June 14, 2012
Good morning from Collegeville,
I am still on a part time basis. I did not look at a computer screen from last Wednesday noon until this Tuesday morning. I hope to get back full time soon. We are going to hire another account executive and this time we will make it work. Last time the down turn in the economy had a huge impact on our expansion plans. The territory is quite large, including Sioux Falls and Sun Valley, Idaho. As to my health issue, I have no doubt that this too shall pass and I will be back hitting home runs soon.
Barby and I had a wonderful time in New Haven and Hartford. Meghan and Andrew were married in Saint Mary’s Church on what Charles Dickens referred to as “the most beautiful street in America”, Hillhouse Avenue in the center of Yale University. The reception was held outdoors at a botanical garden. The bugs stayed away until almost 9 PM.
On Sunday we drove to Hartford to tour Mark Twain’s house. It is a wonderful home that was built in 1874. Sadly, Samuel Clemens lost three of his four children. He invested heavily in a printing machine and lost a small fortune. On Monday we visited Comstock-Ferre, a two hundred old seed house and nursery in Wethersfield, CT. Last year I planted their cucumber seeds and they were wonderful. I hope that this year we have the same results.
The APHC show this week is a live broadcast from Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, Oregon. Special guests include howling bluesman Elvin Bishop, bluegrass heavyweight Sam Bush and the feisty instrumentalists of the Portland Cello Project, plus the Royal Academy of Radio Actors.
“Whenever one door closes, another one opens, if not, simply kick the door in.” L.M.O.
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