Pushing on a Rope
Terri S. Vanech
The Aloha Diaries, Part 3 — Naval Gazing
Yesterday, the Greenwich High choral groups headed to the naval base on Ford Island in Hawaii, where they toured the Pacific Aviation Museum and performed on the dock at the Battleship Missouri. The kids are so tightly scheduled that I’ve had only brief conversations with Catherine and Basil, mostly via text message. Basil’s efforts to send me video from his phone camera … Continue reading
The Aloha Diaries, Part 2 — Quite a Hike
First full day in Hawaii was busy. They got started with a trip to Hickam Air Force Base, where there was a tour and lunch before the obligatory group picture, a piece of which Basil captured here. So far, everything seems to be going just fine, with everyone trying some new things. Basil gave poi a … Continue reading
The Aloha Diaries, Part 1: A Wing and a Prayer
Well, the Greenwich High choral groups are safely in Hawaii, having landed in Honolulu about 8:30 our time last night. It was a looooong day — for them traveling and for me waiting to hear they had finally arrived. I dropped them at GHS to get on the bus to the airport at 2:30 am. … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — On Their Way Again
Flashback almost two years ago, to the excitement of Catherine and Basil headed to DisneyWorld with the Greenwich High Choral groups. There, they had a great time singing and enjoying the sights. They made lots of new friends came home with a trophy and a million stories to tell. Today marks another big day — … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday — A Cold Beauty
Sure the snow and cold brings plenty of inconvenience and angst. But there’s no denying it creates beauty, too. Sunday found Basil and me at Tod’s Point in Greenwich, where even though the mercury was flirting with 50 degrees, it wasn’t warm enough to melt Jack Frost’s masterpieces. Gorgeous, don’t you think?
Snow Daze
Another day, another snow storm — or at least that’s how it’s starting to feel these days. And yes, another snow day. At the rate we’re going, Catherine will graduate high school after she moves into the dorm at Hofstra. But even high school seniors greet the news of no school with childlike glee. After … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — A Walk on the Beach
We need a bit of relief from this never-ending, icy-cold winter, so flashback to June 1997, one of Catherine’s first trips to the beach. Never mind that she wouldn’t now be caught dead in a hat at the beach … or anywhere else. (Or that she’d run away if I ordered summer outfits from the … Continue reading
‘S’ You, Too!
Once again, you can’t make this stuff up. I was at AAA in Stamford, CT, today to renew my driver’s license, looking to get a “verified” version with its extra-special star and identity protection. Except the bureaucrat there — I’ll call him “AAA Guy” — changed my identity. Yup; another set of bureaucrats in another … Continue reading
Look Out World!
It’s official: Catherine is a member of the Hofstra University Class of 2018. With her midterms completed, she didn’t have to go to school on Friday so she and Basil instead drove to Hempstead, NY, to submit her paperwork and deposit. (Already she’s distinguishing herself at the school. It seems no one ever brings their … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Bar None
Flashback 40 years to December 1973 … because, well, this one is too good to pass up. It’s Basil, who had just turned 18, working a holiday party at his parents’ restaurant, The 19th Hole (which is still in business in Stamford under different ownership). They had the restaurant for four years, from ’72 to … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 