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  • Family Reunion

    Sparta, WI, September 2026 This was the first family reunion in many years. Covid really put a damper on getting together along with the families growing and spreading out across the country. This year, we went to Memorial Park and rented the pavilion next to the new playground. The pavilion had many things going for…

  • Daily life of a Grill

    Sparta, WI, September 2026 Most of the time you would think of a grill having an uneventful life on someone’s deck. The grill is put together, placed on a table or deck and used. Nothing thrilling. My grill led an eventful life. It started out normally (put together). After that, it wandered around the US…

  • Birthday Bowling

    West Salem, WI, September 2026 I am absolutely terrible at figuring out what I want to do as a special treat on my birthday. With Mom, we went to the Mexican restaurant which I absolutely love. So, that was the easy decision. The next step was to figure out what John and I should do…

  • Flash Flood Warnings

    Hudson, IL, August 2026 We have lived through a tornado. Now, we had the chance to live through a Flash Flood Warning. Comlara Park had a major dry spell, and everyone in the area was stating “We really need rain.” We had 2 days of steady rain, and the flash flood warnings started to come…

  • Caterpillar Museum: Part 2 – Playing with Caterpillars

    Peoria, IL, July 2026 Part 2 is all about playing on the equipment and selfies. I enjoyed climbing into the machinery the most. The sad part was that in many cases my feet barely touched the peddles. You’ll notice my feet don’t really touch :-). They also had 5 game type machines were you were…

  • Caterpillar Museum: Part 1 – Butterfly or Large Machinery

    Peoria, IL, August 2026 I said to John “I really would like to go to the caterpillar museum.” John said “yes” thinking we would see beautiful butterflies for him to photograph. He learned later that this was the large yellow machinery. Talking to the visitor center receptionist, John wasn’t the only person who thought they…

  • Lake View Park Trail Part 2 without the Creepy Spiders

    Hudson, IL, August 2026 The prior post had John’s pictures including the very scary and creepy spiders. Those spiders are the reason why I’m scared of spiders even the tiny ones. John offered the pictures to the park and the park was worried the post would scare campers and visitor away. I’m not the only…

  • Kitties Enjoying the Great Outdoors

    Comlara Park, Hudson, IL, July 2026 We believe Mackie was an outdoor cat before we adopted him. He absolutely loves going outside. Since he’s now a geriatric kitty (15 years old), we don’t let him roam around. Instead, Mackie happily lays in John’s lap and claws his legs. Cleo isn’t a lap cat and prefers…

  • Kayaking at Summit Lake

    Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2026 We had time to hike or kayak one last time, and we rented kayaks. If not for the racks, the rental place would look more like a boat junkyard than a rental location. You launch from a muddy beach, so John pushed Kate out into the water. He…

  • Kettle Rest Area Illinois

    Oakwood, IL, July 2026 We were driving from Summit Lake State Park to Comlara Park, and, at around 165 miles into the 260 mile drive, we stopped at Salt Kettle Rest Area off of I-74. The first thing I saw that was interesting was a large pond behind the rest area that people were fishing…