A Garden Party

A successful and fun evening of food, great conversation and libations. We had a perfect September late summer evening with light outdoors until 9pm. Mum and Dad enjoyed catching up with all of my friends and meeting some new ones as well.

Friday report

The PARTYLINE......actually a reference to the political parties.

Tonight we went to the Rathskellar Beer Garden to have a BrutWurst and beer and to listen to one of Kevin's bands - The Partyline. Look to the far left to see Pa talking to an unsuspecting guest with his hands/arms.




The happy crowd.... from left Jay, Valda, Kevin,Leisa, Bill, Chuck, Maureen

Day Two - Sept 4

Today was a relaxed day of gardening, eating (Kevin cooked a wonderful lunch of chicken and pork fajitas with homemade salsa, gaucomale and corn relish), napping and shopping for the party Saturday night. Joel had a job interview at Mike's Carwash. Last night we had Eli for dinner.


Tonight we celebrated with champagne and Kevin is cooking us Eggplant Parmesan, with onion rings for an appetizer.

Having a wonderful time just visiting, talking, catching up and laughing.

Day One - The Queen is in Residence!

A new flag to fly while the Queen (and Prince) are in residence. Joel the Flag Yeoman is assisting.

An afternoon libation with jet lag!

Ready for travelers to arrive

Welcome to The USA, Indianapolis and Draycott Drive Granny and Pa! We have been excitedly preparing for your arrival.

4pm Monday Indianapolis Time :
My calculations put the travelers current location in the Airport Flyer, probably at about Ipswich. The house is prepared for their arrival, I'm sure they will be ready for this nice soft, clean, horizontal surface in about 30 hours!



The garden is looking beautiful and I'm anxious for Mum and Dad to relax and have a true holiday while they are here.




Just wanted to send a few images of what Mum and Dad will arrive to on Tuesday evening.

Stay tuned for updates on our adventures!

A Garden Party

Much excitement here as we prepare for Granny and Pa's visit. Eli's room is being transformed into a guest room, which has given me the enthusiasm to clean out the closet and send some things to Goodwill. The garden is being prepared for our Sept 6th Garden Party when all my friends will be coming by to welcome Bill and Valda back to Indiana.

Stay tuned to the blog for regular updates on our adventures in September!

The new and improved BMW

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Joel, with some minimal assistance from Todd, has rebuilt the engine in his car. You can see the before (left) and after (right) photos. Some of the parts were taken to a machine shop to be chemical washed and sandblasted. All of the hoses, the injectors, timing gear, water pump, thermostat and sensors were replaced as well as a general cleaning of the internals.

The Music Room

With the addition of the piano, my desk and work/study space was moved upstairs to the loft. Along with Joel's piano, guitar and violin, Kevin has music recording equipment, a keyboard and drums; we have created quite a music room. Joel is able to record his piano compositions and listen back and/or record additional tracks.

This time one year ago...

My summer garden

I wish I could comment on the political climate, or global warming, or universal health care......but instead I choose to go to my garden.......some shots of my recent blooms.