Sunday, July 23 We returned to the Inn at Little Washington to celebrate Barb’s retirement and also our 40th anniversary, our sixth visit to the Inn in 30 years, and first since the restaurant received its third Michelin star. I dropped Barb off at noon so she could settle in, do some reading and have …
September 15 – New journal format; Bill’s Labor Day trip to Boston; England/Cornwall planning; AmericanaFest September 20 – News roundup: Queen Elizabeth, Ukraine, January 6 Committee; Sarah/Tylor dinner in Georgetown; Larry/Ashley trivia night at Cattail September 28 – Susquehanna Wine and Seafood Festival; Barb retirement date (4/30/23); Hurricane Ian October 5 – Barb office picnic …
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 …
While the Fisher family was stationed in Dusseldorf, they conspired with the Babcocks to buy adjoining lots in Chincoteague, Virginia. I think the plan was to both have a summer getaway destination that they could also rent out. It may have also had something to do with the Fishers maintaining a Virginia address for the …
Allie was in 6th grade, middle school at GCS. We gave the first of what proved to be a short-lived tradition of inviting friends and neighbors to a post-New Year’s open house. It was a nice idea: it forced us to clean up the house, it was a good chance to meet our expanding list …
Covering activities from July – September, 2006. Betsy, Joe, Sara and Kristen made their first return east from Colorado just after July 4. To celebrate, and show off our Pfefferkorn house for Barb’s extended family of “Chinese” aunties and uncles — the old Fisher cohort of China hands — we hosted a brunch on Saturday, …
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 …
In July of 1985, we went with Betsy and Joe to Williamsburg, Virginia, staying at the Williamsburg Motor House (which is no more) and paying visits to Busch Gardens, the pottery factory outlet, and the first round of golf for Joe and I at the Golden Horseshoe. We don’t have any pictures from the trip, but …
My employer from 1982 – 1989. By mid-1982, I had made up my mind to leave Bei Jing-Washington, after deciding that being a young, white salesman in China with no technical experience and poor language skills was neither my calling nor a wise career path. I was interested in China, but did not want to …