16 years ago tonight we got the call that Sam had been in an accident. His time on this world ended.. and ours changed forever. I was just listening to the last phone message he left for us. 

His last words to us were “love you … bye”.. 

We still love you Sam.. so very much. You are still woven into our lives. We think of you all the time.

 

Today a bunch of us hiked up Bolton in your  memory.. just like we do on your  birthday. it’s the 32nd time we’ve done it. It was freezing today.. The windchill at the fire tower was 8 degrees and the snow was drifting. There were a few places where it was knee deep or more..   You would have thought it was funny.. We toasted you at the ski patrol hut.. then climbed the fire tower.. we couldn’t stay long up there because of the cold.. but you would have liked it !

 

It was a sad day.. and a good day.. 

we miss  you sam.. !

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

We spent the night down in Pelham NH with Elizabeth and the kids . Last nights Wizard of Oz was so fun !. Today we checked out Masons Basketball game before heading back to VT.   We got back in time for a snowy hike up to Duxbury window. Nice to be home. 

 

The next 3 days starts the time we mark Sam’s passing..  Never know how I’m going to feel. 

Nite all, nite sam

-me

Fun travel day. After a quick set of meetings at Beta, I went home, picked up Diane and  we headed down to New Hampshire. Our niece Elizabeth’s two kids Mason and Emma are in a town production of The Wizard of Oz tonight and we’re going down to watch. 

One the way down we ran into my friend Jim at a rest stop in NH.. pretty funny because DIane and I ran into his wife, my friend Sue, in the Newark airport just a few weeks back

 

We got down to Pelham NH about 3, had a quick dinner then headed in to see the play. It was really fun !    Mason and Emma each had several parts as part of the chorus.. they were crows , bugs and  guards .. it was great seeing them perform

It was nice getting to see those guys !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Busy day..     around 5 I was at Generator for the grand opening of the Flex Space. It was a beautiful  rebuild of soem additional space at Generator. Tae new space has a speaking venue, new offices and a new tool set up to use for a new grant which Sen Leahy helped us get to place Makerspaces in 5 schools across the state. It represented the work of sop many folks  to fund raise,  design, build .. it was a really proud moment for Generator !

nite all, nite sam

-me