Whew.

Whew.

That about sums things up. No time, no free time to sit quietly and write here. Well, you could make time, Mrs. Hughes. Anyway, here's darling little Sweetie back in September. Kevin made a little rock pathway from the yard to the driveway and Spot immediately laid claim to it. And then, like Lester, he had to pose on a stump. When it got really cold for a few days we moved Pumpkin from the screened porch up to Marley's big en suite bedroom, but he was pretty happy on the porch back in September. This was pretty historic - Kevin and I actually went out to a show. The group "Here come the...

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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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An updated site!

An updated site!

The wonderful Gary update my site so that things work properly. Now if I was just working properly...I started feeling sick Sunday night and today the cough has started. I'm hoping it won't continue...

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October!

October!

And whoosh go the days...here are a few photos from way back in August. This is the night of Aug. 30th, when we had a special blue super moon. We went out on the boat to see it, and Kevin and I...

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Final State Fair photos

Final State Fair photos

We went back to the fair on August 18th, and once again I spent a little time watching the horses. After that we got to see the high divers and it was nice to see them late in the day because I'd...

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State Fair Part Two

State Fair Part Two

Mom, Amy, Randy and I went to the IL state fair on Tues. August 15th. Our first stop was the Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building which I always thought was my favorite til this year when I realized...

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P.S. other things

First, will there be a "state fair part two" or will I get sidetracked and suddenly it's Christmas? Also, my website is in the midst of being redesigned and I'm quite excited about that and I hope...

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Happy Anniversary to us!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Yesterday we celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary by taking a delightful 23-mile bike ride along the Sangamon Valley Trail. We haven't been on this trail on the far west side of town for three...

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The State Fair, Part One

The State Fair, Part One

I went a few times this year, and its amazing that the fair weather, which can be so awfully hot and sticky, was pretty much great. First, I went the first Sunday, August 13th. They've been working...

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Goodbye, Sweet Little Marley

Goodbye, Sweet Little Marley

Sweet and very tiny little Marley left us yesterday morning at 5:25. She'd been losing weight for a couple of weeks; she was only four pounds to begin with, and she got so thin that I could feel the...

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Different August Things

Different August Things

For one thing, I was looking at my site and it suddenly dawned on me that the banner currently reads "Spring 2023." Oh boy. Slightly falling behind in literally all things... So I fixed that. Yay,...

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