What a wonderful surprise for a few children to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus making a visit to Leland Street on Christmas Eve.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas Eve
What a wonderful surprise for a few children to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus making a visit to Leland Street on Christmas Eve.
Monday, December 17, 2007
'Tis the Season
‘TIS THE SEASON FOR ENJOYING FAMILY TRADITIONS AND THE FESTIVITIES OFFERED BY OTHERS.
All of Leland Street is grateful for the long standing holiday tradition of Ann Lee’s Holiday Caroling Party. Whether you brave the wind and weather and share your voice and enthusiasm in harmony with the carolers or whether you stand by your doorway and await the songs and good cheer, it is a lovely event and sets the tone for the holiday season.
The caroling is followed by wine, warm cider, homemade cookies and desserts all served with a charming centerpiece of the gingerbread house which Ann creates with finishing touches added by her grandchildren.
'TIS THE SEASON FOR GLITTER AND GLAMOUR AND FUN WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
TIS THE SEASON FOR SPECIAL WASHINGTONIAN EVENTS.
As Marketing and Events Manager of Dumbarton House, Nicole Forrest invited Leland Street to attend the Diamond Jubilee of Dumbarton House. Leland neighbors Charles and Bonnie Duffy, Arthur, Marcy and Zak Forrest, Barbara, Anne-Marie and Peter Fendrick all attended the event.
Nicole and John Tenuta share a moment while Barbara Fendrick, Marcy and Arthur can be seen in the background enjoying the festivities.
Marcy and Arthur enjoy some time with friends, Matthew and Wendy Lesko. You may recognize Matthew as the author of several reference books on how to get "free" money from the U.S. Government. He is popularly known as "that Question Mark man.”The evening featured cocktails, hors d' oeuvres and live entertainment by the Radio King Orchestra.
TIS THE SEASON FOR SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Arthur, Marcy and Nicole spent a very full weekend with long time friend, Lainie Kazan. Lainie was in Washington to perform at the Washington Hebrew Congregation for their annual holiday concert. The event was a huge success and members of the congregation who know Lainie only as an actress were delightfully surprised by Lainie's concert performance and anecdotes from her long career.
'TIS THE SEASON TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF A VERY SPECIAL CHEVY CHASE RESIDENT.
Kathleen Willliams, sculptress and jewelry designer celebrated her 96th birthday on December 14th with a lovely collection of family , friends and neighbors. Belinda Wilborn of the Chevy Chase Town Office and Mary Anne Hoffman of the Chevy Chase Historical Society joined in the celebration.
*****Please send your photos of your holiday happenings to Marcy to post on the blog. Happy Holiday Season to all!
All of Leland Street is grateful for the long standing holiday tradition of Ann Lee’s Holiday Caroling Party. Whether you brave the wind and weather and share your voice and enthusiasm in harmony with the carolers or whether you stand by your doorway and await the songs and good cheer, it is a lovely event and sets the tone for the holiday season.
The caroling is followed by wine, warm cider, homemade cookies and desserts all served with a charming centerpiece of the gingerbread house which Ann creates with finishing touches added by her grandchildren.
'TIS THE SEASON FOR GLITTER AND GLAMOUR AND FUN WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
TIS THE SEASON FOR SPECIAL WASHINGTONIAN EVENTS.
As Marketing and Events Manager of Dumbarton House, Nicole Forrest invited Leland Street to attend the Diamond Jubilee of Dumbarton House. Leland neighbors Charles and Bonnie Duffy, Arthur, Marcy and Zak Forrest, Barbara, Anne-Marie and Peter Fendrick all attended the event.
Nicole and John Tenuta share a moment while Barbara Fendrick, Marcy and Arthur can be seen in the background enjoying the festivities.
Marcy and Arthur enjoy some time with friends, Matthew and Wendy Lesko. You may recognize Matthew as the author of several reference books on how to get "free" money from the U.S. Government. He is popularly known as "that Question Mark man.”The evening featured cocktails, hors d' oeuvres and live entertainment by the Radio King Orchestra.
TIS THE SEASON FOR SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Arthur, Marcy and Nicole spent a very full weekend with long time friend, Lainie Kazan. Lainie was in Washington to perform at the Washington Hebrew Congregation for their annual holiday concert. The event was a huge success and members of the congregation who know Lainie only as an actress were delightfully surprised by Lainie's concert performance and anecdotes from her long career.
'TIS THE SEASON TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF A VERY SPECIAL CHEVY CHASE RESIDENT.
Kathleen Willliams, sculptress and jewelry designer celebrated her 96th birthday on December 14th with a lovely collection of family , friends and neighbors. Belinda Wilborn of the Chevy Chase Town Office and Mary Anne Hoffman of the Chevy Chase Historical Society joined in the celebration.
*****Please send your photos of your holiday happenings to Marcy to post on the blog. Happy Holiday Season to all!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Post Thanksgiving News
THE LELAND STREET SUNDAY NEWS
Editor: Larry Wolff
Sunday, December 2, 2007 Chevy Chase, Maryland
Patch
From Bob Patch: The Patches want to thank the Leland Streeters for the loving care given Sue and her family recently. The visits to the nursing home, the attendance at the memorial service, the many cards and other expressions of sympathy, the previous LSSN issue and the thoughts and prayers of everyone, are all appreciated so greatly. It's no wonder that Sue considered her years on Leland Street to be the happiest of her life, in the midst of the neighbors all of whom she loved so much.
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Will was home for Thanksgiving. What a happy time we had. On the Friday before Turkey Day, he was notified by the Superior Court that he was to be sworn in to the Boston and Massachusetts bars on Monday, Nov. 26! To make a long story short, traveling in any unplanned manner on Thanksgiving weekend is NOT possible. So Farrell and Will rented a car, left early Sunday morning and arrived at Farrell's brother's house in Dover, MA 11 hours later. We really did have fun, though Will and his Ma were exhausted at the end of it all.
The swearing-in was in the Great Hall of Fanuiel Hall. So historic and so terrific. Following the swearing in, Will signed the Roll of Attorneys of Massachusetts, the oldest Bar in the Western Hemisphere. Farrell had the honor of presenting Will with his license to practice law.
Farrell took the Acela home. What a great trip. The train is the best. It took only 6:30 hours. By comparison with the way to Boston, that's nothing. Very relaxing, lots of reading, snoozing and no delays on the run way.
Charles and Bonnie Duffy
Matthew played a lot of soccer over thanksgiving, and chose to eat meatballs instead of turkey. We also celebrated Charles' mom's 80th birthday, Matthew loved blowing out the candles and the cake too.
Here is Matthew with his cousin Lila Olson Duffy age 7 in the picuture - daughter of Charles' brother Roger in NYC. Matthew has 14 Duffy cousins, as you can imagine he gets lots of attention! He and Lila are very close, she's great with him.
Ann Lee
On the day before Thanksgiving, Brian, Stacey, the twins and I headed off to the North Carolina mountains to be with my sister, brother-in-law, their 4 kids, 4 grandchildren and 1 dog. Michael, Maura and my dog, Kali, were in the other car. The mountain house is just beautiful with a roaring fire always present in the living room aw well as on the deck. The best part, however, is the music--constant piano and singing!! A very happy time!
Two days before Thanksgiving I had some workers come and repair a third floor wall that was badly damaged due to a roof leak (which has since been repaired). They gave me a quote for the job. When I went up to check on them late in the day, I learned that they not only repaired the wall but pretty much replastered the entire room. The walls had had wallpaper painted over (which should be a criminal offense) and the seams looked pretty bad. Because I was away, they finally came back yesterday to complete the job and do the painting. They also fixed a spot in the hall which led them to fix the entire wall. When it was time to pay them, I was scared since they had done at least double the amount of work--but I had not agreed to it. Much to my surprise, they didn't ask for anything extra. I did tip them you'll be happy to know--but not so much. The room looks beautiful--and they cleaned up so well. The name is Fernando (301) 806-3540
Boland
Patrick arrived Tuesday evening from college, his first time back home since leaving in August. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with 20 family members. No major kitchen mishaps this year, thank goodness. The weekend was full, and ended with Sunday brunch with the married children back home after celebrating Thanksgiving with their in laws. Leanne returned to Louisiana Tuesday for a 4 day visit with her parents. They are building a new house and there are many details to handle. The Bolands are already looking forward to Christmas and enjoying grandson Will's reaction to the sights and sounds of the season.
Forrest
It has been a full house at 4136 recently. Arthur’s son, Kyle Cascioli, arrived with eleven hours of video for a real estate project. Zak worked with Kyle to edit it down to a twenty-two minute presentation. They were immersed in the project around the clock.
Also under the Forrest roof was Marcy’s sister, Sheila and husband, Jon. While here for some personal business, we all enjoyed family time and ventured into DC to see the Edward Hopper exhibitions at the National Gallery...recommended by Farrell Cosmas and Vicky Taplin. The most instantly recognizable of all the Hopper paintings is reproduced as the exciting entrance. A film on the life, inspirations and works of Hopper can be viewed halfway through the exhibition and is a very important part of the experience.
It is interesting to see new artists at work inspired by the exhibitions. That afternoon, this artist was at work.
Marcy and Leanne Boland enjoyed a lovely evening of dinner at the 600 Restaurant in the Watergate followed by The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center. The evening made all the more memorable as it was dedicated to choreographer Maurice Bejart who had passed away just the night before this performance.
The Forrest family had two Thanksgiving dinners book end their holiday. Nicole was away for Thanksgiving week in Kenosha, Wisconsin, so Arthur, Marcy and Zak had a mini holiday supper on Thursday, but the real deal holiday was postponed until Sunday. Then the fun began in the kitchen with all hands were on deck. Everyone joined in chopping, mincing, mixing and stuffing the food preparation. "Thankfully” the dinner was terrific.
Dinner was followed by the Forrest’s own version of Game Time. We had a great competition of guessing from the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes ... competition led by Arthur. As any family with adult children knows, the real Thanksgiving is when you are all together not just a date on the calendar.
Rubashkin/Karasik
We just returned from a busy thanksgiving weekend in NJ and NY. David's sister hosted thanksgiving which was attended by family from far and wide, then we paid our annual post turkey day visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where we met up with Pamela’s closest friend and her family to see the Dutch Masters collection, and the new tapestry collection.
Both were wonderful, and the way the Dutch paintings were displayed, in order of acquisition, with significant acknowledgement of the donors was very interesting. We also saw the new Oceania exhibit of artifacts from the south pacific island countries. We highly recommend all the exhibits, the museum is a gem! We then visited Pamela’s family on Long Island, which was capped off with a family trip to the local movie theater to see Enchanted, which was a lovely warm family film (unless you are a teenage boy, who probably might not find it an enjoyable way to spend two hours, though the special effects were pretty neat).
Lucky for us, there was no traffic at 7:30 in the morning and we made it home in record time. Word to our neighbors, BCC is performing Beauty and the Beast next weekend, and the following one, and it promises to be another great show. Sophie and Hannah have done the costumes, and Hannah plays cello in the pit orchestra. Hope you can all find time to see the show and support our local school. It’s also getting to be recital time, and the kids are all busy practicing for the various performances that will happen during December. Wish it was warm enough to keep the windows open so everyone could here the music! Regards to all, and hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
Trocchio
It was great having Jennie home for Thanksgiving. We watched lots of movies and ate much too much. Lelanders might be interested in learning that Julie's brother, Peter Knight, who works with Al Gore, and Peter's wife are going to Oslo with the former VP for the Nobel prize ceremony.
Vicente
The Vicente Family along with Marcy, Arthur and Nicole Forrest enjoyed an evening of Tango, Wine and Empanadas. In support of a special charity organization close to Vike Vicente's heart, The evening proceeds benefited The Ivy Inter-American Foundation to feed and educate children at risk in Argentina. Vike had prepared the video slide show presentation for the event. Vike and Wendy Vicente enjoyed the event with several members of their family, Vike's mother, Betty, brother Diego and fiancée Sarah.
Wolff/Daniel
After two and half weeks in Israel we were happy to come back to Leland Street although saddened by the loss of Sue Patch. We are impressed with the legacy that Sue Patch left to Leland Street – she created a warm and caring community and the tradition is being carried forward by all of us.
We had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with Larry’s cousin’s family and some friends, joined by Becky who was home for the holiday. Becky and Miriam waited for less than a hour to see the fabulous Hopper exhibit at the East Wing of the National Gallery the day after thanksgiving.
We enjoyed warm get togethers with old friends over the weekend. Larry left the Sunday after Thanksgiving for a memorable week-long consulting job looking at Haiti’s education system. It is an even poorer and more disorganized place than it was when he last visited the country in 1977 (but now with a little bit of renewed hope). Larry spent a day visiting schools in the provincial city of Jacmel and a morning visiting schools in Cite Soleil, the Port-au-Prince slum plagued for three years by gangsterism and murder which was ended by the UN troops only last March.
Editor: Larry Wolff
Sunday, December 2, 2007 Chevy Chase, Maryland
Patch
From Bob Patch: The Patches want to thank the Leland Streeters for the loving care given Sue and her family recently. The visits to the nursing home, the attendance at the memorial service, the many cards and other expressions of sympathy, the previous LSSN issue and the thoughts and prayers of everyone, are all appreciated so greatly. It's no wonder that Sue considered her years on Leland Street to be the happiest of her life, in the midst of the neighbors all of whom she loved so much.
.
Will was home for Thanksgiving. What a happy time we had. On the Friday before Turkey Day, he was notified by the Superior Court that he was to be sworn in to the Boston and Massachusetts bars on Monday, Nov. 26! To make a long story short, traveling in any unplanned manner on Thanksgiving weekend is NOT possible. So Farrell and Will rented a car, left early Sunday morning and arrived at Farrell's brother's house in Dover, MA 11 hours later. We really did have fun, though Will and his Ma were exhausted at the end of it all.
The swearing-in was in the Great Hall of Fanuiel Hall. So historic and so terrific. Following the swearing in, Will signed the Roll of Attorneys of Massachusetts, the oldest Bar in the Western Hemisphere. Farrell had the honor of presenting Will with his license to practice law.
Farrell took the Acela home. What a great trip. The train is the best. It took only 6:30 hours. By comparison with the way to Boston, that's nothing. Very relaxing, lots of reading, snoozing and no delays on the run way.
Charles and Bonnie Duffy
Matthew played a lot of soccer over thanksgiving, and chose to eat meatballs instead of turkey. We also celebrated Charles' mom's 80th birthday, Matthew loved blowing out the candles and the cake too.
Here is Matthew with his cousin Lila Olson Duffy age 7 in the picuture - daughter of Charles' brother Roger in NYC. Matthew has 14 Duffy cousins, as you can imagine he gets lots of attention! He and Lila are very close, she's great with him.
Ann Lee
On the day before Thanksgiving, Brian, Stacey, the twins and I headed off to the North Carolina mountains to be with my sister, brother-in-law, their 4 kids, 4 grandchildren and 1 dog. Michael, Maura and my dog, Kali, were in the other car. The mountain house is just beautiful with a roaring fire always present in the living room aw well as on the deck. The best part, however, is the music--constant piano and singing!! A very happy time!
Two days before Thanksgiving I had some workers come and repair a third floor wall that was badly damaged due to a roof leak (which has since been repaired). They gave me a quote for the job. When I went up to check on them late in the day, I learned that they not only repaired the wall but pretty much replastered the entire room. The walls had had wallpaper painted over (which should be a criminal offense) and the seams looked pretty bad. Because I was away, they finally came back yesterday to complete the job and do the painting. They also fixed a spot in the hall which led them to fix the entire wall. When it was time to pay them, I was scared since they had done at least double the amount of work--but I had not agreed to it. Much to my surprise, they didn't ask for anything extra. I did tip them you'll be happy to know--but not so much. The room looks beautiful--and they cleaned up so well. The name is Fernando (301) 806-3540
Boland
Patrick arrived Tuesday evening from college, his first time back home since leaving in August. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with 20 family members. No major kitchen mishaps this year, thank goodness. The weekend was full, and ended with Sunday brunch with the married children back home after celebrating Thanksgiving with their in laws. Leanne returned to Louisiana Tuesday for a 4 day visit with her parents. They are building a new house and there are many details to handle. The Bolands are already looking forward to Christmas and enjoying grandson Will's reaction to the sights and sounds of the season.
Forrest
It has been a full house at 4136 recently. Arthur’s son, Kyle Cascioli, arrived with eleven hours of video for a real estate project. Zak worked with Kyle to edit it down to a twenty-two minute presentation. They were immersed in the project around the clock.
Also under the Forrest roof was Marcy’s sister, Sheila and husband, Jon. While here for some personal business, we all enjoyed family time and ventured into DC to see the Edward Hopper exhibitions at the National Gallery...recommended by Farrell Cosmas and Vicky Taplin. The most instantly recognizable of all the Hopper paintings is reproduced as the exciting entrance. A film on the life, inspirations and works of Hopper can be viewed halfway through the exhibition and is a very important part of the experience.
It is interesting to see new artists at work inspired by the exhibitions. That afternoon, this artist was at work.
Marcy and Leanne Boland enjoyed a lovely evening of dinner at the 600 Restaurant in the Watergate followed by The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center. The evening made all the more memorable as it was dedicated to choreographer Maurice Bejart who had passed away just the night before this performance.
The Forrest family had two Thanksgiving dinners book end their holiday. Nicole was away for Thanksgiving week in Kenosha, Wisconsin, so Arthur, Marcy and Zak had a mini holiday supper on Thursday, but the real deal holiday was postponed until Sunday. Then the fun began in the kitchen with all hands were on deck. Everyone joined in chopping, mincing, mixing and stuffing the food preparation. "Thankfully” the dinner was terrific.
Dinner was followed by the Forrest’s own version of Game Time. We had a great competition of guessing from the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes ... competition led by Arthur. As any family with adult children knows, the real Thanksgiving is when you are all together not just a date on the calendar.
Rubashkin/Karasik
We just returned from a busy thanksgiving weekend in NJ and NY. David's sister hosted thanksgiving which was attended by family from far and wide, then we paid our annual post turkey day visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where we met up with Pamela’s closest friend and her family to see the Dutch Masters collection, and the new tapestry collection.
Both were wonderful, and the way the Dutch paintings were displayed, in order of acquisition, with significant acknowledgement of the donors was very interesting. We also saw the new Oceania exhibit of artifacts from the south pacific island countries. We highly recommend all the exhibits, the museum is a gem! We then visited Pamela’s family on Long Island, which was capped off with a family trip to the local movie theater to see Enchanted, which was a lovely warm family film (unless you are a teenage boy, who probably might not find it an enjoyable way to spend two hours, though the special effects were pretty neat).
Lucky for us, there was no traffic at 7:30 in the morning and we made it home in record time. Word to our neighbors, BCC is performing Beauty and the Beast next weekend, and the following one, and it promises to be another great show. Sophie and Hannah have done the costumes, and Hannah plays cello in the pit orchestra. Hope you can all find time to see the show and support our local school. It’s also getting to be recital time, and the kids are all busy practicing for the various performances that will happen during December. Wish it was warm enough to keep the windows open so everyone could here the music! Regards to all, and hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
Trocchio
It was great having Jennie home for Thanksgiving. We watched lots of movies and ate much too much. Lelanders might be interested in learning that Julie's brother, Peter Knight, who works with Al Gore, and Peter's wife are going to Oslo with the former VP for the Nobel prize ceremony.
Vicente
The Vicente Family along with Marcy, Arthur and Nicole Forrest enjoyed an evening of Tango, Wine and Empanadas. In support of a special charity organization close to Vike Vicente's heart, The evening proceeds benefited The Ivy Inter-American Foundation to feed and educate children at risk in Argentina. Vike had prepared the video slide show presentation for the event. Vike and Wendy Vicente enjoyed the event with several members of their family, Vike's mother, Betty, brother Diego and fiancée Sarah.
Wolff/Daniel
After two and half weeks in Israel we were happy to come back to Leland Street although saddened by the loss of Sue Patch. We are impressed with the legacy that Sue Patch left to Leland Street – she created a warm and caring community and the tradition is being carried forward by all of us.
We had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with Larry’s cousin’s family and some friends, joined by Becky who was home for the holiday. Becky and Miriam waited for less than a hour to see the fabulous Hopper exhibit at the East Wing of the National Gallery the day after thanksgiving.
We enjoyed warm get togethers with old friends over the weekend. Larry left the Sunday after Thanksgiving for a memorable week-long consulting job looking at Haiti’s education system. It is an even poorer and more disorganized place than it was when he last visited the country in 1977 (but now with a little bit of renewed hope). Larry spent a day visiting schools in the provincial city of Jacmel and a morning visiting schools in Cite Soleil, the Port-au-Prince slum plagued for three years by gangsterism and murder which was ended by the UN troops only last March.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Susanne Steinem Patch * February 19, 1925 - November 2, 2007
Sue Patch passed very peacefully on November 2nd. Sue's family, friends and many admirers attended a memorial service for Sue at the Christ Church Parish in Kensington on Saturday November 10th. Leland Street was represented by the attendance of several neighbors. including Barbara Fendrick with son, Peter, Henry and Dorothy Bedell, Ann Lee came with long time friends and former neighbors, Jack and Lois Coons, Vicky Taplin brought Marcy Forrest and Farrell Cosmas while Charles Duffy rode with Jimmy and Leanne Boland and Ben Delancy joined everyone at the church. Miriam Daniels and Larry Wolff regretted they were still in Israel at the time of the funeral but Miriam had the chance to personally say goodbye before she left for her trip.
The service was a collection of psalms, hymns and closed with heartfelt recollections from childhood by her sister Gloria Steinem followed by Sue’s son, Jeffrey sharing the story of Sue’s last two years leading up to her final days.
The service was followed by a reception in the lower level of the church where an open mike invited friends and family to share their thoughts and memories. It was interesting for all of us to hear new stories about Sue’s life and friendships and also it was healing to share the emotion of the day. Barbara Fendrick told some wonderful stories of her friendship with Sue dating back to when they were raising their children together.
Barbara is seen here sharing her story during the reception. Susan Patch and Calvin look on.
Soon after, a group of Leland Street neighbors, Marcy Forrest, Vicky Taplin and Barbara Fendrick led by Mary Olson shared stories of Sue and Leland Street traditions which Sue established such as the Food Co-op, Leland Street Sunday News and the Banana Split Party. Sue was credited with weaving a string of homes on Leland Street into a circle of friendship.
Later in the day, the ladies of Leland Street brought over a dinner for the thirty-eight family members of the Patch family.
Barbara Fendrick prepared a fish entree and Ann Lee made ratatouille. Vicky Taplin made the spaghetti for the children’s table. Marcy brought chocolate torte and flourless chocolate cake, Bonnie Duffy made her incredible brownies, Leanne Boland and Jill Bateman honored the banana split party tradition by gathering all the fixings for banana splits including Jill’s preparation of the hot chocolate sauce from Sue’s own recipe, while Vicky Taplin and Farrell prepared the Patch family favorite angel food cake with fresh berries and whipped cream.
Susan and Calvin were there to receive the dinner and greet the ladies as they filled the kitchen counter with the dinner trays.
The service was a collection of psalms, hymns and closed with heartfelt recollections from childhood by her sister Gloria Steinem followed by Sue’s son, Jeffrey sharing the story of Sue’s last two years leading up to her final days.
The service was followed by a reception in the lower level of the church where an open mike invited friends and family to share their thoughts and memories. It was interesting for all of us to hear new stories about Sue’s life and friendships and also it was healing to share the emotion of the day. Barbara Fendrick told some wonderful stories of her friendship with Sue dating back to when they were raising their children together.
Barbara is seen here sharing her story during the reception. Susan Patch and Calvin look on.
Soon after, a group of Leland Street neighbors, Marcy Forrest, Vicky Taplin and Barbara Fendrick led by Mary Olson shared stories of Sue and Leland Street traditions which Sue established such as the Food Co-op, Leland Street Sunday News and the Banana Split Party. Sue was credited with weaving a string of homes on Leland Street into a circle of friendship.
Later in the day, the ladies of Leland Street brought over a dinner for the thirty-eight family members of the Patch family.
Barbara Fendrick prepared a fish entree and Ann Lee made ratatouille. Vicky Taplin made the spaghetti for the children’s table. Marcy brought chocolate torte and flourless chocolate cake, Bonnie Duffy made her incredible brownies, Leanne Boland and Jill Bateman honored the banana split party tradition by gathering all the fixings for banana splits including Jill’s preparation of the hot chocolate sauce from Sue’s own recipe, while Vicky Taplin and Farrell prepared the Patch family favorite angel food cake with fresh berries and whipped cream.
Susan and Calvin were there to receive the dinner and greet the ladies as they filled the kitchen counter with the dinner trays.
Will Power!!!
Jubliant congratulations to Will Cosmas with the recent news that he has passed the Massachusetts Bar Exam!
Photo above shows Will with his proud family, Lisa, Farrell, Jennie and Bill.
Here is yet another kind of Will Power....
William Strother # 5 of St Albans scrambling with the ball in a recent game against Episcopal High School
AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT BY LINDA LANNOM IS ACKNOWLEDGED!
Linda's very proud friend, Anne Lippold, shared the news that Linda Lannom has passed the Maryland Bar Exam with such an exemplary score that she does not have to take the Washington, D.C. Bar Exam. Congratulations to Linda, Enjoy the champagne!
Friday, November 2, 2007
Jim Strother found these two reports on the sudden emergency evacuation of Leland Street neighbors....read details below:
Chevy Chase Gas Leak-Evacuation
Last Edited: Thursday, 01 Nov 2007, 4:03 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 01 Nov 2007, 3:58 PM EDT
Developing Story
CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) -- At least a dozen homes have been evacuated in Chevy Chase after a construction crew apparently broke a six-inch underground gas line.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer says rescuers were called to the scene about 2:30 p.m. He says more evacuations might be necessary if the gas leak is not contained.
It's not clear how long people will be kept out of their homes.
Piringer says Washington Gas crews are on the scene but will have to excavate in the area to find the source of the leak. It happened on Leland Street in Chevy Chase between East-West Highway and Bradley Lane.
Residents were given about three minutes notice to vacate their home. The situation had us all on our cell phones making arrangements for all things scheduled for the afternoon from the children's car pools to cab rides out of the area till the situation was corrected. No one was permitted to use their cars. Everyone was rushed to the furthest ends of the block. Falk was running with one barefoot and one sock. Vicky was in stocking feet. Arthur Forrest was wearing his comfy bedroom slippers. Knut was concerned about being able to get his suitcase for a flight later that evening.
Jill Bateman, Jim Strother, Bill Cosmas all had their dogs on leashes. Linda Lannom craddled her cat in her arms the whole while and Arthur and Marcy Forrest had their cats in a cat tote. Barbara Fendrick kindly gave the Forrests a ride into Bethesda where, by amazing coincidence they had their car recently tuned up at Community Auto Shop and it was ready for pick up. Maggie Simpson phoned Michael to handle the after school pick up and Mary Stuart Proctor was busy on the phone making her own arrangements. One group of neighbors was rushed to Meadow Lane end of the block and another group of neighbors found safe harbor under the pergola in Florence Lloyd's garden. Molly Strother and Farrell Cosmas were just returning home after their afternoon activities elsewhere when they discovered the street under emergency mode. They parked their cars away from Leland Street and then walked up to Florence's home and joined the group seated in her garden.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007
Gas main break evacuates 12 houses in Chevy Chase
by Audrey Dutton | Staff Writer
Emergency responders evacuated 18 people and six pets from houses in Chevy Chase after a gas leak was reported along the 4100 block of Leland Street this afternoon.
The incident caused no injuries or fires, according to Pete A. Piringer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman.
A Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission contractor struck a high-pressure gas line beneath the pavement on Leland Street while doing work around 2:30 p.m., Piringer said.
‘‘We currently have crews out there repairing the line.”
Several streets in the immediate vicinity were closed for several hours, and fire and rescue personnel remained in the area as of early evening.
HALLOWEEN GETS OFF TO A FINE START WITH COSTUMES, PARADE, GAMES, HAUNTED HOUSE AND A BOUNTIFUL BUFFET
A very Grand Marshall, wonderful costumes, prizes, games, spooky happenings in the Payne Haunted House all made for a fun filled afternoon for all who shared the day.
The parade was followed by the Payne family's very warm welcome to their very spooky, creepy, haunted house. The children's reaction ranged from delighted to terrified to feeling brave to have survived the tour of 4138 Leland Street's lower level.
Special culinary treats started with donuts in the afternoon and ended with toasted marshmellows in the evening.
The ladies of Leland Street provided a delicious buffet dinner enjoyed after dark with wine and lively conversation.
Earlier in the day there was a brief sighting of dear friends and former neighbors of 4117 Leland Street, Bob and Sylvia Jones.
Monday, October 22, 2007
The Leland Street Sunday News
October 21, 2007
(Editors: The Delancys)
Leland Street Annual Halloween Fest
Mark your calendars and save the day for fun, frights, festivities and food. The neighborhood is busy preparing for October 28th.
There are pumpkins, scarecrows and witches on the porches, skeletons on the lawns and cobwebs being hung on Leland Street.
Maggie Payne and children Jack, Sarah and Turner are busy turning their home into a Haunted House.
Marcy is stitching up Frankenstein faces as this year’s costume awards.
The annual Leland Street Halloween parade and block party will take place on Sunday, October 28th, beginning at 3:30. Games, the parade, and the haunted house will be followed by dinner from 5:30 to 7:00. (See the attached flyer. ) Please call Jill Bateman, (301) 652-6425, or e-mail her at HYPERLINK "mailto:jillan1@comcast.net" jillan1@comcast.net to indicate what dish you plan to bring to the dinner: a main dish, a side dish, a salad, or a dessert. So far we have chicken, baked pasta, and chili for main dishes, spanikopita for a side dish, no salads, and pies and something chocolate for dessert. We still need volunteers to bring sodas and ice, so also let Jill know if you can help with either of these items. Finally, tables and chairs: please call Farrell Cosmas , (301) 654-7176, or e-mail her at HYPERLINK "mailto:farrellfc@aol.com" farrellfc@aol.com if you have any tables for chairs to lend for the dinner.
Bateman
Jill writes:
No big news from the Bateman household. We're still pressing to get those college applications out.....deadlines are fast approaching! Will was home last weekend for fall break and we had a great and relaxing few days hanging around the house cooking and watching all the back episodes of West Wing.
Terry's spending a lot of time in
Los Angeles getting ready for the upcoming American Music Awards (Nov 18). Not sure about the progress (or lack thereof) of the water main installation......I'm hoping by Thanksgiving we'll back to normal around here......does anyone know of plans to re-pave?
Bergem/Stenseth
In 4130 we have had visitors from Norway almost non-stop the last month. They are
all fleeing the unusually cold autumn weather in Norway to enjoy some unusually warm
late summer days in DC. They bike the trail, run the streets, shop at Barnes and
Noble and dine out in Bethesda. Knut is getting ready for a two weeks trip to Norway
later this month. Mira is looking forward to her first homecoming at BBC next weekend,
and a new dress and new shoes was secured Saturday. Falk is pondering how much candy he can eat on Halloween. And Leni is off to New York for work this week.
Knut turned 40 last weekend, and we have invited friends and colleagues over to
celebrate next Saturday. Norwegians do normally stay late at parties, and they party
loud. We will do our best to keep them quiet, but if you hear some noise from 4130
next Saturday, this time around we will be the ones to blame - not the catsitter!
Boland
Leanne writes:
I'm leaving in the morning for a long weekend in Louisiana with my parents, (who are building a new house) but I can tell you that I'm on a first name basis with several WSSC employees!
After 2 "leaks" on the hoses in front of our house since the water main work began I do have some information.
Work on our block should be finished by the 2nd week of November at the latest. I think it may even be finished by Halloween since the weather has been cooperative. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about repaving the street. Evidently, some WSSC work will continue in the town during the winter months. Just seeing what they've done on our street I now understand why they say work won't be completed until December 2008.
Jimmy will be at a Notre Dame football game in South Bend, Indiana this weekend. He is a true fan, enjoying returning to campus and much more in tune with the game than I am. (I will tell you about a book that I was given, for my "football edification" in another LSSN. Maybe I will have opened it....) The boys in our house are avid football fans and enjoy the sport.
I understand that Bob and Sylvia Jones hope to be with us during the early hours of the block party. It will be wonderful to see them. Perhaps our younger residents might want to consult "the great pumpkin" for some tips. Here is a vintage photo of Bob and Sylvia Jones with our Grand Marshall. Bob's costume was in acknowledgement/protest of all the construction in Chevy Chase.
Cosmas
After going to Curves with Marcy on Monday, Farrell took Metro downtown to see the Turner exhibit at the National Gallery. It was a beautiful show! They offer a movie beforehand, which explains that Turner apprenticed with an architect early in his life and taught perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Once she knew this background, she had a new appreciation for his treatment of line in the paintings. An Edward Hopper exhibition is also at the National Gallery currently, but Farrell had already seen in it in Boston when she attended Will’s law school graduation last spring. It was also magnificent!
On Wednesday, Farrell attended a fundraiser for the National Alliance for Mental Illness, for whom she used to work. It was held at the Melon Auditorium. She saw many old friends and colleagues, and members of Congress who have been supportive on mental health issues. Elena, the Cosmas’ wonderful helper, stayed with Bill so that Farrell could go to this fun and meaningful event.
On the family front, Bill’s older cousin, Soto, from Chicago, came Saturday morning for a visit. He was like a big brother to Bill when they were growing up. He enjoyed seeing and sampling the offerings at the Farm Women’s Market, which Farrell has been going to every week for many years. Next weekend, Farrell’s first cousin, Laurie, will be coming from Boston with her husband for a visit. Farrell is hoping they’ll be able to stay for the block party.
Farrell is trying to make a tally of tables and chairs which can be made available for use at the block party. Please call her if you have any tables or chairs to lend.
Delancy/Taplin
Russell had to sit out some of his JV soccer season at Georgetown Day School due to a concussion suffered in a game against Maret. We’re seeing a disturbing trend with sports injuries occurring early in the school year. (Last fall, it was a broken ankle in a pick –up game of football.) The concussion also put his driving practice on hold – he recently obtained his learner’s permit. Paul’ s been sustaining the routine cuts and bruises during his Fall travel soccer season. He’s been enjoying playing a new instrument this year in the school band: the tuba. His band teacher at Eastern Middle School began recruiting him last spring for the tuba chair in the 7th grade band. He likes it because it’s highly visible – he’s the only tuba player, so he gets the solos. Vicky likes it because they keep a tuba at school for him to use, so he doesn’t have to lug the large instrument from home 2-3 times per week.
This month, Vicky became Chair of the town Environment Committee. She would welcome hearing about any environmental concerns you have pertaining to our community. Ben and Vicky enjoyed the environment recently when they went kayaking on the Potomac River, launching their boats at Seneca Creek. Ben has been kayaking locally for a few years, and gave Vicky her own kayak for her birthday in June, so now they can do it together when they can break away from the kids. On Saturday night, Ben and Vicky attended the Octoberfest event at the Town Hall, where a variety of German and American Octoberfest beers were available for tasting, with explanations by experts from Calvert Woodley, along with a sampling of sausages, potato salads, and schnitzel. We haven’t been to many of the social events sponsored by the town, but this was very pleasant indeed. It was the perfect opportunity to get to know people better and make new acquaintances right within our immediate community.
Vicky and Erica Frohman , who lives in the next block of Leland, went to the Edward Hopper exhibition the day it opened at the National Gallery. It was crowded, but we managed to see everything . Vicky definitely recommends the audiotape tour, and she agrees with Farrell that it was a wonderful show.
Duffy
Charles' mother visited from North Carolina. this week. We all enjoyed her home-style Italian cooking - Matthew particularly enjoys her meatballs and is a sight to see as he shovels them into his mouth with the tomato sauce from head to toe.
Charles and Matthew are enjoying the football season and cheering on the Steelers. Matthew has learned that he can really bother his Dad by saying "I love the Redskins." We are looking forward to the block party and celebrating Halloween, and have been enjoying some seasonal activities. Matthew paid a visit to the haunted Pirate ship at American Plant on River Road but decided it was too scary to go inside. However he loved our visit to Homestead Farm where we took a tractor ride to a pumpkin patch.
Forrest
Arthur and Marcy had a spontaneous buffet supper and lively conversation with several neighbors. It was fun to have some pint size guests amongst the crowd.
Marcy just returned from Connecticut where she and siblings entertained their mother during her annual trip east. In addition to lots of special sibling time they also attended a live presentation of the musical "1776" at that historic Good Speed Opera House in East Haddem, Conn. The play was terrific and just goes to prove not much has really changed over the centuries; change the wardrobe and the hairstyles and it could be Capital Hill today! Nicole and Zak kept Arthur company while Marcy was away. They enjoyed dinner at Guapo's and a last swim of the season in the Forrest pool.
The Forrest Family is so very happy to announce the engagement of niece Emily Sherwood to Rob Staub. The proposal took place on a mountain top after rock climbing Mohonk in Hudson Valley.
Halloween has a special memory for Marcy Forrest. As the daughter of an Air Force pilot, fifty-one years ago, she lived in Tachikawa, Japan. In 1956, her mother was pregnant with the fourth of five children. She went into labor and delivered Marcy's younger brother, Brian, on Halloween. The birth announcements were sent out declaring, "Made in Japan" followed by the rest of the newborn's information.
Kazin/Horowitz
Michael so-sponsored a conference on Norman Mailer at Georgetown University on the 40th anniversary of the publication of Armies of the Night. It was a big success, even though Mailer was too ill to attend. Danny’s having a great first semester at Columbia, where he transferred this year as a sophomore. He’s extremely happy, though he’s working very hard.
Lippold
At last, we have a photo of Anne and Paul's Buckmeister Fuller Geodesic Dome Home in Wyoming. Here is a photo taken last summer during Ishkabidle's first Wyoming vacation.
For those who are not aware, Geodesic Domes are triangular networks forming hexagons and pentagons, this method provides for a free-span, self-supporting structure requiring no internal supports, such as roof load-bearing partion wall.. Domes are stronger and safer homes and have proven to withstand tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes far better than ordinary, conventional box homes. They are also highly energy efficient.
Payne/Simpson
We are busy preparing for our annual haunted house.
If anyone on the street has particularly creepy props that they want to loan us for our first Leland
Street haunted house tour next Sunday, please let us know!! Hope everyone is
enjoying this beautiful fall weather. Our guess on completion of water main
work: February 5th. But we hope we're wrong!
Rubashkin/Karasik
David writes:
Both of our cars were rifled last night [Wednesday night] parked in our driveway. They were unlocked. This is the second time in a couple of months. The police recommend that we lock the vehicles, even in the driveway, and take care not to leave any valuables in the car.
Strother
The Strothers have done absolutely nothing newsworthy in the last couple of weeks, if that is the applicable news cycle. We've read a few books we'd recommend, including the Stuart Taylor/KC Johnson masterpiece on the Duke rape hoax, Until Proven Innocent. I'm enjoying, especially in view of the upcoming college selection process, another look at The Education of Henry Adams. But that is hardly of interest to the engaged and sophisticated denisons of 41?? Leland Street.
Molly is preparing for an extended December to June substitution at The Norwood School. William, after a virtuoso performance as 8th grade quarterback in the St Albans Lower School, is now slogging away on the JV team in the upper school, trying once more to attain the heights. And he will. And his aging father does little more than to cheer his companions on.
Trocchio
Julie writes:
We are celebrating John's birthday at Centro tonight. Elizabeth is enjoying her event planning job and is still working as a bartender a Parker's Sundays and Thursdays. I have been traveling a lot with my job, speaking about hospital outreach programs in Albany, Cleveland, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Nashville.
I am guessing the water works will be done by Valentine's Day.
Vicente
The most ghoulish items at the Vicente house are Mark's after-school creations: black walnuts, brown water from the rain barrel, mud, acorns (does anyone else have MANY more acorns than usual this year? . . . it feels like our backyard is studded with thousands of rocks), leaves with large growths of slime on them -- all mixed together with a stick and more concentration than we've ever seen Mark use to put on his socks. Peter is more interested in trains, bikes, and Clifford the big red dog.
Vike is away in Boston on Sunday to teach a six-hour optics class; Wendy plans to host old friends from grad school for the afternoon. The whole family looks forward to a visit from Wendy's parents this week. They can't wait to see what the Leland Street Halloween Party is all about!
Wolff/Daniel
Larry returned Friday night from a trip to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, where he was evaluating projects meant to help ministries of education improve management systems. He spoke 10 hours of Spanish a day, and survived! He didn’t have time to play tourist this time. Eight years ago, however, he took a Spanish course in Costa Rica, and Miriam and the two kids came to meet him there. At that time, they experienced all the incredibly exciting atttractions that the country has to offer – an active volcano, hot springs, white water rafting, and beautiful beaches. On this trip, Larry discovered that both Copa and Taca Airlines are really good, and by using them, you can fly from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica direct, rather than having to return to Miami for a connection. Toby the dog was very happy Friday night to have Daddy home.
Miriam and Larry will travel with her father next week to Israel, where her father will receive an honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College. He built a reform synagogue there and has done a lot for the international Jewish reform movement. Miriam is so glad that he will receive this great honor and acknowledgement of his very significant contributions while he is still living. While there, they will visit David, who has been working in Tel Aviv as executive secretary for a high-powered Israeli-American lawyer. He recently spent a long weekend in Jordan, visiting Wadi Rum, where T.E. Lawrence discovered the Seven Pillars of Wisdom. (This was a return trip for him, as the entire Wolff family had visited there previously.) David will be leaving Tel Aviv in January when his lease is up. Larry is unsure when he’ll return to the U.S.; he may have other places to visit first.
Becky is a senior at Johns Hopkins and is interviewing for jobs at large consulting companies, mostly in retail and consumer products. She just celebrated her 22nd birthday. This year, she’s been the marketing director for her college student newspaper, and has doubled the number of ads from last year. Way to go, Becky! The editors are sure employers will snatch her up!!
Leland Reminder:
Marcy reminds neighbors to log on to the Leland Street News blog at HYPERLINK "http://lelandstreetnews.blogspot.com" http://lelandstreetnews.blogspot.com. Send or lend your photos to Marcy and she will put them on the blog. Or if you want to post some photos there yourself, Marcy can tell you how. Viewing the blog can also be fun for former residents of the block and extended family members. Bob and Sylvia Jones and Will Cosmas have already made use of the blog to catch up on Leland St. news and photos.
Editor’s note: Thanks to those who wagered a guess at when the water main work will be done. In due course, we will announce the winner, and award them with homemade cookies from Claire Bateman. Remember to contact Claire if you have any need for a delightful and delicious gift basket of cookies. I ordered some recently as a thank you gift, and received RAVE reviews! Claire’s email address is HYPERLINK "mailto:clairebateman@yahoo.com" clairebateman@yahoo.com. Just as I’m putting the finishing touches on this News, a leak has sprung in the temporary main in front on the Murtaghs’ house. It’s as impressive as Old Faithful, really, but it’s a steady geyser. I called WSSC as soon as I saw it, and was told that someone else had already reported it, but as of 5:37 pm, it’s been gushing for at least an hour, and no sign of emergency personnel.
** The e-mail address for the Delancys that appears on the Leland Street Directory is not correct: their current address is HYPERLINK "mailto:vtaplin@earthlink.net" vtaplin@earthlink.net. Marty and Lotte Wolfe’s is incorrect: their address is HYPERLINK "mailto:tmsdc@verizon.net" tmsdc@verizon.net.
Neighborhood Note:
The Forrest Family has closed down their pool for the season and neighbors may have noticed water being drained into the street. Arthur and Marcy wish to assure environmentalists that there is absolutely NO CHLORINE in their pool water. It is a mineral salt pool and is completely clean PURE water that does no harm at all to the environment.
October 21, 2007
(Editors: The Delancys)
Leland Street Annual Halloween Fest
Mark your calendars and save the day for fun, frights, festivities and food. The neighborhood is busy preparing for October 28th.
There are pumpkins, scarecrows and witches on the porches, skeletons on the lawns and cobwebs being hung on Leland Street.
Maggie Payne and children Jack, Sarah and Turner are busy turning their home into a Haunted House.
Marcy is stitching up Frankenstein faces as this year’s costume awards.
The annual Leland Street Halloween parade and block party will take place on Sunday, October 28th, beginning at 3:30. Games, the parade, and the haunted house will be followed by dinner from 5:30 to 7:00. (See the attached flyer. ) Please call Jill Bateman, (301) 652-6425, or e-mail her at HYPERLINK "mailto:jillan1@comcast.net" jillan1@comcast.net to indicate what dish you plan to bring to the dinner: a main dish, a side dish, a salad, or a dessert. So far we have chicken, baked pasta, and chili for main dishes, spanikopita for a side dish, no salads, and pies and something chocolate for dessert. We still need volunteers to bring sodas and ice, so also let Jill know if you can help with either of these items. Finally, tables and chairs: please call Farrell Cosmas , (301) 654-7176, or e-mail her at HYPERLINK "mailto:farrellfc@aol.com" farrellfc@aol.com if you have any tables for chairs to lend for the dinner.
Bateman
Jill writes:
No big news from the Bateman household. We're still pressing to get those college applications out.....deadlines are fast approaching! Will was home last weekend for fall break and we had a great and relaxing few days hanging around the house cooking and watching all the back episodes of West Wing.
Terry's spending a lot of time in
Los Angeles getting ready for the upcoming American Music Awards (Nov 18). Not sure about the progress (or lack thereof) of the water main installation......I'm hoping by Thanksgiving we'll back to normal around here......does anyone know of plans to re-pave?
Bergem/Stenseth
In 4130 we have had visitors from Norway almost non-stop the last month. They are
all fleeing the unusually cold autumn weather in Norway to enjoy some unusually warm
late summer days in DC. They bike the trail, run the streets, shop at Barnes and
Noble and dine out in Bethesda. Knut is getting ready for a two weeks trip to Norway
later this month. Mira is looking forward to her first homecoming at BBC next weekend,
and a new dress and new shoes was secured Saturday. Falk is pondering how much candy he can eat on Halloween. And Leni is off to New York for work this week.
Knut turned 40 last weekend, and we have invited friends and colleagues over to
celebrate next Saturday. Norwegians do normally stay late at parties, and they party
loud. We will do our best to keep them quiet, but if you hear some noise from 4130
next Saturday, this time around we will be the ones to blame - not the catsitter!
Boland
Leanne writes:
I'm leaving in the morning for a long weekend in Louisiana with my parents, (who are building a new house) but I can tell you that I'm on a first name basis with several WSSC employees!
After 2 "leaks" on the hoses in front of our house since the water main work began I do have some information.
Work on our block should be finished by the 2nd week of November at the latest. I think it may even be finished by Halloween since the weather has been cooperative. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about repaving the street. Evidently, some WSSC work will continue in the town during the winter months. Just seeing what they've done on our street I now understand why they say work won't be completed until December 2008.
Jimmy will be at a Notre Dame football game in South Bend, Indiana this weekend. He is a true fan, enjoying returning to campus and much more in tune with the game than I am. (I will tell you about a book that I was given, for my "football edification" in another LSSN. Maybe I will have opened it....) The boys in our house are avid football fans and enjoy the sport.
I understand that Bob and Sylvia Jones hope to be with us during the early hours of the block party. It will be wonderful to see them. Perhaps our younger residents might want to consult "the great pumpkin" for some tips. Here is a vintage photo of Bob and Sylvia Jones with our Grand Marshall. Bob's costume was in acknowledgement/protest of all the construction in Chevy Chase.
Cosmas
After going to Curves with Marcy on Monday, Farrell took Metro downtown to see the Turner exhibit at the National Gallery. It was a beautiful show! They offer a movie beforehand, which explains that Turner apprenticed with an architect early in his life and taught perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Once she knew this background, she had a new appreciation for his treatment of line in the paintings. An Edward Hopper exhibition is also at the National Gallery currently, but Farrell had already seen in it in Boston when she attended Will’s law school graduation last spring. It was also magnificent!
On Wednesday, Farrell attended a fundraiser for the National Alliance for Mental Illness, for whom she used to work. It was held at the Melon Auditorium. She saw many old friends and colleagues, and members of Congress who have been supportive on mental health issues. Elena, the Cosmas’ wonderful helper, stayed with Bill so that Farrell could go to this fun and meaningful event.
On the family front, Bill’s older cousin, Soto, from Chicago, came Saturday morning for a visit. He was like a big brother to Bill when they were growing up. He enjoyed seeing and sampling the offerings at the Farm Women’s Market, which Farrell has been going to every week for many years. Next weekend, Farrell’s first cousin, Laurie, will be coming from Boston with her husband for a visit. Farrell is hoping they’ll be able to stay for the block party.
Farrell is trying to make a tally of tables and chairs which can be made available for use at the block party. Please call her if you have any tables or chairs to lend.
Delancy/Taplin
Russell had to sit out some of his JV soccer season at Georgetown Day School due to a concussion suffered in a game against Maret. We’re seeing a disturbing trend with sports injuries occurring early in the school year. (Last fall, it was a broken ankle in a pick –up game of football.) The concussion also put his driving practice on hold – he recently obtained his learner’s permit. Paul’ s been sustaining the routine cuts and bruises during his Fall travel soccer season. He’s been enjoying playing a new instrument this year in the school band: the tuba. His band teacher at Eastern Middle School began recruiting him last spring for the tuba chair in the 7th grade band. He likes it because it’s highly visible – he’s the only tuba player, so he gets the solos. Vicky likes it because they keep a tuba at school for him to use, so he doesn’t have to lug the large instrument from home 2-3 times per week.
This month, Vicky became Chair of the town Environment Committee. She would welcome hearing about any environmental concerns you have pertaining to our community. Ben and Vicky enjoyed the environment recently when they went kayaking on the Potomac River, launching their boats at Seneca Creek. Ben has been kayaking locally for a few years, and gave Vicky her own kayak for her birthday in June, so now they can do it together when they can break away from the kids. On Saturday night, Ben and Vicky attended the Octoberfest event at the Town Hall, where a variety of German and American Octoberfest beers were available for tasting, with explanations by experts from Calvert Woodley, along with a sampling of sausages, potato salads, and schnitzel. We haven’t been to many of the social events sponsored by the town, but this was very pleasant indeed. It was the perfect opportunity to get to know people better and make new acquaintances right within our immediate community.
Vicky and Erica Frohman , who lives in the next block of Leland, went to the Edward Hopper exhibition the day it opened at the National Gallery. It was crowded, but we managed to see everything . Vicky definitely recommends the audiotape tour, and she agrees with Farrell that it was a wonderful show.
Duffy
Charles' mother visited from North Carolina. this week. We all enjoyed her home-style Italian cooking - Matthew particularly enjoys her meatballs and is a sight to see as he shovels them into his mouth with the tomato sauce from head to toe.
Charles and Matthew are enjoying the football season and cheering on the Steelers. Matthew has learned that he can really bother his Dad by saying "I love the Redskins." We are looking forward to the block party and celebrating Halloween, and have been enjoying some seasonal activities. Matthew paid a visit to the haunted Pirate ship at American Plant on River Road but decided it was too scary to go inside. However he loved our visit to Homestead Farm where we took a tractor ride to a pumpkin patch.
Forrest
Arthur and Marcy had a spontaneous buffet supper and lively conversation with several neighbors. It was fun to have some pint size guests amongst the crowd.
Marcy just returned from Connecticut where she and siblings entertained their mother during her annual trip east. In addition to lots of special sibling time they also attended a live presentation of the musical "1776" at that historic Good Speed Opera House in East Haddem, Conn. The play was terrific and just goes to prove not much has really changed over the centuries; change the wardrobe and the hairstyles and it could be Capital Hill today! Nicole and Zak kept Arthur company while Marcy was away. They enjoyed dinner at Guapo's and a last swim of the season in the Forrest pool.
The Forrest Family is so very happy to announce the engagement of niece Emily Sherwood to Rob Staub. The proposal took place on a mountain top after rock climbing Mohonk in Hudson Valley.
Halloween has a special memory for Marcy Forrest. As the daughter of an Air Force pilot, fifty-one years ago, she lived in Tachikawa, Japan. In 1956, her mother was pregnant with the fourth of five children. She went into labor and delivered Marcy's younger brother, Brian, on Halloween. The birth announcements were sent out declaring, "Made in Japan" followed by the rest of the newborn's information.
Kazin/Horowitz
Michael so-sponsored a conference on Norman Mailer at Georgetown University on the 40th anniversary of the publication of Armies of the Night. It was a big success, even though Mailer was too ill to attend. Danny’s having a great first semester at Columbia, where he transferred this year as a sophomore. He’s extremely happy, though he’s working very hard.
Lippold
At last, we have a photo of Anne and Paul's Buckmeister Fuller Geodesic Dome Home in Wyoming. Here is a photo taken last summer during Ishkabidle's first Wyoming vacation.
For those who are not aware, Geodesic Domes are triangular networks forming hexagons and pentagons, this method provides for a free-span, self-supporting structure requiring no internal supports, such as roof load-bearing partion wall.. Domes are stronger and safer homes and have proven to withstand tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes far better than ordinary, conventional box homes. They are also highly energy efficient.
Payne/Simpson
We are busy preparing for our annual haunted house.
If anyone on the street has particularly creepy props that they want to loan us for our first Leland
Street haunted house tour next Sunday, please let us know!! Hope everyone is
enjoying this beautiful fall weather. Our guess on completion of water main
work: February 5th. But we hope we're wrong!
Rubashkin/Karasik
David writes:
Both of our cars were rifled last night [Wednesday night] parked in our driveway. They were unlocked. This is the second time in a couple of months. The police recommend that we lock the vehicles, even in the driveway, and take care not to leave any valuables in the car.
Strother
The Strothers have done absolutely nothing newsworthy in the last couple of weeks, if that is the applicable news cycle. We've read a few books we'd recommend, including the Stuart Taylor/KC Johnson masterpiece on the Duke rape hoax, Until Proven Innocent. I'm enjoying, especially in view of the upcoming college selection process, another look at The Education of Henry Adams. But that is hardly of interest to the engaged and sophisticated denisons of 41?? Leland Street.
Molly is preparing for an extended December to June substitution at The Norwood School. William, after a virtuoso performance as 8th grade quarterback in the St Albans Lower School, is now slogging away on the JV team in the upper school, trying once more to attain the heights. And he will. And his aging father does little more than to cheer his companions on.
Trocchio
Julie writes:
We are celebrating John's birthday at Centro tonight. Elizabeth is enjoying her event planning job and is still working as a bartender a Parker's Sundays and Thursdays. I have been traveling a lot with my job, speaking about hospital outreach programs in Albany, Cleveland, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Nashville.
I am guessing the water works will be done by Valentine's Day.
Vicente
The most ghoulish items at the Vicente house are Mark's after-school creations: black walnuts, brown water from the rain barrel, mud, acorns (does anyone else have MANY more acorns than usual this year? . . . it feels like our backyard is studded with thousands of rocks), leaves with large growths of slime on them -- all mixed together with a stick and more concentration than we've ever seen Mark use to put on his socks. Peter is more interested in trains, bikes, and Clifford the big red dog.
Vike is away in Boston on Sunday to teach a six-hour optics class; Wendy plans to host old friends from grad school for the afternoon. The whole family looks forward to a visit from Wendy's parents this week. They can't wait to see what the Leland Street Halloween Party is all about!
Wolff/Daniel
Larry returned Friday night from a trip to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, where he was evaluating projects meant to help ministries of education improve management systems. He spoke 10 hours of Spanish a day, and survived! He didn’t have time to play tourist this time. Eight years ago, however, he took a Spanish course in Costa Rica, and Miriam and the two kids came to meet him there. At that time, they experienced all the incredibly exciting atttractions that the country has to offer – an active volcano, hot springs, white water rafting, and beautiful beaches. On this trip, Larry discovered that both Copa and Taca Airlines are really good, and by using them, you can fly from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica direct, rather than having to return to Miami for a connection. Toby the dog was very happy Friday night to have Daddy home.
Miriam and Larry will travel with her father next week to Israel, where her father will receive an honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College. He built a reform synagogue there and has done a lot for the international Jewish reform movement. Miriam is so glad that he will receive this great honor and acknowledgement of his very significant contributions while he is still living. While there, they will visit David, who has been working in Tel Aviv as executive secretary for a high-powered Israeli-American lawyer. He recently spent a long weekend in Jordan, visiting Wadi Rum, where T.E. Lawrence discovered the Seven Pillars of Wisdom. (This was a return trip for him, as the entire Wolff family had visited there previously.) David will be leaving Tel Aviv in January when his lease is up. Larry is unsure when he’ll return to the U.S.; he may have other places to visit first.
Becky is a senior at Johns Hopkins and is interviewing for jobs at large consulting companies, mostly in retail and consumer products. She just celebrated her 22nd birthday. This year, she’s been the marketing director for her college student newspaper, and has doubled the number of ads from last year. Way to go, Becky! The editors are sure employers will snatch her up!!
Leland Reminder:
Marcy reminds neighbors to log on to the Leland Street News blog at HYPERLINK "http://lelandstreetnews.blogspot.com" http://lelandstreetnews.blogspot.com. Send or lend your photos to Marcy and she will put them on the blog. Or if you want to post some photos there yourself, Marcy can tell you how. Viewing the blog can also be fun for former residents of the block and extended family members. Bob and Sylvia Jones and Will Cosmas have already made use of the blog to catch up on Leland St. news and photos.
Editor’s note: Thanks to those who wagered a guess at when the water main work will be done. In due course, we will announce the winner, and award them with homemade cookies from Claire Bateman. Remember to contact Claire if you have any need for a delightful and delicious gift basket of cookies. I ordered some recently as a thank you gift, and received RAVE reviews! Claire’s email address is HYPERLINK "mailto:clairebateman@yahoo.com" clairebateman@yahoo.com. Just as I’m putting the finishing touches on this News, a leak has sprung in the temporary main in front on the Murtaghs’ house. It’s as impressive as Old Faithful, really, but it’s a steady geyser. I called WSSC as soon as I saw it, and was told that someone else had already reported it, but as of 5:37 pm, it’s been gushing for at least an hour, and no sign of emergency personnel.
** The e-mail address for the Delancys that appears on the Leland Street Directory is not correct: their current address is HYPERLINK "mailto:vtaplin@earthlink.net" vtaplin@earthlink.net. Marty and Lotte Wolfe’s is incorrect: their address is HYPERLINK "mailto:tmsdc@verizon.net" tmsdc@verizon.net.
Neighborhood Note:
The Forrest Family has closed down their pool for the season and neighbors may have noticed water being drained into the street. Arthur and Marcy wish to assure environmentalists that there is absolutely NO CHLORINE in their pool water. It is a mineral salt pool and is completely clean PURE water that does no harm at all to the environment.
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