Recent Word Paintings

Maren Corkery, eldest child of Sarah and Kevin Corkery, was delivered to Northeast Catholic College in Warner, N.H. on August 21.  Maren earned a scholarship to the Catholic liberal arts institution which occupies 135 acres on Mt. Kearsage.  Maren will be missed, especially by her mom who can't believe she's old enough to have such an elderly kid!

Your editor and cousin Anne Roman both opted to receive their Social Security in the very same month!  They are now rolling in the dough, eager to use the shiny new Medicare cards they recently received in the mail. 

Shields relatives Peter Collier and his two kiddos, Will and Libby, are visiting upstate New York from their home in England.  They have visited the Delaware County Fair in Walton, gorged on barbecued brisket and enjoyed the beautiful scenery in Upstate New York and New England.  Peter is related through marriage to Midge McClenon, director of the annual Shields family reunion.  Midge's mother was a Shields.

Diana and Bill Doyle have decided they want to live on Little Peas Porridge Pond in New Hampshire, so they loaded up the cat and, on the third try, set off for the Granite State.  Originally this was to be an experiment: if Diana could continue her travel business from New England, they would sell their properties in New York and make it permanent.  Looks like the experiment was a success -- anyone want to buy a home in Lake Placid or Croton-on-Hudson?

In keeping with her birding-related activities, your editor has purchased what her husband, Joe Kestner, terms "the ultimate tree-hugger's car," a Subaru Forester.  It is jasmine green and just gorgeous!  We also have a new roof with a hint of green in the shingles, so, just sayin'....

With characteristic generosity, Eddie Fieg Sr. has purchased three commemorative bricks that are installed at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.  The bricks honor his dad, Frank Fieg, and his uncles Lothar "Bud" Fieg and V. Philip Fieg, who all served in that armed conflict.  On a recent trip to Louisiana, Ed and his youngest, Max, went on an airboat ride through the bayous and Max made a friend -- two in fact:

JUMPING FOR MARSHMALLOWS

MAX AND BABY ALLIGATOR