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Paint once, then again, and hope for no streaks!
Sparta, WI, Aug. & Sept 2025 While we were in Wisconsin, one of the many goals was to replace the seam caulk, scrape lose paint and paint 2 sides of Mom’s house. Originally, I was thinking the front and end of the house. (We did the other end in 2024.) Once we were home and…
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Japanese Friendship Garden
Lawrence, KS, October 2025 When we visited the area in 2024, we know about the Japanese Friendship Garden. We looked up the location and discovered it was right next to the Watkins Museum which we did visit in 2024. The Friendship Garden started with Hiratsuka, Japan donating $5,000 to Lawrence in 1995. The city of…
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Family Farm from Long Ago
Sparta, Wisconsin, Month and Year unknown In 2024, John and I visited Helen. Helen has pictures of the family farm from before I was around. What I love is that the railroad tracks are still in the picture. In the second picture, you can see the rows of trees that line the driveway. The trees…
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Prairie Park Nature Center – boy it sucks to diet?
Lawrence, KS, October 2025 We visited Prairie Park Nature Center in 2024 and saw the plumpest prairie dogs that were absolutely adorable. This year the nature center had the same 2 prairie dogs but they have been put on a diet. We were told they have lost 1 lb. This might not sound like a…
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Clinton State Park, KS 2024 Campsite Photos
Lawrence Kansas, September 2024 We stayed 2 weeks in Clinton State Park, KS in 2024 and I did not create a blog with the campsite pictures. In 2025, we plan to stay another 2 weeks in Clinton SP. I’m adding the photos to the website to assist with trailer setup. My favorite picture from 2024…
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Tire Replacement Day
Des Moines, IA, October 2025 On Thursday, John worked to do some repairs on the trailer. The tire blowout had ripped two pieces of fender skirt off and damaged the weather coating underneath. The front fender skirt piece was never found; it might have disintegrated. The middle piece was found, but it was damaged. The…
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On the Road, Life is Seldom Boring, But …
Des Moines, IA, October 2025 … sometimes it is inconvenient or terrifying. About an hour north of Prairie Flower Campground, John was about to contact Kate to stop at the exit a few miles ahead. He glanced at the side mirror, heard a pop, saw a blast of compressed air jet from the side of…
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Screw the Whales, Save the Laptops!
Sparta, WI, September 2025 The Good We helped Bob get a new computer, and we helped Brenda with her new computer. Steve has been having some computer trouble recently, so he asked for some help too. It turns out that his computer was stalling out while he was using it, which was causing anger management…
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Family History Fun
September 2025 I have been having fun visiting the family and hanging out. When I was backing up Mom and Dad’s photos, I thought it would be fun to create a blog with some family photos. I believe the photos were taken in 2010 based on the file or folder name. I’m not sure if…
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Beef, Vegetable & Lentil Soup
September 2025 Ingredients Instructions