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The quotation I couldn't resist. In her declining years, my mama (who was, shall we say, less than amused by the aging process) used to cite it with contempt, and say that the first thing she was going to do when she reached the other side would be to find Robert Browning and punch his lights out. I've always wondered if she managed to pull that one off....

We have a Real Twofer today!

Charles Braslow, the Valedictorian of the Class of 1965, of the Virgin Islands and

Mark Hutcherson ('66) of VA were both born on this day in 1948!

Today would also have been the 69th birthday of

Richard Krause ('57), who passed away on 12/27/99::

From Al Simms ('60) of VA - 02/04/07 - "Correction to my email - North End then and now photos":

Carol,

I was mistaken about the current pastor being there since my dad left in 1960. There was another in between Rev. Crane and my dad. And my mother tells me that the house is no longer the parsonage. Everything else in my email is correct.

Thanks, Al! Rather than rewrite it all, I simply added your newest comments beneath the former ones:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/neighborhoods.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/north-end.html

From Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH - 02/04/07:

Goodness! The house picture brought back memories-- I lived at 315 58th Street, and rode my bicycle all over the neighbourhood up and down. (I had an odd bicycle I'd gotten in Germany in 1961, with narrow tires and straight handlebars-- people asked me about it whenever I rode it. They did when I went to NH for college, too. And then when I was away at grad school I'd left it at my parents' place, and my kid sister, Prisca Eibhlisebhe, sold it, without my permission, and happily gave me half the money when I came home for the holidays, keeping half for herself. She was quite proud of herself for disposing of the "useless" and "peculiar" bike and getting money for it, too.) Before 58th Street that I lived, for one year, on Huntington Avenue, a little north of there; before that I was in Germany (Hahn) for three years.

"What was then Huntington Avenue"-- what is it now?

Domi

Thanks, Domi! Don't the images brings back such vivid memories?!? I hope you saw the entire North End page:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/neighborhoods.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/north-end.html

I'm going to let someone else better qualified than I answer your question, Domi. As I was riding down Huntington Avenue last fall, I kept my eyes glued on the homes to see what remained, and tried not to think of what was lost.

"Anyone? Anyone?'

From Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH - 02/04/07:

From my livejournal:

Imbolg, and prosperity
	Woke up this morning to lots of mess still to clean up from the Imbolg Grove meeting... and then reminded myself. Having dozens of goblets and plates and forks and knives and spoons, and all those pots and pans and tablecloths to wash, is a GOOD thing, speaking to the prosperity (even when I complain) of this household and of the Grove... there was hot cider, homemade mead, 6 kinds of wine, soda, water, selzer, Scapa, tea, coffee, spicy baked chicken, maple-glazed spiral sliced ham, smoked salmon, sausages, cheeses, haddock, crab cakes, rare roast beef, garlicky-basil-y leg of lamb, watercress, an eggplant dish, tossed green salad and Caesar salad, tarragon mushrooms, Irish brown bread, braided white bread, bran bread, barley bread, herb bread, fruit salad, syllabub, fresh strawberries... The tables were set with crisp white linen, with the bright green glass plates and salad plates on them, and bright goblets in various colours... the pewter Jefferson cups we use for ritual clean and ready, the candles burning bright, Queen Of Heaven incense wafting from the altar... the Cauldron of Intent full of barley.... offering-cups and offering plate full... I'm washing dishes with gratitude. A gift requires a gift, and I am gifted indeed. Current Mood: thankful Current Music: phil coulter

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Mmmmmm - sounds great! Thank you again, Domi!

(For those of you just joining us, Domi is a Druid priestess.)

From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 02/04/07 - "Super Bowl commercials 2007":

These were posted fast!

http://www.ugoto.com/superbowlcommercials

WOWZERS!!! That WAS fast! Thanks, Shari!

From Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA - 02/05/07:

CBD,

I thought Randy Tate ('66) now lived in RI or some other place up north, not VA?

TC!

"R"

Now, Wayne Honey, it's actually DE, but you know how I love to "move" people back to the sacred soil of Virginia.
Sigh. Okay, I moved him back up north.

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/02-04-07-NNHS-Its-Only-Make-Believe.html

Thanks for your eagle eye, Wayne Honey! Sorry, Randy Darlin'!

From Wayne Agee ('58) of FL - 02/05/07 - "Florida tornado pictures":

Carol:

A friend of mine sent me these - some pictures of the damage done in the Villages.

Regards,

Wayne

Here are some more pictures from Charlie Vanderford............ Click on the link

http://picasaweb.google.com/charliev1/Tornado

YOWZERONI-RINI!!! Those will certainly make you pause and count your blessings! Thanks, Wayne!

From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 02/05/07 - "SWARM":

Alfred Hitchcock would have had another movie title. This lady must not have the slightest fear of mice. This infestation is on such a high scale that I wonder if their home needed to be evacuated.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2007/02/swarm-of-mice.html

So gross!

EWWW!!! Thanks, Shari - I think!

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

Words & Music by Alan & Marilyn Bergman & Michel Legrand, 1969

What are you doing the rest of your life?
North and South and East and West of your life,
I have only one request of your life
That you spend it all with me.

All the seasons and the times of your days,
All the nickels and the dimes of your days,
Let the reasons and the rhymes of your days
All begin and end with me.

I want to see your face in every kind of light ,
In the fields of dawn and the forests of the night,
And when you stand before the candles on a cake,
Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make.

Those tomorrows waiting deep in your eyes
In the world of love that you keep in your eyes,
I'll awaken what's asleep in your eyes.
It may take a kiss or two.

Through all of my life,
Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall of my life,
All I ever will recall of my life
Is all of my life with you.

"What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/woodro11/70s.html,
with the kind assistance of Nathaniel Harty of IL - 09/23/04

Peggy H. Davis' Floral Ring Anniversary Prints courtesy of (and available through) http://users.crocker.com/~ganeydn/AnniversaryRings.html - 02/05/07

Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of - well, I can't seem to find who, because apparently I've never used it before, but it's been in my files since 11/17/05