A long week but never boring–not when there are kids involved!
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have been babysitting for the 21-month-old for the second day while his mom preps for one of those certification tests…
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Some chores, with a little help from one of the kids
By David Fortier Come Sunday Morning, the third oldest will have returned home to help with some chores, mostly ones, I ordinarily would have undertaken myself. Ordinarily relates to that…
Post-election and a historic shift in power
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning the weather will have turned the corner—we are in a wintry chill, getting ready for Thanksgiving—and our clocks will have been turned back an…
Nov. 2 is the day to vote! Get out there! Links to voter registration lookup and a copy of the ballot for your review
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the weather will have cooled considerably, the rains will have ended—in time for Halloween, leaves will have come down but not all of them,…
More campaign forums, cooler weather and some awards for Bob’s Sports Chalet
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the mum blossoms on the plants on front porch will have grown from pea-sized to almost quarter-sized, maroon and yellow, and still have a ways to…
Just a busy week, ending with the 100th anniversary celebration of Memorial Boulevard
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have been discharged from physical therapy for my knee replacement. It’s kind of good, but the work has only begun: continue my exercises two…
Encounter with a skunk turns out fine. Time to take down the hanging plants.
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will rise and shake my head and wonder where the week went. It’s not that much happened, although on the city news front…
Heading into fall, grandbabies and an election
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have made it just beyond the two-month mark for the knee replacement surgery and a month back to school. Bristol is a…
A weekend visit, the Mum Festival returns, some thoughts on political coverage
By David Fortier Come Sunday Morning, the Mum Festival will have been going on full-tilt since Friday evening in its new venue downtown, with parts of North Main St. and Riverside Ave….
Festivals and a trip down memory lane to an old tv show
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have settled into the weekend—breakfast with Mary on the porch (this Saturday blueberry crepes and a cup of tea before she heads…
9/11 memories go deep for most of us
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning the 20th anniversary of 9/11 will have left us with more commemorations and remembrances. Since I am still a bit hobbled, I spent most…
Summers may end, memories never do
By Dante Cimadamore Writing from Los Angeles On the banks of the meandering Farmington River, leans a mystical tree that was meant for jumping into the Tunxis Mead. In the…
With so much going on, maintaining perspective
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have managed to get through the remnants of Ida with a momentary flicker of the lights, much more fortunate than some others…
Henri veers to the east, and yet more and more rain
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning we will have braced ourselves for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Henri, meaning cleaning up the porches and yard for any items that might get kicked up into…
1st forum provides lots of suggestions. What do you think?
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be walking at least a half mile a day, which amazes me. How can this be happening? I have a new knee….
2nd annual city-wide conversation provides further opportunities for city leaders, citizens to talk
By Anna Bedell The second annual “Conversation at the Park” drew a crowd of around 150 people, smaller than last year’s event, but which allowed for more interplay between citizens…
Walking, one step at a time; and please join TBE for our first community forum
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning I will have made some progress with my knee. I will have been discharged from in-home physical therapy, and I am looking forward to…
An experiment and some surgery, one more fun than the other
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have received a new right knee. The surgery was Friday, so I am guessing that I will be recovering, found a good…
A power outage, again, after the online course ends
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning our TBE gang will have met at Jack’s, for the first time with Donovan Wilson in attendance. We discussed stories that we might cover…
A weird weather week. But aren’t they all? And new contributors
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning a few more trees will have come down on the green, not from the remnants of Storm Elsa but a few days earlier when…