Fabulous family photo send by Susan: “It is the lace curtain Irish (as opposed to shanty) family Fallon †— Rose and Michael being the procreators. †God knows when it was taken ó mid teens, maybe? †Our grandmother, Florence Grace †Fallon Hotze (but was she Hotze at this point?) is second from the left in the […]
Jimmy sent me a panoramic view of Torroemore and beyond. This is a remarkable collection of hand held photos – think human tripod with a swivel mount. Yeah, it does make me nostalgic for a 360 degree view. Wider View
WeÃre home. Except for DianeÃs sickness almost unto death, and BrianÃs early departure, it was a great visit. My mother is loving, resilient, generous, and truly an inspiring example that as one ages, one does not have to become, as Susan describes it, less crisp. And for that matter, given my fatherÃs deft touch in […]
Yesterday, after breakfast at Denny’s, after waiting exactly (according to the only person more impatient that I, my father) sixty-two minutes for our food to be served, we drove back home, a few minutes before Jeff and Karen knocked on the back door. Their arrival is not so notable, but the subsequent knock on the […]
ìActon Medical.î ìGood morning, IÃm calling for my wife, Diane Canning, who is a patient of Dr. Way.î Hack, hack, cough, sputter. ìIs that her in the backgound?î ìYes it is.î ìSounds like my husband.î ìShe’s been like that since Sunday. Had a low grade fever on Monday, which spiked to 102 last night. Congested, […]
Behind the green is the house that Jimmy and Susan built. Named Torroemore by Susan, this is Matt, and now his Dad’s favorite vacation house. Photo taken August of ’03 View larger image Photo taken this morning. A clear view of the bunkhouse, with bass boat, Wex (the poodle), and the manse on the hill. […]
Emma and Kate Finlay Emma’s birthday celebration at Flo’s apartment. View larger image
Ed Schmahl Yesterday I went out on my own personal quest for altitude and snow. XC skiis in the car and a topo map of Maryland stashed by my side, I drove west, watching the snow patches grow more continuous and thick as I passed Germantown, Sugarloaf Mtn (always a possiblity, but not today), and […]
Jayne Dearth, Wolfman & Girlfriend View image
Matt and I were returning from DarylÃs on Thursday when our local classic rock station began playing Blinded by The Light by Bruce Springsteen. IÃve heard it a billion times and have never understood the line after the opening, ìBlinded by the light…î ìMatt, listen,” I shouted, trying to get his attention, and not talk […]
Mt. Monadnock update: Our nearest local peak, 3100 or so feet high, is allegedly the second most climbed mountain in the world, next to Mt. Fuji. ItÃs an easy, if mostly vertical climb in the summer, a more challenging, exciting climb in the winter. Though these folks have crampons, IÃve never really needed them. Our […]
I like photographs, and I enjoy these strolls down memory lane, but a long time ago Travis sat me down in my swivel chair at Channel1, and said, “Boy, the net is about content, not blink tags, animated gifs, pretty pics or even naked women. It’s content.” By content he meant the typed word. And […]