Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Shipwrecks
Shawn bought a poster that showed the locations of all the shipwrecks in the Chesapeake Bay at Kent Island Days. He couldn't wait to use his new-found knowledge to play with his side-scan sonar.
This is sonar image of the Herbert D. Maxwell, a schooner that collided with a steamer in 1910 and sank not far from Sandy Point. Shawn writes about it here on his website. Definitely worth a read.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Os vs. Nats
Shawn went to see the Nats play the O's this afternoon in Baltimore. Thanks to Rich, he had primo seats! Too bad the Nats lost.
What the Festival-Goers Saw...
.... when they walked down East Main Street on the way to Kent Island Days. Shawn and I worked overtime to get our yard in shape for Kent Island's big day.
Kent Island Days
Crockett meets another Chessie at Kent Island Days & has something to say about it!The other puppy was not impressed.
Kent Island Days takes over "downtown" Stevensville.
They close the streets and let the Historical Society, vendors, reenactors, authors, food carts, singers, dancers, and pretty much anyone who asks, set up a table.
We've learned a lot about the history of the Eastern Shore, Kent Island, Stevensville, and our house at this festival.
All the old-timers have stories, and when they find out that we live in "Number 4" on the walking tour, they can't wait to share another historical tidbit with us.
One of these days, we'll join the society, dress up in Colonial garb, and man our own booth at Kent Island Days!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Kent Island Days Parade
And the 2011 parade season in downtown Stevensville has begun - today was the parade in honor of Kent Island Days. We watched from the front porch.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ducks at the Metro
Shawn took the Metro into work today, and was greeted by a family of ducks at the New Carrolton Station.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
One down, one to go....
We sold Crockett's Reel this morning for more than a song. Shawn got a little misty as she rolled out of the driveway, but I'm more than a little happy that my yard looks a little less like a boat graveyard.Now if I can get him to work on the Eldocraft.....
Friday, May 13, 2011
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
Old Friends
Best friends I haven't seen in many years, at a Facebook-inspired reunion on Friday night.
Leta Schindler Howard, Tracey Thomas Pallottini, Janelle Lantz, Sherri Harris Lunow, Lisa Schindler Rodriguez, and me!
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Doug Toma
I learned the sad news that my law school classmate Doug Toma died yesterday from melanoma.
Doug was one of the reasons I loved law school as much as I did. He was the heart and soul of our Summer Starter section - the one who organized the infamous Summer Starter bowling league, wrote the almost over-the-top end-of-semester skits, presided over many a circle in the quad, and made sure that everyone -- including an awkward and uncertain farm girl from Leslie, Michigan -- was included in all the fun.
Doug and I stayed in touch after graduation, even between reunions. I visited him in New York when he was an associate at a doomed law firm; in Ann Arbor, when he went back to graduate school and at reunions; in Nova Scotia, where he and his vivacious wife Linda bought a vacation house on a whim while they were on their honeymoon; in Philadelphia, when he was with the Institute for Higher Education Research at Penn; and in Athens, with Linda and their son Jack, where he ended his career as a professor at the University of Georgia.
I'm posting a couple of pictures - one from our 20th reunion in November 2009 outside Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burgers. Doug wanted to get a Blimpy before the game, and led a group of Summer Starters along with him. And one from law school that I'm borrowing from Andrew McDonald. Doug is in the back row, second from the right.
The Chronicle of Higher Education published a very nice remembrance here.
Rest in peace, my friend. You will be missed.
Doug was one of the reasons I loved law school as much as I did. He was the heart and soul of our Summer Starter section - the one who organized the infamous Summer Starter bowling league, wrote the almost over-the-top end-of-semester skits, presided over many a circle in the quad, and made sure that everyone -- including an awkward and uncertain farm girl from Leslie, Michigan -- was included in all the fun.
Doug and I stayed in touch after graduation, even between reunions. I visited him in New York when he was an associate at a doomed law firm; in Ann Arbor, when he went back to graduate school and at reunions; in Nova Scotia, where he and his vivacious wife Linda bought a vacation house on a whim while they were on their honeymoon; in Philadelphia, when he was with the Institute for Higher Education Research at Penn; and in Athens, with Linda and their son Jack, where he ended his career as a professor at the University of Georgia. 
I'm posting a couple of pictures - one from our 20th reunion in November 2009 outside Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burgers. Doug wanted to get a Blimpy before the game, and led a group of Summer Starters along with him. And one from law school that I'm borrowing from Andrew McDonald. Doug is in the back row, second from the right.The Chronicle of Higher Education published a very nice remembrance here.
Rest in peace, my friend. You will be missed.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Nats in the Rain
With Mitch, watching the Nationals beat the Giants in the rain. After the game, we had time to scarf down a Ray's Hell Burger (at the recommendation of the President), before dropping Mitch off at National Airport.
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