I had the first public exhibition of my underwater photography at the Main Street Gallery at CBSRZ in Chester, CT for 3 months during the Fall of 2018. I was on the waiting list for over a year for the gallery space, so it was quite an honor. I spent Read more…
August was once again time for us to head up to the Lake George area for a week with Sophie. As before we stayed with Rhona and Howie at their place in Warrensburg. On Saturday evening we headed over to Robbie and Janie’s place in Pilot Knob on the other Read more…
Dave and Bill once again ventured forth on their annual July bro-trip to Maine for 5 days of camping fun and music at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival. This time we stayed in the luxurious accommodations of Bill and Becky’s new trailer. The weather was pefect and it great to Read more…
We signed a contract for downsized new construction in Essex, CT before we left for Hawaii in May. So after our return, Max’s Bat Mitzvah, and the July 4 holiday, we put our home of 24 years on the market. It took us several weeks and the disposal of two Read more…
Max spent two years studying with the rabbi for her adult bat-mitzvah which was scheduled for the weekend immediately after we returned from Hawaii. Max was originally going to take her last lessons from 6000 miles away via skype, but as always she was way over-prepared before we even got Read more…
Dan Nocera, an instructor in the New Media Center at Middlesex Community College, offered up a 3 hour cruise on the CT River with him and his boat-buddy Jeff Cohen as an item for the college’s silent auction fundraiser. Max bid furiously and won, and their pontoon party boat had Read more…
Josie was the light of our lives, an ever-present companion and kind soul. There is a reason that Tibetan Terriers are called “the little people” and Josie certainly was one. Sadly, we had to put her down on May 23rd while we were on vacation in Hawaii. Josie was born Read more…
Finally getting around to posting about our two major vacations this year! First off, to celebrate our 20th anniversary we were able to kickoff the year by going to Grand Cayman a week later in January than we had previously. This allowed us to attend the Cayman Cookout, an unbelievable Read more…
Maxine and I drove up to Lake George with Florence Klein for our usual early-August getaway for a couple of days. Unbeknownst to Florence, her granddaughter, Jessie, had arranged for the family to converge at Robbie and Janie Strasser’s lakeside house for a Friday night surprise. Flo was under the Read more…
My aunt, Flo Kling, celebrated her 75th birthday this year in fine form thanks to her kids / my cousins Glenn, Michael, and Leslie. They rented out space at the Westchester Table Tennis Center where everyone could schmooze and battle with the paddles. See the album here or click on Read more…