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Brian and I spent the week of June 27 – July 6 visiting our family in the midwest. To have had such a relaxing trip, it sure went fast! As has been our recent trend, we stopped partway through the drive each way, helping to maintain our sanity. Saturday: We left Saturday evening, drove as […]

In the garden, we have three roses growing. The big climber that has been most robust in the past seems to be taking the year off (note the dead looking rose at the right of the photo below). One small rose that we thought was dead, but replanted anyway, is growing! I think it’s reverting […]

This year, Emily Hume and Mickey Mouse both turned 80. They celebrated by meeting one another for the first time. Brian’s Mom, Sister and Brother-in Law conspired with us to plan to a family trip to Disney World with Grandma Hume. We stayed at the Frontierland Resort, a brilliant idea because we could stay in […]

In the figurative sense, it is about time we jotted a post! What’s up with those Juddmansees, anyway? Did they tour the vowel states for Christmas this year or go out for New Year’s? What on earth are they up to these days? Here’s a summary. Ok, maybe it’s got too many details to be […]

I knew this week that things would have to change a bit. No way could I look at December’s schedule, reflect on the last week, and think that this trend could continue for the rest of the year (which, mind you, is one month). I had some significant signs of anxiety. Everywhere I turned, the […]

The most notable difference in this trip to the midwest is that we didn’t drive straight through. Call us old and responsible, but we had a much more enjoyable time both going and coming by stopping in Batavia (about halfway). We got to Fort Wayne on Saturday after lunch feeling basically normal, and returned home […]

Brian and I traveled to Indiana this past weekend for a once-in-a-lifetime event: celebrating a 70th anniversary. To put this in perspective, Brian and I have been married 61 months, less than 1/13th as long. The people who make up those traditional themes for each anniversary stop at 60. My grandparents, age 88 and 91, […]

You won’t be getting your Valentine’s Day card on time because the USPS apparently didn’t learn their math. Also, why did they capitalize ‘Due’? In case the images are blurry, the stamp reads “Returned for Addil Postage Exceeds Max Standard Size 6 1/8″ x 11 1/2″ or 1/4″ Thick & Weight 1oz or Less an […]

This post is a potpurri of highlights from our trip. Round one: The story of the washer. Settling down after a long drive. Stopping by the farm, checking on the ducks, and seeing Miriam. She gives the best hugs. Dinner at Aunt Carol and Uncle Bill’s for Christmas Eve with my cousin Pam, her husband […]