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JULY 7, SUNDAY
THE BIG CRAFTY Years ago the Asheville Art Museum began hosting a craft fair for amateurs which they named The Big Crafty. The fair was held in the basement of the museum and in the open courtyard outside the museum.
JULY 7, SUNDAY
THE BIG CRAFTY Years ago the Asheville Art Museum began hosting a craft fair for amateurs which they named The Big Crafty. The fair was held in the basement of the museum and in the open courtyard outside the museum.
JULY 6, SATURDAY
PASSING Another retirement. Inessa Zaretsky is retiring after 40 years with the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas which used to be Swannanoa Chamber Music. It seems like just day before yesterday that she replaced Ruth Geiger as pianist and
JULY 6, SATURDAY
PASSING Another retirement. Inessa Zaretsky is retiring after 40 years with the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas which used to be Swannanoa Chamber Music. It seems like just day before yesterday that she replaced Ruth Geiger as pianist and
JULY 5, FRIDAY
WEST ASHEVILLE Susie came to Asheville and spent the night. First we went out to eat. Nine Mile, among the stately old houses on Montfort Avenue near downtown was our choice, but when we got there the wait time was
JULY 5, FRIDAY
WEST ASHEVILLE Susie came to Asheville and spent the night. First we went out to eat. Nine Mile, among the stately old houses on Montfort Avenue near downtown was our choice, but when we got there the wait time was
JULY 4, THURSDAY
4TH OF JULY When I was a kid the 4th of July was a national holiday celebrated by everyone with the Stars and Stripes flying everywhere and parades and band concerts and picnics and fireworks. But now, at least among
JULY 4, THURSDAY
4TH OF JULY When I was a kid the 4th of July was a national holiday celebrated by everyone with the Stars and Stripes flying everywhere and parades and band concerts and picnics and fireworks. But now, at least among
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
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 