Delaware Braverman's visit to Damascus, PA. August of 2008

Thanksgiving in Wayne County 2008

The Brown-Brewsters will be here from cape cod! WE are planning a Boyds Mills hike on Friday to work off all the food we will eat on Thursday! And a visit on Saturday.


SQUARE DANCE - saturday night at grace church

Jim is planning a work day in the basement Mag, Pack and Curtis are donating 4 hard working hours either on Fri or Sat - coordinate amoung yourselves to make a plan w/Dad.


Sunday morning we are planning on going to Meeting at Journey's End.

Soccer on Cape Cod

Be sure to note low bridge around 4.15 elapsed time.

and check out the comments at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ZwqeQE0k0

MIDTERMS at RISD

The photos show some of what I have been upto this semester at RISD -

Philadelphia October Weekend

I was in Philly for a conference this past weekend and was able to spend some time with Pack! On friday afternoon we met at Independence Mall and toured the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Chuck the NPS tour guide did a good job giving a feel for the revolutionary attitude that led up to the Declaration of Independence.

Friday night we got great-discounted tickets for Beethoven’s Fidelio directed by Robert Driver, conducted by Corrado Rovaris and designed by Jun Kaneko. Kaneko is a Japanese-American sculptor who effectively used bizarrely colored and oddly designed costumes and very strong visual images that linger - such as the bold silhouettes of prisoners locked into cells in the first act and the rainbow streamers descending at the very end. The music was great with strong voices. we had a great time.

Saturday we raced to the Kimmel Center at 5:30 to purchase $10 tickets for subscription seats that had been turned in for resale. We ended up with the best seats in the house to enjoy David Kim's violin solos.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
David Kim, violin
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish")
CHAUSSON Poème, for violin and orchestra
RAVEL Tzigane, for violin and orchestra
FALLA Suite Nos. 1 and 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat



Pack has a job at a coffee shop on Walnut st. that is meant to have the best coffee in the city. Hopefully he will make enough money to feed himself.


One of my goals was to make it the whole visit without a parking ticket - I was successful with help from sometimes reluctant parking meter police and local residents who I forced to explain parking strategy. Now that I have the parking figured out I am hoping to visit more often - I didn't get to the art museum yet .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACK!!
September 30 1987 - truly a day to celebrate

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40 seconds of the pack-house

News from my senior year at RISD

up-cycle

COME TO THE
RISD Alumni + Student Art Sale
Saturday, October 11 th from 10 am until 4 pm.

This is at RISD on Benefit Street from Waterman to Hopkins Street in Providence . I will have a table of up-cycled t-shirts. The sale is held rain or shine and there is great stuff to see!!

My studio on Benefit St. updated 10/06/08

the fleas have fled>>>>>>>>??

Y Bueno,...
The fleas have fled from my rug,
Yup, I Raised the Flea village with a can of Raid.
Those fleas had a blood debt to pay
N' they paid it quietly.

Im glad it worked when it did cause my goodfriends annie n' serena werehere and i wouldnt want myfriends 2B flea bitten beacause of me..
we went to a Mars Volta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7o-lXy7N0I&feature=related
concert and then i walked em' to the train this morning.
Ill be putting my room back together today along with some reading and sleeping/meditation.
IVe been thinking about going to the fairmount "Huge"park to dig up some small trees to put out onthe back patio. Maybe...It needs some vegetation. Although winters coming soon anyway...We'll see.
Imean i dont wanna pull an old Box/williams? woman and get nabbed for vegetation theft...so i might forget that whole shabang.

Y bueno...
that brings me up to this very present moment. Im warming up water for yerba mate...
I am teapotless and thermosless, a sad state o'fairs. Hah! one day i hope to have a thermos as nice as the one mag(thermosthief) has at her new studio. No art studio is complete without a stolen thermos, of that i'm Sure..
A MI HERMANA: keep that puppy. Imona find a new one on South St.
Ni importa, fue un pocito mucho (thermo) para mi del principio. jaja! pero en serio es mejor que lo tu tienes.

Suerte, FAmilia Mio
Ustedes Amo,
/Pack

ThE RAT

THEATR folks, each one a spoke.
On The
SHow-Wheel.
Gotta hold down the old feel, that seeps out of things as time and technology roll n' real like BALLS OF STEAL!!!!!!
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Sampson Family <sampson211@hotmail.com> wrote:
THE RAT
R. Sampson 156 Melody Rd. Honesdale, Pa. 18431> To: sampson211@hotmail.com> Subject: Re:> From: packsampson@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:00:59 +0000
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THEATR folks, each one a spoke.
On The
SHow-Wheel.
Gotta hold down the old feel, that seeps out of things as time and technolo roll n' real like
BALLS OF STEAL!!!!!!

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Sampson Family <sampson211@hotmail.com> wrote:
THE RAT

R. Sampson 156 Melody Rd. Honesdale, Pa. 18431> To: sampson211@hotmail.com> Subject: Re:> From: packsampson@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:00:59 +0000
> > This is the guy who's place I liked but didn't call back. )<%> ------Original Message------

Tigers Soccer

It's that season again. U-6 soccer has started, and the Tigers(not my choice, I wanted great pumpkins, look at their uniforms) have played their first game. Coaching is a breeze with the juggernaut that is Kate and Connor. We play on Sat, practice with professional coaches on Fri, and I am having my own optional practice on Tues. Should be a good season.
Not every kid is on U-Tube for their opening soccer game,



www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3UH3ijIj7o

FolksongWeekend 2006 & 2007

FSW is an annual event and has been held at the Curtis’ Journey’s End Farm at the close of their Camp season since 1989. Friends and acquaintances have come from many different parts of the country to share their love of song and storytelling and community as well as their many other talents on this special weekend.

Weekend Schedule: Friday: 5-6 pm: arrive and settle in 6:30 pm: Potluck supper. 8 pm: Open sing. Saturday: Starting with an 8am breakfast, we will enjoy a variety of activities and songs throughout the day ending with a Contra dance and songs & stories around the campfire.
Sunday: 8:30 am: Breakfast. 10 am: spirituals, gospel, hymns & sacred rounds
12:10 pm: Lunch preceded by a farewell song.http://picasaweb.google.com/robinbsampson/FolksongWeekend2006



http://picasaweb.google.com/robinbsampson/FolksongWeekend2007


http://picasaweb.google.com/robinbsampson/FolksongWeekend2008

Pack is Home

Pack arrived in Hawley Pa. Monday July 21st at 9:30 pm!! He visited my classroom today and played music for my students. He will start work at "Sampson Construction" tomorrow.

Working At Dyberry Day Camp

I have been working at Dybery Day Camp, a camp for mentally disabled children ages 4 to 21, for the last 3 weeks. I am working closely with two children, the first whom, Sean, has aspergers, a disorder similar to to a mild case of Autism plus the person obsesses over one or two topics, in this case rocks and The United States Navy Fleet exclusively the U.S.S. Pennsylvania. Patrick, the other child I work with carries out long, in depth conversations with Master Chicken or one of his many other stuffed animals.
It is an interesting task trying to keep an eye on these two children at the same time. Sean sits in the sand box all day, looking for and inspecting rocks, while Patrick runs around the entire camp, talking to Master Chicken. I spend most of my day chasing Patrick around, stopping him from wandering out onto 191, and occasional checking in on Sean who is usually amassing large piles of rocks, sorted by size, color, and shape, or explaining the ballast tank system on the U.S.S. Pennsylvania to one of the non-verbal Down Syndrome kids.
So far my time at Dyberry has been a wonderful learning experience. It has boosted my confidence and ability to deal with socially awkward or difficult situations, whether they involve mentally disabled people or my family (sometimes i can't tell the difference.)

Pemaquid Point

We are tucked in Dunsmore's cozy cottage for the next week with Bob and Sue Shumaker. We are planning all kinds of fun fishing, kayaking. and hiking.

Chicks in Cherry Ridge

these are our fat and happy meat birds.
there are eleven of them , they grow four
times as fast as the little egg birds
and are only a fraction as bright .
intelligence is not really a desirable
quality in chickens, dumb and cooperative is ideal/thats our meat birds

How Does my Garden Grow?

the lettus
and other greens are coming in spectarularly, we have to eat big salads everyday just
to keep up with it. we are also eating alot of steamed kale and collards as well
the tomatoes are flowering but no green tomatos yet. small jalapeno peppers are starting to form on the pepper plants and cilantro is sprouting, hopefuly later in the summer we will be making salsa!
the cabbage and broccoli have grown enormous though they seem to be attracting slugs and other pests. we have eaten the first of the beats and beat greens steamed and there are plenty more of them to come. the carrots are still tiny but I have hope for them yet. the bean plants are quite prolific this year, they are flowering right now and it looks like soon we will have loads of green beans. it has been a good summer for gardens so far in nepa with lots of rain but not too much. Stop by for a tour!! http://podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2008/07/02/03well.mp3

4th of july

An active fourth of july for the BrewsterBrown branch. Started with me running on Fri, losing the race to my running partner/nemesis. Followed up with Kate and Connor defending their title as fastest 5 yo boy and girl in Centerville. MTB ran on sunday, up in wellfleet, followed by day at national sea shore with all the in-laws. Great time had by a ll

4th of July

Fireworks. Sparklers. and Ribs on the grill!!! it must be the forth of July. Mag, Joel, Curtis, Jim and I went to George's and hung out with all the usual suspects plus some city visitors. curtis also had his buddy Cameron with him = they spent the time playinh banjo and yuke.

Much chicken discussion with donna . judy, mag, & joel - how to train the sumatra - it is very stubbon about getting back in the pen ,

Joel has much more free time now that he has GRADUATED from school!! = valdictorian

444Pm in the morning

hola,
Im just waking up after a smoky, semiconscious, period of laying in my living room. I listened to Steve Martins autobiography on audio book last night. I planned on listening to just one half but, unbeknownst to me, itunes had no such restraint in mind and was decidedly planning on playing both. Therefore after the first half was over, itunes, whose independent actions are beginning to scare, in fact it jumped the tracks and went right on with the remainder of the interestingly told story read b y the wild and crazy guy himself, keeping me awake until sunfish in the morning, O' sevenish. O' henry.
Love to send more afteriwakeupa bit.
love pack

beethovens 6th bada ling!@#

HOOOLA SwAMILIA,
I was watching a dubbed over, eighties western and John Wayne(actor principal) was getting ready for his turn at the rodeo by drinking spiky coffee and listening to beethoven in his TRrrrrrUCK!
En realidad, I wasnt paying especially close attention to the movie until the music came on and it brought me back like a....., like a chronobungee. Y bueno, it brought meback to this>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux5AN5lRlpw CHeck It.

Mucho AMor,
-Padryk SoupSpoon

Cape Cod happening

Happenings here on the cape include gearing up for the final soccer match. Kate and connor are playing in the Ymca league, coached by there dad, and while there is no score, kept, the Green Machine is undefeated, searching for the last victory to allow the Vince Lombardi of Centerville Ma to conclude his perfect season! Go green machine.
Other happenings include paddling my surfboard out to buoy at craigville beach, a round trip that used to take 35 minutes, and now has been shaved to 18 minutes. (google earth craigville beach 1/2 way out to spindle rock) It has gotten me in better touch with my board, and also been a good upper body workout. My paddle partner (female) kicks my butt, and has energized my upper body workout regime. Other than that trying to slow down and enjoy last summer without constraints of school, kate and connor entering kindergarten in the fall

A Youthful Effort

Titulo absente...

hola familia Querido,
Paso mucho tiempo hasta nos hablamos con correo electronicos. Yo responde como un grande elephante debil... pero, ahora tenemos un bien lado para compartir nos pensamientos, ideas, sentimientos, todo.
Y bueno...
DAmn!.!). the weather here is the illegitimate sonofa Two Faced jackel hound. One day sun and palm trees the next day freeeeeeeeezze. I had to make some speedy emergency purchases! like llama socks, two white ones. SON FANTASTICOS. the weather does make me appreciate buenos aires' many lindo cafes... and myspace heater. its great im always coming in from the cold and THaWinG FeEls FiiiiINe.
Terry took cara, evan, and I out to dinner at a great italian restaurant this evening. we got jamon crudo with spiced dates for a B'dangin appetizer,my selection, and some high altituide wine from mendoza where i just was, owlso my seleccion. It was a great dinner, cara and i reminisced about the driving away of a retired priestwho came to teach our eighth grade class latin, Calamitas Cornelia.. then we bounced for some icecream which was a challenge to find, but find it we did, by the end ofthe night.
I cleaned upmy place just in casethey come over. I didnt do the dishesthough..
I had that vegetarian vibe the day before yesterday... and wasnt really eating much since then, sothis morning i was starvedand made me some scrumbled eggs with sauteheheheyed tomatoes andonions but i tasted the saute too soon and burnedthe roofofmy mouth realbad.
Those are some variables that im dealingwith, cold outside and burned mouth.
Ill be posting againsoon
pack

Robin's June in Cherry Ridge

I am looking forward to doing more work on the OBAMA campaign - November is not that far away! This is a photo taken in Dunmore after I shook his hand. Mag has made some great t-shirts - we will try to add a pic of one.


We have had a beautiful start to our school vacation. It has been sunny and hot!!! Being home during the day has given me the chance to observe nature - butterflies, birds, turtles, and the new baby chicks. I plan on adding videos of my observations - using Curtis's new FLIP!!

If I can drum up some local interest I am considering starting a home-study bird course through Cornell University. It will be good preperation for our Wellfleet trip in August.

I have big gardening plans for this summer - it is meant to rain ALL next week so it will be a good time to dig up my VERY WEEDY flower bed - Mag's work in the front garden and Grandma's work in her front garden has inspired me.