Game face - on! As you know, Bryan bleeds green. His Birds consume most of his waking hours from August to (if we’re lucky) February. This post is late in coming. By now, the outcome is old news. The all-consuming nature of post-fire inventory takes up most of my “free time”. And so, I thank…
Inventory
Enjoying family time together at Longwood. On a recent trip to Longwood Gardens, Bryan began to ask more questions about, and supply answers to, our ongoing fire inventory saga. The car ride was long and we had ample time to talk while walking around the inside and outside of that beautiful place. As we walked…
Healing
Sir Bryan of Stonington As Christmas came and went, Bryan underwent some necessary post-fire healing . Showing an interest and maturity that I found unprecedented, Bryan was full of questions when he arrived at our temporary home for a Christmas vacation with family. As we sat down for a lunch of tomato soup and grilled…
Recovery
Caroling at church with friends on Advent 1. Dear readers of Bryanspeak, I have been absent since mid-October. In case you are unaware, we had a catastrophic fire at our home on October 27th at 4:15 a.m. We have been in recovery mode ever since. Many of you who know and love Bryan have been…
The Boot
Bryan shows us The Boot which will be his companion for three more weeks. Bryan was very excited when we entered the Verizon store in Doylestown to purchase his new I-phone. I thought it odd that it was quite chilly out and he was wearing soft flip-flops with shorts. "Buddy, aren't' you cold?" I asked…
Marriage?
Long ago and far away - Bryan with his girlfriend. At one point in time, Bryan was thinking about getting engaged. His then-girlfriend was all about it. Bryan? Not so much. But the pressure was rather intense, so he caved. He allowed talk about a wedding, looked through Bride magazines, dined at the future "in-laws"…
Unky Bry
Playing with the youngest nephew while on vacation. On our recent family vacation, Bryan had some opportunities to interact with his young nephews, ages 10 months and 2 1/2 years. There was a lot of energy in the house with those two motoring around - one running on two legs, one crawling on all fours…
Mystical
"What IS this?" , Bryan asked. Bryan came rushing back to our beach compound as we watched him with questioning eyes. He doesn't usually move that fast. Granted, he'd just been doing his daily racewalk on the hard sand, practicing for the upcoming local meet, but this was WAY faster than normal. We were on…
Coda
Saying goodbye to a faithful friend. We had just returned home after our annual trip to the Middletown Grange Fair. It was a choreographed move on our part, unbeknownst to Bryan. We set up the goodbye session knowing that the next day, our dearest Golden Girl, Coda, would cross the Rainbow Bridge at our home.…
Christmas in July (or “Jer-ly” as Bryan says!)
Getting into the holiday spirit! Bryan was bummed. He would not be on vacation in Avalon on July 25, a favorite day for him. For years the family trekked to Stone Harbor's Springers Ice Cream store to celebrate Christmas in July on that date. The store, decked to the nines with tinsel, lights, trees, Mr.…
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