It is great when families get together to talk and compare notes from the past. We gathered around the kitchen table at Donna’s cousin Mary’s (3rd from the left.) Her other cousin Susie, is 2nd from the left. Susan’s husband Alex is, well, the only guy in the photo. Mary’s daughter is next to her, stage right and the other three girls belong to Susie and Alex. Mary’s husband Jim is off stage left and their son was on the couch in the background just a second ago. Donna is under the camera and I’m behind it to complete the cast.
One thing that surfaced was a strange food concoction called Egg Wiggle from the cousins’ past. An internet search was of no help, but the best I could gather from them was that it was sliced hard boiled eggs and canned peas in a cream sauce served over toast. I wonder if Rachel Ray would have a recipe?
Donna and I are staying at the Newark Airport Marriott courtesy of her brother’s reward points. Thanks Jimmy! Jim is coming in for the service as well, and Donna bartered the room stay for the Deluxe Bogardus Limo Service. He is coming in from California on the red-eye and will catch a few hours of snoozing before we chauffeur him to the memorial service for Aunt Mary in Rutherford. After the service we will then hightail it south to the grave site in New Brunswick. After that ceremony there it is a dinner planned about half way back up in the town of Summit. After dinner we will return to the Marriott where we spend a second night. Sunday Jim flies back to California and Donna & I drive to DC to fly back to SC.