Hull August Days 221 to 234

Day 234. The Temple Plays

There was a 50th. Anniversary celebration for Temple Beth Sholom of Hull. My mom is holding the picture of her in one of the Temple Plays that she was in on the left. My dad is Big Bird on the right. August 22, 2010.

Day. 233. Surfer Gal

My niece Ilana likes the water but its always too cold in Hull. I got her a wetsuit and she would not get out of the water! August 21, 2010.

Day 232. Lobster Fest

Mom is overjoyed to have a Lobster Dinner! How can you tell the gender of a lobster?
August 20, 2010.

Day 231. Serenity

Sunrise. August 19, 2010.

Day 230. Mom, Lisa and Julie B.

Its so great to be home with family. Here the girls, Mom, Lisa and I, are out for dinner at the Cheescake Factory in the South Shore Braintree Plaza. August 18, 2010.

Day 229. Julie Carla and Roberta Balduzzi

As a little girl I spent more time at my next door neighbors house than my own. Mother Rosie and the sisters Bevie and Roberta always welcomed me at all times. When Julie Carla was born I was 11 and supposedly Bevie named her little girl after me! I am now known as Julie Robin. August 17, 2010.

Day 128. Beach Rose

Love the red berries and wild look of the wild beach roses. August 16, 2010.

Day 227. The Hull House

The Grey house in the background is the Hull House where I grew up. August 15, 2010.

Day 126. Some of the Family

Shown here are Mom, Lisa, Mel, Ilana, Julie and Craig and me on Lisa's Deck on the Bay in Hull, MA. My nephew Gus, Brother-in-Law David, Sister-in-Law Julie and nephew Ben is missing. August 14, 2010.

Day 225. Ben

My friend Ben and I travelled in Costa Rica together awhile back. We used to do triathlons too. Ben lives in Boston now so we got together while I am visiting my family here. Ben has two birthdays - May 27th. is his official one but when his family came here from Korea, they possibly mistakenly wrote down the 5 as a 2 and on paper his birthday is February 27th. As I always seem to miss both, we celebrated his birthday last night. August 13, 2010.

Day 224. Cheryl

I met Cheryl back in 1997 when I was travelling alone to Club Med, hoping to meet boys while scuba diving. Instead I met Cheryl and its never been a dull moment since. Although I moved to San Francisco, we would meet up on vacations in Las Vegas, Mexico and even in the Caribbeans where we sailed on Windjammers. Travelling to her wedding in Vermont where she became Cheryl O'Neil was the most special trip. Here Cheryl is content to sit on her front porch with her plants, with no intentions of going anywhere but to her home with David in Newton, Massachusetts. August 12, 2010.

Day 223. Little "GG" and Big "G"

My mom goes by the name GG - which stands for Gorgeous Granny. My nephew is Gus, named after my dad who passed away. Gus has grown to be quite a big boy at 17. Here GG stands next to Gus to see how much bigger he has grown. August 11, 2010.

Day 222. Jennifer and Jonah in the Chair!

Its always great to see friends that you grew up with and their little ones. Here is Jonah Whelan with Mama Whelan. August 10, 2010.

Day 221. "A" Street Pier

Back in Hull where I grew up, the "A" Street Pier is where I learned to swim, jump off the pier and hang with friends. My future brother-in-law was the lifeguard known as Big Dave back then. The distant lights in the background are the lights of Boston. August 9, 2010.