Category Archives: Postcards
College Tour 2009 – Grinnell IA
So here’s the route: View College Tour 2009 in a larger map We set out with the new Honda CR-V Friday afternoon. Traffic was a little funky in Rockford at the I39 on-ramp, and I-80 was trashed at the IL … Continue reading
Madrigal Dinner
Kat was in the madrigal singers at Wheeling High School. We went to the last of her dinners in the school cafeteria. They used to be at Chevy Chase Golf Club, which is a beautiful place for a madrigal dinner, … Continue reading
Mai Thai
Bette and I were out delivering Grace to her new digs in Wheaton, and saw an interesting restaurant on a corner in downtown Wheaton. We went back and went in. The place was packed – most of the tables were … Continue reading
Sanibel Spring Break 2009 – Saturday & Sunday
Saturday On Saturday we went to the Twins game. The spring training park is in Ft Myers at the home of the Miracles, Hammond Stadium, and Sam had obtained tickets. We headed over early sans Bette who was still feeling … Continue reading
Sanibel Spring Break 2009 – Friday
Friday Arrived on time. Waited a bit at the Enterprise counter, got our car, a Toyota Camry. I kind of liked it, Bette found it hard to back up – bad visibility. It had a little storage area in the … Continue reading
Music for Martin 2009
Bette and I, along with bowling buddies Doug and Laurie, attended Music for Martin at Grace Lutheran Woodstock on Sunday, Feb 22, a program commemorating Martin Luther King Jr in songs and poems and readings, all done by local youth. … Continue reading
High School Musical on Stage – Again
Kat was in High School Musical as Taylor McKessie. The show was good, in a gym, and the kids did a wonderful job. Kat showed an animation on stage which I don’t see too often in person. Maybe I am … Continue reading
Look Homeward Angel
We went to see this play, adapted by Ketti Frings from the book by Thomas Wolfe at Johnsburg High School. They were presenting it as a warmup on their way to presenting it at the Illinois High School Theater Festival … Continue reading
Bye Bye Birdie
Saw Kat in the Deerfield Family Theater production of Bye Bye Birdie at Caruso Middle School in Deerfield. She was one of the teen extras, and it was fun to see her up there. The sets were great, and the … Continue reading
Pasty Heaven
Anyone who has been up the UP of Michigan should be familiar with the pasty, a pie-crustish pastry blob stuffed with good stuff, typically ground beef, cubed potatoes and onions. Bake it, and it is like a pot pie without … Continue reading