We have spent a lot of time the last two weeks in Ithaca, NY, a place where we have a lot of friends, and Madeline has numerous relatives including many cousins. Some of you may recall these people, so we took a few pictures that you will enjoy.
On the left are Ken and Doris Abbey. Gloria used to work with Doris as a waitress at Willard Straight Hall some fifty-plus years ago. Later when we lived out in the country at Dousenberry Hollow, we would stop at their house in the winter to warm up before the long ride up the hill on the way home.
The couple below on the left are Susan and Jonah Maine. Susan is Madeline's first cousin. She bares a remarkable resemblance to Madeline's mother, and has that same sweet disposition.
The couple below on the right are Charlotte and Carlton Plunkett. Charlotte was one of Madeline's best friends in High School. Carlton is another one of Madeline's first cousins. Gloria and I also knew Carlton and Charlotte well when we lived in Ithaca.
The couple on the left are Gil and Ellen Stoewsand. They were very close friends to Gloria and me. Gil and I were graduate students together at Cornell.
Well, it nice to see old friends and relatives again. This is in some ways like a reunion, as we have not see many of these folks, quite literally, for decades or even scores of years.
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