Jun 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
this morning i put a collar with a bell attached on him, and clearly he’d never had one of those before. he kept hopping backwards, trying valiantly to find WHERE THAT RINGING WAS COMING FROM. he frantically looked under the pillows, under the comforter, but...
Jun 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
we drove down to pere marquette on friday afternoon, and the GPS wanted us to take I-72 to route 67. this was a delightful change from the overwhelmingly monotonous I-55. I wonder how may hundreds of times we’ve been down that boring, flat stretch of road? ...
Jun 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
He’s being a very good kitty, so far. the problem is that today marks just one week since he’s been fixed; three more weeks to keep him locked up. he doesn’t mind it so much now. he’s only in the cage a little bit in the evening, so he and...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
i got up early this morning and picked him up at the APL. a great dane was coming in and MAN WAS HE HUGE. there was a cat there with the BIGGEST MEOW i’ve ever heard. he sounded very, very distraught. they quickly retrieved Les P. and i put him in the car and...
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
YAY, today is aunt sandy’s birthday! unfortunately, she’s not here to celebrate with us, but hopefully she’s having a FABULOUS time up there in the big city of chicago. ok then, mrs. birthday wishes hughes.
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
last thursday night, randy and i went to Menard’s on the west side of town to buy some flowers and mulch. after quite a time doing that, we headed out of the parking lot, right next to the big electric substation. and there in the gravel, randy saw a kitty. we...
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
last thursday we went back out to watch more of the sailing regatta. first, though, we sailed around a little. this house is on our side of the lake, and it’s one of my favorites – i love the yard filled with hostas. the interior designer jim wilson owns...
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
which happened last week…many things have happened since then. but first, a photo of the very first tomb ceremony, last tuesday night. i wonder if they’ll be out there in the rain tonight? maybe it won’t be raining, but it’ll be mighty soggy...
Jun 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
here is my friend carol’s beautiful dog, bob. bob lives in Maidstone, UK, with carol and her husband Alan. we will be VISITING THEM later this summer. but right now i have ONE MILLION THINGS to do out in the yard, but before that we have to get right out on the...
Jun 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
on saturday we only stayed at fort de chartres for a few hours, then we were off to Ste. genevieve, MO, to our B&B. i’d booked it because it was a short drive and ferry ride to ste. genevieve – only 15 minutes. but then we found out that ferry...
Jun 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
over the weekend, Kevin and i went to the 41st annual Fort De Chartres Rendezvous, just outside of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. it’s about two and a half hours south of springfield. “Rendezvous is a re-creation of the traditional Frech fur trapper’s...
Jun 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
memorial day, kevin took part in three different memorial events involving warm woolen pants and jackets and all that stuff…the first one was at Lincoln’s Tomb, the second one was at Oak Ridge Cemetery, and i went to watch the third one, at Camp Butler....
May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
…and the itch goes on…i got a cortisone shot last week and i thought the poison ivy would poof, disappear. it didn’t. it’s good cause it’s not spreading anymore, and it’s not OOZING in that disgusting poison ivy-kinda...
May 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
bob dylan and i have the same birthday, which i’m sure i’ve posted here before but i bet you don’t remember. kevin shares barack obama’s birthday. i am celebrating today with…a new case of poison ivy. last year when i got it so bad and...
May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
whew, that’s a relief! the world didn’t end yesterday, and we only have one more show this afternoon! i hoped you had a chance to see it, or i hope you’ll be there this afternoon. we haven’t had big crowds, but they’ve been...
May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
and a gosling, by the way, is a BABY GOOSE. you probably knew that, but when i was hysterically calling randy, all he could think of was that reality-show family called the goslings. is that really their name, and if so, why? anyway, on wednesday mollie and i took a...
May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
i had this big one pound bag of loose lapsang souchong that made me look forward to getting up in the morning, but somehow i managed to scrape out every last leaf out of the mottom of the bag before i ordered more. this morning i’m drinking mint tea which is...
May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
well, that’s what randy told me yesterday, anyway. well, he didn’t actually say it’s coming to an end, but he did say that a guy on the radio was very insistent that it is. there will be many many earthquakes and tsunamis and the good people will...
May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
what else would this 65 year-old be watching after coming home from a cast party? the problem with the show now is that by the end of it i’m FEELING GREAT AND FULL OF ENERGY. i didn’t stay at the part so long because i didn’t even get there til 11,...
May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
that’s the sound of me, CHEWING UP THE SCENERY in the play. if you aren’t familiar with the term, it means that the actor in question is a BIG HAM, OVER THE TOP, WAY OVER-ACTING. not a compliment. almost all the time they review plays around here, they...
May 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
well, tonight is our opening. i hope i remember my lines. i hope i don’t just stop and stand there like a moron, as i did a coupla times on monday night. since then it’s been going pretty well, but, well, you never know. meanwhile, here are a couple of...
May 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
we sat down on the dock for a little while because it’s so beautiful outside, and winnie came down and joined us. he really, really wanted to get on the boat, so kevin opened the door for him. winnie still wasn’t going in, so kevin had to brush away the...
May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Aunt sandy just sent me this video and it is VERY FUNNY. i can’t figure out how to just stick the video in here, so you will have to click on it which i realize is VERY TIME-CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT…but i promise you it’ll be worth it! VERY FUNNY...
May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
so on saturday, in addition to going to THE FARM!, we also went on a boat ride. today, because i’m going to IGNORE ANY BIT OF WEAKNESS IN MY BODY, i give you some more photos. i don’t have a vitamin B12 deficiency, by the way, the doctor just informed me,...
May 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
i shot some video of the PONTOON BOAT LAUNCH on friday afternoon, but i don’t know if i’ll post it here or not. right now it doesn’t seem like it’s worth the trouble. here’s a photo of the VERY FIRST BOAT RIDE, though. mollie was quite...
May 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
this morning i grabbed my camera to take photos of the cute little puffy goslings waddling around the yard, went to click the shutter…and the battery died! grrrr…by the time i’d recharged it enough, the goslings were nowhere to be seen. so instead...
May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
i thought i’d post a few photos of DAD THROUGH THE YEARS here… he was the CUTEST LITTLE KID EVER! also the snappiest dresser… i don’t THINK he was a small child serving in the armed forces…at least he’s never mentioned it. but you...
May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
are you agonizing over the perfect gift to get your mother/wife/woman with children for her SPECIAL DAY, this sunday, may 8th? get her TICKET TO OUR PLAY! “Morning’s at Seven,” a Theatre Centre performance, held at the Hoogland Center for the Arts,...
May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
i was reading CNN international about how the news of bin laden’s was the most-twittered thing eve, and then all this stuff about everybody getting their news from facebook, blah blah blah, and so i had to go to my comics on comics.com, and this one, PEARLS...
May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
and i have no pictures for a nice, new may banner up there. i’ve been sitting here working on one; i used the tray of delicious IRISH CAR BOMB CUPCAKES, but it was just…boring. even kevin admitted that it was boring, and for him to even have the...
