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- Mark attends Board of Trustees meeting of Hudson Area Library
August,2009Mark visited this meeting. It started on time and was very well run. The building the library was in was decrepit and not well suited to housing a library. Shortly after the meeting Theresa Parsons, President of the Board asked Mark to volunteer on a… Continue reading Mark attends Board of Trustees meeting of Hudson Area Library
- Mark attends Board of Trustees Hudson Area Library meeting – beginning of long engagement
August,2009August 2009
- Davis Orton Gallery founded – August 2009
August,2009History of gallery
- Davis Orton Gallery founded
August,2009We were invited to attend a meeting of BeLo3rd, a business group dedicated to increasing visits to our portion of Warren St. Meeting was held at Secret Gardener. During the meeting it was announced that there were still a couple of BeLo3rd “OPEN” fla… Continue reading Davis Orton Gallery founded
- Move to Hudson NY
June,2009Over 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 visit… Continue reading Move to Hudson NY
- Karen and Mark move to Hudson NY
June,2009After spending a number of days camped out while paitning and making small repairs, the moving truck emptied 42 Kinnaird St. and dumped their possessions off at 114 Warren St. The beginning of a new phase.
- View houses in Hudson NY
March,2009Karen and Mark saw roughly 10 houses on one Saturday in Hudson, NY. The made an offer on 114 Warren St. and a back up on a house on Glenwood Boulevard. The all cash, no dickering offer for Warren St was accepted. They had looked around in Manhattan,… Continue reading View houses in Hudson NY
- Florida – cousins’ dinner included – 2/2009
February,2009not started
- Travel – Florida
February,2009February 2009
- Hong Kong and Vietnam with Jonathan, Nan and kids – 12/2008
December,2008not started
- Karen and Mark visit with Jonathan and Nan in Hong Kong, travel to Vietnam
December,2008December 2008
- Lehman Bros. collapses – beginning of Great Recession
September,2008 - Dueling videos – Jonathan and Mark with Karen as bystander – 7/27/2008
July,2008Taken on the 2nd floor porch of 42 Kinnaird St.
- Jesse London born. May 19, 2008
June,2008Nan and Jonathan welcomed Jesse to the party.
- Savannah and Charleston – 4/2008
May,2008not started
- Travel – Savannah and Charleston
April,2008April 2008