For those of you like Svein in Norway, Pat in Escondido, or Selby in Houston who occasionally check my mostly inactive blog, the most recent video posting must have been confusing. To make a long story short, I have four first cousins on my father's side. As children, we used to congregate on the holidays at our grandparents house in Nutley New Jersey. My good cousin Marta organized a reunion over Memorial Day weekend for all (or most) of us. We had not been back to Nutley since the early 90's and the Calico Lane house (the grounds of which we toured) had been sold out of the family in the early 70's. We had probably not been all together in Nutley since the late 60's.

We had a great time. It was good to see everyone, and with the exception of a Starbucks on Main Ave in Nutley, time had stood still. The Calico Lane House was much the same (sans swimming pool), the adjacent town park was just as it had been, and the food at Rutt's Hut in nearby Clifton (where the video was filmed) remained cheap and barely edible.

The five cousins have had five children. The second wife of my father (and the last of his generation) also attended. We had 14 in total. Here are some more pictures.