12th Mar, 2010

“Ma, How Do You Say That in Yiddish?”


I’ve been on the air in Connecticut for nearly 25 years at WTNH-TV and for all of that time Geoff Fox has been doing the weather. Geoff is a self professed geek, so it would make sense that he would stay connected at all times to all of his long time friends and family on his iphone.

Such was the case the other night at dinner with Noah Finz (Sports Director at WTNH-TV and me at The Greek Olive Diner in New Haven, Ct., not far from the TV station. We love sitting in a corner booth and discussing things like world peace. Prior to ordering some kind of sandwich wrap, Fox dialed up his folks in Boynton Beach, Florida to get some help on yiddish from his Mom, Betty Fox.

I thought you might like to hear what Noah and I hear on nearly a nightly basis. Seriously, to be with us is like living a sitcom.

I have known Harold and Betty Fox forever, they’ve even been to my house for a backyard bash a few years back. Harold, 84 and Betty, 82, have been married for more than 60 years, truly a love story. Geoff tells me Harold and Betty honeymooned with their best friends…kind of a Lucy, Ricky, Ethel and Fred kind of thing.

The two of them are darling and a few years ago Geoff put together this wonderful piece on their love story, thought you might like to see that too.

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Totally Sweet! I am totally faklemfed and I think I am about to kvell! (I think that I spelled those correctly!)

Peter

By: Peter Fox on March 12th, 2010
at 10:20 PM

Peter, that is so cute.

By: Annie Mame on March 12th, 2010
at 10:37 PM

Oh Ann how totally sweet that was! I love his dad’s comment at the end about how they hold hands in the mall, and then he laughs and says if he doesn’t she goes shopping!
I imagine if my parents were alive they would be the same, they were SO much in love and never had a problem showing it around us kids. Hugging, laughing and kissing. Dad died when I was twelve, and mom when I was 18, but I talk to them often and I know they are up in heaven…holding hands!
Thank you so much for sharing!

By: DorisC on March 13th, 2010
at 6:39 AM

What a great video of Geoff’s parents! I had tears at the end thinking of how fortunate he is to have his parents alive and active at that age. I’m jealous!
Great blog Ann – I’ll add it to my feed!

By: NancyJ on March 13th, 2010
at 7:10 AM

>>I’ve been on the air in Connecticut for nearly 25 years at WTNH-TV

That job seems to be working out okay for you; past the probation period do you think?

By: Doug Hageman on March 13th, 2010
at 9:15 AM

Nancy, I love your blog too and have added it to my blog roll. I love the thoughts in your head.

By: Annie Mame on March 13th, 2010
at 10:20 AM

Doug, yes it’s worked out, trying to keep it that way with reinvention :) Thanks for your help on Facebook, much appreciated.

By: Annie Mame on March 13th, 2010
at 10:21 AM

What a treat ~Thanks for sharing! My parents have a similar story and will soon celebrate their 59th anniversary. We are all so lucky to witness these love stories.

By: Carlene Weis on March 13th, 2010
at 11:45 AM

Carlene…you found me here, thanks for commenting!

By: Annie Mame on March 13th, 2010
at 2:52 PM

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