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Wednesday night – Homer Locke

Thanks you Homer Locke.. whoever you were .. Freind Wendy sent us a collection of old (1910 ish ?) photographs that someone found in West Bolotn.. There’s are sum great pictures of our house in it.. including this one that’s in the Richmond History book  (note the different windows) …

And this view of Jonesvillee. Oddly, I found this exact same picture on a postcard.. which must meant the postcars were made from this same batch of photos !

And a new phot I’ve  never seen of Jonesville in the snow.. You can see all the old buildings that would be washed away in the 1927 flood.  You can see the covered bridge which , rumor has it, washed out in the flood and took out the bridge in  Richmond.   Jonesville really has never recovered from that destruction .

What I enjoy as much as the pictures of our house and town is a glimpse of the people.. Who were they.. who are their relatives ? Do I know them  ? Will anyone ever look at us this way ?

ooops .. battery is going.. all for now
nite all , nite sam !
-me

Tuesday night 881 miles

……..Just back home after a 881 mile whirlwind trip to binghamton and nyc. 2 tound tables.. one 150 person lecture , 11 phone meetings., one run, 7 hours sleep . … 2 diet pepsis and only 5 CD’s..Had a nice visit with Diane’s folks and Linda and daviid.  Too late to say more now . Very good trip, very glad to be home

Is that too short to count as a blog post ? Hope note.. Nite folks.. Nite Sam
-me

Sunday night – Valentines Day (and 恭喜發財 )

Really nice valentines day. I woke up still sick.. but felt much better . Diane made heart  shaped kiwis and rice pudding in a heart shaped bowl for gabe..

I took him up to the mountain.. then Diane and I took the girls for a walk.. We went down to the lower gorge for a change.. the ice was beautiful  and think .. being kinda feverish still I was glad for an excuse NOT to jump in the river 🙂

I also learned that today is Chinese new year  !

恭喜發財 !

Kung Hei Fat Choy

Remember:  you’re not supposed to sweep today so that you don’t accidentally sweep out any good luck !  

That’s it for now.. We’re going to eat our valentines dinner .. More tomorrow..
be my valentine !.. Nite sam.. you’re always mine
-me



friday night – nineteen seventy something

Greetings from my boyhood home.. Or at least my boyhood home transported to massachusetts. I’m in my folks guest room in sherborn surrounded by the furniture, art smells… And people of my youth. It’s like I am 17 agAin even down to the details…. Like not having wireless in the house. (Hence trying to blog on my phone) Very quaint.
Actually.. I dont want to give the wrong impression… My parents are far from being stuck in time. We stayed up late finished 2 bottles of sake and ate too much sushi while watching the opening of the olympics. They have a real tv with challes and everything.. Through that magic I learned that it was time for the winter olympics.. And they were being held in vancover… How cool is that ? See what you learn on tv!
. Ok.. My thumbs are finding it hard to find the jeys. Must be time for Slwwp.
More tomnorrow from boskone..
Nite Akl. Nite sam
-me