By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Christmas will be three days away–Chanukah, too. I hope the holiday season is going well. For us three of the candles on the Advent…
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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…