We traveled back to the lake a few weeks ago: To celebrate Boris and Irena’s 50 year anniversary! The woman folk dressed up in beautiful brightly colored clothing: And the men folk didn’t get a picture, as they were not so clever and only had bland attire, so instead I took a picture of a…
Providence RI
Last weekend Helen attended a child Neurology conference in Providence RI. Not-so-coincidentally this is where Aya lives! We had a nice visit with her, was impressed by her tidy apartment: We split our time between Aya’s place and our friend Olga’s 300 year old ‘saltbox’ house nearby in Somerset: Built in the 1720s, before George…
NYC
A mystery photo: Hint: NYC. Answer, end of post. Nick and Chloe joined us for our last weekend at the lake on Labor Day: We had lots of fun, taming wild animals: Climbing the highest mountain we could find (Lovewell Mountain, towering 1000 feet above the lake at 2500 feet! … that is an satirical…
The Lake 2010
Greetings from Mars: Actually, we are not on Mars, but rather at the lake. But sometimes it is so beautiful, it is like we are on another planet: The lake is hidden here, in central NH: I had 2 different projects to work on, both in difficult stages that required attention, so I moved my…
Hershey PA, Chocolatetown USA
We drive down to Hershey PA weekend before last. Helen had an interview at the teaching hospital there: A small town of 12,000, about 15 miles from 3 mile island nuclear power plant in Harrisburg. Formed when M Hershey sold his caramel company in 1903 and built the worlds largest milk chocolate factory in the…
Summer Travel, 2010
Last month we hit perfect weather on our 2nd visit to Salt Lake. It was still beautiful green from spring rains and not nasty summer hot yet. Helen did a grand rounds presentation and I hiked around the streets and hills. This is looking up to the school and hospital campus: And this is…