Heading to Custer County, Nebraska

 Time I get another post.  72º here in Clarinda, IA at 3:00 pm Monday.  Got .9" rain with some hail and a lot of wind last evening.

The rain was coming so hard shortly after these small hailstones fell that they quickly melted.

This tree, just 30 feet from the deck, has had a lot of broken limbs in the last few months.  There are several still up there that are broken off but hanging on other branches.  If we have a wind from the south it will be okay, but hope to not have a hard north wind as probably some of it would be on the deck.

This was on the deck a few days ago.  I thought some sheep shearing had gone on.  My head was lighter.

Nancy Willis Cantrell, with whom I graduated in Callaway, Nebraska in 1961, passed away last Friday after battling cancer for several years.  By rough reconing, we have lost about half of our '61 class now.  Her funeral is this Wednesday in Callaway and we are leaving Clarinda in the morning to drive the 300 miles west.  Will attend the visitation that is from 5 to 7 pm and we will be staying in Callaway with Lynn & Sharleen Stivers.  The Stivers' have been neighbors in Kenwood in Texas for many years, though they wre not able to go down last winter.

Some of the flowers Phyllis has around the place.

Later, Lynn

The big yard sale is over!

 81 degrees, no wind, overcast in Clarinda, IA at 2:00 pm Sunday.

Been a very busy week--gathered all the books that we wanted to sell, cassette tapes, DVD's, CD's, lots of little items that have set around forever and a few big items. 

After four full days of sorting, cleaning and setting up, we were ready Friday morning.  The city of Clarinda had a city-wide sale and advertised our location and ad for the price of 3 cans of food for the Food Bank.

In the photo at right is big Tote with large Christmas tree in it.  Decided to set it up to best display it and found base and entire center pole missing, so it is headed for the garbage pickup.  We only stored it in the shop for the last 14 years!

Quite a bit of stuff moved on Friday.

Saturday morning reset what was left.

Two mirrors didn't sell, but I am going to use them to visually enlarge my shop.

A lady is going to pick up today almost everything that we didn't sell -- mostly all the books, tapes, CD's, DVD's, and most small items.  All packed into boxes and on the wheeled shop bench so can roll down the driveway to her today.

Week ago Friday we drove to Marengo, IA and had lunch with Granddaughter Ashley and Great Grandson David.  Had a good visit and then spent time at theIr place and Jessica got home from school and Heath from work so visited with them.

I am wearing the hat we bought in Progresso, Mexico this winter and gave to David.

Jessica with her Mexican hat.

Friday evening was spent at Cam & Patty's place with Ashley's family there and Emily came out from Iowa City for the evening.

Cam's rescued a nearly frozen kitty this winter and it is now part of the family.

With David now 3 and Jessica 7 they were anxious to play some games.  Played several.

Saturday evening we went with Cam's and all their kids/grandkids to Coralville for supper at Wig & Pen Pizza.  Emily's husband got off work and was able to join us.

Very busy restaurant that night but the meal was worth the wait.  Lots of time for visiting.

Sunday morning Ashley & Emily treated us all to brunch (For Mother's Day) at the Landmark Restaurant at the Williamsburg exit on I-80.  Following a lot of visiting, we headed west and after stopping in Des Moines for gas and groceries (and having the best All-Beef Hotdogs at Costco for lunch) were back in Clarinda by around 4 pm.

Will write more when I get around to it............this next photo covers my activity well.

Lynn