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Friday Evening – Anniversary Day

Today was a busy and full day.It’s really late now as I’ve just come back from Homer’s birthday in Vergennes. It’s so late, that I’m going to wait until tomorrow to download the pictures from the hooked rug show we saw today, Gabe’s night at gymnastics and Homer’s party. Hope that’s OK with everyone.
   Today also  marks the 22nd anniversary of the day that Diane and I got engaged. We were living in Winchester in the south of England. Diane was working hard grad school work. We dressed up and went to the Chessil Rectory, a 14th century church rectory that had been redone into a very nice resturant. After dinner we walked back home along the river. It was a cold and drizly evening as many were in England. I got down on my knee and asked Diane to marry me.. and then she did the same. I gave her a ring I’d made for her in my blacksmitthing class.. Pretty delicate for soemthing made out of 1/4 inch  steel barstock.. but a little clunky just the same… After that we wandered home. I remember that night so well. Diane, I’m so glad you said ‘yes’ !.. I love you very much.
  
One picture I do have to upload is the wonderful poter that our friends made for the upcoming Sam Cohn Foundation concert.  It’s on Saturday Nov 24th at the West Monitor Barn in Richmond. Please pass the word along..!

G’nite all, g’nite Sam
-me

Thursday morning – Adam Muller

I woke up this morning and read that MMU grad Adam Muller was killed in Iraq this week. . I didn’t know Adam.. but we know his familly… and our hearts go out to them.  It would be wrong for me to say ‘I know how they feel’.. because we’ve learned that everyone’s experience with loss is different. I do know that the family will need the  love and support of this community. Please keep Adam and his family in your thoughts
-jc

Tuesday Night – Ehnebuske house

It’s about 1 AM and I’m just finding my way up to bed at my friend’s Dave and Jean’s in Homes, NY. Dave and I worked together in the Academy for several years. They’re both amazing people with many interests. It’s so much fun to come here and see/here what they’ve been up to since Dave retired from IBM .
The day was really good. I can tell that this new job assignment is going to be very exciting (and challenging)/ My day started in Armonk at the learnng center. I always love the wildlife I see there.. this morning there were wild turkeys all over the road.



I had a great set of meeting in Somers. One of the meetings was with my buddy Susan.. she’s Lebanese.. she brought me a huge plate of hummous and baba ganuj. What a great way to start the day !

I met with several friends in Somers then headed back to Armonk for meetings with my new group. Here’s the cube I’ll be borrowing while the real owner, Grace, is out having a baby.

My next door neighbor is Neal.. We had a great conversation about Sam and his nephew Mark who died in an avalanche. Neal still wears marks beads around his neck 11 years since his passing.

I finally dragged myslef out of Armonk with a bit of work. It really a beautiful place

I made the 45 minute drive up to Dave and Jeans and found their beutiful house way out on a small country road. It’s full of the most interesting things… (including Dave and Jean) . For example, was pleasantly surprised to see a pile of lockpicks in their kichen.. they were pretty much just like mine.. Interesting hobby to share.

Here’s Dave

Here’s Jean

They have a ton of interesting original artwork here… Including Maurice Sendak


And soem original Dr. Suesses .. (Suess’s… ? Suessi ? )

Dave collects and plays interesting instruments (recorders, guitars, concertina’s, etc). I got him to play a bit for me…

Dave even made a concealable spud gun that fires gum drops..
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We talked a long time about Sam… and about life. It was a really nice evening.. of talking and goofing around.

OK.. I’ve fallen asleep several times in writing .Better quit now More tomorrow.. . I love you all .. Gnite Sam

-me

Monday night – Brooklyn/Armonk

Yikes !… too late to begin blogging and the computer ate my first attempt. I’ll have to make this fast. I’m in Armonk NY at the IBM Leanring Center, my favorite hotel.  I drove down today for soem meetings related to my new assignment (which I think I’m really going to like !)    Ihad a few meetings here then drove down to Brooklyn to have dinner with Max.  
   We met up about 7PM.. then went oout hunting for some of his freinds to take to dinner… We first caught up with Nikki, Bella and Emily in their appt..


Nice a neat !

We then went up and found Tin and Ryan… Tin was painting some amazing protraits.

Ahhh Tin’s famous shoe collection again..

Max as art subject

We then went up to say hi to JJ and his vikings

They had one of Chris’s drawings.. these kids are amazing. I also got a copy of one of Max’s films   I’ll post that when I can convert it.

We all walked down to Red Bamboo.. the Fake Meat resturant..

Max

Ryan

Tin

David

Chris

Huh ?

Bella

Emily

Nikki

Ayyyyyy !

Yummy fake food !

Goyles

Even the bathrooms had interesting art

Max’s claw contraption

… and his thing to do list

“Clean and reorganize room …” nahhhhh

Chris and the Jeep grill I brought down for him

It was so great seeign Max for the night like that.. I love that boy so much.. His friends are wonderful too..   Now.. I must sleep.. More tomorrow.. Diane and Gabe I miss you down here. I love you

Nite all, nite Sam !
-me