Last night Rakkity sent me the link to this summer’s hike into the mountains by the “fogies foursome.” The mountain range now has a pseudonym to keep it annoymous and unfindable, at least by readers of this blog. Rakkity tells me the accompanying text is sparse, but when time allows, he will add more. Yes, […]
We celebrated Flo’s birthday last night at the Hopkins’. She’ll turn 92 on Monday. View larger image Matt and Flo, with Mary peering out from the centerpiece. View larger image Flo told this story last night: “I’m sitting with my friends at Concord Park and this lady walks up, bends down, looks into my face […]
We celebrated Flo’s birthday last night at the Hopkins’. She’ll turn 92 on Monday. View larger image Matt and Flo, with Mary peering out from the centerpiece. View larger image Flo told this story last night: “I’m sitting with my friends at Concord Park and this lady walks up, bends down, looks into my face […]
Rick and Eileen Cote, nearby neighbors and close friends of Peter and Patti, invited us all to their house for Thanksgiving. The dining table sagged under the weight of food prepared by the CoteÃs, which included TWO turkeys cooked by Rick, and assorted dishes brought by guests. Mary Hopkins sent us north with her creamed […]
Chris isn’t as long winded as I am… Here’s mine. Robby’s at my house and Matt calls us on his cell phone. He tells us he’s nearby, sitting on the railroad tracks. All of a sudden we hear the blast of the train whistle and then Matthew screaming, ‘Oh SHIT.’
It was the end of the summer and Chris was working with me on those condominiums. He was about to leave for baseball camp, vacation, and then the beginning of school. “Hey, go.†“Go?†“Yeah, go.†“Go?†“It’s your turn. Start!†“Start?†“Come on, this work will bore us both to death without more stories. […]
A mighy fine rakkity discovery . Helen Virginia, click on the link, go have coffee and a nap, and then come back. They are worth waiting for. The bottom of the page links are impressive too. They are rumors, not yet debunked by snopes.com, that the Beartooth II saga is nearing completion.
View larger image Bob Hopkins responding to his brother-in-law, David’s toast. My toast preceeded his, and I’d like to think I softened Bob with more from The Limerick Machine: Bob could see he’d not been understood “Orange cake with orange frosting is good! Mary, don’t blow your lid – it’s what I loved as a […]
Last night we had dinner at the Quarterdeck in Maynard with Mark and Ginger. We had four distinct choices: Indian, Thai, and Korean, but we chose fish. And it was delicious. Especially the appetizers: seared Sashimi cut wafer thin with a narrow crust of peppercorns and mustard, Coconut Crusted Scallops with chili sauce and the […]
View bleaker image Add cold weather and rain to this landscape and you can see why Mark Schreiber pushed so hard two years ago for a change in venue. He had just returned from Glacier National Park (this reminds me, Rakkity, how about Beartooth II?), having hiked in view of the majestic peaks, under the […]
Lunch atop LIttle Boardman Mountain which is at the other end of our campsite on Crawford Pond. Mark and Chris Schreiber and Mark Queijo. Yes, it was hunting season. If you look closely you’ll see two missing items. Adam is the most obvious, the pan to cook Jan’s corn chowder (in the large yellow ziplock), […]
Behind the “tall guy.” Charlie, the violinist, has known Steven since the sixth grade in Levittown NY. View larger image