My mother’s 90th birthday party was on Saturday, Nov 30th. A buffet style luncheon was served followed
by cake and ice cream. It was a fairly
large gathering of family with the cousins, David, Ginni, Sandy, and myself, together
for the first time in many many
years. The wives, husbands, children,
and family friends numbered more than twenty including three grandchildren and
five great grand children. It seemed as if the hours flew by while many childhood
memories were shared. Later in the
evening, cousin David showed a wonderful slide show he had compiled from his
own and sister Ginni’ family’s photo albums.
The presentation chronicled Mom’s life from childhood. The next evening, I presented a photo show of
images I had scanned-in from Mom’s and Sharon’s photo albums. The slide shows were quite entertaining as each
photo brought out memories of many poignant and amusing episodes in our lives. Everyone then shared the image files with each
other for inclusion in each family’s photo albums. Before cousins David, Ginni, and Sandy left
for home we assembled for some family pictures with a cherished framed print in the
background which had been passed down and had appeared in family photos over
more than 80 years. Here is an example
of a time warp circa 1960s to the present. We haven't aged a bit. LOL!
Getting skunked:
On Sunday, Steve and I attempted to do some fishing. However, as soon as the boat went in the
water, the wind picked up and the water got rougher. Nevertheless we proceeded out to a fishing
spot within minutes of our arrival a fog bank started rolling in and we were
socked in with about 150ft visibility.
After about 45 minutes of no action we returned to dock navigating by
GPS. Of course after the boat was put
away, the wind died down and the fog cleared.
It must have been our day for the gray cloud to follow us around. We may try again if the weather is nice in
the next few days.
Barney also had a good time going for a swim in the cold
water.
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