John Timpane's Bleedin' Blog

Grandpa duty, cont’d: Breakfast. (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnmge9Dh-TR9G5UpG1qqJNO7ewhMGMCdrSIC900/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6sj6n5o7bevu

Grandpa duty. (at Jacobstown, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmRRi_BLQZm5wnoRbefcbAfXPwh01dOpFLFcg0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qkpei4yizck8

The gang’s all here!

Abuelita y nieta

Three gens: Brigit, momma Pilar, and abuelita Christi! (at Holden Beach, North Carolina)

Greetings from the beach!

On the trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado! (at Rocky Mountain National Park)

Still life with summer ... (at Mercer Meadows)

Christi is regaled with cherry birthday cheesecake! Happiest birthday ever! #birthday #medicare #arteriosclerosis (at New Jersey 101.5)

Man, this here Wolf Trap (architects: MacFayden & Knowles) is pretty dang astonishing. Beautiful. (at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts)

We arrive at Wolf Trap for a complete performance of the White Album, with which nary a Beatle will be involved. Never been here: beautiful structure! Everyone here’s 1,438 years old, but then so am I ... (at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts)

“Y’know,” said Christi at the Jeff Memorial, “he talks a good talk, but ... “ She about says it for me: as potent and prescient and masterful as his writing was, as much as we share his hope and vision and admire some of his achievements ... we’re never going to love him. (at Thomas Jefferson Memorial)

Before we go off to Wolf Trap, we toast our coming Medicare birthdays, Christi (6/12) and moi-même (6/14). (at Falls Church, Virginia)

Birthday kidnapping, Part II: A planned picnic was driven indoors by a mad-crazy storm, so we’re picnicking indoors before a surprise Part III: a concert at Wolf Trap! (at Falls Church, Virginia)

This excerpt from Martin Luther King’s Christmas Sermon on Peace is at the MLK memorial. His instincts were only 51 years ahead of us. (at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial)

Dad and the kids down at the Tidal Basin.

Tourte Milanese for our Christmas/baby/wedding party. L is for Lauren, C is for Conor! (at New Jersey)