Saturday
Went to a fundraiser cocktail party at Stair Gallery for the Hudson Children’s Book Fair literacy project.
Karen got lots of reaction to her new svelte self.
Category Archives: Social Events
1/5/2018 – HAL Board Retreat and Pauline Decarmo Birthday
Friday
We held a board retreat meeting at Perfect Ten upstairs from the library. Very productive general strategy discussions.
Pauline’s birthday party at Spotty Dog.
Tuesday – 2/14/2017 – Florida Trip
Started with breakfast looking over Flo’s water feature pond with roaring pump across the way where a sink hole had opened.
Drove to Wakodahatchee Wetlands Preserve – we’ve been here before. Lots of birds, reptiles, etc. One mile walkway over swamp. Continue reading
Sunday – 2/5/2107
at Ryles.
Brunch with the regular crew at Ryles in Inman Square. Got confused about where I was headed, kept trying to drive to Davis Sq. The pull of the long history of brunches at now defunct Johnny D’s probably. Arranged not to sit near Ruth Goodman. Talked mostly with Michael Beach and Edie Bresler, new love interest for Cindy Weisbart.
Lunch with Paul and Ruth Richards at Paddy’s in West Newton
Super Bowl
Very exciting game during the last quarter. Improbable outcome.
Vertigo continues especially getting up in the middle of the night.
Saturday – 2/4/2017
Breakfast at Esther’s house. Picked up Ellen Feldman and drove to Addison Gallery in Andover.
Addison Gallery
Excellent exhibitions. Disturbing series on the Manzanar Internment Camp by Ansel Adams, very propagandistic. Surprising show about Triple Candie group that showed things in a warehouse on 126th St in Harlem during the ’70s. See the slide show of things I liked here. Also revisited a Charles Sheeler painting Ballardvale. The ship models in the basement are still a treat.
Karen’s Clams
Drove down to Wollaston Beach in North Quincy. Both beachfront clam shacks were closed for the season. Duh!! Found Burke’s Seafood just off 3A in North Quincy center. Meltdown averted. Food was good, ambience excellent local.
Seen in front of Catholic church around the corner on 3A. Superbowl is tomorrow. Guess Jesus is on the Patriot’s side.
I’m Not Your Negro – movie
Saw this at Landmark in Cambridge with Ellen Feldman. Outstanding, compelling. Baldwin, as noted earlier in the Fall 2016 at HAL workshop, still speaks to us.
Dinner at the Friendly Toast
A Kendal Sq. eatery favored by Elfel. Drove to Belmont to stay with Bill and Nancy. Arrived on schedule at 8:30 pm sharp.
A throwback. Still good. Still cheap.
Sunday – 1/15/2017
Read Sunday NYTimes.
Walk at Art Omi.
The 5 architects presentation was vacuous. Lots of new sculpture along with some favorites. Very nice weather.
Demo
Back to Hudson for a demonstration in support of Obamacare at the 7th St. Park. Organized by the County Democrats. Started on time, well organized, reasonably fervent.
Potluck Dinner at Rasners.
Cooked Indian dishes. New guy in charge of Olana with his partner. Miranda Barry and Charlotte??. OK evening, but these are not people with whom we are socially at ease with.
Saturday – 1/7/2017
Left for NYC at 7:40am. Breakfast at West Taghkanic Diner. Was snowing heavily by the time we got to Mt. Vernon on way to Queens Museum. Somehow we had not checked the forecast. Turned around. We’ll skip Noah’s basketball game. Back in Hudson just after noon.
Spent most of afternoon working on lightbox plugins for new DOG site.
Took walk up Warren in what seemed to be really cold temperatures though it was only 22 degrees. Went to art opening at 510 Warren. George Spencer.
Drink at Spotty Dog in honor of Pauline Decarmo’s 51st birthday.
Ended evening watching the pilot for TV series 30 Rock.
Thursday – 12/29/2016
Utility trucks anticipating snow storm at Bob’s.
Breakfast at Bob’s Diner followed by shopping at Price Chopper. Started snowing before we headed home.
9am snow begins.
Back home in time for telecon with Nicole Marsalis about her resume. She is trying reenter the workforce after 12 yr. hiatus. Introduced her to functional resume.
Walked to library in snow fall, spent rest of morning working on blog post about gig economy in the academy. Talked with library volunteer Ellen Henderson about winter and falling. Library staff give her a ride in bad weather . She is 92 yrs old.
Had soup at Cascades. Home in time to talk with Brigid Dorsey about her pro formas. Then refused and talked again.
Walked to dinner with Ted Dewsnap and Anne Bertrand at their house on Worth Ave. Dinner is thanks for Karen’s lecture this Fall. Home by 10:15pm
Thursday – 12/15/2016
Cold weather is here. 21 degrees at 7am. Probably the high for the day. PT with a new person because Corey unavailable. She added new exercises. Also suggested moving computer screen closer to prevent craning of neck. Continue reading
Tuesday – 11/22/2016
New blood pressure cuff for CMH project.
Full day of work for UTM getting ready for Melville presentation tomorrow.
Dinner st Dave Drake’s new apartment on New St in Catskill. SJ Williams and Pauline Decarmo came with us. Lots of talk about movies and books. Reviewed yesterday’s movie Moonlight.
Dave’s apartment looks well fitted out including space for his painting work.