July 2007
the Mainers meet Tom Paine
at the end of Prince Street
elaborate 19th-century wrought
iron
wrought iron wheat in front
of the Hopkins House
Off to PA! The entrance to
Rob's mother's family's ancestral farm in Covington, PA
Covington's about 45 minutes
south of Elmira, NY,
or as Rob put it in the invitation,
"equally far from everywhere!"
The farm was absolutely beautiful.
Here's a view from the (1860) house,
overlooking the pond and what's
called the coop, cuz it used to be one (now the party building).
Here's (most of) the group.
Except for a few spouses (and Craig's kids, lol),
we all graduated Syracuse
in 1979 or 1980. Which makes us, like, almost fifty.
Robin and me shucking corn
for thirty. We were representing Jersey.
Rob basting the chicken with
his family's "secret" recipe
(conveniently posted on the
walk-in cooler door)
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Ken and Rob have the chicken
under control
Carol and Tina made delicious
blueberry and peach pies.
Carol had picked the blueberries
up in Maine and graphic artist Tina made the top crusts beautiful!
cakes for the occasion
Kate and her husband Brian
came the farthest, from Seattle
Missy and Sue in the paddle
boat. Missy and Bill came from Massachusetts.
Steve, Carol in the coop
Missy tries out Steve's guitar
Sue, Ken, Tim, Tom
The grown-up boys of Brewster
2...a group of guys who happened to live
on one floor of a dorm their
freshman year and have stayed friends ever since.
