Our
year started with major projects preparing our house to sell. In April, Barbara
underwent extensive spinal fusion surgery and Bill helped during her recovery. By summer,
we resumed most activity and enjoyed special times with family and friends. For
most of the fall, we joined the caregiver team helping Barbara's mom. She
passed away December 11th of Alzheimer's or a related disease and we will have a memorial service for her December 27th in Vero Beach FL. She's sadly missed.
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| Barbara & Bill at Chesterfield Gorge, Mass. |
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| Carrie, Bill, and Kate at Pemaquid Point, Maine |
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| Barbara at Monhegan Island, Maine |
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| Bill with Al & Miriam Tillman at McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL, Oct 13 |
Kate's
transitioning from living on her own to living with her sister next year. She's
serving at a fine Italian restaurant, Il Casale. She enjoys martial arts, church, running
barefoot in the woods, fine cuisine, and meeting new people. Kate and Bill
backpacked in the White Mountains and we all had a glorious time together in
Maine at some of our favorite places.
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| Kate at Pemaquid Point, Maine |
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| Kate doing a handstand |
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| Kate backpacking in the White Mountains |
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| Kate at a friend's wedding |
Carrie,
our world traveler, used both her Spanish and French while continuing her
Economics studies at Boston College. During the summer she studied Spanish in
Peru and interned in Bolivia. Then she took classes this fall in Paris and traveled around Europe whenever she had free time. She
experienced Inca ruins, French cuisine, an alpine village, magnificent architecture, acclaimed
art museums, romantic castles, and so much more.
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| Carrie at Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru |
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| Carrie at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France |
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| Carrie in Barcelona, Spain |
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| Carrie in Lyon, France |
Well,
we didn't move in 2015, but plan to in 2016.
