The Little Angel

My sister in law, Daisy, aks Virgina, sent me a picture of her granddaughter, my grandniece, Alisa, she is 17 and graduating 2009 from High School. Where does the time go??

My Mother's update

It's been a while since I posted anything. My Mother found out she has cancer in her upper right lung. Before anything is done she is having a full body MRI done as I type this. My sister Dottie drove Mom and Dad to the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. Mom will get the result on Tues day when she meets with her doctor and three other specialist will be doing the surgery on her. At almost 82 years old, Mom's doctor told her she's in great health and doesn't see any reason not to proceed, well that is once he has the full body scan.

My Parents Home

Garden around the mail box, sedum in the front and a mum behind it, too bad the mum is the same color as the sedum. This is the back yard that as kids we would play in for hours and it seemed so large.
This is my favorite tree, a sugar maple that was planted by my Grandpa Jim, my Dad's dad. In the autumn it turns a brilliant orange. Next few picture are of the front of the house just from different angles

The leaves have started to change color and dropping all ready and the temp's are falling too. It's been going dropping in the 40's at night and in the 60's during the day. Have to enjoy the weather while I can befor the tempature is in the teens or twenties during the days. Yikes winter will be here before I know it.

Pretty in Pink

The pictures are of the "The Girls" My sister Carol's grand daughters. She sent me the pictures the other day.

K is on the left and L is on the right. If I could only get my hands on the pictures our mother has of Carol's dance recital she was in during out years living in Winthrop, MA. I'd put that picture in between t"the girls" for a fun comparison. Now that would be a great look. I think "the girls" are so cute and they do look different as they age.

Today is the day

Here's a picture of my Mom at my niece, Lisa wedding. Mom is 81 years old, oops not sure if I should mention a lady's age, hehehehehe

I'm not going into work today, but going to the Leahy Clinic in Burlington, MA to be with my Dad, brother Jimmy, his wife Daisy, and my sister Dottie. My Mom is going in for a biopsy of her upper right lung. The procedure should take about 50 minutes and she'll have to wait about an hour after before she can leave to go home. The Hospital wants to make sure her lung doesn't collapse. Not sure what to expect and it will be a while before we get the results.

Walking the Cape Cod Canal

This morning Michael and I walked the Cape Cod Canal on the Cape side. Starting off at 9am this morning it was a little cool, but after a while it seemed hot out there and we were grateful for the occasional shade from a tree on the path. I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed but people on bike/walking paths seem to be more friendly than on sidewalks in any city of town. When I live in Somerville and took the Minute Man bike path out to my parents in Billerica people would always be exchanging some sort of pleasantry. Ahh the days of 20 miles bike rides each way out to Alice and Gabe's house, what fun.

Here are some pictures I took this morning on the Canal pathway.
Here's the first tree that has completely changed color. It won't be long before all the trees change color.

Under the Sagamore Bridge, taking a picture from one support to the other support on the Bourne side of the canal (mainland).

Walking up to the Sagamore Bridge.

The Sagamore Bridge in the distant.

Sail boat on the Canal.

An oil barge making a delivery at the Sandwich Power Plant at the mouth of the Canal.

Going to the beach after work today

We drove the convertible to work today and it was such a great day to drive to and from work with the top down. Not many more of these days left.
When we got home I let Pumpkin Pie out. Here she is walking around the yard with me as I wait for Michael so we can walk on the beach. Pumpkin got bored hanging out with me and ran into the brush looking for new friends to kill, come on, she's a cat it's part of life. Okay I don't want to see her killing anything.

What a day it must have been on the beach today this is what it looked like when we got there at 5:30.

Walking up the road I liked this picture of the compound, that's what we call it.

And here's a picture of sunset from our bedroom deck