Tom Faranda's Folly

As we spend time Saturday at Rinerville. Outdoors and in the garage to preserve social distancing. So Karen and Mike cleaned up and improved Brigid’s roughed out carving and here’s how it came out!    

Gone at 84. Pretty famous in his day -  – as a football player, party guy, and gambler. Went from Notre Dame, where he was quarterback and won the Heisman Trophy,  to Green Bay Packers where he wore #5 and was converted to a halfback. He was a triple threat player, running, passing and kicking … Read more

So… here are two pictures taken at 4:14 Sunday when I walked into our backyard. The light was pretty good – the pictures from my samsung phone don’t do it justice. And then below, the temporary resident who’d moved in last Friday. I believe this is called a jumping cricket. Mostly he (she?) was hanging … Read more

At ninety years old. Here’s his introduction as James Bond in Dr. No.  

Wow what an exhibit (Scroll down when you hit the link). We went out to see it last night. Much larger space than The Blaze in Croton. Below are just a couple of Brigid’s doings – she designed Liberty (about 25 feet tall) and a couple of her carvings. I’m going to post much more … Read more

This from Mike. A classic!  

Within 24 hours my vision was almost as good as my right eye – which had the same surgery in February, 2016. And by Sunday the two eyes were the same. Yay! The ophthalmologist  -who also did my right eye – was Kayvan Keyhani. Highly recommended. I’ve discussed with him the medical missions he’s been … Read more

T shirt cost $14. He’s my second choice. Three views… The happy me! The pensive me… The serious, thoughtful me –  Brigid (again) told me I’m an idiot.  

Had my right eye done in February, 2016. Now it’s the turn of the left – which is here. Pretty creepy looking …

When the Senator from Texas asked what notes she was working off. This about sums it up. BUT Brigid says it’s photoshopped, “she’s too classy a lady to do anything like that.” Brigid is right. It was blank. But it is amusing and accurate.