The Fair!  Part Two

The Fair! Part Two

Way back in August, Monday Aug. 17th to be exact, after leaving Conservation World Bev and I headed over to see the Butter Cow. I'm looking kind of bedraggled here; I think that's just how you get after walking around the fair. We then went to the Hobbies Arts & Crafts building and I should definitely go there first next time because I love to pore over the different displays of antiques. Here's an interesting collection of postcards from Cardiff, Illinois. The description was fascinating. A tiny Illinois town that sprang up in 1899 because of the coal discovery and then went away...

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The Fair! Part One

The Fair! Part One

Bev and I went to the fair on Monday, August 17th, Senior Day, and had a grand time. We hurried to get there because Bev wanted to see her former tapper group perform; they were scheduled for 9:45....

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Farewell to New York…

Farewell to New York…

Our plane didn't leave til 3:15 in the afternoon, so we had plenty of time to get out of the hotel. Or rather, we would have had plenty of time, but instead there was much scrambling and packing and...

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After the Fall…

After the Fall…

After Mom fell and broke her shoulder walking up the stairs at the Frick Museum, and got a diagnosis and a sling at a walk-in Urgent Care, we had lots of stuff to do. We left the Medrite Lenox Hill...

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Our Fateful Walk through Central Park

Our Fateful Walk through Central Park

Mom and I left the hotel about an hour after I returned from my run/walk. I wonder why Mom didn't get a phone photo here? Maybe we were in a hurry. We headed to the nearby Stage Star deli for a...

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The rest of my walk through Central Park

The rest of my walk through Central Park

I'd never seen this statue before. It's inscribed, Dedicated to the Indomitable Spirit of the Sled Dogs that relayed antitoxin 600 miles over rough ice over treacherous waters through Arctic...

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Monday morning in New  York

Monday morning in New York

When I woke up on Monday morning at around 9:30, on our last full day in New York, I looked out the window to see what was happening down the avenue. There was a guy on the roof across the street....

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (yesterday), KEVIN!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (yesterday), KEVIN!!!

Kevin's birthday was yesterday, August 4th, and a good time was had by all. We started out with a kayak (first time this year for me) over to Long Bay. Delightful! This is the end of Long Bay. The...

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Sunday afternoon in NYC, June 21st, 2026

Sunday afternoon in NYC, June 21st, 2026

On Sunday afternoon we hopped on a bus for the short ride down to the library. This picture is funny to me because that's what happens when you don't quite get somebody in the frame. Oops, sorry,...

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New York on Sun. June 21st, 2026

New York on Sun. June 21st, 2026

We stayed up late (for me, and early for Mom) watching TV, and on Sunday morning, the expo was still going on. Not so busy at 10:30 on Sunday morning. Ready to roar out at the crack of noon! Mom was...

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