Starts working with Sherry Gordon with whom later starts Valuedge, Inc. NESI was funded primarily through a Technology Reinvestment Program grant administered through the Air Force. We served hun dress of small and medium manufacturers throughout New England. The focus was on introducing what were at the time relatively new…
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Lured by absurdly low introductory airfares, Mark and Karen visit Paris for a short week. Hotel Mondial again.
Work begins on eliminating all grass from our little backyard. Stones sourced from construction sites around Cambridge, especially from ???? near MIT. Also basalt from storm wall at Neponset Beach. Work continues almost to sale of house in 2007.
Rock garden construction begins. Mark works on this sporadically until every square inch of grass is eliminated.
Two new bikes for KCD & MMO gift from children.
After many years this tradition was feeling a bit worn out. Some people showed up at our door out of reflex. In fact 1994 was the last year of the party. Started in October 1978. Always featured Karen’s bread pudding with bourbon sauce.
First fully computer-animated movie.
MMO & KCD Florida East to West Coast, Everglades and visit Ida & Joe in West Palm Beach.
Begin construction of 1st floor apartment. New sliding window to back yard, kitchen, bathroom, new floors, move darkroom to second floor to create closet and washer-dryer space. Mark breaks sledge hammer demolishing concrete entrance stairs that marred side of house. Concrete waste becomes a mini-mountain in back yard rock garden.
Kristen Graves becomes first tenant.
9/12/1996 The city is undertaking the design of a new library to replace the cramped main library on Broadway. The main topics were: Community Activity Center Community Information Center Formal Education Support Center Independent Learning Center Popular Materials Lending Library Preschoolers Door to Learning Reference Library Lots of other ideas…
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Begin rebuild of 2nd floor kitchen, add wall to create separate studio space in front room for KCD, complete finish work on stairway to 3rd floor.
A week at W St. on Nantasket Beach. All Ortons show up, even Torrey and Jane from Australia.
Western liberal civilization slumps into dispair
KCD work – 1st show at Gallery 57 Cambridge, MA
KCD work – F8 Photography Group has first show in Concord, MA
4th computer – Mac PowerPC 233 – $2,000
JDL in Vietnam and Australia over three years with stops at 52 Kinnaird