In March 2022, Laurie and I embarked on a pilgrimage of sorts to learn more about the roots of American music. Our destinations included Nashville, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Asheville and Bristol. This was a long-imagined trip for me and I was delighted that Laurie agreed to join me. Barb was happier that I went with …
Having Betsy, Joe and the girls in Colorado gave us a good reason to go see them and try some skiing. They scouted several ski slopes and recommended Copper Mountain. Betsy enticed us with a postcard and some photos of the Copper Mountain village she took on a January visit with her friends Pat and …
Welcome the 21st century! Back before Allie and Maddie were born, we spent several New Year’s Eves with the Harders at which Larry and I would fantasize (quite seriously, at the time) about where to celebrate New Year’s for the new millennium. As I recall, our conclusion was that the coolest place would be Sydney, …
Our New Year’s girl at home, ready to party like it’s 1999! We don’t have any other photos so I suspect the was a New Year’s Eve spent at home with Dick Clark rockin’ the countdown on TV. Barb notes this is a nightgown that Grandmom made Allie. Grandmom was especially proud of the smocking …
We had another beach weekend at Ocean City with the Harders. I’m pretty sure this was the July 4th weekend. We stayed at The Plaza again and watched the fireworks at Ocean City’s Northside Park. Allie and I were getting much better at building sandcastles. This one was one of our best. I also loved …
I went to Asheville, NC, to see Laurie and Sue who were housesitting at Susanna’s place while she and the kids were in the Galapagos for an extended stay. Monday, January 27 I flew from BWI to Asheville on Delta via Atlanta. We had a slight delay when they had to switch planes in Atlanta …