Ab Cassuto's retirement party
after many years of dedicated service at the Government Department of Transport (Personnel management office) Ab Cassuto retired and a reception at Nov. 25 '04 underlined the appreciation
of Ab's employer and his many colleagues of present and past. Rob, his elder brother, sister Irene, his kids were also present, the band of son Rogier included.


Ab speaks a word of thanks after the speeches of hos boss and the wonderful presentation of a CD Rom, overviewing his life before and during his civil servant time. More pictures

x-mas at Rob Cassuto's

also this year the tradition of the Max and Puck family of reuniting at x-mas brought together Rob (behind the camera), Karel, Irene, Ab and Minke this time at Rob's place. Here they are sitting after dinner on the couch. In front of them is the christmas tree, in this case brought by Minke, a mini version of two inch tall, and the small presents soon to be exchanged. Later some more pics taken by Karel. Below a look in Rob's kitchen.

ash ritual on the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel)

Sun going down on the IJsselmeer; when you drive from Lelystad on the new polders extracted from the ancient Zuiderzee, now IJsselmeer, to Enkhuizen in the north of the province of North Holland, along the dike which separates two masses of water, you arrive on a point with a small finger of land with a view as seen above.
On this point my good friend Minke, her niece Fenna and me performed the ritual of dispersing over the water the ashes of Minkes father who deceased some weeks ago (Aug. 14) , may he rest in peace.
After the cremation the ashes had been neatly conserved in a vase which we brought with us.

nov. 20 '04

American Cassuto's George, Marilyn, Alex and Dean and Canne gather at Flesch wedding

Two weeks ago George, Marilyn, Alex and Dean and Canne and I all went to a lovely hotel in N.J for the wedding of Olav Flesch's daughter Valerie, to her fiance Christopher Emerick. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather for an outdoor ceremony. Here are a few nice fotos of all of us. Sept. '04

two sisters and behind them bride and groom

Hetty and brother pond-ering

Marilyn, Alex, Hetty, friend and George

very nice pic of Marilyn, son Dean and husband Alex

Irene looking proudly to the little paradise she and Karel created in Sweet Lake City

In Holland this beautiful flower featuring in Irene's garden, is called Ridderspoor.



Enjoy more pictures of this beautiful garden, and go to her page on
the garden lovers Dutch website 'Groei en Bloei'

Thailand Holiday Leonore and Bas



Ab Cassuto's daughter Leonoor with partner Bas on elephant ride in Thailand

nice scenery, very reminiscent of Indonesia too

Irene's garden; Irene is a great lover of beautiful gardens; her own garden at a Zoetermeer canal is a little paradise, in which she and Karel spend many a relaxing moment

And this is one of the "grachtentuinen", gardens in the Amsterdam canal quarter, of late visited by Irene and her club of garden afficionado's. The garden below is at the Keizersgracht.

Rob Cassuto looking over the river Tiber in Rome, april 2004

Cassuto's from the George Cassuto Izn side

David and his mom, Hanneke Cassuto

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Marjan, daughter Kim and right Michiel

Carine and David

What is it to Be a "Cassut(t)o"...


To hear your spouse say-you hope it's in jest-
"You are such a "Cassutto!!"-"don't be a pest!"
What is it that they may be saying?
are they frustrated, or are they just playing?

There probably is something we all have in common..
besides our bald heads, noses and 'namen';
Are we obsessive/compulsive or just plain neurotic?
Are our illnesses real, imagined or could they be chronic?

Why is it that we love to hear ourselves talking?
We are singing, humming or whistling as we are walking.
We love our music, books, movies and learning;
Of religious thought and heaven there is much yearning.

Though our families are across the Atlantic,
there are feelings here and away that may seem quite frantic.
We must keep the connections going and stay always in touch-
Whether it's in English, Yiddish, French or Dutch!

So set out the coffee, cake, cookies and cheese-
When Cassuttos are here, we say "pass the food, please"
Eating is something we all do with pleasure,
so we must watch the weight and take it with measure.

We call, send letters and emails and remember good times and bad;
Look at old photos and laugh or cry if we're sad.
For the family's care we pray to God up above.
and most of all, we send all you Cassuttos our love.



Hope you like this bit of lighthearted poetry from-

Hetty

What 's your opinion about what it is to be a Cassuto?
Give your response and send your reaction

Rob C: quite a good picture. Moreover: Cassuto's got a lot of emotions
but find it not easy to show
they are good at language but clumsy at technics
in the field of sensuality they are a bit shy

nice picture of Puck Cassuto-van Zuiden, our mom, oma, aunt, as she really was in her last years. Thanks Ab, who found it behind another picture in a frame

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Chez Ab's

recent picture of Marloes ("Loes") Cassuto ››

below: Leonoor and Bas

Ab before his home altar

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