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Jeffro’s brother-in-law, David, inhabits many of the same lakes and streams in Maine as we do. Here are a few of his photos.
My neighbor, Bob, is the master of cheap eats. With his friend, Al, he dines every Tuesday at out local correctional institute. Subsidized lunch served by felons embarked on new careers costs a buck sixty-two. Last week, Bob brought his wife, Mary, to the local technical school for lunch. The public cafeteria provides inexpensive meals […]
First, the beginnings of Smiling Dan’s new two car garage. The proud man is dressed in his work clothes. Secondly, overhead shots of my neighbor in his colorful flying machine. Lastly, the long awaited photos of our trip back to Latham, Kansas, to visit my father’s grave with friends and family. The younger folks are […]
  Pesky Godson is the proud owner of new Macbook (formerly a PC user, but Mac before that) and he and I chatted last night which led to inviting Matt which led to inviting Karen from Evansville (no snapshot) which led to checking in on Kate at Lafayette and finally Goose at Plymouth State. We […]
  Pesky Godson is the proud owner of new Macbook (formerly a PC user, but Mac before that) and he and I chatted last night which led to inviting Matt which led to inviting Karen from Evansville (no snapshot) which led to checking in on Kate at Lafayette and finally Goose at Plymouth State. We […]
A while ago, a friend gave me a scanned copy of this Nora Ephron NYT Op-Ed piece. As she handed it to me, she said someone said, “This is  you.”  Or she said, “This is me.”  Or she was a he.  You see, I’ve forgotten who gave it to me. I Know You  I […]
Diane’s repeated Matt’s iPhone story to most of our friends, and I’ll never be able to tell it as well, so I won’t strive for her level of detail. The short form : Matt’s in is Comparative LIterature class, first day, and his professor asks all the students to tell him who their favorite author […]
Gateau Aux 3 Chocolats Dark and white chocolate mousse on a chocolate biscuit base, topped with milk chocolate icing and macaroons. Charlie, I was going to save this cake for Thanksgiving but it took so long to set up the shot that the cake thawed and I had to eat it all myself. Sorry.
Al is the last of Georgia’s generation left at Concord Lumber. Armand, Terry, Joe, and Georgia, they’re the guys I met when I showed up twenty-five years ago. A generation ahead of me, they knew everything, smiled easily and often and brought the past to the present. Georgia farmed the land Dan’s house sits on. […]
Here‘s our first potato launch before loading our canoes and paddling round the bend to our campsite.