Our Return Trip to the TWA Hotel (2024)
We made a return trip to the TWA Hotel at JFK airport. While this is not earth-shaking news, it was special since […]
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Family Trip to Joshua Tree Nat’l. Park
In our first whole-family trip since the Hawaii wedding trip last February, we flew to Palm Springs (California) and spent the better […]
2023: A Year-End Retrospective
2023 was another active year for us and for our family. Hover on a photo to enlarge; click to run slide show […]
Christmas 2023
Christmas 2023 was considerably different than past years. We were both recovering from surgeries, so even putting up the Christmas tree had […]
Ithaca Reunion, Summer of 2023
While this blog is intended to celebrate our post-retirement adventures, the events we most look forward to are the annual family gatherings, […]
Memorial Day Gathering on the Delaware River
(The artistic photo, above, was taken by Nicole Tessier) It has become a Memorial Day tradition for us to venture into the […]
Hawai’i: Active Volcanoes, Manta Rays, Rain Forests… and a Wedding
Everything about Hawai’i was surprising. When we were invited to a wedding there, we did not expect to experience active volcanoes, snorkel […]
Sam Shines at Cooperstown
In early August, our grandson Sam participated with his travel baseball team (Cortland Nationals) in an exciting week-long tournament near Cooperstown NY, […]
Austin & Nicole’s Family – 2023 Update
Nicole and Austin live in Croton-on-Hudson in New York’s northern Westchester County. They share their home with two sons, Sam (13) and […]
Memorial Day Paddle on the Delaware River
Memorial Day weekend is important for many reasons. Primarily being a solemn time to remember others’ sacrifices, its parades and flags also […]