{"id":10748,"date":"2019-07-17T23:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/?p=10748"},"modified":"2019-07-17T23:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:12:17","slug":"2019-07-12-sydney-wedding-detroit-groton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/?p=10748","title":{"rendered":"2019-07-12 Sydney Wedding, Detroit &#038; Groton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"905\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10708\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-8.jpg 948w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-8-300x286.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-8-768x733.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-8-314x300.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived in Groton, CT a couple days before we had to depart for Detroit. We had a wonderful evening catching up with a number of people at Shennecossett  and greatly appreciate SV Cutting Class for getting the ball rolling. The night before our departure we were gifted with a sensational sunset sendoff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702_202704-1024x439.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10742\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702_202704-1024x439.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702_202704-300x129.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702_202704-768x330.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702_202704-500x215.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary purpose of our trip was to celebrate the wedding of my youngest niece Sydney and her husband Rodrigo. It was a wonderful afternoon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_155535-e1563131361251-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10738\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_155535-e1563131361251-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_155535-e1563131361251-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My niece Lori cutting a rug with her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_195708-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10741\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_195708-663x1024.jpg 663w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_195708-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_195708-768x1185.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_195708.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The happy Grandparents my Mom  &amp; Dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10740\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912-1024x796.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912-768x597.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912-386x300.jpg 386w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184912.jpg 2034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My Brother and his daughter Sydney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184858-778x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184858-778x1024.jpg 778w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184858-228x300.jpg 228w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184858-768x1011.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_184858.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A rare sighting&#8230;.I am NOT wearing shorts! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_150320-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10737\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_150320-781x1024.jpg 781w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_150320-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_150320-768x1007.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190629_150320.jpg 1747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Magnolia was 700 miles away&#8230;we were able to keep an eye on her from the UConn webcam!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_20190628-151822_Chrome-485x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_20190628-151822_Chrome-485x1024.jpg 485w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_20190628-151822_Chrome-142x300.jpg 142w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_20190628-151822_Chrome-768x1621.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_20190628-151822_Chrome.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had very little time in Detroit but we did sneak in two special events. Friday morning while every one else was working we ran down to the Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant. ( <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Piquette_Avenue_Plant\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Piquette_Avenue_Plant<\/a> )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_112914-e1563302285516-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10751\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_112914-e1563302285516-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_112914-e1563302285516-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Annette quickly found her care&#8230;of course it was Red&#8230;and it has pockets too&#8230;inside joke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_140601-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10735\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_140601-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_140601-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_140601-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_140601-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tended towards the blue coupe&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_135734-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10734\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_135734-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_135734-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_135734-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_135734-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The volunteer docents gave a great tour and VERY enthusiastic !!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_124153-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10733\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_124153-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_124153-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_123936-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10732\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_123936-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_123936-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_123936-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190628_123936-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the afternoon we were joined for dinner by my nieces Lori &amp; Janine&#8230;of course we gabbed and missed the picture!!!! Speaking of pictures&#8230;our friends Al &amp; Michele sent some of Magnolia who hung on their mooring ball while we gone&#8230;THANK Al &amp; Michele!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_1261567054009750-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10731\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_1261567054009750-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_1261567054009750-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_1261567054009750-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_1261567054009750-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_499722167439732-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10730\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_499722167439732-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_499722167439732-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_499722167439732-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/received_499722167439732-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The day after returning to Connecticut our friends on SV Minx arrived fr a brief stay. As always we enjoyed our visit with Jay and Tonya. It was great fun to introduce Al &amp; Michele as well as Anthony&#8217;s Famous Grilled Pizza with homemade Engine Room Dough!!!\u0086<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190703_165557-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10743\" srcset=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190703_165557-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190703_165557-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190703_165557-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190703_165557-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next post the &#8220;Summer Tour Of New England&#8221; really gets rolling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived in Groton, CT a couple days before we had to depart for Detroit. We had a wonderful evening catching up with a number of people at Shennecossett and greatly appreciate SV Cutting Class for getting the ball rolling. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/?p=10748\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10748"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10755,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748\/revisions\/10755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}