Barb and Bill take their first tour of China together, along with Kate Garrett and her Mom, Mary. This post covers our day traveling to Wuxi from Suzhou via the Grand Canal. Tuesday, November 8, 1988 Our day begins early but not so bright as we leave our hotel in Suzhou and take a short …
Barb and Bill take their first tour of China together, along with Kate Garrett and her Mom, Mary. This post covers Suzhou. Monday, November 7, 1988 After checking out of our nice hotel in Shanghai, it was back on the bus for an hour-long drive across town to the Shanghai rail station. Once there, we …
Barb and Bill take their first tour of China together, along with Kate Garrett and her Mom, Mary. This post covers preparations and the first stop in Shanghai. From the time we got married, Barb and I wanted to arrange a trip back to Hong Kong and to see China. Any serious planning was deferred …
In August 2009, for Mom’s 90th birthday, Sue put together a photo album of Mom and Dad’s life. I know she printed a copy for me but I’m ashamed to say I don’t know where mine went. Laurie found her copy in one of her trunks in Spring 2019 and I took the opportunity to …
For a good chunk of 1988, we planned a big November trip to China and Hong Kong, accompanied by law school friend Kate Garrett and her mother. It’s the subject of its own set of posts. We worried that Barb’s Mom, Louise, who was declining quickly might pass away while we were gone and we …
Wasting no time after Barb completed her Bar Exam in July, we bought a townhouse of our own and moved in August, 1986. The townhouse was at 7593 Chrisland Cove in Falls Church, VA, in a development called The Yacht Club. It was a cluster of townhomes surrounding a small man-made pond dubbed Lake Sequoia …
Barb officially started law school at George Washington University in fall 1983. This album extends through graduation and beyond. We were able to take a short Spring Break in May of 1985. We “won” a 3-day preview of time share resort in the Bahamas and combined it with a visit to my folks in Singer …
Photos from several untitled albums, the next in the series. Bill did one that covered 1978-1983; Barb did two over the same period. After graduation, in the summer of 1980, Bill Englehart and I moved to a newer apartment a few blocks closer to Wilson Boulevard. The building is no longer there, and there was …
Photos from several untitled albums, the next in the series. Bill did one that covered 1978-1983; Barb did two over the same period. In February of 1978, we decided to take another shot with a cat. Ziggy was an orange tabby with a very patient disposition who put up with my long learning curve. He …
Photos from my album “For My Babe’s Anniversary: The Continuation of the Story So Far” and Barb’s untitled albums covering the same period. After leaving Hong Kong in August, 1976, and before heading to Georgetown, I went down to Miami to visit Laurie, David and their new daughter, Maggie. Barb was able to join us …