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Category Archives: Family
Fire Fire! 4th Of July Fire In Salida Colorado
A group of us drove to the Bonanza Ghost Town to look at historic log houses for a while, admiring an old outhouse and other still-standing log structures from the time before indoor plumbing. Then we drove into Salida, reserved a motel for the night and picked up some beer growlers at Amica’s for the campground party [...]
Bonanza Inn, Raking Cacti, Colorado Thunderstorm
We had a very comfortable first night at the Bonanza Inn, though I would have stayed in bed much longer had it not been for the delicious breakfast waiting for us at 8 A.M-sure was good though-sausage patties, a home made quiche of some kind with veggies and sausage, a cake of some kind that [...]
Boba Tea, Unpasteurized Juice, and Gunpowder Iced Tea Austin, TX
My cousin showed us some great places around Austin, TX today to try interesting drinks. We went to the awesome Whole Foods headquarters, which had all kinds of goodies including fresh unpasteurized juices-they are so delicious, I feel like I’ve been missing out all my life! We went to Momoko’s Tea Room located at 705 [...]
Birthday dinner at Lake Elmo Inn
Lake Elmo Inn, known for its pampering service and delicious food, is independently owned and operated. It’s also the first place I ever worked. Back in the day, I fell in love with their wild duck soup, which I was pleased to see is still on their menu and just as good as ever. Other options include roast duck, [...]
Visit with Billy and simple delights
Billy came over today and it was a good chance to catch up. He thinks it’s great I’m traveling and gave me a “pop can” stove he’s been working on, and demonstrated how to use it. It really works-it’ll boil a cup of water in about 2 minutes, and is just the right size (nice and small). [...]
Makenna
Here’s my new niece, Makenna. Born weighing less than 7 pounds, she’s just a tiny little thing. I like petting her soft head, she is very sweet and easy going. We’ve had no trouble sleeping through the night on her account.
Minnesota Snow
We knew this day was coming…our first real Minnesota snow of the month. Chris & I were guarding the fort while my sister and family were running errands. The snow just kept pouring down and it occurred to us, they might not be able to get back in the driveway-so Chris & I -reverse snowbirds [...]
An Aunt in Training…
Tally kept coming downstairs as I was trying to read my book, and hopping on my lap, carrying various plastic toys. We worked on counting to 20…she’d count to 14-repeat 15,16,17,18,19 after me, and then gleefully shout 20, which sounds more like “tony!” Not bad for a 2 year old. She gets all excited and [...]
No teacher left behind…?
It was very interesting talking to Michelle, the teacher in the family, about the No child left behind act. I had no idea the testing standards could vary so much depending on what state you’re from….and there’s so much money wrapped up in the whole process. Meanwhile, it was sad to hear about the funding shortages [...]
Family & Michigan
Carol worked this morning, but ran to the store first to get some ingredients to make bean soup. The mouth watering aroma was wafting through the house by the time I woke up. We’re lightening our load today, storing a few things with family we’d originally planned to bring with, because space is too precious [...]
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
We are staying with Chris’s family in Muskegon, MI and it is nice to have a roof over our heads and lots of home cooking. Carol went all out with turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry-apple-orange relish, stuffing, buns, deviled eggs, gravy, peanut butter pie, brownies, cookies…and it was all delicious! Chris met his nephew, Gunner, for [...]