little milestones, and a day with Grandpa.Follow this trail ↗☀The magic in ordinary daysFood, family, growing up, and finding time for each other.Follow this trail ↗✎Out of the old notebookNine pages brought back from the drafts. A little poetry, a little life.Follow this trail ↗♡A little time with DukeGrandpa’s stories, life lessons, and the words we keep coming back to.Open Dad’s notebook ↗
✳ Surprise me with a story ↗No wrong turns. Just another page.

PULL UP A CHAIR

Every family has stories.
These are ours.

A few doors into the scrapbook.
Pick one and see where it takes you.

01 / DUKE’S NOTEBOOK

My Day With Layla

A grandfather’s day with his granddaughter, saved in his own words.

Spend a little time with Duke →
02 / WENDY’S CORNER

Rainy Days in California

A page from Wendy’s part of the family story.

Read along with Wendy →
03 / STEPHEN’S JOURNAL

The Decemberists

A quiet weekend, family life, and a few thoughts along the way.

A moment with Stephen →
Duke Pasquini
Dad. Grandpa. Our storyteller.

ALWAYS PART OF OUR STORY

A place for Dad’s words.

Duke’s stories belong here, right alongside the life we keep living. His memories, his reflections, and his days with the grandkids are still here for us to return to.

Remembering Dad, who passed away in 2019.
Still loved. Still read. Always family.

Visit Duke’s notebook ↗

THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY

It started with a blog.

Stephen’s thoughts on life, parenthood, and the world around us—alongside the voices and memories that made this a family space.

Explore Stephen’s writing →

From the journal

The Decemberists

Stephen Pasquini
December 10, 2017

It was a nice quiet weekend spent with the family. We did what the US government wanted and predicted we would do. We shopped.…

Continue Reading The Decemberists

Media Pollution

Stephen Pasquini
November 29, 2017

I remember a time when I went to bed without a smartphone. It was a quieter time, a less troubled time. Now it follows…

Continue Reading Media Pollution

Cleaning House Prior to RTW TRIP Old Scans, Thoughts Ideas and Pictures

Stephen Pasquini
May 9, 2014

The Tree of Life
My First Occam’s Worksheet
Spinning Brain Wheels
My Day with Layla by Duke Pasquini
Helpful
NHSC
Friendliest
Deidcated
Extras: Stephen’s Health Assessment 2012

Continue Reading Cleaning House Prior to RTW TRIP Old Scans, Thoughts Ideas and Pictures

God put me here for a reason and He has a perfect plan for me

Stephen Pasquini
April 3, 2014

It’s an egotism of sorts to think that God planned out your life when there are billions of people on this planet, many living in horrific conditions.

Continue Reading God put me here for a reason and He has a perfect plan for me

The Moment I Lost My Faith

Stephen Pasquini
April 3, 2014

No one—and I mean no person, no matter how gifted in preaching—could convince me that a “kind and loving God” sits watching over us while allowing innocents to suffer.

Continue Reading The Moment I Lost My Faith

For What?

Stephen Pasquini
March 21, 2014

There was a time in my 20’s when each day seemed filled with endless possibilities. Where each moment built systematically upon the one before…

Continue Reading For What?

NO PARTICULAR HURRY

Stay awhile. Wander a little.

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The time machine

Years of posts, one memory at a time.

Browse the archives →
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The photo albums

Familiar faces. Very good days.

Flip through Flickr →
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Our big adventure

A different chapter: our family gap year.

Follow the adventure →

MANY VOICES. ONE FAMILY.

Find a familiar voice.

Duke’s stories ↗Wendy’s stories ↗Stephen’s stories ↗Childhood memories ↗
♡

For us. For the kids. For all the days we want to remember.

With love, the Pasquinis

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OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD

The Pasquini family together

Oh, hello there.

A personal blog that grew into a family scrapbook. A place for everyday life, big questions, and the people we love.

Meet the family ↗

Find a memory

Around the family table

  • Duke Pasquini112 stories ↗
  • Jennifer Pasquini1 story ↗
  • Layla Pasquini12 stories ↗
  • Stephen Pasquini414 stories ↗
  • Wendy Pasquini6 stories ↗

WORDS WORTH KEEPING

“I hope to preserve a part of our family here, a living breathing collage of what it means to be a family.”

Stephen · About the Authors ↗

Follow a little thread

Family lifeParenthoodMemoriesAdventuresWords to keepLife lessons

Take the scenic route

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