Sophie's World My name is Sophie and I am a Tibetan Terrier just like Josie was, even though I never knew her. I was born on May 31,...

Sophie's World

My name is Sophie and I am a Tibetan Terrier just like Josie was, even though I never knew her. I was born on May 31, 2013 and went to live with my new parents…

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Trees in the Rigging, December 2024 It was bitter cold on Sunday night for our Hallmark-ready village's annual "Trees in the Rigging" parade, but at least...

Trees in the Rigging, December 2024

It was bitter cold on Sunday night for our Hallmark-ready village's annual "Trees in the Rigging" parade, but at least the wind was non-existent by the water…

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Spectrum Gallery Holiday Show 2024 My photo of two female hummingbirds was accepted by Spectrum Art Gallery in Centerbrook, CT for their "Let There Be...

Spectrum Gallery Holiday Show 2024

My photo of two female hummingbirds was accepted by Spectrum Art Gallery in Centerbrook, CT for their "Let There Be Love" holiday show

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Abby LeVine's Bat-Mitzvah I made a whirlwind hit-and-run trip down to DC for the weekend bat-mitzvah of my cousin Renee LeVine and her husband...

Abby LeVine's Bat-Mitzvah

I made a whirlwind hit-and-run trip down to DC for the weekend bat-mitzvah of my cousin Renee LeVine and her husband Josh's daughter Abby, but it was so great…

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Partial Lunar Eclipse, September 2024 The skies were pretty clear for the partial lunar eclipse on September 17, 2024. It was also at a more reasonable hour...

Partial Lunar Eclipse, September 2024

The skies were pretty clear for the partial lunar eclipse on September 17, 2024. It was also at a more reasonable hour that didn't involve getting up before…

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Mark Podwal's Exhibit "All This Has Come Upon Us", Fall 2024 Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek (CBSRZ) in Chester, CT came into possession of #18 of 60 sets of "All This Has Come...

Mark Podwal's Exhibit "All This Has Come Upon Us", Fall 2024

Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek (CBSRZ) in Chester, CT came into possession of #18 of 60 sets of "All This Has Come Upon Us", a series of 42 richly…

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Summer / Fall 2024 Spiders and rainbows, oh my!

Summer / Fall 2024

Spiders and rainbows, oh my!

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Scotland 2024 Our 3rd tour with Tauck, this time a clockwise small-ship cruise around the Scottish Isles bookended by a couple of days...

Scotland 2024

Our 3rd tour with Tauck, this time a clockwise small-ship cruise around the Scottish Isles bookended by a couple of days in Glasgow at the start and a couple of…

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Nikkei Popup Dinner at The Essex Chef Colt Taylor held his first post-CoVID special event dinner at The Essex with a Nikkei (Peruvian - Japanese fusion)...

Nikkei Popup Dinner at The Essex

Chef Colt Taylor held his first post-CoVID special event dinner at The Essex with a Nikkei (Peruvian - Japanese fusion) popup collab with guest chef Jorge Jorge…

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Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 The 2024 solar eclipse reached a maximum of 91.4% here in Essex, CT. Luckily we had perfectly clear skies for most of it...

Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

The 2024 solar eclipse reached a maximum of 91.4% here in Essex, CT. Luckily we had perfectly clear skies for most of it until high clouds started moving in…

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Hawaii 2024 After our usual one week in Honolulu, we tried something different by spending our first week on Kauai renting an...

Hawaii 2024

After our usual one week in Honolulu, we tried something different by spending our first week on Kauai renting an oceanfront condo on the south shore. We…

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Winter Warmer Cassoulet Cassoulet, it's what's for dinner... and dinner.... and lunch.... and dinner.... 馃構

Winter Warmer Cassoulet

Cassoulet, it's what's for dinner... and dinner.... and lunch.... and dinner.... 馃構

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Latkepalooza 2023 Our congregation's Friday night Latkepalooza was even larger than last year. Maxine turned 15lbs of russet 馃 into mass...

Latkepalooza 2023

Our congregation's Friday night Latkepalooza was even larger than last year. Maxine turned 15lbs of russet 馃 into mass quantities of GF latkes, so good! 馃構

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Trees in the Rigging, November 2023 Essex, CT's Trees in the Rigging land and boat parade was back after being canceled last year due to severe weather. It...

Trees in the Rigging, November 2023

Essex, CT's Trees in the Rigging land and boat parade was back after being canceled last year due to severe weather. It was cold and windy by the water, but the…

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Lake George 2023 End of the summer and it's time to visit Max's sibs at Lake George again

Lake George 2023

End of the summer and it's time to visit Max's sibs at Lake George again

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Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey at The Katharine Hepburn Performing Arts Center A wonderfully joyful and inspiring concert by Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey at The Kate in Old Saybrook 馃幎馃幎

Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey at The Katharine Hepburn Performing Arts Center

A wonderfully joyful and inspiring concert by Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey at The Kate in Old Saybrook 馃幎馃幎

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CT River Museum Summer 2023 Concert Series The "Thursdays on the Dock" free concert series is back for another season on the lawn of the CT River Museum

CT River Museum Summer 2023 Concert Series

The "Thursdays on the Dock" free concert series is back for another season on the lawn of the CT River Museum

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Alaska, June 2023 Our second trip with Tauck started in Anchorage and into Denali for a week, followed by a week cruising from Valdez down...

Alaska, June 2023

Our second trip with Tauck started in Anchorage and into Denali for a week, followed by a week cruising from Valdez down the Inside Passage to Vancouver. We…

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CT River Osprey & Eagle Cruise on the RiverQuest, Spring 2023 Our mid-March eagle cruise on the CT River was canceled due to weather and the first availability for reschedule was...

CT River Osprey & Eagle Cruise on the RiverQuest, Spring 2023

Our mid-March eagle cruise on the CT River was canceled due to weather and the first availability for reschedule was late April which turned out to be a…

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Hawaii 2023 We did another 7 weeks in Hawaii this year, one in Honolulu followed by 6 on Kauai. While the first two weeks started...

Hawaii 2023

We did another 7 weeks in Hawaii this year, one in Honolulu followed by 6 on Kauai. While the first two weeks started out beautiful, the remaining five were…

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Old Farms Alumni Dinner

Get together with old friends and neighbors at Fiore's Restaurant in Middletown, CT

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The Second Total Lunar Eclipse of the Year, November 2022

The previous lunar eclipse in May was a bit of a bust because it was so foggy, but early morning Nov 8 offered crystal clear skies which made for quite the…

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Fall 2022

Sophie wins 2nd place in Dogs on the Dock, Fall foliage along the CT River, CBSRZ Blessing of the Animals, and an Essex Glen Halloween gathering

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Dogs On The Dock 2022

It was a gorgeous October day for Dogs On The Dock and it was the biggest turnout yet. Sophie won 2nd prize for her beer keg costume.

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Fall 2022 Swallow Cruise on the Onrust with Deb

September 2022 cruise on the Onrust from the CT River Museum dock in Essex to view the seasonal murmuration and nesting behavior of the swallows on Goose Island…

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Irene, Jeff, and Deb Visit Myra, Fall 2022

Myra's sister Irene and her husband Jeff visited from DC at the same time that Deb was back East during September, 2022.

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Lake George 2022

It's August and it's time again to visit Max's sibs in Lake George

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The Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park

In July, 2022 we used Tauck for the first time to take us on an intimate and fast-paced 10-day tour of the Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park in…

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Cupcakes and Music for Myra's 86th Birthday

It was a beautiful day to celebrate a beautiful woman, my mother Myra on her 86th birthday.

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CT River Museum Summer 2022 Concert Series

Although we were doing more travel this summer, I volunteered again to do event photography for the CT River Museum's summer outdoor concerts based on my…

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Total Lunar Eclipse May 2022

I was only able to take a couple of photos of the total lunar eclipse and the "blood moon" 馃└馃寫 before the fog closed in

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The Burning of the Ships Parade 2022

Early in the morning of April 8, 1814 during the War of 1812, the British torched 27 privateer ships in Essex, CT harbor. This was the largest naval loss in…

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Hawaii 2022

Our return to Hawaii after a 2 year pandemic pause, we stayed 1 week in Honolulu followed by 6 weeks at our timeshare on the North Shore of Kauai. In addition,…

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Latkepalooza 2021

CBSRZ's 6th night of Hannukah celebration was a return of the Latkepalooza 馃晭馃暞. With an expected attendance of close to 90, Maxine was on duty to be part of…

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Deb and Mary Fall 2021 Visit

After 2 years of pandemic isolation, Deb & Mary came East from Hawaii for a three week visit. During the first several days, Myra's sister Irene and husband…

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Theatre, MOMA, and Fine Dining in NYC, October 2021

We planned a two night stay in NYC to catch a matinee of Sara Bareilles reprising her role in Waitress. It was an opportunity to use a "CoVID raincheck" at the…

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Dogs On The Dock 2021

After a 2-year hiatus, Dogs On The Dock returned to the CT River Museum in which Sophie sported her new pirate costume

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Connecticut River Headwaters to the Sound

The CT River Museum hosted a day of stories and song with the Nehantic and Abenaki native nations

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Fireboats & Firefighters, 9/11/2021

A 20-year family-friendly commemoration of 9/11 by the Essex Volunteer Fire Department at the Connecticut River Museum

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BMW 330e Hybrid Delivery

The first PHEV in our family arrived when Maxine picked up her brand new BMW 330e. No boring colors for her since her new car has to match her hair color!

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Lake George 2021

It was great to get together with Max's family again in Lake George after 2 years of not seeing them during the pandemic

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Summer / Fall 2021

Lobster rolls, outdoor concerts, epoxy coating the garage floor, Essex Halloween decorations, and Dogs On The Dock returns

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CT River Museum Summer 2021 Concert Series

I volunteered again to do event photography for the CT River Museum's summer outdoor concerts. The "Shanties and Sails" series were 4 consecutive Tuesdays…

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Myra's Move to Ocean Meadow

August 2021 was the beginning of a great new chapter for my mother Myra that was a couple of months in the making. We moved her from the memory-care facility…

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Myra's 85th Birthday

By June, 2020 all of us were fully vaccinated against covid and were able to celebrate Myra's 85th birthday in person

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Hanukkah 2020

Hannukah in pandemic times was a little bit different since we couldn't gather with friends or family in-person. Instead we did a family zoom and held our own…

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Summer / Fall 2020

Hummingbirds, beach-side picking, and Fall walks with Sophie

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CT River Museum Summer 2020 Concert Series

In Summer 2020 I volunteered to start doing event photography for the CT River Museum in Essex. The "Shanties and Sails" series are weekly on Tuesdays. These…

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Myra's 84th Birthday

I hadn't seen Myra in 5 months, right before we went on vacation for the entire month of Feb. When we returned in March her memory care facility went…

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Pandemic Passover 2020

Our family virtual seder via Zoom during the height of the CoVID-19 crisis

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Hawaii 2020

This trip to Hawaii started with an overnight at the TWA Hotel at JFK, then 4 days at The Prince in Waikiki, followed by the entire month of February at Hanalei…

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Old Saybrook Torchlight Parade 2019

Every year in mid-December, Old Saybrook, CT holds a huge parade down Main Street that brings together fife and drum corps from throughout the Northeast, along…

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Fall Celebration Dinners at The Essex

Chef Colt Taylor at The Essex always has something special up his sleeve. This Fall he hosted a Peruvian tasting dinner followed by three other dinners over the…

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North and South Carolina 2019

A late October trip to visit our friends Karen Zabrensky and Jim Hoffman in Oldfield, SC and then up to Charlotte, NC to visit with friends Maureen Beurskins…

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Dogs On The Dock 2019

Dogs On The Dock is an annual event each Fall along the Essex, CT riverfront. There's a blessing of the dogs, costume contests, and lots of treats.

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CT River Swallow Cruise

Every September, the swallows nest on Goose Island in the CT River and put on an amazing show of murmuration flock behavior. We took a BYOB cruise from Eagle…

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Lunch at The Ocean House in Watch Hill

It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon to have a post-season lunch with friends overlooking the water at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI

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Cutest Dog at Bridges Dog Show, 2019

Sophie with Max's help won cutest dog at a show held at Bridges, the memory care facility where Myra is a resident

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Deb Visit Fall 2019

Deb flew in from Hawaii for 2 weeks, visited with Myra, and stayed with us for 3 nights

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NYC for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 8/15/2019

A whirlwind 24 hours of going into NYC for a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Lake George 2019

Our annual end-of-summer weekend with family in and around Lake George

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Onrust Brunch Cruise 2019

A beautiful Sunday morning for a CT River brunch cruise leaving from the CT River Museum in Essex

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Newport, RI 2019

We were attending a friend's daughter's wedding in Newport on a Saturday evening, so we made a weekend of it. We drove in on Friday, had a nice waterfront…

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Myra's 83rd Birthday

A really nice birthday lunch to celebrate Myra's 83rd birthday at Bridges in Norwalk

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Hawaii 2019

Two major firsts for us this trip - our first time vacationing on the North Shore of Kauai during February and our first time spending a full month away

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Thanksgiving 2018

Flo, Lynn, and Leslie hosted a terrific Thanksgiving again at the Ardsley Community Center. We hired a wonderful companion, Jamie Sandoval, to accompany Myra…

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Images Sous-Marines

The first public exhibit of my underwater photography opened at the Main Street Gallery at CBSRZ in Chester, CT on Aug 26, 2018. It hung there for 2-1/2 months…

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Lake George 2018

Our annual end-of-summer weekend with family in and around Lake George

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Home for Sale

Right after July 4, 2018 we put our home of 24 years on the market as we started construction on our new place in Essex, CT. This is what the house looked like…

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Maxine's Bat Mitzvah

There was a lot of chanting going on in our timeshare while we were in Hawaii, and it wasn't just native Hawaiian songs. Max was practicing for her adult Bat…

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Myra's 82nd Birthday

Deb and Mary were visiting from Hawaii for Myra's 82nd birthday celebration at Atria Stamford

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Hawaii 2018

We just can't seem to get rid of Billy and Becky Laughlin when it comes to Hawaii. So back again for yet more fun above and below the water.

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Boston 2017 and the URJ Biennial

Deb and Mary were visiting from Hawaii and joined us for the Union of Reform Judaism Biennial in Boston. Our congregation had a platinum delegation and Max and…

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Long Meadow - Muscoot Farm 2017

A beautiful Fall Sunday morning was perfect for the annual Run The Farm road races at Muscoot Farm in Katonah, NY where Long Meadow provided the entertainment

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Lutz Museum Farm Day 2017

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon over Labor Day weekend playing with old friends Long Meadow and a Mountain Laurel 30 year reunion for the Lutz Children's…

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Solar Eclipse 2017

We only got 67-68% obscuration for the solar eclipse here in CT, but we still had a great time gathered with hundreds of others at the observatory on the…

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Lake George 2017

Great weekend weather for Maxine's sibs to all get together for the first time in over a year at Lake George. Also some white water rafting on the Sacandaga…

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Hawaii 2017

Back to Hawaii with friends Bill and Becky Laughlin. Several days in Honolulu visiting with Deb and Mary, two weeks in Kauai, and lots of good diving.

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Chef Max Cooks Up Spice-Rubbed Pork for the Blue Apron Video Contest

Count along as Max drinks and cooks her way through Brooke Williamson's Top Chef-winning recipe of Spice-Rubbed Pork for our submission to Blue Apron's video…

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Grand Cayman 2017

We headed back to Grand Cayman for our 5th year of doing the Cayman Cookout, followed by a week of diving, eating, and relaxation

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CT Wine Tour - Labor Day 2016

Deb and Mary were in from Hawaii and the weather was looking really nice. Instead of battling traffic for a long distance road trip we decided to get together…

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Celebratory Brunch for Deb and Mary

Deb and Mary came back East in September to visit for the first time since their wedding in Oahu in May, 2016. To celebrate for those that were unable to travel…

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Hawaii 2016

Our 2016 trip to Hawaii started in Oahu to attend Deb and Mary's wedding . Then we headed over to our Hanalei Bay timeshare once again for 2 weeks. Max's…

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Deb and Mary's Big Wedding

Sixteen years in the making, my sister finally! got married to the love of her life Mary on a bright, wonderful Spring afternoon in Kailua, Hawaii. Maxine and I…

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Passover 2016

Passover again at our house in Middletown

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Maxine's Month of Endless 60th Birthday Celebrations

March was quite the birthday month for Max. First we threw a surprise birthday/retirement combo party for her, the following weekend was a sibs get-together in…

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Grand Cayman 2016

Our fourth time attending the Cayman Cookout hosted by Eric Ripert, Jose Andr茅s, and Tony Bourdain. Unfortunately, Dave was precluded from diving this trip due…

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Middletown House 1998-2015

Various photos around and about our Middletown house from 1998 through 2015

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Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving at Rhona and Howie's house in Glen Mills, PA

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Halloween 2015

Sophie gets superpowers and her Spidey-sense for Halloween

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Sarah and Steve Shapiro's Wedding

A picture perfect weekend in Lake George for the wedding of our niece Sarah Strasser and her fianc茅 Steve Shapiro

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Freeport, Maine - Labor Day 2015

Our first real road trip with Sophie was to Freeport, Maine over Labor Day weekend 2015. Perfect weather and dog friendly accomodations, parks, and restaurants…

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Hawaii 2015

Same as last year, we spent several days in Honolulu before our two weeks in Kauai at Hanalei Bay Resort . However, Deb and Mary were traveling in Vietnam at…

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Passover 2015

The whole mishpucha descends on our house in Middletown for Passover

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Grand Cayman 2015

Another January trip to Grand Cayman over MLK weekend and the following week, for our third Cayman Cookout followed by a week of diving and golf

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Cassoulet

Bill and Becky Laughlin gifted us some duck leg confit, so with some duck wing and goose confit that we already had in the freezer, it was time to make a…

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Sushi Yasuda NYC, December 2014

A winter weekend in NYC and the most amazing omakase experience at one of the world's best sushi restaurants

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Durham Fair 2014

A beautiful Fall afternoon at the Durham Fair turned up some nice photo-ops

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CT River Cruise 2014

We had such a blast the previous year on Dan Nocera and Jeff Cohen's pontoon party boat , that Max was not to be deterred during the Middlesex Community…

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Newport, Labor Day 2014

Mansions, ocean views, great weather, and great food for our Labor Day getaway to Newport, RI

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Seafood Paella, July 4th 2014

What would Independence Day be without the ritual sacrifice of tasty crustaceans mixed into an authentic paella cooked up by Max! Billy and Becky Laughlin…

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Hawaii 2014

We extended our trip to Hawaii this year, spending a couple of days in Honolulu with Deb and Mary before heading over to Kauai for two weeks at our Hanalei Bay…

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Reivan 80th Birthday Dinner

Great dinner out at Michael Gennaro's to celebrate Reivan's 80th birthday

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Grand Cayman 2014

Our second year attending the Cayman Cookout, the sixth year of the event itself. We paced ourselves a bit better this year, having learned some (but not much)…

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Evie Ladin & Keith Terry House Concert, Nov 2013

Thom and Lisa Sayers hosted a house concert by Evie Ladin and Keith Terry on a cold November Saturday night

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CT River Pontoon Boat Cruise

Dan Nocera, an instructor at Middlesex Community College , offered up a 3 hour cruise on the CT River with him and his boat-buddy Jeff Cohen as an item for the…

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Hawaii 2013

We returned to the North Shore of Kauai for two weeks at our timeshare with a brief stopover in Honolulu to visit with Dave's sister. Max's sister Rhona and…

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New York City, March 2013

We joined Max's best friend Maureen Beurskens and Marke Baker in the city for a winter weekend of Book of Mormon and some mighty fine dining and sightseeing

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Grand Cayman 2013

Back to Grand Cayman, this year a week earlier in January so that we could attend Eric Ripert's Cayman Cookout, the permiere culinary event in the Caribbean

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Deb Fall 2012 Visit

A beautiful Fall day for a brother/sister top-down drive around the Litchfield area and a lunch stop at the Hopkins Inn and Vineyard on Lake Waramaug

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BMW 328xi Delivery

Max takes delivery of her champagne 2013 BMW 328xi sedan

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Lake George 2012

Surprise get together for Florence at Robbie and Janie's lakeside house on Lake George

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Flo Kling's 75th Birthday Bash

On June 17, 2012, Flo's kids- Glenn, Michael, and Leslie - organized a birthday celebration at the Westchester Table Tennis Center

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Hawaii 2012

Back again to Kauai, this time with astoundingly better weather than the previous year, and with our good friends Billy and Becky Laughlin along for the fun

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Passover 2012

The Zeleznik and Klein families gathered at our house for the second night of Passover

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Florence Klein's 79th Birthday in NYC

Family gathered at the Water Club in Manhattan to celebrate Flo's 79th birthday

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Grand Cayman 2012

Back to Grand Cayman in January 2012 for more sun, fun, and diving

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Pleasant Lake, NH 2011

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Kennebunkport 2011

July 4th weekend, 2011, we went with Deb and Mary to Kennebunkport for their first visit to Maine. Josie becomes the center of attention wherever we go.

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Myra's 75th Birthday Celebration

Family and friends gathered at Splash Restaurant on the CT shore for a luncheon to celebrate Myra's 75th birthday

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Hawaii 2011

Our Spring 2011 trip to soggy Kauai. Two weeks at our timeshare in Princeville, lots of torrential rain, but beautiful skies when it cleared.

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Washington DC, 2011

March 2011 visit to Washington DC for a medical conference and some sightseeing

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Grand Cayman 2011

January 2011 escape to Grand Cayman, sun, great food, great diving

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Rhythm and Roots 2010

The Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI over Labor Day weekend 2010

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British Columbia 2010

August 2010 vacation to Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia

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Hawaii 2010

Our May 2010 trip to Kauai

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Myra & Reivan Hawaii Feb, 2010

For a number of years, Myra and Reivan spent 1-2 months during the winter in Honolulu staying with my sister Debra

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Caribbean Cruise 2010

Our Jan 2010 cruise from Barbados to Ft. Lauderdale aboard SilverSea's Silver Shadow

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Orlando 2009

Orlando, November 2009
Max goes to a conference, Dave goes to GatorLand

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Halloween 2009

Josie terrorizes the neighborhood as Dogzilla

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Kerry and Anne Rugens Wedding

Kerry and Anne Rugens Wedding
October 10, 2009

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Lake George 2009

In August, we spent several days in the Lake George area, staying with Max's step-mom Flo at her place in Warrensburg, NY

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Kennebunkport 2009

Our trip to Kennebunkport Maine with Josie
July 4th weekend, 2009

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Hawaii 2009

Spring 2009 trip to Kauai and Oahu

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Boston 2009

March weekend trip to Boston and the Freedom Trail

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BMW 328xi Delivery

Max takes delivery of her 2009 Tasman Green BMW 328xi sedan

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Paris 2008

In September, 2008 I was in Paris on business and met up with Ed Stern, friend and fellow MMB'er

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Hawaii 2008

Our Spring 2008 vacation to Hawaii, we spent one week in Oahu and one week in Kauai at our Princeville timeshare

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Keukenhof Gardens, April 2008

For approximately 3 years starting in June 2007, Northwest Air offered direct flights from Hartford to Amsterdam. This was extremely convenient for my business…

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Durham Fair 2007

Deb and Mary were visiting from Hawaii, so what better Fall activity than a day at the Durham Fair

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Italy 2007

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Las Vegas 2007

A gloriously inebriated trip to Sin City with friends Billy and Becky Laughlin. The only documentation of what happened in Vegas are these pictures from the…

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The C么te d'Azur, December 2006

A beginning of December trip to the south of France for ILOG Visualization Team meetings and a side trip to Aix-en-Provence

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Arthur Murray Dance Competition, 2006

We thought we might be ready for our first dance competition after taking lessons for a year. Well, we were right.... sort of...

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Puerto Vallarta 2006

The entire family gathered in Puerto Vallarta to celebrate Myra and Reivan's 50th anniversary

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New Year 2006

New Year's Eve celebration with friends at Vivo in Hartford and Sophie has a New Year's Day playdate in the snow

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Kerry Rugens Farewell Party

Catie and Mike Olinski hosted the neighborhood to give a warm goodbye to Kerry

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Green Mansions 2005

At the end of July, we visited Flo and Joe at her place in Green Mansions, near Lake George, NY. One evening, Robbie and Janie joined us for a very nice dinner…

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Hawaii 2005

Spring 2005 trip to Oahu and Kauai with Billy and Becky Laughlin

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Passover 2005

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France 2005

Combining business and pleasure during our January 2005 trip to France. We are initially delayed for 3 days getting to Paris because the NYC airports are…

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New Year 2005

New Year's eve at Max Downtown in Hartford

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Halloween 2004

Josie goes trick-or-treating with Mommy and Daddy (or how she dressed like a duck and got lots of treats)

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Labor Day 2004

Phippsburg, Maine with Bill and Becky Laughlin

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Hawaii 2004

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Passover 2004

Passover 2004 at Myra and Reivan's house

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Al Beson's 70th Birthday

Al's birthday celebration at the Parkway Diner in Stamford

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Vermont 2004

Two trips to Vermont during the Winter of 2004, first by ourselves to explore Woodstock and go snowshoeing, then a couple of months later with friends Kerry and…

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Halloween 2003

Max has great fun with her new pumpkin carving tools 馃巸

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The Grand Ole Opry October, 2003

Max had started consulting for an electronic medical records company in Nashville who took us out to the Grand Ole Opry the night before we flew home

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Hawaii 2003

A couple of days in Honolulu with Deb and Mary, and then to Kauai for a week at our Hanalei Bay timeshare

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Normandy and St. Tropez, February 2003

Several days in Deauville, Normandy for ILOG company-wide meetings, followed by some time in Sophia-Antipolis for discussions with my team and a side trip to…

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The C么te d'Azur, October 2002

Trip to the south of France for ILOG team meetings and some recreational sightseeing

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Las Vegas & The Grand Canyon, Spring 2002

A brief stay at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and a road trip to the Grand Canyon

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Versailles 2002

During a business trip to Paris in April, 2002 I took the train to Versailles on a sunny Sunday and spent the afternoon strolling the gardens

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New Year 2002

Just a few months post 9/11, the neighborhood gang opted to celebrate New Year's eve at the Saybrook Point Inn

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Hawaii 2001

Kauai, Lanai, and then Oahu for a brief stay with Deb and Mary

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Cabo San Lucas, 2001

A winter getaway to Cabo using timeshare exchange points

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New Year 2001

New Year 2001 was another neighborhood progressive dinner for which Max was tasked with cleaning pounds of lead from the quail that Lance Richards had shot, or…

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Thanksgiving 2000

Thanksgiving at Rhona and Howie's house in Chadd's Ford, PA with the entire Berzon, Strasser, and Beson clan

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Halloween 2000

Scaring the neighborhood with lights, smoke, sound, and makeup

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Paris - October 2000

I had a business trip in October, 2000 for meetings at ILOG's corporate headquarters in Gentilly, just on the outskirts of Paris. Although it was pretty grey…

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Berkshire Weekend - Fall 2000

At a Hartford Hospital silent auction fundraiser, we won a weekend at a large cabin in the New York Berkshires on a beautiful piece of property. We spent a…

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New Year 2000

We continued our neighborhood tradition of New Year's Eve progressive dinners again in 2000. This year the theme was "Decades", where each couple was assigned a…

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Italy 1996

Our first European trip after getting married was a driving tour of the northern half of Italy, starting and ending in Milan and getting as far South as…

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Dave & Max Get Engaged! Bermuda, 1992

We'd been dating for a little more than a year when Max and I scheduled our trip to Bermuda so she could attend business meetings. I planned to propose while on…

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Northwoods

Northwoods was a quartet in and around Fairfield County, CT during the late 1980's with Mara Beckerman, guitar and lead vocals; Tony Griffin, lead guitar,…

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Mountain Laurel

We were young, we had a band, and we played bluegrass at all the classiest dive bars in CT

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Dave - The Wonder Years

Dave's childhood, growing up first in Mt. Vernon, NY, then moving to Stamford, CT for kindergarten and elementary school, then to La Mirada, CA for junior high,…

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