All Hung Up!
My son, Aaron, and I are both members of the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance, and are proud to announce that six of our works are now on display (and sale!) at local restaurants; four at Franklin’s...
View ArticleFeeling Lucky, Steampunk?
About a mile or so north of us, on Nicholson Street, lives an artist, Clarke Bedford. During the day, he’s the Conservator of Paintings and Mixed-Media Objects at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture...
View ArticleHi! We’re Taking A Pole . . .
No; not that kind of poll! In our neighborhood in Hyattsville, they’re replacing all the wooden telephone or power poles. I say, “they,” because since contractors are doing the work, I can’t tell who...
View ArticleAuto Repair Excitement: The Final Chapter?
Patty’s Bug is back in her hands and she’s bravely driving up to Westminster to meet Neenie and the girls for lunch. The car seems, to Patty, to be back to normal. Next on the agenda for the Bug will...
View ArticleGrand Day!
Here are some wonderful photos Patty took today at the Columbia Mall when she met Neenie and the girls for lunch. Maddie (with Neenie) on the carousel: Neenie and Maddie on the carousel: Sophie: Sophie...
View ArticleThe Parker 75 Pen
In 1964, to celebrate their 75th anniversary, the Parker Pen Company introduced the Parker 75. Mine belonged to my dad and is, I believe, from 1967. At the time, they sold for $25 which in today’s...
View ArticleOcean City Storm
My wife, Patty, is a talented photographer. She took this photo from the balcony of the condo where she, my daughter and granddaughters were staying in Ocean City, Maryland, the last week of August....
View ArticleSaturday Nights With The Usual Suspects . . .
Music is a big part of my life. My aunt bought me a little kid’s record player before I went into the first grade, and she provided three 45 records with it: One was Elvis, one was Patty Page, and one...
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