Florida 2026 – the tent and the house
Before Mom, Amy and I went to Florida in January, I decided to buy a sun shelter for the beach. The beach is my absolute favorite place, but I don't want any rays of the sun to touch my skin. Mostly. On previous trips that Mom and I have taken to Florida we had horrible luck with beach umbrellas. Umbrellas were generally included with our rentals, but we could never, ever get them to stay in the sand. On more than one occasion some big strong guy would come along and help us but even they couldn't secure the umrellas and they'd collapse or blow away and were pretty much a disaster and an...
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The Hobbies, Arts and Crafts building at the Illinois State Fair
After Mom and I left the Illinois building on the first Friday of the fair we headed over to the Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building. But first we stopped off at the Village of Cultures, formerly...
The State Fair!
Mom and I went to the fair on the first Friday,August 9th, something I can't recall doing before. It was a beautifully not too hot day, which is rare and fabulous. We started off at the Illinois...
Early August
One evening in early August, Amy texted me to say that a deer was heading over to our front flowers. I looked out and there she was. I've done a decent job this year of keeping them from chomping...
Happy 18th Anniversary to Us!
Yesterday we celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary and it's amazing that it has been 18 years. Time has flown by, and I must remember to spend every day trying to enjoy the ride. Yesterday...
Winner Winner Winner
That's right, Kevin was the First Place winner! in three different categories at the 74th IL Secretary of State Vehicle show last Saturday, Sept. 7th. We'd entered it once before a couple of years...
Squirrel eating a Paw Paw!
Plus many other exciting things in July... On July 27th, my friend Gena and I were taking a walk through the lovely Lincoln Memorial Gardens, and we came upon a squirrel who ran way out on to the...
More Stuff in July
I'm sitting here on my couch realizing that I should be outside right now cause the weather is amazingly perfect. I mean, perfect. I just did some yoga out on the deck and disturbed Lovey, who likes...
4th of July!
I went for a run on the 4th and had to take a selfie next to this very tall corn, well past "knee high by the 4th of July." Lately I've been pulling cobs of corn off the stalks and peeling them for...
Kevin’s Happy BIrthday!
Yesterday was Kevin's birthday and we had a glorious celebration! We had lunch at the , Legacy Pointe Eatery which is quite delicious. Kevin's birthday brings out the kid in him for sure. He quickly...