Genealogy notes file
This is a working ‘question’ file I’ve been keeping.MATERNAL SIDE: FRED (Alfredo) FALCONER Birth 18 May 1892 in Lecce, Puglia, Italy Death 1 Nov 1976 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina Did Fred Falconer arrive at age 10 or 16 from Italy? Did he come over from Tuglie with his cousin Ippazio Saccomanno? Was anyone.. read more →
July 4th in Blacksburg
We spent July 4th up in Blacksburg again, a very relaxing break. Jeff and Hayley ran a 5k with Jeff’s parents over in Shawsville. I helped set up their new iMac (another convert to Apple). Jeff and I went back home after the holiday and Hayley stayed longer to hang out with her grandparents and.. read more →
Ready for Football!
We sure are and a visit to Chapel Hill got us all revved up! With Coach Fedora up in the Blue Zone With offensive genius Coach Anderson and recruiting whiz Coach Bell with Quinshad Davis with Kareem Martin & Malik Simmons Early peek at the new uniforms with Thomas Moore and Joey Mangili Let’s pump.. read more →
Doolin
A friend of mine (in fact my former HS Brit Lit teacher) has been in Ireland the past few weeks and I was stunned to see she ended up in the town some of my family was from, Doolin in County Clare. Doolin is a lovely small town on the western coast of Ireland and.. read more →
Fleetwood Mac
We drove down to Charlotte to see Fleetwood Mac, one of my favorite bands. I’ve been waiting for Stevie Nicks to tour with them again and once she agreed, I knew we had to go. Initially we were going to have to go to Atlanta to see them but they added more shows and luckily.. read more →
Mr. Barry Manilow
Jen from next door and I went to see Barry Manilow Friday night. Now please stop laughing and compose yourself. I’m not a ‘Fanilow’ but I can’t help loving his music. Like Jen says, it’s basically the soundtrack of our childhood. You know you know all the damn songs too. It was a perfect setup.. read more →
Hello Spring!
We had a great lowkey Easter at home. Hayley said she figured she was too old for an Easter basket but she’ll never be took old in my book. Then we headed to the beach with my Mom, Stepdad and Aunt Cathie. It really was a wonderful trip. we got a fantastic beach house and.. read more →
Boston trip – updated with all the pics
We went to Boston for a week a couple of months ago and had a great time. It had been years since we had been back and my cousin Nicole’s wedding was the perfect excuse to catch a plane headed north. While I was raised in Chapel Hill, I was actually born in Boston where.. read more →
She Answers The Call Beyond Duty
This is a wonderful old article about my grandmother Jeannette from the 1962 Chapel Hill Weekly. She and my granddad Jim were really remarkable people. I love the last quote in the story, “If there are two patients at the hospital needing extra care at night, Jim may be with one and Jeannette with the.. read more →
Family photos
I’m catching up on photos slowly but surely! As some of you know, I don’t like being in photos but the fabulous photographer Graham Morrison came up from Charlotte so I couldn’t resist. More Photos: Regular View or Slideshow View read more →