Sierra backpacking trip for Steve's 70th Birthday celebration (catch up)

While the logistics of dropping a car where we came out (Thomas Edison Lake) and then driving around and over the Sierra's was a long (12 hours total) and winding road the journey was well worth these logistics. We spent the night prior to our trip in Mammoth. We started our jouney out of Mosquito Flats

Adam Katz's Bar Mitzvah August 6th to 8th, 2010

Adam, the Bar Mitzvah boy/"man" is second from the left with a couple of his buddies and brother Evan (on the right).

He LOVES BASEBALL so all the tables had different baseball teams. Check out where the Dodgers were and our San Francisco Giants table!

The timing was amazing as this was the Anniversary of OUR wedding on August 6th, 1995 in which Larry was my Best Man. So 15 years later we are celebrating his son's Bar Mitzvah!

Larry with his Mom, Esther.

Larry enjoying the limelight with a few of his previous girlfriends, see his smile!

The Gould family, Scott and Karen, Emily and Nathan, good looking family.

Go ahead and take my picture, I won't smile I'll give you the smirk!

Larry's older brother, Alan (on left) with his wife and nephew from Larry's younger brother Steve (on right) enjoying the Bar Mitzvah luncheon

Alex, Adam's Mom and Larry's former wife (second from the left) with her sisters. Everyone looks gorgeous.

The girls playing

The view from our hotel, the Hyatt Grand Manchester in downtown San Diego

It's catch up time - 4th of July 2010

It was a glorious day on the 4th. Our local Kenwood parade was cancelled so we went into Sonoma square with Steve and Michele. We saw it all from floats, to cars to all the wonderful whacked out Northern California stuff

Why not a....water fight with the fire engine.

A salute to all the men and women who serve in our Armed Services, thank you!

All kinds of people, entertainment and parade entrants.

Medical Marijuana at the 4th of July parade, only in Northern California!

And a Greatful Dead banner.

Politics always seem to be a part of most events in Northern California.

The all American 4th of July family celebrating in Sonoma square!

Sonoma Fourth of July (I'm catching up on old posts)

It was another glorious day on the 4th of July. This year our local Kenwood parade was cancelled, we went to Sonoma square with Steve and Michele and enjoyed the variety of floats, bands, cars, etc.

Oui Oui we are in Parie!

We arrived in Paris on Saturday, November 13th for a week vacation

Middlebury College girlfriends and goodbye to Gloucester

Last night Beth's Middlebury College roommates and friends all came over for a day at Good Harbor Beach and a BBQ.  It was nice to see and catch up with everyone, as we leave today to fly home.

Bye, bye Gloucester fisherman!

Gloucester Whale watching and Red Sox game at Fenway Park

On Friday, July 16th we went out in the morning for some whale watching.  Here are some videos of our trip.

Beth was fortunate to get tickets for Peter and I to the Red Sox game.  Our seats were in the EMC Club, directly behind home plate.  Below is a video taken before the game started and some photo's of the ballpark.  Inside the EMC Club were all the Sox's Golden Gloves and their 2004 and 2007 World Series Trophy's. 

The San Francisco Giants 2010 starting day catcher, Bengie Molina,  was recently traded to the Texas Rangers.  He is known to be THE slowest player in baseball...tonight hit for the cycle....it's what I love about baseball you just never know what you are going to see at any game.

The Freedom Trail

Thursday, July 15th, what a magnificent day! Sunny but not to hot, clear skies but not to bright, a great day to be alive. Today we walked the Freedom Trail. We started in the Boston Common, which is the oldest park in the country.
"The "Common" has been used for many different purposes throughout its long history. Until 1830, cattle grazed the Common, and until 1817, public hangings took place here. British troops camped on Boston Common prior to the Revolution and left from here to face colonial resistance at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775."

This is Frog's Pond

Adjecent to Boston Common is the Massachusetts State House.

Next on the trail was the Park Street church which had this wonderful stain glassed window.

Next we saw the Granary Burial Ground. It is the resting place for Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and the victims of the Boston Masacre.

From here we went to Kings Chapel in which I saw this Freedom Trail insignia.

And the First Public School in the United States, The Latin School.

Then on to The Old State House the Boston Massacre site and Faneuil Hall

 And then lunch time at the Ye Olde Union Oyster House

 

Beth, Holly and Peter in John F. Kennedy's booth!

After lunch we walked thru the Old North Church and on to the U.S.S. Constitution and last but certainly not least we went into Paul Revere's House.