We had a weekend at the DC Wharf centered around a Tedeschi Trucks Band concert at the Warner Theater on Friday evening. I booked a nice “partial waterfront” room at the Hilton Canopy Hotel and made plans for several meals. Friday, February 17 Barb worked at home on Friday and said she would be done …
Allie’s 2007 People To People trip to Australia. In the fall of 2006, we learned about the People To People Student Ambassador program, possibly as an outgrowth of Allie’s involvement in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth summer programs that Allie had done in previous years. Allie was invited to participate in People To …
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 …
Our second annual Christmas mini-break in DC with Allie, this one slowed down by my health, somewhat. Sunday, December 22 I dropped the girls off at 2:30pm for tea at the Tavern at the Henley Park Hotel. They reported that the tea was very pleasant and seemed to be all they needed. Good, because it …
Visiting Library of Congress and more during mini-break in DC while Barb attends her work conference. For years, and much against her wishes, Barb had to attend an annual three-day management conference in DC, which brought together HHS department heads from around the country. Each time, she complained bitterly about having to commute into town …
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 …
Allie came home for Christmas and we took a two-day mini-break in Washington, DC. Saturday, December 22 I woke at 6:30am to get same-day tickets for the African American History Museum, which we got for 1:30pm. The museum’s pass system is a bit of a pain in the neck, but it’s worked twice for me …
Once I got to college, summers opened up and there was the prospect of internships. Pretty much the whole time I was in college I viewed it as a sort of minimum security prison sentence — a period you had to get through in order to actually start working and making money. I was always …