Pushing on a Rope
Flashback Friday
Flashback Friday — Triple Trouble
As is so very often the case, I’m a day late and probably several dollars short. I never let that stop me, though. Yesterday was National Sibling Day and lots of folks posted family photos on their Facebook and Instagram feeds. Here’s hoping you have interest in one more sets of siblings. Here is Basil with … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Shopped til I dropped
Flashback to 4 BC (Before Catherine), or 1992 for those of you who like to be specific. Yes, there was life before Catherine, although some days those memories are quite dim. Here we are decked out for the wedding of one of Basil’s former co-workers. The white linen suit, a big favorite of his, is … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Boxed In
Flashback to 1997. Don’t know what you were up to then, but Catherine was elbow-deep in every toy you can imagine … and playing with a white cardboard box. Isn’t it always the way? I stumbled on these photos while looking for something else. They were taken when we still lived in the condo around … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Everyone loves a parade
It’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day, which means the Greenwich (CT) St. Patrick’s Day parade can’t be too far off. For us, it’s as much a harbinger of spring as the first crocus blossoms. Basil and I started going when we were dating and continued the tradition after Catherine came along, standing on Greenwich Avenue in … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — You Can Dance if You Want To
Flashback to May 1971 — and my only leading role: Narrator in the Park Avenue kindergarten play about counting. That’s me in the floral dress with all the smocking, my hair styled with the help of a night spent sleeping on curlers and pin curls. I don’t actually remember much about the day. A later … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Warm Regards from 1997
It’s 8 degrees. The weatherman is forecasting another possible 18 inches of snow for Monday. It’s time to bring out the big guns. At my first job out of college I worked at a weekly paper here in Fairfield County whose publisher had an unbreakable edict: cute kid or pet above the fold in every … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Christmas in February
Flashback to 2007 … and Christmas when it is supposed to be celebrated. That was back when things were far less complicated, schedules not nearly as full. Back then, we could celebrate with my best friend, Jacquie, and her family right then, in December, when the tree was still decked out in all its glory. … 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
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
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
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