Category Archives: Friends

Traveling Back

Hopkinton High School, class of 1960 – 71 students.  Class reunions are not always eagerly attended.  Not all high school experiences are friendly and some folks have a hard time relaxing and understanding that their classmates, after 25 years, really … Continue reading

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Celebrating August

Hotter than normal, but breezy compared to DC.  SAM and I celebrated our 3rd (together), or 43rd, (as friends) anniversary, depending on when you start counting.  Town Mountain Road climbs up to the NE into the hills above Asheville.  We enjoyed … Continue reading

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Summer Begins with Gags and Cocktails

Summer, 2010.  My favorite season – warm sunny days and cool evenings, and as SAM says, “the weird things in my head.”  Thoughts of summers past and the one ahead. Memorial Day for the past twelve years has meant a … Continue reading

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Derivitives Explained?

Nah, not in this space.  These days I’m long on history, and short on auto-painting. Here’s a summary since my last post: my sons each celebrated birthdays – 26 and 28, so we enjoyed two catch-up dinners and jokes about … Continue reading

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Southern California, CDS and Sculpture

The Mommas and Papas lyrics for “It Never Rains…” were playin’ in our heads as we pulled on our sweaters and grabbed our umbrellas for springtime in Huntington Beach, CA.  The weather was unseasonably cool and rainy, but it was … Continue reading

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Irish Watercolors?

St. Patrick’s Day. SAM and I attended the March meeting of the Annapolis Watercolor Club (link) instead of hitting the Irish saloons of Annapolis.  Sigh, I’m getting older? wiser?  It was a good evening. Artist Susan Moses (link for more … Continue reading

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Florida, North Along the Atlantic Coast

Farewell to Key West, sniff.  Short flight up to Fort Lauderdale… Boca Raton. A short drive up 95 from FLL.  Fancy cars, gated communities and high-end shopping.  High point was SAM’s reunion with college roommate, Donna.  She treated us to … Continue reading

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Key Lime Pie, Uncle George, Nancy 3, and Men…

Dixie Wildwood will return after this brief interlude. Key West, the Conch Republic and southermost point of the continental USA – balmy, warm lush winds, old pastel homes with broad front porches and thick tropical gardens, ahhh.  There is a … Continue reading

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Dirty Snow, Seafood and Orca’s

Those in the northeast US are understandably tired of winter and the snow storms.  SAM and I arrived to find the remains of snowzilla – the 3rd megablizzard this year – now just dirty snow piled in parking lots.  It’s … Continue reading

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Pasta with Bolognese Sauce

Our great neighbors asked us to join them for dinner last night.  Gary cooked all day and the aroma of the sauce filled their home next door.  Cocktails first as we fed their two dogs downstairs and talked about life … Continue reading

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