“Goodbye Newport …”
- Agnes
Sunset Over Newport
Newport Harbor – White Heron
I have taken close to a thousand pictures in Newport, Tiverton, Goat Island and Little Compton. Many were of places we lived, went to school or ‘played’. Below are a few memories for me – the swing was one that all of us swung on as kids when we spent two weeks in the summer on my Great Aunt and Uncle’s farm in Tiverton RI; and, also,the woods we walked in every day to collect blueberries.
The Swing
The Woods
Peace
Below is the home in Newport where my mother was born; also a home belonging to another great aunt. Amazing how everything is very much the same and kept so by new owners over the years.
My mother was born here
Great Aunt’s Home
Oldest Store in USA – Little Compton
“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea – whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came.”
- 9/14/62 Remarks by John F Kennedy in Newport, RI at a dinner for America’s Cup Crews.
Watching the Sea
The President and Jacqueline Kennedy were married at St. Mary’s Parish in Newport – our parish in the 1930s.
Married
With my goodbye to Newport, I am ending with a “Hello” from this Navy Town:
Hello to Everyone!
“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun.”
- Anonymous
Cliff Walk
Along the Way
As soon as we met, my two brothers and I went off together to the Cliff Walk; Ocean Drive; and through the narrow streets of Newport — all of which will be revisited in the next few days. If I ever had to leave California, the only place I would want to live is Newport, RI. It was here I spent the first seven years of my life and almost every summer after that until I was 18. Of all the places I lived as a child, Newport, Rhode Island will always feel like my ‘real home town’.
I took some pictures of the Atlantic Ocean so I can compare after the storm arrives tomorrow.
Calm Before the Storm
Friday – Sky a little less calm
Hurricane Earl has been lowered to a Tropical Storm – so the wind speed will be in half but the rain could be the same. This will be a good experience. We walked over to the Maritime Aloha Café for breakfast.
A Great Breakfast, Best Prices
1930s
After eating, we continued our walk to 98 Mill Street where I lived the first seven years of my life with my grandparents and our family. Only now am I realizing how big a house that was! It has since then become a Bed and Breakfast. What I most remember were the Air Raids the city had and the schools during the early 1940’s when we had to run home from school when the city sirens went off. Newport was a navy town and the drill was for the possibility of being bombed.
Home on Mill Street
Now a Bed & Breakfast
I was not going to write a blog for today, but I am so happy to be here, I wanted to share with you a few of the places we are walking to and that is what you do in this town: walk everywhere as the streets are narrow for parking and there are limited parking places. What attracts me to the city is the oldness – back to the 1600’s and the Victorian Style homes. A window washer could have a steady and wonderful business.
Once again: “Have a relaxing and safe weekend!” I know I will!
Storm Watch
There’s no other love like the love for a brother.
There’s no other love like the love from a brother.
- Astrid Alauda
Together
And I have two brothers – how lucky and wonderful is that! We will be spending time together in Newport, RI for the Labor Day weekend.
Beauty
For my sister, my time with her this week has been too personal and beautiful to write about — but, for us, we know and that is all that matters.
“We are sisters. We will always be sisters. Our differences may never go away, but neither, for me, will our song.”
- Elizabeth Fishel
Storm Coming
In Newport, we are expecting to have one very windy and wet day as Hurricane Earl passes by the East Coast. Newport, RI is where I started school but more importantly it is where my mother and father were born and raised in 1899 and 1901. Newport has many memories for each of us. I love the city although I have not returned there for some time. The history of Newport is my favorite section in this website: www.cityofnewport.com
Here are results from researching homelessness in Newport, RI. I am happy to see that Rhode Island ranks #4 with #1 being best for responding to the needs of homeless children.
I am a little biased on Rhode Island. Maybe this is why:
- State Nickname – Little Rhody
- State Motto – “Hope”
- State Song – Rhode Island, It’s for Me
Another City I love in Rhode Island is Tiverton, which holds great memories in my childhood spending time on a wonderful farm two weeks every year.
Have a wonderful Holiday Weekend Everyone! I am starting my celebration early but will be sure to continue my blog on Tuesday, September 7th! Hopefully, I will have some un-exciting news at that time in regard to Hurricane Earl. Be safe and enjoy every minute of your time together.
Sun Setting
