Nov 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
First, I think this is just about the most beautiful sunrise photo I’ve seen in a while. Of course I didn’t take it; Kevin is the one who sees the sunrise. The sky and the reflection were just so vivid! Here’s the back of Mom’s house, and...
Oct 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
We took Lester to the vet last week because he’d lost more weight. He was 6.5 lbs and the vet said that if he lost a half pound more, we should have him put to sleep. Ouch. Really? Horrible. She explained that if he was that skinny he would be uncomfortable and...
Oct 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Spot and Lemondrop, almost always happy to share my legs for the sleeping. They aren’t bothered by the fact that their combined weight crushes my legs a little bit. But they’re so cute! This groundhog seemed to be just chillin. The rising moon, always so...
Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
First – we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16th! Amazing, really. I can’t believe that it’s been twenty years already. Blink of an eye for sure. We went to the Chesapeake Seafood House for dinner; we’d gone there on the evening...
Oct 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
We took place in the Illinois Secretary of State Vehicle show again this year, for the third year in a row. That is to say, Kevin entered three vehicles and I drove the Thing there and back plus I mostly sat in a folding chair and attempted to not melt from the heat....
Sep 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
We got through the trivia questions and also the very complaining Q&A, and we got a vew more pictures taken. Then there was a costume contest; they’d posted online a long time ago that only ten people could participate which seemed kind of restrictive, but...
Sep 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
JuneCon was a celebration of June’s Journey’s 9th Anniversary. I’ve been playing the game almost since it started. It’s a hidden object game, and the storyline is set in the 20s involving the intrepid detective June, her friend then boyfriend...
Sep 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thursday Sept. 3rd, Amy, Mom and I took the train to Chicago. We were headed to “JuneCon,” a night of celebration by our favorite online game, June’s Journey. The event was on Friday night, so we had time to do some stuff beforehand. The train was an...
Sep 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Here are some photos of the very last Tomb Ceremony of the summer, which kind of wraps up summer…except that it’s about 96 today and feels like its 100 and something. Enough with the heat already. Kevin was in charge of the Mortar Crew this year, and he...
Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
This photo was on the Cleveland Clinic website and I think it’s a good one.
Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
The fun things in August were Kevin’s birthday celebration, including an awesome kayak down Long Bay, plus a festive birthday dinner. And then the fair with Bev was also enjoyable. But after the birthday and before the fair, on August 8th, I had to take Lester...
Sep 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Incidentally, have you seen that movie? It’s one of my favorites for sure. But that’s not what I’m writing about today; many things have happened and many photos, and I was trying to find a “before” photo of Mom’s house because she...
Sep 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Way back in August, Monday Aug. 17th to be exact, after leaving Conservation World Bev and I headed over to see the Butter Cow. I’m looking kind of bedraggled here; I think that’s just how you get after walking around the fair. We then went to the Hobbies...
Aug 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bev and I went to the fair on Monday, August 17th, Senior Day, and had a grand time. We hurried to get there because Bev wanted to see her former tapper group perform; they were scheduled for 9:45. We arrived with time to spare, but then had even more time because the...
Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kevin’s birthday was yesterday, August 4th, and a good time was had by all. We started out with a kayak (first time this year for me) over to Long Bay. Delightful! This is the end of Long Bay. The big fluffy tree on the right is a Cypress. Earlier in the year...
Jul 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
which I’m reading is actually a political term, whereby someone does a whole bunch of different things in all directions in order to cause confusion. Well, that’s not what flooding the zone means to me. For me, it was a literal flood. Confusion, yes, but...
Jul 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
That’s what was going through my mind on Sunday morning. Actually, my first thought was “Are you f***king KIDDING me?” Because after all the stuff with Mom’s surgery, and she’s doing great, BTW, I felt like life was a whirl of crazy...
Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Yeah, where have I been? Well, for one thing, Mom and I got back from an impromptu trip to NYC, and we just got back on Tuesday. That’s the Tuesday that we just had, June 23rd. We left for NYC on Thursday June 18th and saw some plays and did some stuff and many...
May 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Whew, time continues to fly by, and now we’re in May, although it feels a little bit like late March because suddenly it’s a little bit chilly. A real roller coaster of weather we’ve been having this spring. So…way back in march a huge flotilla...
Apr 10, 2026 | Florida 2026, Uncategorized
It was chilly and windy on Monday in Florida, as expected. We had a leisurely morning enjoying the lanai overlooking the pool. And we finally managed to get into the car to go to the beach at the crack of 1:23. We headed to the Englewood beach, which was completely...
Feb 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Today is Mom’s BIG DAY!!! Whoo hoo, she’s doing so awesome as she starts her 9th decade. Much, much merriment, including a delicious fish dinner that Kevin prepared last night (a very historic event, indeed); we took the food over and ate at Mom’s...
Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
I haven’t had the mental fortitude to start looking through the many photos I took on our trip to Florida at the end of last month, so here are a few non-Florida pictures. First, maybe I’ve mentioned that we’ve been worried about Lester for several...
Jan 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
It seems like we’ve already had lots more snow this winter than years in the recent past. Here’s the snowdrift on top of the grill way back at the beginning of December. You can just see the eyes of the cute little snail. And for a while, late at night...
Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Well…so much snow since I was last here. It was about a foot. It warmed up enough so it’s pretty much gone except for the giant piles in parking lots, but there’s more snow expected late afternoon/tonight as well as Saturday. Kevin said to me,...
Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
I hope yours is going well, or maybe it’s all done…I’m in charge of turkey breast, whole wheat rolls, pumpkin pies, plus I just made a salad for Kevin because he doesn’t like green bean casserole. The turkey breast is in the oven and it’s...
Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
as calendar preparations loom. I’ve been working on them and have made ok progress so that’s good. But I haven’t actually put together any calendars; rather, I’ve sorted through the many many photos from the year. So many photos…But I...
Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Twenty five MPH winds today, c’mon. It’s in the 30s but feels like it’s in the 20s plus I almost fell over when outside. I’d rather be inside, thank you very much, and hope to remain so for the remainder of the day. I took the pillows outside...
Nov 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Spot! Always so happy when I’m in the garage with him. Actually, every night I sit with the garage kitties for a while after Kevin goes to bed, and every single time Spot starts loudly meowing the minute I leave. But last night I spent 15 minutes, mostly...
Nov 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
…now that November is already here. Here’s a beautiful moon photo from Sept. 8th. September 9th, the night before my surgery. It was a lovely night and the sun lit up the trees in a most spectacular fashion. Gee, the sky is so very big and gorgeous from...
Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Whew. End of October, that sure was quick. Last week I was cleared by my surgeon so I can lug 10-pound weights around, or any of our cats. Except Lemon Drop, who hates being picked up. Anywho…here’s a little bit of September. Waaaay back in...
