I think it's wonderful that there's so much interest in getting together for this next 'mini-reunion' in Pringle this Friday. My grandmother grew up in Pringle, within walking distance of the Valley View Inn (of course, what isn't within walking distance in Pringle, provided you don't mind climbing hills ). As some of you remember, I posted her pierogi recipe in an earlier blog. I also posted a link to some postcards she and other family members received over 90 years ago at her Pringle address. Karen Leonardi lives in Pringle, as do several other members of our class. And, of course, many of you grew up in Pringle. It's hard to find a place that has a better panoramic view of the Valley on the west side than Pringle.

So I am disappointed that I have to miss out on this 'mini reunion', but we should be back in the Valley for Christmas so hopefully there will be some interest in getting together then. Maybe we can get together in Swoyersville, on Slocum Street, my old stomping grounds, where you can throw away your car keys and still be within walking distance to more bars than you can shake a stick at . We can start at Sid's and if that doesn't suit us, wander down to Dicko's and then on to Boylan's and even Knobby Walsh's. Perhaps the names have changed, but the atmosphere and patrons will look familiar and become eerily quiet as we enter the door and they look at us 'newcomers' with a combination of suspicion, amusement, and delight, a behavior I remember from the 'regulars' from way back when.

All I can ask is that one or two of you take some pictures that we can share here on the website.