Category Archives: Binghamton

Winter 1978

Posted on December 5, 2018 by R. F.

Unusual, for us, stormy weather in January and February of 1978. This did cause some difficulty for me getting to work in Allentown due to drifting. Home repairs and improvement included putting a new relay in the furnace. That was easy. A harder task was getting up on the roof chipping ice from the flashings and repair interior water damage to the floor in place. Marge and I went to a local dinner theater a few times and also to a local production of “A Dolls House” Very pleasant. Marge’s sister Pat, fiance Adam, and her children Kathleen and Scott paid us a visit. Ingrid and I went to dinner on her birthday and to the movie “Close Encouners” Continue reading →

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March 1977

Posted on June 26, 2018 by R. F.

Another family memoir, this time in March, 1977. Our vacation plans for a trip South. A sick pet and an orthodontist for Ingrid. Join us. Continue reading →

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February 1977

Posted on June 22, 2018 by R. F.

Our family life in Eastern Pa in early 1977. Our children, our day to day lives over 40 years ago. Continue reading →

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Marriage Encounter

Posted on May 24, 2018 by R. F.

Marriage Encounter, an ongoing Catholic program for couples to enhance their relationship through improved dialog. This is our experience. Continue reading →

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The falling leaves-1976

Posted on March 27, 2017 by R. F.

Fall, camping, children, cars, electronics, fishing, audiology, teaching films courses, Sacramento Continue reading →

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1970 – Pennsylvania

Posted on September 29, 2015 by R. F.

We have now moved down here and into the house on Beverley Hills.  It was heart-rending to leave Vestal as we had made several improvements to the house to personalize it into being our home.  Originally, we had planned on staying in … Continue reading →

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Religon and Rocks

Posted on February 27, 2015 by R. F.

It is time to bring things up to date a bit.  In doing so I have to go back in time a bit. In 1960 we married and in 1970 had our 10th anniversary.  Both our parents had urged us to … Continue reading →

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The Green, Green, Grass of Home

Posted on January 30, 2015 by R. F.

April 7, 1970 was another step forward in transforming our new house into a finished home.  When we bought the house, the lawn work had never been completed, and we understood that.  The excavated material left from digging the basement piled … Continue reading →

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Back to Beverly Hills

Posted on January 18, 2015 by R. F.

The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things.  I do have a moustache, so maybe I am not really plagiarizing as I begin.  The way-back machine is set for January 1970 and the place is Beverly … Continue reading →

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Bride – Child

Posted on November 12, 2014 by R. F.

Horses are beautiful animals.  How useful they were to the human race for travel, farming, hunting, making war, racing, etc. As a boy, I remember them still being used as work animals, primarily for plowing, harrowing and otherwise tending to … Continue reading →

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Vestal 1965-1966

Posted on July 27, 2014 by R. F.

  We lived in Vestal from the summer of 63 until the fall of 69.  Quite a few things happened then and I’ll do my best to remember them in sequence. in 1965 we were still members of the First … Continue reading →

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Binghamton, New York

Posted on July 21, 2014 by R. F.

This is the duplex we rented when we moved to Binghamton.  The photo is from Google Images and we lived in the house on the left.   We lived in this house and the street next to us to us … Continue reading →

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333 Snowdale Drive

Posted on July 19, 2014 by R. F.

  Our new home for a while is at 333 Snowdale Drive, Syracuse. This is actually in an area known as Seneca Knolls and the Seneca river is nearby. In 1962, State Fair Blvd. was the access road to Syracuse … Continue reading →

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