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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

We feel like old timers

Adirondack chairs
My son Lenny and his wife Carmenchita have produced a son and heir – Yossarian – who weighed 3.1 kilos and was 55 centimeters long. 

He is my fourth grandchild and the only one my surname – so a lot is riding on him if the line is to survive.

Our roots do after all go back to England in the 16th century and it would a shame for a family which produced outstanding miners, barbers and tram drivers to disappear.

We had a particularly gruesome trip to Albany - even by American standards -  but recovered after an infusion of New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

For some reason on the trip to Albany I was tagged as ‘TSA pre’ which means that I went through a special security lane and did not have to take off my shoes and belt – and could leave my computer in my bag.

Cate did not receive this special designation and was not happy.

We quite liked New York state – and Lake Placid in particular. Lake Placid does not contain a giant crocodile – that was just a story. 

But it does have lots of very large homes – which are called camps - on the lake. We took a boat tour and saw some of these.
 
Cate bought a ‘go away’ bear for reasons I have yet to fathom. It looks nothing like the bear in the photo. 

On 4 July we went to Plattsburg and watched fireworks. This is our second 4 July – we feel like old timers.


We stayed in Albany on our last night and the hotel was stuffed to the gunwales with Paul McCartney fans who were going to his concert. 

I really think it’s time he retired – after all I bought my first Beatles album in 1963. The fans in the hotel had walking sticks and Zimmer frames. 

6 comments:

  1. I guess I am not old enough quite yet to have known the name 'zimmer frame' even though I of course have seen several. I had forgot you were going to Lake Placid. Our 4th was uneventful with son number two away to see son number one. I wiLL write more later today.

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  2. Hoorah for New Zealand sauvignon blanc - it solves most problems, I feel.

    Congratulations on the new mokopuna! Our lot seem to have stopped at 2, which I'm happy with :)

    I am in total agreement with you re Paul McCartney...

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  3. congratulations on the recent expansions ;) !!!

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  4. Congratulations on your new grandson ! We have nobody to carry on our name except for our nephews - hopefully they will oblige at some point in the future !!
    Have the best day !
    Me

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  5. esb: I will need one before you do.

    Alexia: I mean - he is even older than me (shriek)

    TNDW: Thanks

    fmcgmccllc: He has arrived - I will post a pic soon.

    Me: Thanks so much.

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