Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Kenneth, a.k.a. Dad
Today we celebrated the life of Kenneth Williams, who died on June 20. He lived 86+ years. I called him Dad, even though I do not carry his genes. The daughter who did, Margaret-Rose, was Mauri’s first wife for 20 years before she died in 1988.
Nearly 12 years ago, Kenneth and Edna flew from Portland […]
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Saturday, June 24th, 2006
road trip photo recap
Home again! Several days ago, actually, but I thought it would be fun to post a couple of miscellaneous pictures just for fun. So here goes…
We went all the way to Hartford, CT, to rent a car from Kentucky.
But we enjoyed the view of nine states from inside.
These Friends, Sarah and Pierre, […]
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
a few days in Philly
We’ve just finished several days in Philadelphia with (daughter) Rachel and (her husband) John. Highlights are many (more than can be written here) and include their wonderful hosting, great food (homecooked and discovered out), and several treks out and about the big city. With a little imagination, public transportation can seem like a Disney ride. […]
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Friday, June 16th, 2006
newfane, vt
An early start from bahHAHbah and a route change were part of a plan to make it to Newfane by mid-afternoon. And we did. Our intentions were to visit Froggy Bottom Guitars. After some asking around and a gravelly drive up into the hills and a woman with a dog pointing the way, we did…we […]
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
a really old Martin
Somewhere along Highway 1 north of Freeport we spotted a small guitar/luthier shop, and decided to stop.
Residing there was an old Martin. My “old” D-28S was made in 1970, this guitar in…um, 1898. Small, feather light with a slotted head…a 12-fret showing little wear with a really loud voice. Ron Pinkham, the resident luthier, didn’t […]
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
the local flavor
The host at our restaurant said it, he really did—Bah Hahbuh. That’s where we are—Bar Harbor, Maine, and just a few minutes ago this was my view across the table: My dear man is much braver than I and he worked on that red lobster until no edible parts remained (okay, except for that mysterious […]
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Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
another crummy day in Plymouth
Not. The sky is blue and sunshine bright—and ‘word is that Albert will blow through somewhere south of here. We woke looking out at the harbor, took a walk by Mayflower II, and blew a kiss or two toward P-rock nearby. Right now we’re at baked-egg-souffle-heaven (Panera Bread)—or so it seemed, that also offers good […]
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
good job, taylor
Here’s what son Taylor looked like on his Christmas exodus in December 2005. It’s also what he looked like the last time I saw him. Since then he has graduated from his Colorado army national guard training program at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. His program trained him in the field of […]
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Friday, June 2nd, 2006
an example to follow
Quinn reminds me that Bailey, Marissa, and Cassidy faithfully include me in their prayers, that God will heal my broken ankle. When I’m visiting their home, they always invite me to participate in family bedtime reading and prayer time. I witnessed the way our dear grandkids faithfully prayed for Papa (Grandpa Neil) during his cancer […]
