Ben, A Family Visit
Title
Ben, A Family Visit
Subject
roseman:visitors_1974
Description
Kay & Frank Murphy (Cathy's parents), Betty & Jack Keddy (Cathy's sister & brother-in-law), Ben & Katie Keddy (Jack & Betty's children, our nephew and niece) all took a trip to see us. They came for a long-awaited visit and arrived Thursday afternoon. We had dinner here Thursday evening— salmon soufflee, coq au vin, boiled potatoes, zucchini, and frozen caramel mouse for dessert. Jon and Joy came over to visit with everyone after dinner (see entry, Jon and Joy May 2, 1974). Kay and Frank slept in our bed, Cathy and I slept in the living room, Betty and Jack in the guest room, Ben with Kay and Frank, Katie in Cathy's work room. Friday morning, we all had breakfast together— fresh orange juice, bacon, fried eggs, banana bread (Cathy made it from Alison Beall's mother's recipe), tea and coffee. On Friday, Kay and Frank watched Katie. Cathy, and Betty and Jack went to Fourcade Droll and shopping. Ben and I went to the Museum of Natural History and the Empire State Building (the weather was bad). Friday night, we went to the Mandarin Inn for dinner and brought dessert home from Farraras (all in Manhattan). Neil (see entry, Neil May 3rd, 1994) came over when we got home to visit with Kay and Frank etc. The overnight visitors left Saturday morning at about 10:30 a.m. Kay brought me a beautiful Chinese medallion butter dish for a present. See next entry.
Creator
Roseman, Harry
Publisher
Online collection published by Vassar College Libraries, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Date
1974-05-02
Format
1 photograph
Type
Text
Identifier
roseman_2542
Image Caption
dinnerBenjamin Keddy,dinner--Benjamin Keddy,work
Collection
Citation
Roseman, Harry, “Ben, A Family Visit,” Harry Roseman: A Chronicle, accessed October 4, 2026, https://roseman.vassarspaces.net/items/show/15663.