Some rain

75 degrees with heavy overcast and rain surrounding our area.

Thought for the Day:

First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down. — George Burns

 I have not posted for a while.

These two photos are of last Monday when we drove to Red Oak, IA to dance with the Clarinda Circle 8 Square Dance Club for an hour exhibition for the residents at a nursing home.

 Dave Riley is at the right in this photo; he called the patterns for us to dance to the music he had on.

Wednesday, after going to choir practice at the church we decided to stop at Runza for an ice cream cone.  Since we saw our friends Shirley & Jerry Joens going in, we went in and had a snack while visiting with them.  They are in their mid-80's and he had a stroke last New Years Eve and are not doing the best health-wise.

  In the six years we have lived here I have rolled the back deck with Thompson's water seal at least 4 times.  It was looking a little faded, so gave most of the boards another coat.  Did not do any of the area that is under the roof overhang as those boards have soaked up about all this seal-coat they can take.

The last time I posted in this blog I showed some tree damage to the east side of our shop building -- the lady owning that lot had that tree marked for some time to be either trimmed or removed.  Yesterday the crew came out and with an 80 foot-reach bucket truck did the trimming.  She was going to remove it, but changed her mind when they were there and said to trim it back some.  They did what she told them, but did not trim it as seriously as I thought they would/should.

This is how the tree looked this morning

This is how the tree looked this morning.

The Ash Tree between the house and shop should probably
be trimmed back before too long.

This huge tree just on the southwest corner of our house
and near the neighbor's house should be trimmed, also.
Maybe next summer.

Yesterday a classmate of Phyllis', Dennis Geer, stopped by for a visit.  We had spent time at their place in 2013 in Albuquerque.  They now live in Florida.

This morning, about 9:30 am, we went uptown to The Garrison House and met with many of Phyllis' classmates who gathered to visit with the Geers.  Left to right in this photo:  Larry Bridie, Bill and Sherrill Lisle, and Phyllis.

 Dennis and Bonnie Geer, and Mike Sell (he drove up from Arkansas to visit).

 Ruth Otte Miller is in the center of the photo.  She lives in Carroll, IA and beside her was her friend from Shenandoah, who was visiting.

In the center of this photo is Norm Scheilb.  He owns the S&S Appliance store and had to get back to work.  He is another classmate.

Last night we went to the local theater group's presentation of The Spitfire Grill, a musical.  Our next-door neighbor had a part in it as the local Postmaster.

We sat with a couple ladies from our church.

Our neighbor, Carol Brown, in the postal uniform.

Carol singing.

The whole cast, at the end of the show.

Only 3 weeks till we have everything packed for our annual move to Texas.  Starting to get things ready.

Lynn

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