(listed in descending order by publication date)
Jonathan becomes Chief Economic Advisor to Vietnam for the UN Development Program
Published: October 16, 2024
Friends and Family Tour – Northeast – 7/25 – 8/8/2024
2024November 10 266 Western Ave – a visit 7.12.2018 – 40 years laterJuly 12, 2018 Visit by Jonathan and Andrea Andrea and Jonathan visited the house, and the current owner of the 3rd floor condo gave them a tour. Much to our amazement Mark’s open shelv… Continue reading Friends and Family Tour – Northeast – 7/25 – 8/8/2024
Published: February 2, 2021
Cambridge Trip – 2/2/2020
We’ve been making a trip to Cambridge on Super Bowl weekend for as many years as we have lived in Hudson – ten now. This is typically combined with a trip to Florida for Karen’s cousins’ dinner in Delray Beach. This year the two events were separate. T… Continue reading Cambridge Trip – 2/2/2020
Published: February 3, 2020
12/15/2019 – pre-Christmas Dinner
Sunday Cooked a bunch of dishes in the morning. Closed gallery at 1pm. Set up tables and chairs in the front room.
Published: December 15, 2019
Leiden, Rome, Pompei, Leiden – 5/20/19 – 6/7/19
Monday – Tuesday Marley escaped on our arrival. Captured hours later. Cloud cover from East coast of England to within a few hundred feet altitude at Schiphol. Stopped by Berkeley Heights to park the car at Ed’s house. Flight to Amsterdam left a… Continue reading Leiden, Rome, Pompei, Leiden – 5/20/19 – 6/7/19
Published: June 4, 2019
Philadelphia and Washington – 2/29-3/1/2019
A long weekend jaunt to Philadelphia and Washington DC. Friday 3/29/2019 Left Hudson in time to arrive at meet Noah at U. Penn. by 12:30. We toured around this big campus on foot. Stopped in his dorm room on the 22nd floor of a high rise dormitory. Ver… Continue reading Philadelphia and Washington – 2/29-3/1/2019
Published: March 5, 2019
Florida, reschedule departure, Norton Museum, dinner with cousins – 2/2019 –
Monday 2/11/2019 United emailed with request to reschedule Tuesday’s flights to Wednesday. Karen made all of the arrangements including car rental and hotel for Tuesday evening. Went to Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. Newly opened after huge b… Continue reading Florida, reschedule departure, Norton Museum, dinner with cousins – 2/2019 –
Published: February 11, 2019
New Kitchen 114 Warren
INCOMPLETE 1/27/2020 When the architect who designed the Sun Room suggested changes to the kitchen the wheels started turning.
Published: June 27, 2018
Sun Room 114 Warren
INCOMPLETE 1/30/2021 After Karen began having troubles navigating the stairs
Published: June 27, 2018
Road Trip – New Orleans, Gulf Coast, Miami, cousins dinner – 2/2018
not started
Published: March 4, 2018
Art Installation – Westport MA
Photos are all wrong below I have been taking photos of the fire connections on the sides of buildings since approximately 2005. Recently, at the invitation of founder and curator Linda Rogers, I participated in her Second Annual Installation Ya… Continue reading Art Installation – Westport MA
Published: September 20, 2017
Addison Gallery, Andover MA – 2/4/2017
A visit to one of my favorite museums.
Published: February 6, 2017
Road Trip – Pittsburgh, Columbus IA, St. Louis, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Niagara Falls – 10/2016
not started
Published: October 4, 2016
Netherlands, Jonathan and family, 6/1/2016 – 6/15/2016
[INCOMPLETE 3/26/2019] Jonathan, Nan and the kids begin a new life in Leiden in the Netherlands – we visit at the outset.
Published: June 30, 2016
Australia – Perth and Uluru – Alice Springs – Melbourne, Sydney – 12/2014 – 1/2015
not started
Published: February 4, 2015
Torrey & Jane’s House – Richmond, Victoria Australia 12/2014
We visited Torrey and Jane twice during our Australia visit (12/10/14 thru 1/12/15). Here are photos of their house,
Published: January 8, 2015
Karen in group show “Unframed” in Hudson – 11/9/2014
A group show mounted by Karen’s local critique group.
Published: November 9, 2014
Visiting Libraries in the West – California and Arizona – 2/2013
As the President of the Board of Trustees of the Hudson Area Library, I have been very involved over the past year with the design of a new library to be built in the Armory (State and Fifth Sts.) here in Hudson. This has lead me to be very interested… Continue reading Visiting Libraries in the West – California and Arizona – 2/2013
Published: March 4, 2013
February 2011 Road Trip – part 2 – beyond Birmingham thru Houston
Moundville Archaeological Park – Friday 2/11/11 Located about 70- miles southwest of Birmingham. The Moundville site, occupied from around A.D. 1000 until A.D. 1450, is a large settlement of Mississippian culture on the Black Warrior River in central A… Continue reading February 2011 Road Trip – part 2 – beyond Birmingham thru Houston
Published: March 2, 2011
February 2011 Road Trip -part 1
[INCOMPLETE as of 4/12/2019] – a trip South then across Texas to New Mexico and back.
Published: March 1, 2011
Mark attends Board of Trustees Hudson Area Library meeting – beginning of long engagement
August 2009
Published: August 22, 2009
Move to Hudson NY
Over 2007 and 2008 the idea of leaving Cambridge entered our minds. After looking around in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx over a year or so we understood that we did not have enough money to afford adequate space in NYC. This led to visits… Continue reading Move to Hudson NY
Published: June 22, 2009
Hong Kong and Vietnam with Jonathan, Nan and kids – 12/2008
not started
Published: December 30, 2008
Singapore and South Korea – Jonathan and Nan’s Wedding – 5/2005
not started.
Published: July 2, 2005
Photo Exhibit – Karen and f/8 in “People and Places” – Newburyport, MA – 8/27 – 9/21/2003
Published: October 5, 2003
Forensics – the movie 2002
See 3/19/2002 – Mr. Wonderful Makes a Movie for a more complete treatment. Director on knees begging me to say my line correctly. BU movie project view from BU dormitory where movie shooting was done BU movie project view from BU dormitor… Continue reading Forensics – the movie 2002
Published: December 1, 2002
Karen exhibits photographs – first of many exhibitions
February 1998 – at Gallery 57 in Cambridge Incomplete
Published: February 22, 1998
Nantasket Beach Weekends
August 1997 brings all of the Ortons to W Street on Nantasket Beach. Start of a summer tradition lasting into the 2020s. Here is a video by Karen covering 2003 to 2012.
Published: August 22, 1997
Mexico – camping included – 3/1991
Flew to Mexico City. Spent several days touring there. Joined REI camping group in ????
Published: March 30, 1991
Karen Goes to India – meets up with Jonathan and other adventures – 12/1989
Not complete
Published: December 31, 1989
Mark goes to Taiwan on business, side trip to visit Torrey and Jane in Australia – 8/1986
Not started
Published: August 30, 1986
Karen does business in Duseldorff, then side trips to Rome and Paris – 5/1986
Not started
Published: May 2, 1986
Mark in Milan Italy on business, Paris with Harvey Meyerson – 4/1986
not started
Published: April 30, 1986
Family tour California – 6/1982
This trip is a continuation of the Green Tortoise adventure. Andrea joined in Los Angeles.
Published: June 1, 1981
266-268 Western Ave. Cambridge MA – 1977-78.
Phil Pierce visiting with us at 249 Western Ave. In 1976 Karen and I began to talk about buying a house. Since we didn’t really know much about the mechanics we sought out advice from the local organition Riverside Cambridgeport Community Corp. that wa… Continue reading 266-268 Western Ave. Cambridge MA – 1977-78.
Published: January 28, 1979
Blizzard of February 5 – 7, 1978
This snow storm dropped over 27 inches of snow with very high winds. Truly a memorable event. Mark barely made it back to Cambridge from his work out in Acton, MA. Everything was locked down for days and days. Large National Guard bulldozers cleared th… Continue reading Blizzard of February 5 – 7, 1978
Published: February 8, 1978