Author Archives: Sparky
A month in Worcester MA
If you have been paying attention you will have noticed that, during our month in Worcester MA, we have been doing a lot of traveling to other places in New England. Three days in Portsmouth NH, 2 days in the Berkshires, 2 day trips to CT, a day trip to Wilmington MA and a day … Continue reading
“Lamb” by Christoper Moore
Copyright 2002 by Christopher Moore. Published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, New York. The subtitle is “The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal.” That is a good capsule summary. Did you wonder what Christ did in those years between his appearance at the temple at 12 and the start of his … Continue reading
Family time in NH, CT and MA
Ooma and I did a lot of traveling this week (what else is new?) to visit family in NH, CT and MA. First, on Friday, a trip to NH to visit Chuck, Ooma’s brother. The two highlights were lunch at the Mountainview Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee and meeting his hilariously entertaining kitten, Brody. The … Continue reading
Two days in the Berkshires
In our continuing effort to take vacations-within-our-vacation, Ooma and I traveled to the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts this past weekend to stay with my college roommate, Hutch (the guy with the trees sprouting from his left ear in the photo), and his wife Linda. They also invited 3 other couples, all of the men … Continue reading
Eighth trip south (TS8) preview
We are now less than 2 weeks away from our planned departure from Worcester. That would be the start of my 8th trip south which I will designate ‘TS8’. This will be longer and more complex than the trip north (TN8) as it includes a trip west to Wisconsin before heading back to Florida. So … Continue reading
Three days in Portsmouth NH
Ooma treated me to three nights at The Hotel Portsmouth – a “boutique” hotel in Portsmouth NH. It is a lovely old building with updated rooms and all the amenities that one would expect from a superior hotel – tile shower, newer fixtures, a large flat-screen TV and a very comfortable king-size bed. Our room … Continue reading
Family time in CT
On Saturday Ooma and I traveled to CT (just an hour from Worcester) to visit with Ooma’s son Jeffrey, his wife Sarah and their family. I was eager to meet the people that I had heard so much about. I was not disappointed. It was a wonderful day – in perfect weather – with a … Continue reading
“Rogue Lawyer” by John Grisham
Copyright 2015 by Belfry Holdings, Inc. Published by Dell Books, an imprint of Random House, New York. John Grisham sure knows how to write. His books are always of the “can’t put it down” variety. This one is described as the “first in the Rogue Lawyer series.” It appears to be a series of one … Continue reading
“Blue Labyrinth” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Copyright 2014 by Splendide Mendax Inc. and Lincoln Child. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York., This is the 14th book in the series of Preston and Child books that feature, as the protagonist, Aloysius Pendergast, the rich FBI agent extraordinaire, and the sixth that I have read. This one immediately succedes White Fire. As … Continue reading
A fun night at the WooSox game
I hoped that I could get Ooma to a WooSox game while we were in Worcester as I think that is one of the summer highlights of the city. But COVID intervened. I then expected to be accompanied by Ray and Kim, with an extra ticket to be disposed of. But Kim broke her foot … Continue reading