Thursday, November 24, 2011 - Thanksgiving - Part A
This is the day before Thanksgiving - and NOT our first snow of the season!
Bill is 75
Destinee is 21
Tiegan is 18
November 4, 2011 - The Friday Club - Book Report:
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Kyllan introduces us to some of his wonderfully interesting friends from Cornell
Bill was especially pleased to meet Miss New Hampshire at the Beal House
June 9, 2011 - Bruce left his friends at Motorcade at Lake George for a quick visit
May 23 - Kyllan gets right to work now that he's home for the summer
April 19 - Bill takes his new bike for its first long ride
April 7, 2011 - Bill gets a new toy
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Super Bowl Sunday - Staying warm by the TV
We cheered on the
winning team.
Bill feeds the fire.
The supply gets lower
The snow piles up!
From February 2 to 4 - the sun finally appears
Can you notice the deer tracks?
This is "Table Mountain"- down under!
January 31 - Icicles, icicles, everywhere
Mount Washington is the one on the left, pointed at by a treetop.
Get a GRIP - our new RAILING has arrived - Jan 28th
Will designed it
Gary, Linda's brother,
created a work of art!
Kyllan came by before heading back to college . . .
January 19 - Will cooks salmon on the grill
January 16 - Time to take down the tree
The big bird turned out to be a Bard Owl out hunting
New Year's Eve Luncheon at the Mountain View Grand
A Nor'easter Blasted Us!
Billy's gift lit up Jim's Christmas
Dec. 26 - Aunt Lizzie helped to make our Christmas bright!
Scott takes over the kitchen
and gets a new computer
from his dad
and Santa
December 25, 2011 - Billy's birthday - age 10 (already!)
Jerry and Scott managed to get here to help us celebrate and eat up the K-67 cake
Can you guess who this is?
CHRISTMAS EVE at LINDA and WILL's
A fine dinner of roast beef for 10
which included Linda's father Joe
and a friend from work
Robyn stayed home nursing a cold
before I rushed off to church at 9
December 22 - Kyllan is home for the Christmas break
His friends Estes and Jan
come to visit.
Christmas shopping with Will - December 17, 2010
Our annual outing took us to Concord and Sears this year.
In the end, we bought different ties.
But they were also on sale!
Saturday, Nov. 27 - Lexington dinner
We had beautiful, if cold, weather. Jim drove both ways.
Ania and Jerry prepared a fabulous dinner so, of course, we ate too much!
... for the second time this week!
It IS one way to say, "THANKS"
The Russian Blue was a center of attention.
A distant Cousin comes to call
Dutton Smith, Jr.
It so happens he is Project Manager for a job right here in Littleton and had two evenings with nothing to do . . .
My Birthday pres from Jim - Designed and Printed by Jim
"Seasons never Leave . . . They only Change"
The Surprise Party was to have Chef Stanley come prepare the dinner!
Lunch with good friends is even better on your birthday
FLORIDA deserved to loose!
Saturday, Oct. 9 - Kyllan is home with a friend for Columbus Weekend and Jerry and Ania come to celebrate a late birthday
Friday, October 8 - Bee & I went out to play and see the Pumpkin People
Mt. Willard in Crawford Notch is behind us. Lots of Leaf Peepers in front of us. One of them took this photo.
Friday, September 24 - Veronica's British Ladies' Luncheon
This was the item "won" at the Profile Club Auction.
Yvonne and I entertained with the Senior version of
"Are You Lonesome Tonight"
Getting in another Kayak ride - on the Connecticut River - Aug. 26th
Getting ready to sell . . .
August 5 - Billy gets his own computer!
Getting ready for home-schooling
August Summer Rain
Scott cooks a fabulous Cantonese Pork Dinner - July 22, 2010
The dinner party included all us Gilmore's, except Jerry and Ania, plus Bob and Jack, and Bunny and Kyllan's friend Jan and Tiegan's friend Penelope - a total of 15!
The day before was all prep. Thursday was non-stop full speed ahead!
Friday morning: dishes stacked, ready to go for another round!
Summer Rain
Kyllan and Cornellian friend took up Golf For A Day at The Profile Club,
jumped 37' off Indian Leap near Lost River
and planned a climb up Lafayette for tomorrow
Mid July
A First for both Kyllan and John
Jerry and Ania came to celebrate Jim's Birthday on July 5th and brought another cake!
July 4th is Jim's Birthday
June 27th was Billy's UnBirthday
On Pollyanna Day we went shopping
This is Bruce - come for a very short but delightful visit - Thurs., 6/10
I finally got it printed up with added photos
This is a description of my first transAtlantic sail on our Shannon 50 in 1986.
Saturday, June 5, 2010 - Billy Steps Up from Cub Scout to Webelo
As they say in New Hampshire,
if you don't like the weather, wait a minute!
if you don't like the weather, wait a minute!
Judy and Derek came for a brief but happy visit from England-May 26,27
There ain't nothin' like a tried and true friend!
Bill and Robyn find time for a ride
Is it time to relax? Kyllan's home for the summer
Thursday, May 13th - Bill leaves to meet Van in VA for 2 weeks of riding
Tiegan's finally got the real deal all sealed in plastic
Thursday, April 22 - Earth Day - we went to The Basin in Franconia Notch
...between rain, clouds, sun, and rain again!
These were taken by Billy
He sees the details.
He also took videos.
He also took videos.
April 22 - Tiegan drives me out to lunch
and didn't scare me once!
THURSDAY, APRIL 22 - A BUSY AND EXCITING DAY!
Friday, March 19 - Billy exhibits his project at the Science Fair -
He wins Third Place
The whiffle ball lost out.
March 7 - Scott and friends come for a late lunch of pheasant
Scott was showing off his hunting skills and making use of his knife kit from the CIA
No trip to Tampa is complete without a Chateaubriand and upstairs for Bananas Flambe and coffee at Bern's Steak House.
Don and John are Lizzie's neighbors and have become dear friends.
Lizzie's still holding her own - May we all look this good at age 80!!
The City of Tampa has provided each resident with a new trash bin. It's nearly as tall as Lizzie!
This is Jack the Cat
He got all dressed for the Gasparilla Parade but then couldn't decide whether to stay in or go out . . .
The decision was made when the cannons got loud. Lizzie won out.
The decision was made when the cannons got loud. Lizzie won out.
On Friday, Jan. 29th, Lizzie brought Wright's sandwiches to her place of work so I could meet everyone. - That night we went out to the 717 with Dorothy. Bill would have liked the food and the waitress, as did we; and, of course, the delightful company of Dorothy.
Bob keeps his tug in shining pristine condition!
It's kept under cover at the marina on Island Estates in Clearwater. Ross Marine and Clearwater Bay Marine Ways are no longer extant.
Guess where we are . . .
Actually, Geoff and I were at her house. Jim taught me how to cut out and place the photo wherever I wanted to be!
Geoff and I ventured into the new hotel where the lovely Clearwater Beach Hotel used to be: The Sandpearl Resort is full of 5-star luxury. The paintings and sculptures and flower arrangements were wonderful. I especially liked the large oils by Christopher M. Still. One would have to win the Lottery to stay there @ (minimum) $400 per night!
Geoff and I ventured into the new hotel where the lovely Clearwater Beach Hotel used to be: The Sandpearl Resort is full of 5-star luxury. The paintings and sculptures and flower arrangements were wonderful. I especially liked the large oils by Christopher M. Still. One would have to win the Lottery to stay there @ (minimum) $400 per night!
