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talking books

  • Covering David’s boat before the snow flies
  • Big John’s Whistlestop BBQ…
  • …where customers “chat a while and set a spell”
  • Awesome, helpful items from the VA low vision clinic
  • MT Talking Book Library
  • Security for entering the Courthouse
  • Metal detectors
  • GPa thought ahead and left his pocketknife at home…
  • …they asked if he had one with him…I’m told “it’s a guy thing” :)
  • GPa chatting with the security officer who is from Alaska…
  • …wellll, we were the only ones there at the time :)

on the road again

  • Remembering the fun Cathy and I had on our road trip last weekend :)
  • Cathy is an excellent driver!
  • Discussing “The Three Principles”
  • Yummeeee salmon at Walker’s…
  • …and abundant laughter :):)
  • David bringing back a variety of delicious fruit from Pike Place Market in Seattle
  • Seattle’s first established Starbucks Coffee Place
  • Keurig
  • GPa and I checking out the variety of Keurig coffee
  • Snow!!! Yep, saw a vehicle covered with snow today!…
  • …but no worries, it’s still summer:):)

Amanda

  • Beautiful and talented Amanda is playing adult Cosette in Les Miserables…
  • Billings Studio Theatre in MT
  • Her loving singing voice is amazing!!
  • An outstanding and awesome entire cast!
  • Magnificent acoustics 
  • When it was over, I wanted to tell everyone to “do yourself a favor and go see it” :)
  • Thank you, Deedee, for making this possible for us!
  • It is so heartwarming to be able to experience our special granddaughter doing what she loves and following her dream!   Look out world…here comes Amanda!:)

“…kids say…” :)

  • Saw some things that kids (approx. 4-6 yrs.) said about Angels :)
  • “I only know the names of 2 angels, Hark and Harold”
  • “Angels don’t wear halos anymore…I forget why but scientists are working on it.”
  • Gson getting the job he wanted!…Follow your dreams!
  • NFL Sunday Ticket
  • Our Packers lost…Harry’s Vikings lost…awww gee…
  • David and Austin on a road trip to Seattle
  • Refreshing early morning walk
  • Saw a long, fat nitecrawler on the roadway
  • Oh…and…   “Angels don’t eat, but they drink milk from holy cows.”  :):)

September :)

  • Still summer here…80’s and 90’s :)
  • A sweet message written by my ggdaughter…I’ll cherish it as I have my gdaughter’s from years past
  • Beautiful sentiment from my sister
  • Cathy back from yet another road trip :)
  • RIP Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr.
  • Firefighting helicopters…amazing!
  • Cathy brought lemon cookies from Crystal’s recipe…and had them gift wrapped exactly as the pic online.
  • Becky who is a kick and spreads uplifting feelings to all she contacts…a smile on every face :)
  • “Shabby Chic” notepad and pen…lovely
  • Saw another Alaska license plate this morning.

fasten your seat belts :)

  • Reluctantly leaving beautiful Ohio
  • Appreciating the lush green everywhere
  • Warm temps with a little humidity…
  • …and warm o/night with no need to start a furnace to take the early a.m. chill off :)
  • Mark’s excellent driving!!
  • Arriving at the airport in the  v e r y   e a r l y  morning :)
  • Again transferring at O’Hare…and…
  • …on board heading for Bozeman, the pilot explained regarding placing overhead luggage so that…
  • …… “You can place your fly rods in that area”  :)
  • There was no doubt we were heading for Montana :):)

dancing

  • Crystal’s thoughtfulness in placing wall maps in the guest nest :)
  • Don Drumm Studio & Gallery…intriguing
  • Great children’s toys
  • Dancing with ggdaughter to “Girl From Ipanema”….and…
  • …Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me to the End of Love”
  • Cathy and I following the GPS…it worked beautifully!
  • Panera restaurant
  • One Million Books store…Wow!
  • Keri Smith books
  • Lunch with Cathy and Cheryl :)

…more…

  • Walking on a lovely country road
  • Mark cutting branches of a  v e r y  t a l l  tree!
  • Sound of the chainsaw
  • Raining sawdust
  • A great blower to clear the sawdust away
  • Cardinals in all of their red glory
  • Topiary
  • Owls
  • Fireflies
  • Late night conversation

..more adventures..

  • Home away from home
  • Lovely guest nest…feeling special
  • Polly, George, Lisa, Gary…so very nice!
  • Solitude, peace
  • Goodyear blimp hanger..where they were manufactured
  • Following the Goodyear blimp to where it landed, changed crews, and took off again…
  • …new and fun for us! (Carol Bailey Floyd said it’s good luck if you see the blimp!)
  • H U G E flea market…could easily spend a day there :)
  • Chipotle…l o v e  it!
  • Kent State campus