Monthly Archives: July 2024
JULY 3, WEDNESDAY
LOOKING FOR FRIENDS I am still searching for someone to accompany me on my next trip. When I got back from Germany, after a month apiece in six different countries over the previous 9 months, I was suddenly out of
JULY 3, WEDNESDAY
LOOKING FOR FRIENDS I am still searching for someone to accompany me on my next trip. When I got back from Germany, after a month apiece in six different countries over the previous 9 months, I was suddenly out of
JULY 2, TUESDAY
AGEISM The topic these days is Biden’s age, or Biden showing signs of his age. There are two aspects of this if you are over 80 yourself. The first is whether Biden is up to the demands of the presidency,
JULY 2, TUESDAY
AGEISM The topic these days is Biden’s age, or Biden showing signs of his age. There are two aspects of this if you are over 80 yourself. The first is whether Biden is up to the demands of the presidency,
JULY 1, MONDAY
CROSSING KENTUCKY, INDIANA, TENNESSEE TO HOME This morning as we were driving from Rockville, Illinois on the last day of our trip as we crossed into Kentucky we saw a sign for the Creation Museum, a museum which attempts to
JULY 1, MONDAY
CROSSING KENTUCKY, INDIANA, TENNESSEE TO HOME This morning as we were driving from Rockville, Illinois on the last day of our trip as we crossed into Kentucky we saw a sign for the Creation Museum, a museum which attempts to
JUNE 30, SUNDAY
FAMILY GATHERING IN STEVEN’S POINT We were all invited to a farewell brunch at the beautiful lakeside Airbnb where Julie, Norma Lea’s daughter in law, and her husband Paul, Norma Lea’s son, were staying along with their son and two
JUNE 30, SUNDAY
FAMILY GATHERING IN STEVEN’S POINT We were all invited to a farewell brunch at the beautiful lakeside Airbnb where Julie, Norma Lea’s daughter in law, and her husband Paul, Norma Lea’s son, were staying along with their son and two
JUNE 29, SATURDAY
NORMA LEA’S MEMORIAL SERVICE Norma Lea’s memorial service was in her church, North New Hope Lutheran Church. The small church filled with family members and friends many of whom had come from the East or West coast. So it was
JUNE 29, SATURDAY
NORMA LEA’S MEMORIAL SERVICE Norma Lea’s memorial service was in her church, North New Hope Lutheran Church. The small church filled with family members and friends many of whom had come from the East or West coast. So it was
JUNE 28, FRIDAY
DINNER WITH TODD’S RELATIVES We left Onalaska and walked around Trempealeau, a beautiful small town on the bank of the Mississippi. The high point of this day was lunch in Osseo, a Norwegian town, where we ate lunch at the
JUNE 28, FRIDAY
DINNER WITH TODD’S RELATIVES We left Onalaska and walked around Trempealeau, a beautiful small town on the bank of the Mississippi. The high point of this day was lunch in Osseo, a Norwegian town, where we ate lunch at the
JUNE 27, THURSDAY
LOOKING INTO THE MINNESOTA PAST .Todd’s mother Marge Kirkpatrick Mahy was the daughter of Hattie and William Kirkpatrick. Her brother was Bob Kirkpatrick and her sister was Norma Lea Kirkpatrick Larsen. It was Norma Lea’s memorial service, Todd’s aunt, who
JUNE 27, THURSDAY
LOOKING INTO THE MINNESOTA PAST .Todd’s mother Marge Kirkpatrick Mahy was the daughter of Hattie and William Kirkpatrick. Her brother was Bob Kirkpatrick and her sister was Norma Lea Kirkpatrick Larsen. It was Norma Lea’s memorial service, Todd’s aunt, who
JUNE 26, WEDNESDAY
ILLINOIS AND THE HALL PAST For the next two days we drove through endless alternating fields of corn and soybean that extended to the horizon. As a boy my family had lived for awhile in Orland Park, outside of Chicago,
JUNE 26, WEDNESDAY
ILLINOIS AND THE HALL PAST For the next two days we drove through endless alternating fields of corn and soybean that extended to the horizon. As a boy my family had lived for awhile in Orland Park, outside of Chicago,
JUNE 25, TUESDAY
ENDLESS FIELDS OF CORN AND SOYBEANS TO CAIRO Susie had been told by a friend that we needed to visit Cairo, named after the Egyptian city but pronounced Cayroe. So we drove on back roads across Kentucky past endless fields
JUNE 25, TUESDAY
ENDLESS FIELDS OF CORN AND SOYBEANS TO CAIRO Susie had been told by a friend that we needed to visit Cairo, named after the Egyptian city but pronounced Cayroe. So we drove on back roads across Kentucky past endless fields
JUNE 24, MONDAY
OUR WEEK LONG ROAD TRIP The preparations from the coming road trip with Todd and Susie to Wisconsin started today. I stayed in and in the afternoon began packing before going out with my son Tom, back from a week
JUNE 24, MONDAY
OUR WEEK LONG ROAD TRIP The preparations from the coming road trip with Todd and Susie to Wisconsin started today. I stayed in and in the afternoon began packing before going out with my son Tom, back from a week
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 