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Road Trip Day 9 – Traveling to Reuben and Judi’s House in Wisconsin
~~~ Tuesday, August 3 ~~~ Three deer ran across the road in front of us as we approached Walker, MN. They went so fast, I was only able to capture the last one, which appears to be a nice buck. After a few times of driving in and out the dirt road that goes by […]
Road Trip Day 8 – Our Last Day with Bob and Doris
~~~ Monday, August 2 ~~~ The day started with Bob and two grandsons (Wayne and Jayden) extracting honey from the beehives. Notice the smoke. Bob said that helps to calm the bees. Using a leaf blower to encourage the bees to leave. I went through Bob’s cabinet shop to get another view on the bee […]
Happy Birthday for Our Favorite Jordan
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Road Trip Day 7 – Photos by Alisha, Andre, Dietrich & David
~~~ Sunday Evening, August 1 ~~~ Like I said in my last post, I am not sure how it started, but I offered Jon and Jenn’s children the opportunity to take photos with my camera. My only rules: You must keep the strap around your neck and no running. I told them to look for […]
Road Trip Day 7 – Sunday in Minnesota
~~~ Sunday, August 1 ~~~ On the way to church, we noticed that the sky was clear of smoke from the fires in Canada, then as we approached Bemidji, we saw this – smoke in the horizon. Smoke over Lake Bemidji Since COVID, they have been holding worship services in the meeting room of Japheth’s […]
Road Trip Day 6 – Woodcarver’s Festival, Blackduck, MN
~~~ Saturday, July 31 ~~~ When planning our trip to see Bob and Doris, they thought we would enjoy this festival, the reason we chose the last weekend of July. After helping Bob and Doris set up their stand, I walked around the park to check out other vendors. Several of Bob and Doris’ grandchildren […]
Road Trip Day 5 (Part 2) Supper at Japheth and Aimee’s House
~~~ Friday Evening, July 30 ~~~ Cerwin and I were looking forward to having supper at Japheth and Aimee’s house. It was built since we were in Minnesota in 2015. We had seen pictures, but there is nothing quite like being there. In this photo, Alisha (Jon’s daughter), Jon (Japheth’s brother), Aimee and Loraine. Jon’s […]
Road Trip Day 5 (Part 1) Scenic Store & Flowers
~~~ Friday, July 30 ~~~ The guys – Bob, Cerwin and Dietrich (Bob and Doris’ grandson) – set up their stand at Scenic Store in “downtown” Pennington. The store is the town. 🙂 There are a few surrounding houses, but not close together. Doris said the “town” includes 52 people. Scenic Store is a local […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jade
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Road Trip Day 4 (Part 2) – A Stitch in Time & Bees
~~~ Thursday, July 29 ~~~ After the farmer’s market Bob dropped Doris, Cerwin and me off at their son, Japheth’s store in Bemidji. Japheth and Aimee’s oldest daughter Loraine was in the main part of the store welcoming customers and doing prep work for the next weeks sewing camp. They have a beautiful, large store […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jasmine
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Road Trip Day 4 (Part 1) – Walker Farmer’s Market, Walker MN
~~~ Thursday, July 29 ~~~ We were up early and helping Bob and Doris set up at the Walker Farmer’s Market. My photo tells me that it was 7:17 AM when I took this picture. There was a group of Canada Geese across the street that grabbed my attention. The one second from left looked […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Josiah
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Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Diana
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Road Trip Day 3
~~~ Wednesday, July 28 – Woodbury, MN to Pennington, MN ~~~ It was raining heavily when we left our motel in Woodbury. However, before long the skies were bright and blue again. Minnesota, the land of 10,000 Lakes. The internet tells me there are more than 12,000 lakes throughout the state. As you get toward […]
Road Trip Day 2
~~~ Tuesday, July 27 – South Bend IN to Woodbury, MN ~~~ We got up early enough to say goodbye to Josiah – who left about half an hour before us. We didn’t see him again because he was headed for the city and we were going around it. It was a pretty morning in […]
Road Trip Day 1
~~~ Monday, July 26 ~~~ On Sunday evening, as we were preparing suitcases and other things for leaving the next day, I noticed a beautiful evening sky and went outside to capture some pictures. It was the pretty sunset in the west that enhanced the eastern sky in the first three pictures. After a good […]