Our Last Full Day in Florida

Our Last Full Day in Florida

Whew, finally nearing the story of of our Florida trip, and now it's already April...anyway, there were many things I wanted to do on this last day, but didn't have time for all of them. It was kind of cool but sunny on this January Tuesday morning. First, we drove out to the Myakka State Forest. . I had done a cursory search of it, but I didn't do such a great job - I was hoping to walk along a path by some water, but when we got there it was just a path surrounded by the scrub bushes that are so prevalent in Florida. It was funny to me that they called it a state forest. Mom and I started...

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one more day in Chicago

one more day in Chicago

The day after seeing "Moulin Rouge," Mom and I were supposed to take the train home at 12:30 the next day, Thursday, May 12th. I actually saw this little sign the day before, and thought it was cool...

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Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

I don't remember how, but we managed to get a cab to the theater to see Moulin Rouge. We were there pretty early and I was so excited! Several years ago I went to New York with Bev to visit her...

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Car Show!

Car Show!

I was looking forward to being so efficient about posting the rest of the photos from way back in May, but it was a busy week last week. I was power washing and staining our big dock which of course...

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One Day in Chicago

One Day in Chicago

On Wed. May 11th Mom and I had the whole day in Chicago and no plans . The hotel had a huge breakfast buffet and I went downstairs and loaded up stuff to take back to our suite. I'm looking at all...

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Way back at the beginning of May…

Way back at the beginning of May…

Gee, this is May 7th, as poor little Pumpkin was recovering from his eye surgery. Here he was lying on me upstairs in what used to be his bedroom, where he spent all his time while healing. He never...

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Whooosh…

Whooosh…

That's the sound of summer, suddenly racing away and I can't believe it's already the end of August. Because of the many annoying medical things I've encountered in the past few months I sort of...

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The past three months..

The past three months..

Well, so much happened after we got back from Seattle in April, but this is all I have for the rest of April - first, Spot so happy to follow me over to Mom's house, and he would have gone right...

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That was fast!

I finished posting that post and looked at my e-mails and there's a copyright claim on both pieces of music that Michio played. At least now I don't have to worry about looking up the one piece,...

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Wrapping up our trip to Seattle

Wrapping up our trip to Seattle

Finally, finally, here are the last images and videos of the trip that Mom and I took to Seattle in April. Three months later, and this is it. Monday April 18th I went for one final run, and this...

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