How did I let September fly by? We had another family member Mary Jean Tarlteon from Joe's side of the family pass on. This is the family we purchased the McCall cabin from. We made a trip to Seattle for our good friend Jerry's BIG 60! I was able to attend the BSU/Huskies game and even though my team lost I couldn't help but be impressed by the kind people of Seattle and their empathy for our loss, but elation for their win that they very much needed for team inspiration. It is good that I don't take sports too seriously. But speaking of sports....how about those Rockies! Go team Go...another team that deserves a break! I love Seattle and we had such a good time there.We got to McCall twice in September and this last week-end saw our first snow. James and Elise were able to enjoy the cabin also once in September. They were more energetic than Joe and I and they carried the canoe and kayaks to the lake.....strong kids. Elise is back at BSU, and Mac is starting her junior year at BU. She is in an on campus apartment this year and finding out that quite a few household items are needed to run the house smoothly, thus some online shopping. James is still working at The Pie and enjoying his pup Miles. I was able to get to the outdoor Shakespeare Theatre and saw the Little Shop of Horrors. Great performance, good music but don't think I will buy a Venus Fly Trap anytime soon. Read a wonderful book that Mac gave me for my birthday called the namesake. Wonderful book on relationships and what a name really means to us.
ReviewAshima and Ashoke Ganguli are recent immigrants to Boston from India in 1968 when they give birth to their first child, a son. Their son ends up with the pet name of Gogul, when his "good name" never arrives from India. Gogul despises his name and grows up as American as he can while his parents cling to their Bengali past while living what appears to be a typical American suburban lifestyle. Jhumpa Lahiri (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Interpreter of Maladies) has written a novel about immigrant lives, families, and bonds that can never be broken. The Namesake has received high praise from most reviewers. Michiko Kakutani begins her review for the New York Times, "Jhumpa Lahiri's quietly dazzling new novel, The Namesake, is that rare thing: an intimate, closely observed family portrait that effortlessly and discreetly unfolds to disclose a capacious social vision."
No recent pics of the kids....since we are "Empty Nester's" but will leave you with some new members of our McCall family!
2 comments:
Yeah! Thanks for the post. ;-) Now, I have to raz you a little... if you drove to Seattle (which you might not have driven) you passed me along the way. :-)
Oops! Yes, we drove, but we went through SF.....and if you believe that....30 lashes with a wet fish for me! Love you and promise to stop next time, we left after work so it was late when we came through...I know no excuses!
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