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2004 party w/ Martha et al.

Took a deep dive into my Google photo pool and found these from a party at my Lenox pad on the occasion of a Caitlin visit. It’s nearly six years without Martha’s radient presence; good for us to plod along in her absence.

Buy a book – give it away

In one of our last conversations, Aunt Fran indicated that she thought the fact that I signed my poems (everything written for publication, in fact) “Dave Conlin Read,” was an affectation. She didn’t know that Conlin is a name I was baptized with. That’s not to say that I’m above affectation – oh no, I […]

DJR in WWII

My Father’s War During WWII, my father, 1st Lt. David J. Read, served as a forward air observer in Battery B, 551st Field Artillery Battalion, under the command of Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, whom Gen. Eisenhower referred to as the “spearhead and the scintillating star” of the US advance into Germany. The battery trained on […]

Caitlin visits Dave

We’re still basking in the afterglow of Caitlin’s visit, which included a classical guitar concert at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall Tuesday and her shopping spree Wednesday at Oliva, in the heart of the beautiful upstreet mercantile district of Lenox. Speaking of fancy vinegars, already a devotee of Bragg’s raw – unfiltered apple cider variety (the one […]

70th birthday hike with Matthew

No better way to celebrate getting to 70 while yet fit enough to remain upright for hours at a time, regardless the terrain! Matthew and I first checked out the new boardwalk installed by the Berkshire Natural Resources Council just off Undermountain Rd. in Lenox. It affords access to sweeping views of Parson’s Marsh, which […]

Replenishment at Maggie’s

Maggie threw a 7 day party at her posh Berkshires retreat and we had a blast: Maggie, Mary, Phran, Cate, Kyle, Ryan, Cameron, Scarlett, Clover, Tristan, Matthew, Maureen, and me. It was a week that’ll replenish me for a year, the year thus far being fun-filled, and interesting, a new sort of sadness losing a […]