Showing posts with label Watertown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Watertown. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2022
A Goose Along The Charles River Pauses For Marash Girl On A Sunday Afternoon In Watertown . . .
Friday, April 8, 2022
On A Grey Spring Day . . . .
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Celebrating St. Vartan on Vartanantz Day
Remembering the many celebrations commemorating St. Vartan on St. Vartanantz Day at the AGBU Armenian Elementary School in Watertown, Massachusetts
Above image borrowed from the internet.
This day is all the more significant as Vartan was the root of Marash Girl's mom's family name.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Before The Snows Arrived . . .
Photo by MarashGirl©2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Tree Warming Along The Charles River
Luckily, a kind soul wrapped this tree up in a warm handmade woolen afghan just before the snowfall!
Photo by MarashGirl©2022
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Singing Hymns In Watertown
Grandma Jennie (while she was still dating Grandpa Peter) and her sister (Marash Girl's Auntie Lydia) were invited to sing a duet on a Sunday morning at the frpmt of the church, the Armenian Bretheren Church of Watertown.(They both had lovely voices!) As they approached the altar, a man from the congregation stood up, unbidden, and loudly insisted that the two ladies "most give their testimonies" before they be allowed to sing a duet for the church congregation. Marash Girl's Great Uncle Vartan, then minister of the church, stood up on the altar, stood up to his full stature (and he was a tall man for an Armenian in those days), pointed at the rude fellow, and intoned in stertorial tones (in English with his Armenian accent), "You sit dowvun!"
And that, as they say, was that!
The two ladies sang their duet without further interruption.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Will The Traffic Stop For The Geese?
Will the traffic stop for the geese crossing the street heading towards the Charles River . . . or for Marash Girl photographing the geese crossing the street heading towards the Charles River?
Photo by MarashGirl©2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE - Chelydra Serpentina - CELEBRATES ALONG THE SHORES OF THE CHARLES RIVER!
The Common Snapping Turtle, not so "common" along the shores of the Charles River in Watertown, celebrated the New Year as well!!!!
Photo by MarashGirl©2022
Friday, December 31, 2021
"NO PARKING AFTER DARK!"
"NO PARKING AFTER DARK!"
But that means we can't "park" or walk along the Charles River tonight to celebrate New Year's Eve!
Not fair!!!!
Photo by MarashGirl©2021
N.B. In the 1950's, to "go parking" was a slang expression meaning to take a person of the opposite sex in your automobile and to park your automobile in a secluded spot with the express purpose of "kissing or caressing" the person with whom you were parking.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
EVEN THE GEESE ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND THE COMING NEW YEAR!
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Mallard Duck Checks Out Pedestrians Along The Shores Of The Charles River In Early December
Ignoring the frigid temperatures, a Mallard Duck checks Out pedestrians along the shores Of the Charles River In early December . . .
Photo by MarashGirl©2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
AUTUMN ALONG THE SHORES OF THE CHARLES RIVER . . .
Santa may be on his way, but these autumn leaves pay no heed whatsoever!
Photo by MarashGirl©2021
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Ducks Saunter Up From The River's Edge . . .
Monday, September 20, 2021
Remembering . . .
On Thursday, June 14, 2018, Marash Girl wrote a blog (reprinted here) entitled,
"Chocolate Chips and Herald Sulahian"
"One of the fondest childhood memories for Marash Girl was the visits made to our home by our cousins, the Sulahian family. Why? Aside from the fun, it was the chocolate chips. Chocolate chips, you ask? Yes! Chocolate chips. Because all of the kids in the family loved chocolate chips, Mother Jennie could not keep them in the house unless she placed them on the very top shelf of the kitchen cabinet (or the chocolate chips would disappear within 24 hours after the candies entered the house). That worked. It worked, that is, until Marash Girl's cousin Herald visited. Cousin Herald was very tall and he, too, loved chocolate chips . . . "
We all loved our cousin, Herald Sulahian . . . !
Sister Martha writes the following:
"Remembering Chief Mahogany, and I remember the particularly hilarious moments when his family visited us, we would play Cowboys and Indians. As you may recall, we would chase Herald around the house up and down the stairs yelling his code name “Chief Mahogany” . . . usually after he had grabbed Mommy’s bag of Nestles Chocolate Chips from the upper most cabinet in the kitchen adjacent to the back hall. Those were my silliest but fun memories of Herald!"
Marash Girl and her Sunday School mates would love to sing the chorus to one of our favorite Sunday School hymns:
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We'll sing and SHOUT the victory!
Photo by MarashGirl©2021
Comment from Sarah: Sad about your cousin .. what a dear memory of the chocolate chip chase. Cousins are wonderful - I am close with several, and have mourned some, too.
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