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Joy

Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Our grandson Teddy (shown here with his sisters) will be celebrating his 14th birthday on Friday. Joy seems to be a good theme for his enthusiastic celebration of life. He continues to radiate good...

Going On 18

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Pets , Technology

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

No, I am not talking about the grandkids – although perhaps my granddaughters may be thinking about going on 18. Rather, it’s almost 18 years since I retired from Unilever, started the renos and...

Never Say Never

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Travel

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022

We’ve done a lot of cruising since 2006 – Baltics, Mediterranean, British Isles, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, East and West Coast US, TransAtlantic, TransPacific. And maybe – just maybe – our cruising time is coming...

Chromebooks – Worth a Look?

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

My grandson has a Chromebook to use for his schoolwork, and both granddaughters use Google Classroom for their remote learning. All the kids have their own Google accounts through the school board. I have...

The Ship

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

In 2019, we enjoyed our family Transatlantic cruise on RCI’s 90000 GT Jewel of the Seas. Based on that experience with one of Royal Caribbean’s “smaller” cruise ships, we booked another Transatlantic for 2020...

A Soggy Day in Old Bayonne Town

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Oct.13 dawned cloudy and showery in Stroudsburg. The off again, on again showers followed us down Route 80, through Morristown and across the Bayonne Bridge to Cape Liberty. It was about a 90 minute...

Down to the Seas Again

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

If I may borrow a phrase from the English Poet Laureate John Masefield, it was time to go down to the seas again. It had been more than three years since our family’s Transatlantic...

Sweet Susie

Family , Life Experience

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022

When my youngest grandchild was born, our pastor in Almonte asked her name. I told him “Susannah.” He said: “Wow, that is really Biblical.” I hope they were good dancers back in Old Testament...

Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady

Family , Life Experience

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Wife, mother, theology student – that pretty much describes Sarah as she gets ready to celebrate her birthday on Sunday.She’s getting into the “reading glasses” years, but she maintains her high energy lifestyle. She’s...

Family Man

Family , Life Experience

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

Our son-in-law celebrates his birthday on Monday Sept. 12. On his day of birth, Pink Floyd released an album that featured “Welcome to the Machine.” I don’t know if Dave is thinking about that...

Family

Joy

Going On 18

Never Say Never

Chromebooks – Worth a Look?

The Ship

A Soggy Day in Old Bayonne Town

Down to the Seas Again

Sweet Susie

Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady

Family Man

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