In May, we were back to Hawaii for 2-1/2 weeks of fun times once again with Billy and Becky Laughlin. First stop was Honolulu where we spent time with Deb and Mary and had some really great meals. Then off to Kauai and our north shore timeshare for relaxation, beaching Read more…
Deb and Mary were visiting from Hawaii in June, which provided a beautiful opportunity to throw an 82nd birthday party for Myra at Atria Stamford. Click on the photo above to see a few photos of the afternoon.
While Max and I were in Boston with Deb and Mary for the URJ Biennial, Sophie was enjoying a sleepover with her best friend Molly. Robbie and Sonya were in for the holidays, so it was a chance for Sophie to learn about Christmas. Click on the photo above to Read more…
Beginning of December, Deb and Mary were visiting from Hawaii and joined us for the Union of Reform Judaism Biennial in Boston. Our congregation had a platinum delegation and Max and the Rabbi led a standing room only Friday session and Max also moderated a lunch panel on Saturday. As Read more…
Our trip to Hawaii in May, 2016 started in Oahu to attend my sister Deb and Mary’s wedding. Sixteen years in the making, on a bright, wonderful Spring afternoon in the Kailua backyard of friends. Maxine and I were chuppah pole holders, along with Mary’s brother Jay who flew in Read more…
Deb and Mary visited back East for several weeks at the end of the Summer for the first time since their wedding in Oahu in May, 2016. To celebrate for those that were unable to travel for the ceremony, Myra and Reivan had a huge Sunday brunch for friends, family, Read more…
Deb and Mary were in from Hawaii, so we wanted to get together with friends Billy and Becky Laughlin over Labor Day weekend, 2016. No one wanted to do a long road trip, so Max organized a Sunday tour of local CT wineries, stopping midday for lunch at the Chamard Read more…
Halloween was quite the dress-up occasion for Sophie this year. Towards the beginning of October she donned a tux to compete in the pet costume contest at our local Agway. Then came Halloween itself which fell on a Saturday this year. That plus the great dry weather (yeah, who doesn’t Read more…
Our first real road trip with Sophie was to Freeport, Maine over Labor Day weekend 2015. Our first stop was Friday afternoon lunch at the Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier in Kittery. We then made it up to Freeport by late afternoon and checked into our dog-friendly accommodations at the Harraseeket Read more…
Maxine and I spent a beautiful Fall weekend in Lake George, NY to attend the wedding of our niece Sarah Strasser and her fiancé (of six years!) Steve Shapiro. Yeah, it was definitely about time! We decamped to The Sagamore, a classic estate with expansive property overlooking the lake. Friday Read more…