Oct 15, 2019 | Glacier 2019
Before our trip I was looking around on tripadvisor forums and “grinnell Glacier” kept popping up and I suddenly felt it was important that we try the hike up to the Glacier. I posted a question, asking if the hike would be too difficult for two...
Oct 9, 2019 | Glacier 2019
Saturday, Sept. 14th we got up early and headed to the East entrance of Glacier. I had booked a 9:00 reservation on the boats which would take us from Many Glacier Hotel, over the Swiftcurrent Lake, up a little path, and then over Lake Josephine, and at the end of...
Oct 8, 2019 | Glacier 2019
On Fri. Sept. 13th we headed away from Logan Pass and almost immediately stopped at a place called Lunch Creek. So named because it’s a good place for a picnic. if it’s not raining, that is. It was beautiful anyway. first, here’s a quick video of...
Oct 7, 2019 | Glacier 2019
On Friday morning, Sept. 13th (friday the 13th and nothing horrible happened!), we packed up all our stuff and left the charming Chalet Motel in Whitefish. it was a half-hour drive to West Glacier, where we stopped at the historic Belton Train Station and perused the...
Oct 6, 2019 | Glacier 2019
…we didn’t get to Glacier Park that day, but it was all part of my plan. It was Thursday, Sept. 12th, and we’d had a restful sleep at the charming little Chalet Motel in Whitefish. Like i wrote previously it’s an old motel, maybe the oldest...
Oct 5, 2019 | Glacier 2019
After a good night’s sleep, we spent all of Wednesday on the train to Glacier. They let us off the train sometimes, mostly so the smokers could light up. it was nice to get out in Shelby Montana, with about three hours to go before reaching our destination....
Oct 4, 2019 | Glacier 2019
I got back from my trip to Denver for my friend Christine’s funeral on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 7th. Three days later, Tuesday Sept. 10th, Kevin and I got on the train in Springfield bound for Glacier. so i had two days to pack. It was a crazy couple of...
Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Thursday, September 5th I flew to Denver for Christine‘s funeral, which was on Friday the sixth. I got to sit by the window on the first leg of my journey, and I enjoyed taking pictures of clouds. I don’t get the opportunity very often to see the tops of clouds....
Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
it doesn’t seem like that long ago when we went to pere marquette – but it was in 2011. whew, time flies. we returned on august 27th, to spend the night and get up the next morning to hike. The lobby is beautiful, and there was not a single person in it...
Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
On august 20th I went to lunch with randy…I think this was my first lunch there, I have been there probably five times at least. We went late enough so that the place was almost empty, which I always love. We walked around in the museum next-door, and I had...
Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
On august 19th, Glenn came over and he and Kevin went out on glenn’s Sunfish sailboats. I had to hurry down to capture it. It looked so cool as they glided in. Instead of offering to give them a hand, I kept taking pictures. And they did fine… After a while I...
Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
On august 20th, deer were outside the bedroom snacking.
Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
on labor day, sept. 2nd, i was working out at home and christine’s name came up on my phone. i was happy that she was calling; she had called on christmas day and kevin and i were watching a movie, and i told her i’d call her back. but i didn’t. i...
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...
Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
last wednesday, the 17th, the sky got dark and i ran down to the dock to take pictures. actually, first i ran to the dock to look up at the sky, hoping for rain. because it had been so hot i was desperate for rain so i wouldn’t have to water. but when i got down...
Jul 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
enough with the ridiculously high heat indexes already. i spent a lovely, air-conditioned afternoon seeing the phenomenal show”hairspray” at the Legacy Theatre. I love the show, and the production was truly outstanding. meanwhile…life continues to be...
Jul 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last Saturday morning, the 14th, i finished transplanting every single last hosta from all over the yard into the fenced yard. Whew. As i wrote previously, i first dug them up, piled them in the wagon and pulled the wagon into the bedroom front door and out the back...
Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
i forgot to jump in the lake in june. maybe it’s because i haven’t been running as much, haven’t felt the need to jump into the refreshing waters? but i’ve been working outside so much, i could have jumped in. i finally took the plunge one day...
Jul 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
we went out on the boat and saw the DAV fireworks; they had them on june 29th, which seemed very early and un-4th-of-july-like. plus they weren’t so great. but they always have ROCK THE DOCK at the marina, and mom, her friend sharon and i sailed over to the...
Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
the summer whizzes past. yesterday i spent about five hours working out in the yard. i weeded for an hour and kevin had tilled up some of the grass to make an areain the fenced yard to plant hostas, so I spent time moving my paver bricks to create a new border. then...
Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
last night kevin had gone to bed, i was about to get ready for bed, and just as i was putting my headphones in my ears to listen to my audio book, i thought i heard kevin call my name. odd. i decided i was imagining it, but then he called me again. hurrying into the...
Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This was June 6th, Sweetie’s first adventure in the fenced yard! i think her only experience outside had been so go out on her previous owner’s deck. she never got to run around in a yard. kitty paradise she loves the yard sooo much. here’s Riley,...
