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Eating Out

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

To celebrate the last day of school, we went out to dinner last Friday.  It was… an interesting experience. First, we picked a restaurant that we haven’t been frequenting as of late, but we knew would have something for everyone.  It was one of our local diner-style restaurants, where breakfast is served all day long.  […]



Flashback Friday

Friday, May 29th, 2020

I really miss baseball games in May.  The weather has warmed up, and the season is in full swing.  Not this year, obviously. But here are some pictures from Mays past… Thumper’s first baseball game was on Memorial Day in 2013. There have been Star Wars games on May the 4th.  This one was from […]



Memorial Day 2020

Monday, May 25th, 2020

No ceremonies, no concerts, no baseball games, and no sunshine. Just lots of rain and social distancing. Last year, Ane and I went to our local cemetery’s Memorial Day service and I found it to be so much more satisfying than the one at the big cemetery (though I am drawn to the big one […]



Our Visit To The Local Petting Zoo

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

Oh, all right, FINE – we went and fed the chickens at the neighbors’ house.  Little Mo and her family have chickens, and they love leftover vegetable and fruit scraps.  So we took some over just to feed them and do some chicken watching. We also learned of the sad demise of Fred the rooster, […]