Happy Fathers' Day

Happy Fathers' Day, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Happy Fathers Day!

Hope you have good memories and that you enjoy the day.

The man on the right is my dad. He was born 1908 and died 1994. In this photo, he's with his mother, my brother Peter (about 7) and the baby is my brother Greg, 1946.

On the TV news just now, they asked people on the street, "What words of advice did your father give you?" Well, I had to think about that a moment. There weren't many but here are the ones I remember:

• Don't mix your alcohol. Drink scotch, it won't make you sick.
• Don't eat chopped meat dishes in restaurants. You never know what's in it.
• Plant marigolds with your vegetables; it keeps the bugs away.
• You can have fun when you're married, just don't tell your husband.

Really, he said that.

I still miss him.

Happy Fathers Day Dad!

Hope you all have a great day!

The rush is on...

Seasons Greetings!, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

It's a cold and windy day here on Long Island, but the rush is on to complete the holiday shopping. I have a few more things to buy, but most of the gifts, I bought on the internet.

The Patchogue Boat Parade

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Sullivan House on the lake

Sullivan House on the lake, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The holidays wouldn't be complete without a visit to the in-laws.

My in-laws live in the retirement community of Hershey's Mill, Pennsylvania. 

The Sullivan House, above, is the historic building of the original estate, now used for catered parties. Hershey's Mill is many acres of condos and single family units that are part of the retirement community.

My in-laws love it there. There is the community center with a golf course, restaurants, pool and so much more. The most important feature is a society of people near their age for socializing.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Patchogue Parade

We went to see the Patchogue Christmas Parade last night!

Boats are decorated for the holidays and float up the Patchogue River with Santa in the last boat.

Grucci Fireworks were an added bonus!

Wonderful!

There were some great entries and it seemed that everyone had fun.

People were getting into the holiday spirit!

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