Lil's beloved dog T-Bone with her little ones. T-Bone adopted Lil at Girl's State ... she was staying in Hall-T at the time.
Lil called this one Othmar ... I called him Fang.
Chippy - the Price's dog on Jefferson Ave.
Cosmo joined up in 1963 when we lived in Princeton. He was one of three foundlings her boss at the Bio Dept was trying to get rid of. He was named for Cosmo Iacavazzi - star fullback and Aero Engg student Class of '65.
Coz was the C of A, B, and C. This is B, we would cat sit when the Taub's were away.
Please explain tractor drive green-stripe to anyone under 40.
Coz liked my mother and vice versa.
Lil's penmanship suffered.
Small animals Lil found around the place, suffered profound psychological damage.
the kitchen in Princeton apartment
We had a second floor apt. In order to get in and out Coz banged on the window and then used this tree as a ladder.
This is what happens when you have 2 heat-seekers fighting over a sunny spot.
A pregnant Lil and Lucy. We were living in Rocky Hill NJ and it was fall 1965.
the Princeton campus
Bob Warnecke visited up in Princeton.
Remember flash bulbs?
Coz wasn't very welcoming to Lucy at first, but they got mellower with time.
Aragorn
A good use of long ears. Yes, that is Sharon.
One great thing about living on the low rent east side of Rocky Hill was that in minutes you could be walking the towpath on the Delaware-Raritan Canal
Oma with Lucy and Sharon in Rocky Hill
Lucy was a great dog.
Sept 1967, and Jim is being introduced to Fanwood NJ.
Lucy visiting Grandma Lou's place in Bridgehampton LI NY. "This red ball leaks!"
Not all cats are as friendly as Coz.
Coz and Lucy
Lucy and Demo.
We tried for a basset hound litter, but romance was difficult for these two.
Running in the big field across the street from our place in Rocky Hill.
Grad time at Princeton in June 1965. Seniors wear these "beer jackets" during the last few weeks of school.
Fanwood
Sharon and Froda. She was going to be Frodo, but couldn't pass the physical.
Jim and Bilbo
Bilbo was very interested in Sharon's 1st grade class's Guinea Pig, which we had for Christmas Break. Taffy seemed to be gaining weight at an alarming rate and we reduced his rations.
Froda and Taffy
Guess what? Taffy was not a guy and "his" weight gain was explained.
David and Froda
By now we had a pretty good idea why Lucy was putting on weight.
perhaps not the best place to go to get warm
Aragorn chasing bubbles in the yard at Bagend East on Sagg Road in Bridgehampton - summer 1963.
Muggins
Holly and Muggins providing warmth
I think this is Ankha with Muggins and me
Christmas in Baytown TX
Jim and Froda
4th of July 1976 - Baytown TX
Dave and Holly
Holly gave us Thai, Ebony, Patches, and Sherman - Spring 1980
Jim and Aragorn
you end up with a funny tan pattern
Heather, Muggins and Jim
Muggins, Ebony, and Sherman
Aragorn, Gandalf, and Holly with Dave in Baytown
Muggins got the difficult wake-up jobs.
Harry Potter in Fort Collins
Harry and his buddy Comet
