Aunty Vi died in England in April this year, and her son Ron had arranged a memorial service for her in August. She was mum’s last surviving sibling. That was it: a…
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Two reunions – Cambridge NY and Yale
October 2012: stumbling off the red-eye at JFK, I took the New York State Thruway, Interstate 87, north to Saratoga Springs, spent a few hours on client matters in a Starbucks there,…
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Adventures (mini) in the Sierra Nevada.
A short weekend road trip into the mountains, just one night away, became two satisfying if modest tales. The first was planned. Sort of. I’d been itching to see Ron and Dennis…
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Living with Nick, again!
When I told Alex that I was going to post about what it’s like living with Nick now, he replied instantaneously, “there’s a Kern’s can in the shower!” That’s what it’s always…
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An internet detective mission for Aunt Angela
This postcard started a long piece of internet detective work, that unfortunately failed. At least at first. While I was visiting her in February 2008 at her home in East Sussex, Aunt…
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2011 in review: damage control
It’s the time of year when we look back on all that we’re grateful for, an easy job here. We’re especially grateful for teenagers and twenty-somethings! I was quietly watching the Beatles’…