Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
i haven’t been on the water enough this year, but i feel that i feel that way every year. but it’s not too late… driving home from the fair on Wed. Aug. 14th, i said to mom, “let’s go for a boat ride tonight.” she called her friend...
Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
we went to the fair on wednesday, aug. 14th. Bev was going to dance in the Illinois Building, so mom, randy and i all went to watch. while we were waiting i had to get a picture of this ride in the children’s section; i’ve never seen it before and i...
Aug 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
today, saturday august 24th, is an amazingly beautiful day. it’s crazy windy, so windy that our friend glenn can’t take his big sailboat out. winds were 15 MPH, now they’re down to 13. Anyway, august…first, just another beautiful evening boat...
Aug 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
i don’t know what brought me to this ad for the BBC, but it’s so amazing that i have to put it here. so beautiful…
Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wednesday, aug. 7th, kevin and i hiked all around the fairgrounds. it was the day before the fair opened and the place was bustling with so many people. not only were folks setting stuff up, cleaning stuff off, but we saw some cows and sheep and other animals being...
Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
At the beginning of the month Kevin and i hiked around the gardens in the morning. what a cool place. we parked across the street for the first time and there was a nearby field that we walked in, and in a goup of trees there was this funny little house. When we went...
Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
i started the month working on the back windows/door. It had been on my to-do list last summer and it never happened; it seemed kind of overwhelming. i did scrape the windows a little, but that’s it. So on August 1st, here’s how the windows looked when i...
Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, July 27th, we went over to the Yacht Club for a fundraiser. It was a beautiful night and awesome to sit out and watch the boats going by on the lake. i know i’m lucky enough to sit outside and watch boats go by all the time, but this was great...
Aug 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, KEVIN!!! of course we celebrated, but i didn’t wish him a happy birthday here. It feels like this summer has gone by quicker than i ever remember. but then again, my memory is pretty poor at the best of times, so maybe last year also...
