Wednesday morning was spent doing last minute prep for the wedding. Wednesday afternoon Betsy, Eileen and I drove to Albany to pick up nephew Billy. Albany is the half-way point to Rochester where he goes to school. We met him at the Rensselaer RR Station just outside of Albany. The train was 3.5 hours late. The drive up was very scenic; Eileen prefers scenic to timely. We drove through Stockbridge and Barrington and dozens of small picturesque New England towns. I was treated to the “Main Street” featured in many of Norman Rockwell’s paintings. The highway was always tree-lined and very green. We had the options of Duncan Donuts, Dairy Queen, Friendly’s and McDonalds all along the way. Upon leaving Albany the radio warned us of impending weather changes… thunder & lightning, rain and TORNADOS! Luckily, we were behind the most powerful aspects. When we got home the news was that a tornado had touched down in 4 Connecticut communities downing great old trees and uprooting smaller ones. The humidity was reminiscent of the deep south in the early summer. Connecticut is so lush and green right now that it could be mistaken for the setting of a steamy Tennessee Williams melodrama. I spent the evening wrapping the wedding present. It may be the most over-the-top extravaganza I have yet released on the world.
Thursday is New york.
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