Two outings during the week, a test for new hip
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have stepped out twice during the week, a modest test for my convalescing hip. On Thursday evening, Mary and I ventured out…
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Time to start getting back into the ‘normal’ routine
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have made my way back to St. Joseph Church for 8 a.m. Mass. At least that is the plan. With the hip…
Maybe you felt something, too?
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have gotten to walking a little over two miles a day, while keeping an eye on the precautions for anyone who has…
Lots to be thankful for in the week of Thanksgiving
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the healing continues. During the week I have been outside for a couple of short walks. Wasn’t Saturday afternoon just a bit windy? Oh,…
Recuperating from hip replacement surgery
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I continue on the road from recovering from a hip replacement on Thursday. I am on my feet, have had two physical therapy sessions…
Entering Eastern Standard Time, a gala and reading
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the clocks will have been turned back an hour. It’s kind of funny, the way we look at things. How many texts or emails…
Early voting is here, and people are showing up in council chambers in big numbers
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, all of us in this house will have voted. We headed down to city council chambers, were greeted by a poll worker at the…
A Halloween party that only a 4-year-old might conjure and more TBE updates
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, our family pre-Halloween Halloween party will have taken place and we will all be coming down from Halloween high, at least that is what…
Happy birthday, Joe! It’s quiet after a Saturday afternoon fire, and more on our shifting relationship
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, World War II veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Joe Caminiti will be celebrating his 100th birthday. Yesterday at the American Legion, Joe was honored…
Fall is here, and TBE is making some changes
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the acorns will still be tumbling down the oak trees on Broadview and huddling on the sidewalk. They crunch underfoot, litter the sidewalk with…
Mum Festival continues today, along with the parade; some hints about TBE’s future
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Mum Festival will continue on Memorial Boulevard and the field at Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School–not exactly the morning, but at noon….
A new Netflix series with Bill Gates and some oldies but goodies from Robert Louis Stevenson
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the cool weather–but no rain–will have started to make its way into our daily routine. The hanging plants on the porch are still holding…
The grandkids on the cusp of magic and some more thoughts about journalism
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have babysat Grandchild No. 1 (GC 1) Saturday evening and gotten back late. We may or may not get in…
Yale’s Peabody Museum is well worth the wait
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Fortier clan will have made a visit to the Peabody Museum in New Haven. There were the four grandkids, their parents, the youngest…
More on Mum Festival and its tradition
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will know that this year’s Mum Festival Hometown Heroes will be the members of the Community Emergency Resource Team (CERT). They will join…
Mum Festival is a tribute to Bristol ingenuity
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will all know that Fire Chief Rick Hart has been named the grand marshal of this year’s Mum Festival Parade. This an honor…
Rockwell Festival makes Bristol a little better; and just what is this column about
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the West End Association’s Rockwell Festival will have come and gone again, having brought together Bristol people for a fun day as well as…
Vestiges of Storm Debbie and one more try–STEM
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the rains from Hurricane Debby will have subsided and clear skies are here. The trees in the neighborhood will still be recovering from the…
Looks like the rhododendron gets a reprieve
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the water main break is in the past, and we are taking the next step which is to replace what remains from the sidewalk…
A watery mess and a visit to Fire House 1 with the grandkids
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, it will have only been a week since President Joe Biden stepped back from his presidential bid and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in…