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Posted bydavidstongNovember 30, 2022November 26, 2022Posted inCurrent, Penn State blog2 Comments on update:

My Café Buzz

They make delicious pizza. Try it. #MyCaféBuzz.

Posted bydavidstongNovember 9, 2022January 25, 2023Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on My Café Buzz

first birthday picture

I’ve done over 30 birthday cards for my daughter. I recently found this- the first picture I did for her birthday when, I think, she was three. It wasn’t a card, though; it was a framed pastel. The actual card had only one lizard on it and a poem/riddle that spelled out her name. The …

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Posted bydavidstongSeptember 22, 2022October 15, 2022Posted inFamily, Old stuff

for anne

My intent was to run this every June, but with other things going on I forget. I make a drawing of my daughter at her current age every year on her birthday card. This is Anne Frank in a birthday remembrance that I did a few years ago showing Anne at roughly the age she’ll …

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Posted bydavidstongJune 12, 2022June 12, 2022Posted inUncategorized

D Building

The photo is of an empty and deteriorating D Building at Pennhurst State School and Hospital. I worked there from 1970—when I was about to turn 18—through 1972. During that time, we moved from D-4 to D-1, then up on the hill to C-2. I met some wonderful people: some worked there, but most lived …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 18, 2022June 11, 2022Posted inCurrent, Pennhurst

summer rain, 1972

This is an older post from a November 2009 blog: Barry was a runner. He stood in the half light by the back door of the ward, his eyes almost closed. He rocked gently as he shifted his weight from left foot to right foot and back. He was tall and thin; so thin that …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022Posted inPennhurst, Pottstown

arcade fourth floor

After a torrential rain I cleaned some broken glass and got out the ladder so contractors could access the roof from inside. I took the opportunity to go up into the space under the roof to look for damage. I remembered my ipad, and took a few photos for folks who may never get the …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 17, 2022May 21, 2022Posted inUncategorized

birthday 36

Big pictures. Sorry. You see, I did the main image and thought the funny pages my daughter was reading would be readable. They actually are, but for me, only with a magnifying glass. So I did one of the funny page alone, without any perspective. This is where they sit. Unmistakeable. In the comics, though, …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 5, 2022May 21, 2022Posted inCurrent, Family

portrait

Egon Schiele? No, but close. I love this drawing. When I saw it I asked my granddaughter if I could have it. She looked a bit uncomfortable when she said, “Actually, I made it for mom.” I was bummed, but I understood. The next day I took this photo- as good as I could make …

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Posted bydavidstongApril 21, 2022May 21, 2022Posted inFamily

Brownies

On Thursday, my granddaughter got off the school bus with a paper in her hand. Usually her hands are free to play and all papers are in her backpack. As we walked up the driveway, she showed me the paper and told me it was a recipe for brownies that she wrote. It looked simple …

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Posted bydavidstongDecember 11, 2021May 26, 2022Posted inFamily

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