Barbara Toy:  

CLASS OF 1964
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Lincoln High SchoolClass of 1964
Philadelphia, PA

Barbara's Story

It seems like yesterday that I would walk up and down the ramps at Lincoln. I still remember my locker combination! I will be in California during the reunion, and sorry that I won't be able to see so many familiar old faces....no, no, I mean YOUNG faces!!! After all, who IS that 62 year old in my mirror? I will be in LA for the Emmy Awards. My son, Christopher Manley, is nominated for his second Emmy as a director of photography. Chis films "Mad Men" for AMC channel It is a show set in the early 60's at an advertising agency in NYC. The funny thing is, I worked at N.W. Ayer Advertising in Phila. in their art department. It was the same time period as the "Mad Men" show. During that time I had also danced with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet. Fast forward 40 years. Life is good. I have 5 grandchildren. One in Virginia, two in North Carolina, and two in Los Angeles. My husband and I spend a lot of time traveling to see them all. This Christmas, my son, daughter, spouces, and four grandchildren will be here for the holidays. We live in Naples, Florida. We can't give them a white Christ...Expand for more
mas, but hopefully the weather will be warm eonugh to go to the beach. I am still dancing. I Jazzercise several times a week. It gets harder every year. Something is usually hurting, but it brings me joy, and that is worth a few aches and pains. My husband and I are retired, so we have been able to do some cruising and traveling out of the country which we both love. If there is one thing that keeps us at home, it is our 20 year old cat. Our niece comes to stay with her when we are away. We are so appreciative that our cat lets us live here with her. We are her dutiful servants. Her meows are our commands. I will be thinking of all you during reunion time! Barbara Toy Columbo April 16, 2016 A great sadness has entered my life. My husband Dick passed away on December 21, just four days before this past Christmas. We were looking ahead to his appointment at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa and hoping for the best of help. It didn't happen. He was a wonderful husband and I miss him terribly. We had a good life together and I will take those memories with me as I try to move forward.
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Priya
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Dick's retirement party.
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Meredith
Title intro to the TV show Mad Man
Son Chris and his wife.
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Our first selfie on a cold day in Florida
Grandchildren live in NC
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Me, Lisa, and Dick
Me with Jon Hamm, star of Mad Men
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Bipasha's jade plant blooming in LA. I didn't know they bloomed!
The owner came out and gave all the kids candy canes. Pictures don't do this house justice.
Grandson Neven dressed as Leonardo Di Vinci assigned to him for his school class.
Dan and Diane at our club house pot luck.
Diane and Dan enjoying the Gulf water on Key Wayden Island
Priya's butterfly mobile. It took us several hours to make, but it was fun doing it together.
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Seven Jazzercise instructors in our class! Three from Boston area, one from South Dakota, one from Ithaca NY, and two from Naples.  A fun class!!
My oldest orchid. Last year...a dozen blooms. Waiting to see if it will be so prolific this year.
A gift from Dick and his dad. This orchid is about 16 years old. A rare orange color.
Double stems on my fushia colored orchid this year.
Just had to get a close up of this glorious color!  This is how spring looks in Florida.
Happy Saint Patrick's day. This is a drawing of Ellen M Corday Page. She is my great grandmother from County Mayo Ireland. She was only two years old when brought to Pennsylvania.
Tiny orchid. About an inch big.
Given from a dear friends memorial service.
Fun to spend a good day with Joanne and Gloria in Naples downtown on 5th Ave.
A sign in the garden
Gardenias blooming now!  Smells heavenly.
The last gardina of spring.
Trader Joe's in LA has such beautiful flowers!🌹Their moth orchids are the size of a lunch plate. I fell in love with this miniature peppermint rose.
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