26 Jones Street

Helen and Charlie and 26 Jones Street

Quent and Nat with the babies
Quent and Nat with the twins, Geof and Ken		 The house at 26 Jones Street is so full of history--so many marriages and deaths and births. Like most old houses, I suppose. When I was a child and my family came back to the states from wherever we had been stationed--Vienna, Athens, Reykjavik--we arrived in New York and went straight to Uncle Charlie and Aunt Helen's welcoming house on Jones Street, always our first experience of America. And always a part of our lives. My cousins Geof and Kenny were born there, and I lived there while attending Pratt, when Jess was a baby--I remember helping Helen with the baby sitting. I brought my own Joy (named after my wonderful cousin) to Gwen and Juan's marriage there in the back yard. And the celebration of Kate and Michael, and the celebration for Marisol, and the memorials for Charlie and for Helen--so many events, so much family history. Dinner at Jones St
Dinner--Helen, Florence,Gordon, Nathalie

Arriving for the Family Reunion

Sandy Dibbell
Sandy, 2006 Reunion		 So when Sandy had a conference in New York, it seemed a grand time to gather at the old house once again and a flurry of emails went out trying to establish a day, a time. Eventually we decided on October 26th, a 1pm pot luck. I took the bus up to NY on Friday, making my way to Jones Street from Penn Station, and only getting lost twice--both times pointed in the right direction by a kindly newspaper vendor. Once arrived at that familiar door, there was Joy with her lovely face beaming with welcome. Just like her mother! Soon Jacob arrived, and Beatrice, and Sandy and Larry and Jessica--what a treat to see them all! We went out to dinner after drinks and chat, and so to bed. If you are wondering why you--a family member--were not invited to this event, as you certainly were to the 2006 Reunion, I can only say that it started very small and grew by increments. We WOULD have asked you but it was too late when we thought of it. I blame no one--least of all myself. Joy Harvey
Joy, 2006 Reunion

October 2013 Family Reunion

26 Jones St Murrays Cheese Store
Place to buy wine (across the street) Place to buy cheese (around the corner)

Shopping for the party was simplicity itself--wine store across the street, most fabulous cheese store in city around the corner, and bakeries clustering about. A charming morning with my cousins led into the afternoon, when people started to arrive, thoughtfully coming an hour later than arranged, thus allowing us to make any preparations we deemed fitting. So by 2 when the Chelminskis arrived, we were all in the party mode! Laissez les bons temps roulez, was the general feeling. Having a pot luck--what a grand idea! Such vast amounts of food just walked in the door--without our having to do anything more than find room for it on the table. I took some pictures--Lawrence would have taken dozens more, and they would have been so much more beautiful--but such as they are, they are available here . It was grand to see everyone--and now I know that despite my fears and grief, I can make the trip by myself.

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