Ihor Rymeric Karate Master

I had to wait 1.5 hrs for this shot and then he only gave it to me when I started screaming at him about Tora Bora.and Mt Surabachi .He is a ex marine

Which is better pose?

NY State Museum

The Illustrations are by Rockwell Kent.who was doing art in the 20s and 30s..Notice that Christmas Seals were for tuberculosis..I am thinking in light of Linda's post that as we progressed throught thhe 20th Century ancient diseases are cured.

More neighborhood

400 Vrooman Ave

Walking around again I don't find too much interesting

so I attempt to upload a video ..see following

Blue Maine

What to do about your street

This house I see every time I leave my driveway. I go to ask Mayor Thane if she can put it on her "TO BE DEMOLISHED LIST

Iciciles

Good Place to Buy Tires

This guy has the fastest hands on the keybord I have ever seen. Go to The Tire Center in Johnstown for an amazing educational moment.

Took Sara to Greyhound

I think I remember that Trish said this building,The State Educatiobn Building, was her favorite

Didn't this used to be the D&H Train Station?

Frustratring Waterbuffalo

Well this is somewhat frustrating because I can't Get the pictures to be horizontal

Well what is it about ... Christmas gifts ,,Heffer International you donate money in honor of a friend or relative> This organization buys an animal for a needy family in an impovrished country

" Heffer International is an organization that I am proud to support because they provide so nuch more then help for a day. With the gifts of livestock,hungry families can earn a livlihood for their families> The gift of self reliance is a gift of hope and dignity for the people who need it the most "

Joe Montegno

I sent out my Christmas carda with the notifications today

Heffer International

Wrestling

Read about the wrestling in the paper....Did anyone go to Deputy Sammon's funeral ..inAmsterdam ?

Caulk the tub

Always something to do when you own a house

Mitch,Trish,Phil

Yesterday .....,
doesn't count ,right?

Take Japeil to school

9 AM .... Two hr delay

Phil's white bread

Steve has me beat as a cook....bad

but Make bread on winterday

taste test

Margaret and Sara.."It is good"

Sara

Sara..Margarets friend from college

Pear Cheese Pasta

Margaret is here adding pears to onions and sugar that will then Caromelize and be served mixed with cheese and pasta

WELCOME HOME

Margaret is getting home tonight with her friend Sara. Mary is going directly from work to pick her up at the bus station. I am supposed to pick up the house. This supposed to be a map of MAine

No Way

Here is an approchable mess that can NOT be here when Margaret gets home..A laundry pile on a chair

Under the mess I find a pony.. I found my Pressure Cuff... Oh joy!! and will see how the night goes as far as BP

Not really good but the night is young..More cleaning ,more cleaning

End of Clean up

3 Handfulls of Crazins

126/80

Mary Opalka's roof in December

Looking south to my neighbor's house

Snow picture

Full Moon

Looks tiny ,but is full tonight and tomorrow..Can anyone get the shot?

Paper Route

Here is Mary and John Opalka our next door neighbors and the first customer on my route. THe Opalkas were married for 65 yrs, you can see that they are young here

Perogies

Mary is 92 yrs old and is in excellent condition,but she wouldn't let me take her picture. Tomorrow she is going to get up and make perogies,with prunes and crackers. In the white bowl is potatoes and cheese

Bottles and cans

Here are Mary O's recyclables. She worries that the kids and skunks will get in the garbage if she puts it out the night before

This is the path from Mary's house out to the street , Mary Lyford takes our neighbor's recyclables out to the road every other Friday when we start out doing papers

Paper plates for dinner

Not very envionmentally conscious,but who wants to do dishes?

This is Country before Country was cool about 1950 .This is a lithograph executed by my father at a fair in Conneticut..Notice that there is no sound equipment

WWII Lithograph

This is self evident what it is

"Christ among the riches and thieves" My father Roger Thurston Lyford attempted to make his living as a Fine Artist mid last century. His imagery here reflects the traumas and horrors of WWII as he includes at Golgatha the soldiers and onlookers in contemporary dress

This called Yankee Doodle Fair...Windy day in Conneticut ca.1950