Category Archives: Family
Really love the new Camera
For the Guadeloupe trip, I bought a new Nikon D5500 camera. Our old camera was a Nikon Coolpix 5400 that was 12 years old, 5mb pixel camera. The D5500 is a 24mb pixel with two lenses. The primary lens is … Continue reading
St Anne and St Francois
On Sunday we toured the towns of St Anne and St Francois. The towns are about 20km apart and both are on the ocean. We also drove out to the tip of Grand Terre island, Pointe des Chateaux. St Anne … Continue reading
Ask for the check???
Our first night we went out for dinner. Cathy and I do not speak French. However MJ is able to hold a brief conversation and Jill knows a few words. Never realized how bad the language gap would be. I … Continue reading
We’ve Arrived at Guadeloupe!
We arrived in Guadeloupe on Saturday, July 4th. Guadeloupe is a chain of Caribbean Islands in the lower Antilles, part of the West French Indies. It is actually on the South American continent. The kids can boast they’ve been on … Continue reading
Jill has Started Mowing the Lawn
Yesterday I taught Jill how to use the ride on mower. After an hour going over the mower and teaching her to operate it on the driveway, I turned her loose on the grass.
River Lady Cruise
After Jill’s 8th grade graduation, we took a dinner cruise on the River Lady paddle wheel out of Toms River, NJ. The scenery was fantastic. Got some nice pictures of the setting sun out on the water. Nice to sit … Continue reading
Lost and Found My Phone
Last night I discovered my phone was missing. I knew I had it on the bus coming home. In the house I realized it was not in the holster. After searching the car I figured it was somewhere on the … Continue reading
Jill’s Bedroom
We recently repainted Jill’s bedroom. What made this interesting is we used magnetic paint on some of the walls. After reading reviews I decided to put 4 coats of the magnetic paint on the walls to ensure magnets would stick … Continue reading
Nice Work if you can get it
Cathy and I tend to celebrate the day we met more than our actual anniversary. So this past weekend we went into the city to catch a Broadway play and a nice dinner. We went to see the musical “Nice … Continue reading
22 Years Ago today…
Beware the Ides of March. 22 years ago today on March 15th 1991, I met my future wife. We met in an Irish pub next to McFadden’s on 42nd street and Second Ave in New York City. That night I … Continue reading