the ed report, part tk

 This was a happy man. His son Stephen had gotten married earlier this year, and now his daughter Zurianna was getting married to her partner of a decade. The nuptials took place on board the Mary A. Whalen, an old oil tanker turned museum, captained by Ed's friend and Red Hook neighbor Carolina. She also presided as the couple, quite literally, tied the knot in a Celtic ceremony at sunset, assisted by their respective mothers.

 

Zuriana and Cilas

Stephen and his bride.

 

It was the party Ed had dreamt of: On the boat, with his neighborhood friend Neal, chef of Petite Crevette, cooking below in the galley and other neighborhood friends in attendance. Not to mention designated photographer Chien-Chi Chang, who made it all the way from his home in Austria. And, yes, I have been dilatory. This was in September. "It was heaven," Ed said.

   And then the old folks left and the young folks danced.