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September 2009
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Projects.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Stone Bridge.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Glendale Road.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Back at Birch Lane.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
An Afternoon at Mt. Holyoke College.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Dad's Birthday & Joe's Funeral.
What I remember
We came home; Susan, her Mom, and I. I went
back out for a walk through the woods at the park and returned to the
funeral home for the flowers.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Wake. Susan wrote
a tribute for her Dad and I read it for her.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Joseph J. McCarthy
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Joseph J. McCarthy 1924 - 2009 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Joseph J. McCarthy,
85, passed away Sunday October 18th. He leaves his loving wife of 65
yrs. Mary A. (Germano) McCarthy with whom he lived in their West
Springfield home. He leaves his son James McCarthy and his wife Jeanne
of Feeding Hills, his son Daniel McCarthy of Southwick, his daughter
Susan McCarthy and her fiancé Bruce Barone of West Springfield, and
his daughter-in-law Eleanor McCarthy of Feeding Hills. He also leaves
his accomplished grandchildren and their spouses of whom he was so
proud; Karen McCarthy Broderick and her husband Scott Broderick, Kate
McCarthy Roy and her husband Christopher Roy, Daniel McCarthy and his
wife Andrea Sinclaire McCarthy, and Erica Shlosser and her husband
David Shlooser. He leaves his great grandchildren; Lauren and Owen
Roy, Nina Broderick, Donovan and Griffin McCarthy, and Colin and Gavin
Shlosser. He leaves his brother Thomas McCarthy and his sisters,
Dorothy Lease and Catherine Critchfield, all of Peru, Indiana. He was
predeceased by his brother Raymond McCarthy and his parents, Thomas
and Margaret McCarthy. He leaves his brother and sister-in-laws, many
nieces and nephews, and all his friends and neighbors from the Tatham
area of West Springfield. Joseph served in the Merchant Marines and
traveled around the world. He worked for the Northeast Utilities as a
stationary engineer, retiring after 42 yrs. He was a member of the
I.B.E.W. He and his wife owned a confectionary and variety store in
the early days. Later they owned and operated two bars in Springfield,
Joe's Cocktail Lounge and the Playboy Lounge. He was a horseman. He
owned, bred, trained, and raced pacer horses throughout New England,
NJ, and NY. He was a member of the U.S. Trotting Association. Some of
the horses were Angel's Vicar, Star Choice, CinderKate, CinderDan,
Whip City Gal, and Soap Suds Sue. As Joe loved his horses, pet dogs,
rabbits, and hunting dogs, the family request you make charitable
donations to: The Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society, P.O. Box 319,
Deerfield, MA 01373. There will be a Funeral Service 10 AM Friday at
the TOOMEY-O'BRIEN FUNERAL HOME, 1043 Westfield Street, West Spfld. A
Committal Service will follow at 11 AM at the Massachusetts Veterans'
Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam. Calling hrs. are Thursday
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Monday, October 19, 2009
The Canopy.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Joe.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Birch Run.
Friday October 16, 2009
The Lower Mill Pond.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
What Would Anyone Do?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Shrimp Fried Rice.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Fitzgerald Lake.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Modern Dance. The Birch Run in the
park down the street.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Inherit The Kingdom.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The Lady of Shalott.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Far from the Madding Crowd.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Irving Penn, RIP.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Paradise.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Place.
"Love makes you see a place differently, just as you
hold differently
an object that belongs to someone you love. If you know one landscape
well, you will look at all other landscapes differently. And if you
learn to love one place, sometimes you can
also learn to love another."
~Anne Michaels
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Window. Susan went to her mom's house
this afternoon to work in the yard. I stayed home. Susan's mom called me and
said, "I can't find Susan. Her car is in the driveway. I can't find
her." I asked Susan's mom is she looked outside. "Yes," she said. I
said she must be there and to look out the window again--and to call me
back. Minutes later Susan's mom called back and said she found Susan.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Dinner. Susan and I spent part of the
morning planning a dinner party. Well, it really wasn't a party we were
planning, but dinner for a friend. We tried to invite other friends over but
we wondered if we had friends and we wondered why we were moving our office
out of the office (and into the guest bedroom) to make a dining room if we
had no friends to invite over for dinner. I went for a walk at the Park down
the street; Mittineague Park. I photographed water, leaves, and stone walls
and bridges.
When I came home I set the kitchen table, a
table for three, Susan and me and our friend.
I thought it looked rather pretty. I made
Warm Cranberry-Walnut Brie. And Mushroom Soup. And Sweet Potato Bruschetta.
Susan made "Susan's Rhubarb Crisp."
Friday, October 2, 2009
Splendor in the Grass. I can't say
splendor in the grass without thinking about William Wordsworth.
What though the radiance
which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass,
of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.
~from "Intimations
of Immortality From Recollections of Early Childhood" |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
First Thursday. Susan and I spent a
wonderful lunch hour listening to jazz at
The Athenaeum in Westfield. The event is called First Thursdays. The
music was provided by students from Westfield College. We heard two Charlie
Parker pieces. I came home and listened to "Fly Me To The Moon."
Later I read:
Here is how I define success
A successful artist is a person who is able to create something that
manifests their truth…a perception that they feel they need to bring
to the world. A successful creative person is someone who continues
to create no matter what happens. I respect many artists. They are
not all extremely successful in the art market, or in the art status
structure. Some are, and some aren’t. Some of the ones I respect
have been overlooked. But I still consider them to be successful,
because they have succeeded to give the world their vision, even
though the world does not always acknowledge their worth…In other
words, I define a successful career as much more than just external
validation.
– Jan Harrison
via Black
Sheep Pen.
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And this:
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Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field.
I will meet you there.
~ Rumi |
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