Neil Diamond ROCKED JACKSONVILLE TONIGHT

me, Cathy and Clayton

Innovative Awards 2008 ROCKED Savannah on Friday night

Over 500 people bought tickets for the Innovative Awards held at the Round House in Savannah, GA. We also had 4 inches of rain that evening.

Left to right: Antony Wagner of Melaver, Inc. (a sustainable real estate and consulting company) and Malik Wakins of the Carl Vincent Institute – and me.

There were 3 huge screens, just like a rock concert. Stage Front Presentation Systems designed and put together the stage and the sound system- it was WONDERFUL!

Savannah Country Day and Southern Environmental Law Center  were both finalists for the Sustainability Award.

Fitz Haile and I co-chaired the event. We have been meeting with our board since March.

Photo by Kim-Imaging

Fun dinner party

Savannah Business Women

Diana, Paula, Marjorie, Candace, Jenny, Celia – Stacy had to leave early

Buy Local Savannah’s party on the Marsh – Russo Seafood catered it

Current President Madeline Warren, Paula Kreissler (incoming President) and Rebecca

Two guys from Yates – Astro

The Godfather and JP

Ed Gamble of Gamble Funeral Homes. They were so wonderful to our family when my father died 2 years ago.

Savannah real estate expert Celia Dunn of Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty held the Masterpiece Lecture Series at the Chatham Club yesterday

Karen, Celia, Lamar and Lori

Great lecture about how to have a garden with International Flair -

Send from my brother – beautiful photo taken last night

Mini vacation on Galway Lake – for Carol’s 21st birthday – WONDERFUL TIME!

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Tour of the Savannah Morning News: A tour of the Savannah Morning New’s PRESS BUILDING. Kim Tomson, Marjorie Young, Stacy Jennings, Rhonda Blair, Celia Dunn, Doreen Vandal, Patti Galli and Kelly Carr

5am on Galway Lake, NY

It has been a wonderful birthday week. Carol and I rented an A frame cabin on Galway Lake, NY to celebrate her 21st birthday. The cabin is about an hour from RPI, Troy, NY where she goes to school, so we were able to commute it each morning.  http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/27961.html

I looked out the plate-glass window this morning and saw the big dipper. I remember when I was 21, my mom and I found the big dipper together.

Continental flight totally booked, so I’m flying home today on US AIR. Busy work week ahead and a big party on Friday. There will be 500 people attending the Innovative Awards in Savannah – I chaired it this year.

Carol – I am already missing you. Look forward to your home visit over Thanksgiving.

…time to wake Carol up and head to Troy, then Savannah

Parent Council meeting at Rensselaer today

Family Day at Rensselaer today http://www.rpi.edu

We also had our Parent Council Board meeting at 8:30am.  They voted to support a SMOKE-FREE campus act. I am in charge of presenting our request to the administration at RPI, in hopes of making this happen by Jan 1, 2009, or sooner.

Carol and I have had a perfect week in upstate NY. We rented an A frame cottage on Galway Lake, about an hour from Troy, NY. Each morning we drove past the most spectacular foliage – red – yellow – orange.

This morning as I climbed up the hill to get in my little white rental car, I had to scrape ICE from the windshield. Of course I didn’t have an ice scraper, so I used my CVS card.

Troy, NY Rotary meets each Thursday at 12:15 at Browns on River Street

The Troy Rotary meets each Thursday at Brown’s Brewing Company, 417 River Street for lunch.  The President is Alma Riley President, she is with the Salvation Army,  Sarah Paris, Sect Pioneer Bank, Katrina Middleton with Salvation Army, Al Wells, Pioneer Bank, David Howley with Cornell Co-op Extention.

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Marjorie (photo taken from my brother’s iphone and uploaded directly to this blog!)

I want to get HIS PHONE, t-mobile DOES NOT WORK ON ISLE OF HOPE

Carol is 21 today!

Sun Rise

Sign on Tybee Island

This sign on Tybee Island shows that a category 1 hurricane would cause a tidal surge to the top of my head. A category 2 hurricane would be way over my head.

Great education piece.

What is this on TYBEE? Is that Luke Skywalker on top?

R2D2?

Ann took this photo at the MXP airport

I got up at 5am, with  jet lag. Drove down to Starbucks on Broughton Street and met Gabe Garcia to talk about a “green” process called, CLAY WALLS. At 10 I walked over to the Jepson Center for my weekly portrait painting class. So far, my first portrait I did a month ago, is my favorite. Afterward, Doug and I took our instructor to lunch at B&D Burgers. We ran into Steve Wagner and his Kids, Ben Crystal and his new girl friend, Robin Gunn, and Elliott Day – fun to see Broughton Street so alive

(Retired from) Hanover TWP PA, Vol. Fire Co.

I saw this beautifully restored ambulance driving down Abercorn

My favorite town in Italy, Varenna!

I took this photo from the ferry – coming back from Bellagio

Varenna “beach”

In the summer time, there is a little “beach” in the center of town. You can sit at a cafe, and then jump in the lake to cool off.

Lover’s walk.. from the Boat Station to the center of Varenna

Italian Roof Tops

I took this picture leaving Varenna, going to Lecco, on the LOCAL train that hugs Lake Como