Monthly Archives: July 2017

Friday 28 July Guests departed during the day. Dinner with Sara et. al. A very nice table with a very nice family. welcomed us into their home and life. Very touching. Norman Rockwell scene. Dinner, well prepared, of course by … Continue reading →

Preamble announcement: the comments section has been upgraded  (thanks Tom). In short you can now get notified  by email, opt-in – about comments.  On the blog, at the end, you will find comments.  Click on the word comments. Look at … Continue reading →

Monday 24 July Rain, heavy at times. A no visitors day. WP has a new editor, beta. Trying it out. Nope, still too buggy with media. Reverted to visual editor. Dinner at my current lobster favorite.  Anthony’s. Two pounders, might … Continue reading →

Sunday 23 July Peggy and Stuart left after lunch. Highliter of the day was a walk about Sachuest wildlife refuge.  On a point to end of Newport.   Nice trail along the ocean shores.  QB purchased an especially charming HR … Continue reading →

Thursday 20 July The three days covered in this post can be skipped without missing much. Mostly average days with visits of friends and usual places. NOT highlighted is the significant slight by George. He did not bring a fine, he called … Continue reading →

Monday 17 July.  Billie and Naomi day. Billie was a childhood friend of QB.  They drove here from Connecticut. Oldest tavern at day’s end. George’s vegetable pancakes; he made these fine tasty treats for dinner.  Went well with wine, salad … Continue reading →

Sunday 16 July  Some have reported notifications going regularly to spam. If you have this problem and see this post adjust your mail program. Likely in the filters. Polo day and your of Bell house. Never been to or seen … Continue reading →

Saturday 15 July More Black Ships, Judith arrival. Group breakfast at wine and cheese place.  Then off to the Black Ships ceremony.  Japanese naval band.  Japanese tunes and saints go marching which is apparently popular in Japan. Short Flickr video. … Continue reading →

Friday 14 July Much colder, down 10+ degrees. Spanish lesson to start the day. Black sails, Flo’s, and Red tide. On the way back from my lesson I passed the opening ceremony for the Black Sails event.  Brass band (short … Continue reading →

Thursday 13 July. Health care bill release day again. Rain on and off. Two balls of string day. Possibly a trifecta. Found a boat in the harbor, hop on and off. First stop for us Rose Island. Not too crowded.  Rose … Continue reading →