The Garden

The Garden of Eden

"Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden: and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters...."

Oh! Wait a moment...wrong garden.

This past Monday (April 4th), I was fortunate to be able to attend a hockey game at Madison Square Garden between the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. I attended as the guest of one of our vendors who was hosting a technical seminar and then invited us to their suite at "The Garden."


View from a suite a MSG: Rangers vs. Bruins.

Because it was a weeknight, we left during the second intermission and missed a thrilling come from behind victory by the Rangers to beat the Bruins 5-3. Still, it was exciting because it was my first visit to the Garden. Hope to get there in the future to see the Islanders play (and win).

Pops 'n Jazz 2011

Program Cover

Last weekend we attended a wonderful performance at Richard's high school: "Pops 'n Jazz." It ran for two weekends. The performances were top notch and very professional (and perhaps a tab bit too grown up for my tastes).

In any case, a lot of work went into this show. Richard attended days of evening rehearsals. This year he was involved with lighting. During the show he was a Spot (light) Operator. According to my eyes he did a great job. I didn't see any flubs.

This was the 53rd annual performance of this event.

Celebrate St. Patrick!

Richard's roller hockey team won their game today (11-10) despite not having a goalie.

After the game, Richard and I drove back to Milford for their annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. I have always enjoyed this parade because it is a simple small town celebration. Of course, they have the usual fife and drum units, bagpipes, marching bands, etc. And they throw candy (which Richard still likes). He put on the green beads and green wrist band left over from last year (which I still had in my car) and got a few more beads.

The focal point of the Green was the gigantic American flag hanging from the fire department tower truck (see above). We watched most of the parade while standing across from it. The flag got wrapped around the ladder a couple of times but a brave fire fighter climbed up to free the flag and let it wave again.

Toward the end of the parade, we bopped into a favorite deli across the street for lunch. Richard got his usual ham, american cheese, with a little mayo on a roll. Chips and soda too, of course. I got one of the St. Patrick's Day specials: corned beef reuben on rye. DELICIOUS! It might have been the best corned beef I ever had: very lean, juicy, and tender. It melted in your mouth. Richard agreed and ate several bites (despite his aversion to melted cheese). I wish I would have gotten one to take home for latter. They also had a corned beef and cabage platter that looked delicious too.


Senator Dick Blumenthal, D-CT

While we were waiting for our food in the deli, we ran across our newly elected senator, Dick Blumenthal. I went over and said hi and shook his hand. He is a very slim person and I was surprised at how frail he felt. I hope Washington DC will not corrupt him (even more).

While on the Green, we also visited Wanda's Sugar Shack. We have been visiting this store since Richard was a toddler. Wanda sells small candies for a nickels, dimes, quarters, etc. She also has some homemade chocolates. I spent a $ on white chocolate with craisens. Richard spent his $ on a bag full of candy.

While in Milford, we went to a couple of used book stores (they are becoming rare). Richard found a couple of books about one of his favorite NHL teams, the NY Islanders. We also got a Spark Notes book on Macbeth (which he is going to read later this year for school). Richard also found a Chicken Soup for the.... book for Lynn that she doesn't have. (We are still looking for Chicken Soup for the Gardener).