Last night we all went to the Sushi House to celebrate my birthday. Five couples sitting around a half-sunken square table in a small room, eating raw fish (among other not-so-raw dishes), and laughing, a lot. And not only at MarkÃs presents; to Adam, a walking, nodding giraffe; for me, a flying boar. Yes, Diane […]
“Mike, before you go, I have something to talk to you about.” The dining room, the kitchen and bath, they were all done, and I had but a few tools to collect when Noland stopped me. “Loretta, you go in the kitchen or play in traffic, whatever you want.” I didn’t know what was coming, […]
The Blogs: Yesterday the blog turned one. There are 285 entries and 1166 comments. Mine IÃm not slighting any of my past surprise birthday parties (thanks to adorable Diane), but Monday nightÃs was the best. Sitting at our dinner table, forcing down my favorite fish dish – Baked Schrod under parchment paper with Bok Choy […]
Mark Queijo As usual there are so many sagas leading up to and surrounding the surgery, but I promised to keep this short. 7:30AM we arrived at Heywood hospital in Gardner MA for the pre-surgery check in. The surgery was scheduled for 9:00. Why they needed me in so early is a mystery, although I […]
Yes, it was a stunning place! And for a week we wandered around the high desert, oblivious to the political expostulations we’re normally immersed in. But near the end of our trip, we saw the headlines about Reagan’s death in some Utah newspapers. The Utahans are Reagan worshippers, and the editorials of their papers expounded […]
Matt, Joe and Robby left our yard Sunday afternoon, blue canoe carried aloft, gunwales riding on their shoulders . Assuring me there was a stream but fifty yards down the railroad tracks, I laughed as they passed the bushes in front of our house bobbing down the sidewalk like a huge Portugese Man-of-War. But water […]
Perhaps the issue that most distressed Flo about her move was the lack of a bathtub in her apartment. Here she demonstrates the community spa, which according to Diane of Concord Park, is under utilized. Diane helps Flo slide into the pod. Door closed, ready for water. View larger image Waiting for visitors.
“Hello.†“Mike?†“Hi Flo, what’s up?†“There is a pianist playing today.†“Oh no…ah, that’s great but I have a birthday brunch to go to.†“I know. But I knew you would want to know, and that I was thinking of you.†It wasn’t so much her words but the voice. Strong, clear and direct. […]
I was grabbing items from the dairy section in Donelans – milk, whipped cream in a tall, red and white can, a block of smoked maple cheddar – when I spied one of those coffee courtesy tables. Two Thermos jugs side by side, one with decaf. I’ve stopped drinking all coffee, even decaf, but I […]
An offer was made and accepted on Flo’s condo hours after Susan handed it over to Laura, the real estate agent. There are contingencies, there always are, but the probable closing date is July 21st. How’s that for a job done, and done well? Susan, the whirling dervish, arrives, gives the unit a spit shine, […]
Susan’s St Joseph’s fourth grade report card. Larger image On the back instructions for a more virtuous life.
How many supermarkets boast harp music in the deli section? Rebecca Swett plays most Saturday mornings and many Mondays at DonelanÃs on 2A. View larger image Close-up Thunderstorm damage to the property next to Torroemore. But where is the panorama?