Lunch with the girls of '67 once again

Had lunch at Effingham, IL,  at Culver's with the ladies of '67. What a great time it was today, plus Judy bought us all ice cream, thanks Judy Gordon. Also thank you, Janet Carter Sullens for taking our group photo today. We didn't leave you out though, you even got in the close up.. :) Great to see all of you ladies once again! Everyone have a great week end, but stay cool..hot, hot, hot here in Illinois! (Current temp is 90, with heat index of 100...!, humidity is 60%)

Double Rainbow tonight.

We had a beautiful double rainbow tonight after the storms...so beautiful! The camera never really catches the vibrant colors as they really are though. I hope you all had a great day!

R.I.P. Lexie

A few days ago, on Sunday, I said to Bill, "I haven't seen Lex Shuler on facebook for quite a while, I hope he's doing ok. I need to send Jack a message and see if all is well with him." He had just suddenly come into my mind...that is no lie... Sadly, today, I see his obituary. He passed away yesterday. I am really sad, as I have been friends with him since I was in my 20's. An extremely talented and caring man. A wonderful artist, musician, with a great sense of humor, and boy could he cook! We crossed paths quite often through the years. I took a drawing class from him once, Bill and I sat with him at the winery many times and enjoyed lots of good conversation, he came by our house now and again to visit, and held music events at his house that were great fun...R.I.P. my friend, you will truly be missed. Here is a short video that I took of him at Ingram's Log Cabin Village in 2008, where he entertained us for years with his friend, Dale Brewer. Sending condolences to his family and friends.

A blast from the past...

A facebook memory....June 24, 2014...girl trip...

Red Hat ladies do the Electric Slide

So this was quite a few years ago, but I ran across it again on youtube and just saved it here, but that was a fun party!

Sailboat regatta

We had a nice day today. Went out to lunch, then spent the afternoon at Carlyle lake watching the first day of the Carlyle Sailing Association's Egyptian Cup Regatta..so pretty watching all of the sail boats. Lots of other water craft to see too. Then we went for ice cream. We got home and put up the lights out by the fire pit, watched the lightening bugs and listened to music...so relaxing. The weather was really nice all day too, back to the heat next week.. I hope you all have a great day!!

Well, isn't this just dandy!

We took the motorhome out for a drive, it hasn't been driven since last November when we went camping...we got our lawn chairs all set up at the park in Salem, and we heard it thunder..so we sat there for 10 minutes, more thunder, they then announced that the pool was closing, so we packed up and came home just in time for the storm to hit...well, wasn't that an exciting trip! Oh, and I forgot, but there was a track hoe chopping up concrete at the high school across the street, bang, bang, bang.. lol... :) Happy First day of summer!

Vegetarian enchiladas

I'm not a vegetarian, but I made these vegetarian breakfast enchiladas for supper tonight...I was surprised how good they were without any meat, even Bill liked them, surprise, surprise! Other than that, I finished Stephen King's "The Outsider"...I hope you all had a great day!

Goin' swimmin'...woot!

Thank you, Gary and Linda Miselbrook for the delicious black raspberries, really appreciate them......just took this crisp out of the oven..and thanks for inviting us over to swim for the afternoon. The water felt great! .I hope everyone had a good day and stayed cool!

Fred the frog :)

This tiny tree frog lives in what once was a birdbath, but I just planted succulents in it. He croaks really loud when we are sitting out in the swing talking.lol...he was coming out for his evening meal when I caught this photo. Very hot today, so I bet he's glad when the sun goes down. I hope you all had a good day!

World Color Press Reunion

Good times at the World Color Press Reunion tonight! It was so good to see.our work family, because that's what they are, family. We spent years working beside each other, sharing the good times and the bad times. Bill and I spent lots of years with these wonderful people, seeing them tonight was like it was just yesterday, even though it's been 17 years since the plant closed.What a wonderful evening!.I hope you all had a great day!

Book promotion at Country Creek Treasures

If your outdoor plans got rained out, stop by Country Creek treasures to the book promotion today, also lots of sales going on throughout the store, plus a free drawing entry when you purchase any item today...oh, and yes, there are treats too! The ladies promoting their books today, a cook book, an inspirational poetry book, and a fictional book, are all very interesting to talk to...have a great day friends!

Red Hat Chickadees June lunch

I had lunch with my Red Hat Sisters today at Sharon's Cafe. Some ladies from Salem Township Hospital came to speak to us about Medicare any the many ways it can help with our healthcare. Very interesting! Kathy Albert was our hostess and she brought gifts for everyone..Thank you Kathy Albert for being our hostess.. Always a good time!

Happy Birthday, Darren!

Happy 46th birthday to my son, Darren Holsapple today! We love you so much, and are so proud of the man you have become and all that you have accomplished in your life. Have a great day!