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A Year Later
We survived a year with COVID-19 restrictions. Charlestown did a great job keeping us safe with a “stay at home” program from March to June 24, 2020. Limited dining started then, and carryout service supplemented the meal delivery. Management kept us updated three times a week on administration updates for several months. Masks and social…
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COVID-19 Changes the World
Cruises and our Minnesota trip were canceled with the coronavirus turning our world upset down. We are the fortunate ones. Our full-service retirement community brings food, mail, and packages to our door. They started a small store so we can buy the basics such as bread, milk, eggs, butter, and a host of other items.…
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Goodbye for Now
After eleven years of blogging, it’s time for a break. 2020 is almost here so it seems a good time to stop. I find myself wondering what to write about each month. I have very few people reading the blog but it was never my intent to grow or monetize it. Since Dan’s genealogy is…
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No Water
Do you take water for granted? We sure did until last Saturday night and Sunday. A water main broke about four blocks north of Charlestown on Maiden Choice Lane. Although the break was first called in at 5 p.m. on Saturday night, we didn’t lose water pressure until about 11 p.m. The repair didn’t start…
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Treasure Sale
The Charlestown Treasure Sale happens quarterly, resulting in thousands of dollars for the Charlestown Benevolent Care Fund, the Film and Book Library, and other resident organizations. It is one of my favorite events looking for treasures among “stuff” from other residents. The furniture comes from the cleanout of apartments. Family members take what they want…
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National Portrait Gallery
A September Charlestown trip took me to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. I worked down the block from it in the 1990s. My colleagues and I would go for lunch and sit in the courtyard when the weather was nice. I was surprised to see that the courtyard is now covered and the…
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Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Center
Charlestown offers day trips to interesting places so we took advantage of one trip recently. The Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC Two large hangars display thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the Space Shuttle Discovery. Our neighbor,…
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Canada and New England Cruise
Travel Day We enjoyed a ten day cruise on the Caribbean Princess starting in Quebec City and ending in New York City from August 9 to August 19, 2019. It is now 2:12 and we are on Air Canada heading to Quebec City after an ordeal at the Toronto airport. We had a very long…