Not the greatest summer…
It hasn't been the worst summer, I supposed, but not so great. The good news is that I'm now covered by health insurance again, but it's a fairly rotten policy with an obscene deductible. Plus of course all the other stuff happening this summer...I'm hoping the fall will bring brighter days. Meanwhile...I did get to the fair two times, even though it was ridiculously hot. That's a good thing, that the weather isn't unbearably hot, finally, after so many sweltering weeks. Anyway...Kevin's birthday dinner way back on August 4th was delightful and fun and a good time was had by all. I went to...
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boat ride!
this is the latest we've ever had the boat out...actually, every year since we had our old boat, it broke down sometime mid-summer. this year the water has been really high, plus new boat... it was...
“just sit right down and you’ll hear a tale…
a tale of a fateful trip..." *Gilligan's island opening* I haven't finished with my photos of September, but here's the story of the boat shenanigans from last Friday, October 5th. kevin and I were...
the rest of the animals at the st. louis zoo
well, this isn't all the animals at the zoo, but here are a few that we saw. by this time it was about an hour before closing so we were walking very quickly in order to see more animals. the polar...
penguins and puffins at the st. louis zoo
after thoroughly enjoying the Humboldt penguins outside, we went into the chilly penguin palace. these are king penguins, native to Antarctica. they're the second-largest penguin type, at about 33...
penguins at the zoo!
In my last post I forgot to post these two pictures of the bears, just hanging out... and then, the penguins! I think I liked them so much because they were so very funny and seemed perfectly...
more from my day at the zoo…
such a big kitty! zebra and baby zebra...it doesn't look comfortable that they're standing around on pebbles, but maybe they don't mind. puma! here's interesting thinsg about this next animal, a...
a day at the zoo
on sept. 11th, randy and I went down to the st. louis zoo. he'd never been to any zoo anywhere his entire life, and I had to pick up my friend Toun at the airport, so I thought we'd make a day of...
happy anniversary…
to us! yesterday was kevin and my 12th anniversary. it's astounding to realize that twelve years have flown by. kevin bought me these gorgeous roses... ...and we took a nice boat ride early in the...
i itch, therefore i am.
first, a couple of darling kitty photos. this was sunday, august 26th. les had to rest his weary head on top of a sock, on top of a cushion, on top of a rug...and yet his usual favored sleeping...